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If I was 20 Again…

I often think to myself, what would the 20 year old me say about the 40 year old me? Would I be happy with what I saw? I think so. To a point. I think I would be happy with my 40 year old body. I only weigh 5 pounds more than I did atContinue reading “If I was 20 Again…”

The Last Four Weeks

We have been so busy the last month or so that by the time we had some quiet time I was either sleeping or just doing absolutely nothing. Here is what we have been up to. My husband Scott turned the big 5-0 in November and I threw him a big surprise party. I startedContinue reading “The Last Four Weeks”

Week 7 Operation Pie Challenge

I was starting to have a problem coming up with an interesting variety of pies to use in this challenge and then I asked myself why I was limiting myself to just sweet pies? What about savory pies? This opened up a whole new world of recipes for me to try! Have you seen thisContinue reading “Week 7 Operation Pie Challenge”

Has Anyone Not Been Touched by Cancer?

Tomorrow my mom and I will be traveling to the VA Hospital to sit and wait while my Dad has his large intestine removed due to another go around with colon cancer. At the age of 42 my Dad had part of his small intestine removed after his first diagnosis of colon cancer. For almostContinue reading “Has Anyone Not Been Touched by Cancer?”

Week #3 and #4 Pie Challenge

I apologize for my late delivery of week #3 ‘s Pie Challenge. We had a week of mind numbing busyness and Internet connection problems which will hopefully be resolved soon. So here goes! Week #3’s selection was a Brown Sugar, Maple, Apple, Pear Pie. I made the recipe up myself because I had plenty ofContinue reading “Week #3 and #4 Pie Challenge”

A Pallet Garden Fence and My Latest Reads

A PALLET GARDEN FENCE My husband Scott has been saving wood pallets for quite some time now and a few weeks ago while I was at work one Saturday he and Doug made me a fabulous fence made of the pallets. I was stunned when I got home though he had texted me a fewContinue reading “A Pallet Garden Fence and My Latest Reads”

Lunch Date with Doug and Why am I so Tired?

Doug and I decided that a lunch date would be better for us this month because our schedule was very busy in July. I had been feeling very tired and somewhat miserable and this day was no exception. We were recommended by a friend to try a small restaurant called Otto Tomotto’s in Victor. ItContinue reading “Lunch Date with Doug and Why am I so Tired?”

Locally Owned Stores

First and foremost I want to start by saying that this post is intending to put a positive light on smaller locally owned stores not put a negative light on larger retailers. Now with that out of the way I want to tell you about my grocery and food shopping habits which have changed tremendouslyContinue reading “Locally Owned Stores”

June’s Date Night with Doug and Teaching Him how to Clean the Kitchen Floor

Date Night With Doug – June For June’s date night with Doug we went all out Mexican. I am not talking about a quickie trip to Taco Bell or Mighty Taco here folks. We drove an hour to taste authentic Mexican cuisine in Medina, NY, but first, date night with Doug always starts off with aContinue reading “June’s Date Night with Doug and Teaching Him how to Clean the Kitchen Floor”

Garden Pics and My Cross Stitch Project

Garden Pics The one good thing about all of the rain we have had lately in NY is that the garden is going gangbusters! In a week the cabbage has tripled in size, the corn is almost knee high and the carrots and beets are making small meals for us and it’s only the endContinue reading “Garden Pics and My Cross Stitch Project”