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Whether you are a parent, student, teacher, or a friend to one of the aforementioned, you can feel it; there's a certain amped up electrical charge coursing throught the air. This feeling might even take you back to your younger years; the feeling that so much has been accomplished, and so much is yet to …
Spring is definitely present in the South. We have experienced the sun, rain, wind, heat, and along with the heat.... my favorite ~ the beginning of the humidity! Now all kidding aside, the humidity here in the South is NOT my favorite, and it never will be. The only way that I can tolerate the …
Continue reading Here Comes the Sun… Little Blogger ~ Here Comes the Sun
Many of the household chores are shared by the members of my family, but the dusting-gig usually falls on my watch. Dusting is a tedious chore, but someone has to do it, right? Years ago, when Oldest and Youngest were much younger or too naive, they would graciously offer to help with the dusting and …
Last year for St. Patrick's Day, all that I wanted to do was go to a local pub and enjoy an authentic Irish Coffee, and that I did. While sitting at the bar with HUBS, who was trying one of the many Irish stouts, we noticed a lady at the end of the bar being …
Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day Is Near ~ Will You Need A Pint-Glass or A Plate?
It's pretty common nowadays to be concerned with one's footprint. Do you recycle? Do you buy recycled? Do you grow your own food? Do you eat left-overs? Do you ride your bike to work, or walk? Bottom line... what do you do to leave a small footprint on our world? Is it a small …
It begins today... the sacrifice, or in the end it may be defined ~ madness! Having grown up Catholic, I was always challenged to give up something very near and dear to me, during the days of Lent. This practice started for me when I was in grade school. You see, I attended a Catholic …
Oops ~ Seriously, major oops! While cleaning off my desk, and getting my papers and mind into a somewhat organized fashion, I found it; the item that caused me to utter, "oops!" Underneath the countless forms to be filled out, turned in, or filed away ~ there it was... the list of thank-you's that had not …
The Christmas Eve service did it again. As always, the message is delivered loud and clear. Whether it comes through the minister's sermon or the songs that are sung, one can't help but to walk away pondering a thought or two. This year the Youth Choir Ensemble left me to think about these words ~ …
It was a little before 7 a.m. and I was standing on the deck watching the sunrise. The tranquil colors of the sky casting their reflection on the water was breathtaking. The world was coming alive minute by minute, but for some of us the wakening had come much earlier... 4:00 a.m to be exact. …
Continue reading Runners ~ Take Your Mark, Get Set… Turn It ON!
Many years ago, although sometimes it seems like yesterday, I experienced the most life altering moment of my life…the loss of my mother. Mom lost her fight with breast cancer, after battling it on and off again for eight years. Although, her death was not sudden and unexpected, it felt that way. The realization …
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