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Midwestern girl who loves big city shopping (note - do not love high heels of any kind) * hate to say that first because I fancy myself a yoga chic too who is into feng shui and a minimalist life but it's just not all true!* I do forget to recycle* LOVE reading and music and most things crafty (the idea of them - very fickle and creative urges come and go faster than light or sound)* Grand chef and baker in my own mind and kitchen - love to mix and match recipes for a glorious new concoction* Gardening would be very successful - I have a flair but short attention span can cause casualties* True bliss is my home filled with three beautiful children (four on the weekends - an amazing Goddaughter)* did forget to feed the beautiful children lunch once when they were too small to remind me* can't find socks for all on some crazy mornings* I'm a learner who just can't help it...a writer in my head, and a college instructor for a half dozen classes a year* can't help my right brain optimism* been a foster mom* am a very grateful mom of adopted children* worst life moment: leaving the E.R. with an empty baby carrier* this is me...pretty much

Hangin around…

  It doesn’t take much to make me smile. This little fella makes me smile all the time…and he smells good too.

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Falling in love again…and again and again.

  Just when you think you will throttle them if they do one more ornery thing… Just when you are certain you can’t worry one bit more… When your brain might explode if you hear even one more, “MOM!  MOOOOOOOMMMMM!” … Continue reading

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Helping Hands

Deep cleansing breath. Nope…still pissed. I go to my sewing machine to alter a swimsuit that is too big (waaahooo) only something is amiss. Some little someone has been playing in my space with my sewing machine. GASP. He cannot … Continue reading

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An amazing imagination is not always such a great thing…

nasty nasty nasty. Just writing this might cause the same problem I am about to share with you! Eeeeesh! I love pickles…LOVE them! Always have!  When I was really little, my bored parents gave me a spoonful of dill pickle … Continue reading

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If you give a girl an idea…

  I had a GREAT idea. This is how it always begins. In my June Bon Appetit, they talked about Limoncella…a lemon liquer that is amazing and fairly simple to make. Once I get curious about something, it is usually … Continue reading

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Ooops

When is the last time you found something you love…but forgot all about? That is not quite right… I did used to hula hoop…but not very well. Zumba helped my hips I think…so it is ever so much more fun … Continue reading

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How do YOU feel about sex in the city?

  Recipe for a great Thursday night?  Kids to bed early…check! Friday girls good to go…check! Sex in the City 2 opening…CHECK!!! Not one to do things in a conventional way, I wasn’t concerned that I hadn’t seen the first … Continue reading

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Just Painting

I love painting. LOVE IT! I don’t love the sound of many walls waiting for me, but the act itself, and the instant gratification I absolutely adore. As I was working my way through our trashed hallway woodwork, I had … Continue reading

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Diamond Maxee Mae

  Oh Maxee girl… 14 years is a long time. You were one of my first impractical purchases, but a very sound investment all the same. Only the size of a guinea pig or so…sneaking into purses and swiping what … Continue reading

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The Bedazzler

  Did you ever have one of those days? Reflective?  Pondering?  Soul searching? Yeah, me neither;) Last night I was feeling particularly grateful for wonderful friends helping me through unfamiliar territory. It led me to this wondering…about what it is…what … Continue reading

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