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I haven’t been to our local man made lake here in Mission Viejo for quite some time, so when my dear sister/friend Jill suggested we go chill for a few hours I knew I had to say yes. My most awesome husband Jerry and I used to take our kids to the lake several times [...]

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Just in case you aren’t sure which items found under our couch in the TV room are from my side, let me clarfy. Everything on the right including the scrapbook cutout is mine. I think Jerry’s side looks more delicous though!

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Jerry, Matthew and I felt very fortunate to enjoy our Easter with 2 dear families this year. Our first destination was down in San Diego at my aunt and uncle’s house. Both my cousin Greg and my Aunt Lou and Uncle Jim’s house sit high up on a hill top with views one could only [...]

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For those of you who may be interested, posted here is a x-ray with dye contrast photo of the epidural needle in my lumbar spinal dura that my anesthesiologist placed there. I had this injection the first week of April and was honestly petrified to have the procedure done. With everything I have had done [...]

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It’s been almost 2 years since my dear friend Pauline has come out from Illinois to California, and a year to the month since Valerie was out here with her father. Both times were related to Valerie and boyfriend Roni’s desire to move to this area, and after a long year full of anticipation Valerie [...]

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My absence as of late has not been due to a busy schedule, quiet the opposite. Instead I have been experiencing the darker side of my Fibromyalgia, a disease I’ve had for over 20 years. It started quite some time ago when I began experiencing the unpleasant side effects of one of the newer drugs [...]

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38 years ago today my Aunt and Uncle’s house was abustle with preparations for our wedding. My mom Ruth, was helping my Aunt Lucy and Grandmother Eleanor with finalizing everything related to decorations and seating while my father George, was more than likely enjoying the company of my Uncle Jim. Something borrowed, something blue was [...]

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So I’m all excited about adding Skype to my new laptop because it has a video camera. Got it done. Then, and I don’t care if those of you out there don’t believe this next part is true or not, but I no sooner get comfortable on our recliner, turn on the big TV and [...]

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For the last several years Jerry and I have been celebrating his birthday with our good friend Karen and her hubby Terry, because Karen and Jerry are the same age and their birthday are 2 days apart. It only seems natural to include our long time friend Jill & Steve, whom we’ve celebrated holidays and [...]

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For Jerry’s 59th (eeekkk!!!) birthday he wanted to go to one of his favorite places; Fuddruckers in Lake Forest. And since we had a coupon for a free burger it was a done deal. We go there often enough that everyone knows us, Holden, the manager always comes around and likes to chat, and Patricia [...]

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