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Crooked Thanks
Hello friends. A very blessed Tuesday to you all. The house smells like Pumpkin from pies baking in the oven and the kids are ALMOST done...
Deena
Nov 16, 20216 min read
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Good, Better, Best Part 3
Good Monday afternoon friends. It's been a hot minute since I've had opportunity to encourage my faithful few here. To say getting school...
Deena
Nov 8, 20216 min read
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Good, Better, Best Part 2
My Father-in-law handed me a few old pictures of my husband and I a week ago telling me that he found them while cleaning out something....
Deena
Sep 30, 20216 min read
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Good, Better, Best Part 1
I'm not the kind of Mom to tell you that you must hang-on to these moments before they're gone. Hi friends. Hope your first day of Fall...
Deena
Sep 22, 20215 min read
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Name calling
A trumpet sounds long, low blasts of notes upstairs during a skype lesson while the girls navigate our first year of video schooling...
Deena
Sep 7, 20217 min read
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Swing and a miss
After this week, I think I can easily state that I need to relinquish my title as "The Fun Planner" of our family. I'm back at Panera...
Deena
Aug 20, 20218 min read
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Night Watches
I had coffee late (too late) in the evening and now I'm up and the pup has already taken possession of my side of the bed. It's a grand...
Deena
Aug 14, 20216 min read
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Wonderful white shoes
The dog-days of Summer are just at our heels and I am still trying to learn what it is to be a good "Dog Mom." Greetings friends. Happy...
Deena
Jul 27, 20216 min read
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Leaky eyes
My family was not an emotional family. Well, I shouldn't say that exactly. Good Monday friends. I should be in bed getting much needed...
Deena
Jul 12, 20215 min read
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Winner winner chicken dinner
My Anniversary present had me standing at my own locked front door at two in the morning. Happy Thursday friends. Let me add that my...
Deena
Jul 8, 20216 min read
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Of Bathrooms, Moo Moos and Garlic Cheese
There were only Granny Moo Moos left at Walmart when I made a mad dash for last minute Camp necessities. Happy Wednesday friends. Camp....
Deena
Jun 30, 20217 min read
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Lost and Found
I've lost my anniversary gift 5, 327 times in almost two weeks. Good Thursday to you friends. Yes, I will admit it's true. I've lost the...
Deena
Jun 17, 20217 min read
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Of hair and chocolate cake and puppies
I'm eating a glorious piece of chocolate cake on this Friday afternoon. Hi friends. And take my word for it when I say that this is...
Deena
Jun 11, 20215 min read
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Friendship Bootcamp
Happy Thursday friends. it's good to see a schedule again after a few weeks of craziness around here. College kids are home for the...
Deena
Jun 3, 20216 min read
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Late bloomers and cheering squads
I remember Junior High. And I remember there being more "lows" than "highs," for sure. Happy Thursday friends. The teeniest shrub of a...
Deena
May 27, 20216 min read
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Chocolate fever
I bought myself THREE "Best Mom Ever" cards for Mother's Day. Hi friends. It's been a bit of a few weeks here. Family Conferences and...
Deena
May 19, 20215 min read
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Nearsightedness
Happy Thursday friends. This last week was a doozy. In the midst of crazy was two scheduled eye appointments. This usually happens when...
Deena
Apr 22, 20218 min read
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Knife-filled suitcases, Kryptonite and Car rides.
Happy Thursday friends. Last week found us heading to Youngstown to visit with some of the Sistas. Once I finally found the right coffee...
Deena
Apr 15, 20216 min read
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A bird in the hand is worth {too much to count}
It was a blur, but I am sure it was indeed a full ham on the floor. Happy Thursday friends. By the time you read this Easter will have...
Deena
Apr 8, 20216 min read
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Initiate Launch Sequence
The wind is warm and the windows are open and the crew has turned into some ground's crew because we just cannot stay off the grass. It's...
Deena
Apr 1, 20217 min read
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