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Book 54 of 500!!

This book was the 2nd book in the Christmas Chronicles by Jeff Guinn. This one was called How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas. I liked this book too. Again I loved all of the history in it, and again I am … Continue reading

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Hot Tub Room

Also a couple of weeks ago Darrell put in our screen slide patio door in the hot tub room. It still has a the garage door, but now you can open that up when it’s nice out and slide the … Continue reading

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Homewood

A couple weeks ago I got the opportunity to work in Homewood for the day. It was great because I was out of Lisle, and got to see a new office/shop and meet new people. It was a nice day … Continue reading

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All Goodbye’s are hard……

So I had to say goodbye to my mom, and that was the hardest goodbye of all. But there are smaller goodbyes that can be just as hard. My whole life I lived in that one house in Bensenville. There … Continue reading

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Oreo

The night of my mom’s wake, Darrell and me actually spent the night at my parent’s house on our air mattress in their living room. It was like a little sleepover, but would have been more fun had my mom … Continue reading

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Girl Scouts

I don’t even remember when this was now, but I had a job interview for the Camp Greenwood Assistant Property Manager position. I thought it went really well, but I actually did not expect to get the job, which is … Continue reading

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Hot Tub Room

I am very behind on posts on this blog. I thought I’d do one and see how it went. When these pictures of my hot tub room and us just getting our hot tub were taken my life was so … Continue reading

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Things that don’t matter to me anymore…….

If I were honest I’d just say the answer to this question is everything and life in general, but I thought I’d be a little more specific. So things that don’t matter to me anymore, now that I have lost … Continue reading

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Book 53 of 500!!

This entry is also hard. This book was The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown. This was my mom’s and my latest book club book from February. It’s interesting because our last book club book, The Host, I loved, and mom … Continue reading

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Book 52 of 500!!

I’m behind on this. This one is hard to write. Because this book is a huge book of 3 stories called The Christmas Chronicles by Jeff Guinn. I bought my mom this book of 3 stories for Christmas because she … Continue reading

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I love my mommy!!

Wednesday and Thursday February 8 and 9 I was off of work because I was sick. I saw my mom on Wednesday, I remember kissing her good bye. Thursday she called me in the morning and then we talked like … Continue reading

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My hot tub room!!

Darrell has been working extremely hard trying to get the hot tub room ready for our hot tub, which will arrive this Saturday! I don’t think it will be completely done, but if you had seen the garage before, you … Continue reading

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Election!!

Last Friday I took my lunch early at 4pm, and drove to Plano where I had dinner by myself at Tastee Bite. It is so good! I had a chili cheese dog and fries and a pop. Then I treated … Continue reading

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Where’s Waldo….err….Mary!?!

My dad had just sent me the cutest picture of Oreo hiding in a blanket, and then I found Mary doing this. Look closely, it’s hard to see!!

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Joliet!

Last Friday I got to work at the Girl Scout shop in Joliet!! Even though I had to leave earlier, I loved working there! It was great getting to be somewhere different, and I love how it’s out in the … Continue reading

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