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We held this month's Family Dinner on July 27th and the meal theme was KIDS' CHOICE!! It was a menagerie of items that went like this - Miss Canaa - Texas Roadhouse Style Green Beans & French Fries Miss Ella - Strawberries, Raspberries, Breadsticks, Nuggies & Walmart Sugar Cookies Miss Hadley - Chicken Nuggets &... Continue Reading →
June Family Dinner was nothing short of amazing! Faith brought the sweetest gifts to ask her sister to be her Matron of Honor and McKenzie to be a bridesmaid in her wedding next year. And, speaking of next year, I am getting another Great!!! The girls had on the cutest shirts to announce to Uncle... Continue Reading →
Our March family dinner was fun and The Greats have a couple of new traditions! The time changed today giving us an extra hour of daylight. I’ll trade an hour of sleep for more daylight!!! For dinner, I served cabbage, onion, potato and kielbasa packets along with homemade mac & cheese, flat green beans, sautéed... Continue Reading →
She’s a Marilyn in blue jeans ~ ~ with a touch of Jackie O
Well, hello!It's been a hot minute since we've talked! What have I been doing you ask? It's almost easier to tell you what I HAVEN'T been doing. Blessed In The Chaos for sure! Since our last chat, we've had a 16 year old birthday party for my niece. She then hit a deer the next day... Continue Reading →
My niece, Faith Elizabeth, is an A M A Z I N G young lady. There isn't a single thing that she can't accomplish when she puts her mind to it. Academics, volleyball, softball, basketball, farming, 4-H, make-up, hair, cooking, baking......shall I go on??? I could, that's for darn sure!!! I love and treasure her... Continue Reading →
When you text your husband and he heads out to purchase you an already chilled bottled of wine even though your wine fridge is adequately stocked ~ you have the best.
A month ago... as I sit here and hit backspace several times... not wanting to type the words... let alone admit the words.... we have one less at our table for family dinners. My hero, my first love, the one I hold all others up to, my everything, my Daddy went home. And because I... Continue Reading →
God's beauty. Take a moment in your hectic days and busy schedules to stop and see the glory around you.
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