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Our cat, Buddy, needed to be put down this morning.  Buddy has been sick for a couple months and test results showed that he had feline leukemia.  There was nothing that could be done and he was pretty sick.  Buddy came into Pat’s life 16 years ago as a stray and has been here ever…

“Everybody likes a compliment” Abraham Lincoln When was the last time you received a compliment?  How did it make you feel?  Who can you give a compliment to today?  Your child, your spouse, a co-worker, your boss, a neighbor, the checkout clerk, the waitress, your child’s teacher?  Getting a compliment can instantly give someone the…

One of the mornings, Bennett and I got up early to walk along the beach and look for shells.  It was nice to have some one on one time together.  I caught him getting caught up in watching the waves like I do.  It was a great morning and one I hope he remembers for…

The beaches are amazing.  The sand is so fine and white.  It reminded us of the snow we left behind in Iowa.  The beaches were also full of shells.  The kids and I had so much fun finding the perfect shells to bring home.  We didn’t have any luck finding whole sand dollars, but did…

We started out the trip at 6:00 on Saturday night after leaving the boys’ band concert.  We were hoping to make it somewhere between St. Louis and Memphis. We drove until midnight, finding a room at the Holiday Inn Express in Cape Giradeau, Missouri.   We had some tired kids when we got to the…

Since we had such a LOOOONG drive to Florida and plenty of down time this last week, I was able to get TWO BOOKS read in one week!  Maybe I need to take more vacations so I can get caught up on all my reading!!! THE HUNGER GAMES  (THE HUNGER GAMES #1) By Suzanne Collins…

I was sent some disposable gloves from MAGID GLOVE AND SAFETY to review.  I have never really thought about how handy having disposable gloves are around the house. I was sent the EconoWear Blue Powdered Nitrile Disposable Gloves to try out.  Find them HERE. I have been using them to clean, work with meat, and…

GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. THANKS FOR ENTERING! I remember as a child, I had a book that had MY NAME in it along with some friends and family members.  I would read that book over and over and thought it was so neat that the story was told about me!  Because my name has a different…

We went to the sunny cloudy state of Florida this last week.  Even though the weather wasn’t ideal, it was still WAY BETTER than Iowa and our family made the best of it.  We stayed in Pensacola Beach, Florida and also spent time in Gulf Shores, Alabama.  The kids handled the looooong drive really well and…

We had a hectic week getting ready for our week-long trip to Florida!!!  I was busy getting the house picked up, getting everyone packed, doing laundry, and even did some subbing.  The boys had a concert on Saturday.  Both Patrick and Bennett made an Honor Band and we went to their concert.  Both of the…