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    6 Ideas to Get Through Winter 2024

    I’ve been trying to prepare myself to face another winter. Different than prior years (here, here, and here). There’s a bigger focus on the mind. #1. Emotional Resilience Class I have always enjoyed…

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    Family Photos & Bios 2024

    See the Year in Review here. About Our Family This Year This summer we enjoyed 2 big fun filled family reunions with loved ones (here and here). We had memorable camping trips, Yellowstone…

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    My Top 5 Books of 2024

    I ended up finishing over 75 books! That’s quite a lot more than I’ve read previously. I can honestly say I am branching out and tried different genres and recommendations, and increased my…

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    Thanksgiving 2024

    I was nervous about this Thanksgiving. Jer’s Mom and her husband were coming to visit, and I wasn’t sure the house would be all prepared without much effort since I had just come…

  • Adventures,  Personal

    15th Anniversary Getaway

    Roses are red,  Violets are blue It took 15 years to Hike the Y with you! 😆 Jer and I are celebrating our fifteenth wedding anniversary! For this milestone we wanted to go…

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    Jer Father’s Day

    I couldn’t ask for a better man to be the father of my children. Here he is today playing a board game (F’s idea of course) which W won. Jer has always been…

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    Stubborn Cough

    Last week I was running 5-7 miles regularly and kicking trash with all my chores and work done. O how the mighty have fallen, lol. This week I’ve been sick and it’s a…

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    Roxy’s Favorite Things

    It’s Roxy’s 5th birthday today! She’s now had more birthdays with us than when we got her. Our dog will be the same age that I am turning this year (36)! To celebrate,…

  • Personal,  Why I Believe

    Mad World

    We’ve had some unprecedented events lately. L’s middle school made national news from a student walkout protesting furries, then being targeted with bomb threats (hoaxes) nearly every day this week. The one day…

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    Birthday Do Over

    My sweet husband had a birthday 🙂 It was lame; he had delegate duties the entire day, I couldn’t find any of the decorations or candles so it was blah, all I was…