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RANDOM FRIDAY ON SATURDAY: Glorious Rainy Day. . .
Today I got to actually live a dream: a Colorado-like summer day in the middle of a Texas August! And I wasn’t dreaming! Clouds began to build early in the day, and it became overcast and surprisingly cool, so I grabbed a magazine and decided to get some use out of the front porch swing.…
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THRIFTY HUNTER THURSDAY: "Please release me, let me go. . ."
Elvis’s words were never more appropriate than when you release your arrow with your bow. I can hear my pretty pink zebra arrow singing these words as I close in on my target. . .I know, I am dating myself severely. My mother was/is a HUGE Elvis fan, so I know lots of his song…
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CHEAP WEDDING WEDNESDAY: Save On, Mama!
When my daughter finally realized that she needed to relinquish wedding planning to someone else, ME, I began scouring the internet for everything from flowers to reception ideas to tent rentals. You might recall that I was singing the praises of Oriental Trading for wedding supplies in a recent post (read that blog post here). Well,…
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TEACHER TUESDAY: Reminiscing. . .
Whatever happened to classroom discipline? Remember when we had to be in class on time with all our supplies, homework in hand, ready to learn? Remember what happened when you weren’t on time or didn’t have your supplies or homework? You may have come in contact with the dreaded. . .dare I say it? The…
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AT HOME MONDAY: Autumn dreams. . .
Will autumn EVER get here? As a former teacher, I would never have said those words because they meant wishing for school to start! Although I generally enjoyed returning to school every August, a few more weeks of vacation would have certainly been welcome. . . Now, all I can think of is cooler temperatures…
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