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I had a whole list of excuses as to why I had not made time to update my blog, but as I was re-reading them, a saying that I use quite often came to my mind. . . . “Excuses are for losers.”  I am always saying this to my children to try and direct [...]

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Happy Independence Day
 
Graphic from Art.com

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Changes

There are so many changes happening on/at/under/around (you pick the preposition) The Back Deck!  As you can see the appearance has changed!  I’ve updated my look.  I’m not sure I like it, but we’re trying it out to see if the new paint job fits!  I’m not sure how, but my blogroll has been deleted [...]

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Time

 

 
Where does the time go?  It seems as if only yesterday I was writing about my blogging hiatus, and it’s been three weeks ago.  Wasn’t it just last month that we moved?  No, we are fast approaching the two year mark living in our new house, Wow!  Then I was sure it was just a [...]

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I cannot believe it has been 70 days since I’ve posted.  So much as happened!  We’ve been extremely busy these past few months!  Here are just a few things that have happened. . . . .
My son finally got his braces off and is now keeping up with retainers and brushing his “slick” teeth about [...]

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Merry Christmas

Have a very Merry Christmas and a very blessed New Year!

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A Christmas Remembered

(Originally published 12/1/07)
How often does our God change our hearts? Why would He care for His own like He does? Are we not rebellious, sinful children? Having said that, let me tell you about “A Christmas to Remember”. It was Christmas Eve, our whole family was home, the children and I were baking and decorating [...]

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My Son, the Writer

My Son is quite the young man!  He never fails to make me laugh.  Do you remember his Algebra plea?  Well, here is his latest!  Today as I was looking over his English paragraphs, this caught my eye. . . . . .
When the Cat’s Away the Mice will Play
Occasionally, Mom will need to run [...]

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Excitement!

Don’t you just love children’s excitement?  It amazes me how the atmosphere around an excited child changes!  You can feel the excitement of a child penetrate your whole being.  Recently we’ve had several things happen which have made my children literally shiver with excitement.  They were so excited they couldn’t stand (or sit) still.  For instance, [...]

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