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Favorite Summer Food & Drink Stuff! (oh so easy!)

Posted on May 24, 2012 by stuffitellmysister

So yesterday I was digging in my freezer, and I saw this favorite treat.  Yoplait Smoothies are found in the freezer area at your store. They are just over $2 and are two servings to a package. But if you hide … Continue reading →

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Joplin, Missouri ~ One Year Later

Posted on May 22, 2012 by stuffitellmysister

While we were in Joplin, Missouri on Saturday, we made a stop at the Boot Outlet Store.  Chi worked here while he was in undergraduate school and I love getting boots at a great price! As Angie (my daughter-in-law) and … Continue reading →

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Graduation Day ~

Posted on May 21, 2012 by stuffitellmysister

Saturday morning, bright and early, we got up, dressed and headed down the highway a couple of hours to Joplin, Missouri.  On this morning our youngest son, Chi, would graduate with his Masters.  We would not miss this celebration! And … Continue reading →

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Visiting Small Town America ~ Leadville, Colorado

Posted on May 18, 2012 by stuffitellmysister

This is a view through the window of an old miner’s cabin.  We climbed via four-wheeler. A couple of years ago  I was talked into going to Colorado, Leadville, to be exact, on a “girls” trip.  My aunts, my mom, … Continue reading →

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Cool Clear Water (well, maybe a little murky)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by stuffitellmysister

Do you ever watch Dr. Oz?  I don’t watch it as often as I’d like (my son says it scares him….Dr. Oz makes him think he has some strange disease…lol), but a couple of days ago there was an episode on that … Continue reading →

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Like a Kid in a Candy Store ~

Posted on May 16, 2012 by stuffitellmysister

This is where it all began, forty-something years ago, in Duncan, Oklahoma.  While the sign now reads Cedar Grill, it used to be the little corner candy store. “Brooks” to be exact.  I discovered three of my life long passions … Continue reading →

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Visiting Small Town America ~ Bella Vista, Arkansas

Posted on May 15, 2012 by stuffitellmysister

Our first visit to Bella Vista, Arkansas, was probably  fifteen years ago.  Our dear friends were vacationing there and invited us to join them for a weekend.  I recall thinking the trees, the lakes and the cliffs were breath-taking.  Never would I have guessed … Continue reading →

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The Moral of This Story is????

Posted on May 14, 2012 by stuffitellmysister

Our neighborhood Mama Duck is watchful ~The dog behind the fence barks ~He barks AGAIN ~Off to the water they go ~ And the moral of this story is???  I really don’t know!  You tell me what YOU think?                                                                            HaPPy MoNdAy to All … Continue reading →

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Things I Have Learned from My Mama ~

Posted on May 13, 2012 by stuffitellmysister

Mom’s flowers….and now you know where my header photo was taken! I wrote this little note last year to my mom on Facebook.  In celebration of Mother’s Day and Mom’s upcoming birthday, I thought I would share it here, too.  So … Continue reading →

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How Do You Keep Them Coming Back?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by stuffitellmysister

I had a sweet visit this past week with a young mother of three busy little boys.  We talked while they dug holes to China, picked flowers and the baby napped.  She is a great and loving mother.  She is outside with them … Continue reading →

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