A time for Thanksgiving
A time for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is always a time of reflection right. It is a time to gather with family and friends and celebrate life. Like most families our family focuses on the positive a...
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Love is all there is
Love is all there is I think I mentioned this before but my husband and I have been friends and partners for 31 years. It is amazing how fast time goes. We look up and decades have gone by. Neither...
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The fun never ends
The fun never ends Halloween may be over but the fun never ends! Watching our daughter prepare for several different costumes for Halloween was frustrating but also joyous. She literally bounced ar...
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Homecoming!!
Homecoming!! So we made it to homecoming. I can’t believe it. So many years of wanting a moment just like this and here it is. Our daughter is having a typical moment where she is smiling and is be...
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Thank goodness for music
Thank goodness for music Music creates the soundtrack for our lives. We can literally connect precious moments to those most precious songs that instrumentally changed who we are. For our daughter ...
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Test Anxiety Stinks!
Test Anxiety Stinks! My daughter came home this week and immediately began to lose it over a test she was scheduled to take. A test, A TEST! I cannot take a test. This is absolutely awful. I will f...
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Life moves fast!
Life moves fast!. So I’m sitting here with my husband and I’m staring at him wondering where all the years have gone. I have officially celebrated 30 years of birthdays with him. I was with him for...
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No Such thing as a painless life
No Such thing as a painless life. I had a rough week this week. It was just challenging. One thing after another. On top of personal challenges my daughter had a setback. I was discussing this with...
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Smile
Smile It should not be difficult to smile but if we are honest- sometimes it just is. Responsibilities, rote activities of daily living, stress and time demands slowly erode our joy. Instead of enj...
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Thank you Walmart!
Thank you Walmart! So Halloween is a big deal in our family. It happens to be the first day my husband and I had our official date 31 years ago. We love everything about Halloween. We dress up we m...
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