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I recently attended a baby shower my good friend Carol gave her daughter for the upcoming November birth of baby Jack. Carol and her mother Betty flank daughter Teresa in this photo. It was so great to see T, as I call her, who was verrry pg! Teresa and hubby Jeremy’s daughter Emily was camera [...]

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What is not to LOVE about Jack Skellington and his girlfriend Sally, from the movie Nightmare Before Christmas? My good friend and Disneyland pal Terry saw on Miceage that these 2 rare characters were appearing by the Haunted Mansion ride during the month of October to help celebrate Halloween at specific times. When he shared [...]

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While in line at our local Michael’s craft store the other day I realized the woman in front of me looked very familiar. Since she was purchasing some of the gorgeous Martha Stewart scrapbooking line I realized she looked a lot like Sandy Genevieve from the DIY Scrapbooking show. I got up the courage to [...]

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Ever need some fun in your life? Do the day to day responsibilities get you down? Go to Disneyland! Oh, in case you can’t, look at this picture of my girlfriend Karen and I on Thunder Mountain and imagine that’s you acting all silly and young like. Karen’s hubby Terry was in the seat in [...]

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Speaking of Debbie (see earlier post on Rockin’ Flip Flops) her 2 kids birthdays are coming up here in October and November. I used to babysit Makenna when I worked at Pro PT physical therapy. Debbie is a therapist and a do-anything-yourself kind of girl, my hero! Since I always wanted and envisioned myself as [...]

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For my birthday this year my good friend Debbie in Georgia sent me these awesome Swarovski sandals. Aren’t they just the cutest things? Debbie has her own website where she will Swarovski crystals on anything in any design you want. Check her out at http://glitterchickdesigns.com. I think the charm is the cutest part on these. [...]

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Another Santa Ana wind, another fence down and a yard full of leaves. Welcome to our Mission Viejo hill top home. It seems yearly when the winds arrive we lose a section of fence. This time is no different. Our next door neighbors to the right have 2 dogs, and of course with part of [...]

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I’ve finished painting the kitchen and TV room, both of which have vaulted ceilings, and now I’ve moved on to the living room. That too has vaulted ceilings! The living room color is the same as the TV room, a pale sage green. This color goes so well with our furniture and pictures, yet it [...]

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Fading fast after a stressful day the glowing yellow numbers on my bedside clock read 1:35am as I reached for a sip of water before turning out my bronze bedside fairy light. For the second time in my life I realized there was something extra in my water. And it was in my mouth! I [...]

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It would be hard to explain just how much I love my husband. I’m not even sure I could come up with the right words to express how I feel. He is my best and closest friend, my better half, my lover, my companion. And much more. He is an all around great guy. He [...]

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