Trying not to Freak!

Actually, its not working. I am totally freaking out.
In three weeks we are moving to Cedar Rapids Iowa. Crazy fast!! I have no idea how long it will take to sell the house. At least, we won’t be in it, which would mean me constantly cleaning up after the boys and [...]

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Good to be Home…or not!

Me and the boys arrived home safely.  I was ready to get myself pulled together and forge on with the many projects lined up as fundraising events for Jacqui Rayne and Fam.  Still emotionally fragile but with hope for a quite but eventful month ahead.  We had some serious catching up to do.
Then I was [...]

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Births and Deaths

B.’s 14th birthday was coming up and after a brief discussion he opted to donate his funds for his party to our dear friends the Rayne family.  Not even a hour later I got a very upsetting phone call.  My ex-husband informed me that my sister-in-law, Sharon, had suddenly passed away.  After not being able [...]

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My Fathers birthday and a nice surprise.

September 6th is my Fathers birthday.  My brother D., who lives in the same state but we rarely see decided he was going to join us for a little party. My brother is a fulltime Army Soldier.  Currently he is on his fourth tour in Iraq.  His battalion is the most sent out Army Squad [...]

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New York State Fair

Ugh!  What a time of it, did we have here.  And not in a good way.  I guess being totally honest with the entire experience, it wasn’t horrible, just the ending was.
Spur of the moment we decided to tackle The New York State Fair, with the boys.  I have avoided the State Fair for years [...]

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Dear Friends!

I am so extremely fortunate to be apart of the community in which lies the Rayne Family. My dear friend Jacqui Rayne discovered her breast cancer several months ago and it has been such a mixed blessing. Her family is one of those things in life that makes you see there is hope [...]

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Beginnings…or whatever.

It’s been a crazy few months and I am trying to get back on track but everything at home is currently “up in the air”. I can’t begin to go into everything now, but it will come out as I update the blog to reflect the events in the last few months.

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Family in Need! Please help.

My dear friends Jacqui and Robert Rayne are probably the most kind and loving family I know. This summer Jacqui was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer. Her positive outlook on life has always been a blessing to all those around her. Even though she has been going through all the treatments [...]

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Finally HOT Days are here!!

It is getting me a little peeved that summer has finally come screaming around the bend only to already hav the colors of the leaves begin to change.  It is rather disturbing to see the weather being so whakced this year.  It makes me very worried about our climate changes and the prospect of an unpredictable [...]

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Squee!!!!

The first full day of vacation began with me calling a certain someone to surprise her that I was in town.  Surprises don’t work so well when the person you are calling is three times zones away.  It happens that Adrianne was on vacation, herself, in CA for 2 two weeks and I had called [...]

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