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Category Archives: INSPIRING PEOPLE
A Delicious Accomplishment–Turner’s Dickey’s BBQ Pit
We lucked out and moved into a house that shares a back yard with Paul and Sharon Turner. They’ve been the greatest neighbors to us. They’ve also been great neighborhood grandparents to our children. I have long admired this couple. … Continue reading
Why Not Go BIG When It Comes to Fun
I have the coolest friend named Miki. She is seriously the best ever. She’s strong and talented and beautiful, and really, really nice. She’s been a great supporter of this blog and of me generally. I’m so glad to know … Continue reading
A Hero We Met at Lowes
We’ve been in the midst of making a string of home improvement projects at our house. Monday’s post mentioned we’re NOT DIY people. We’re more like HSE (Hire Someone Else) people which is expensive and basically means we don’t get … Continue reading
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Tagged American Soldier, Home Improvement, Lowes, Wounded Warriors
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The Survivor–Dawn Meehan
This one is for the Survivor fans! Also it’s for the ladies who are inspired by other tough ladies. To be honest, haven’t watched Survivor since the first season 10 years ago, but I had the privilege of meeting former … Continue reading
Elliott Yamin–Not a Jiffy Lube Emloyee
This might be the most random post I have ever featured, and there’s been some serious competition, but I have to say, I’m a big fan of Elliott Yamin. I mean, I’ve never been to any of his shows and … Continue reading
A Giveaway With Sweet Tooth Fairy Megan Faulkner Brown
The Sweet Tooth Fairy. If you haven’t heard of her or better yet tasted her creations, you really ought to. I met the Sweet Tooth Fairy when my friend Elise, The Cupcake Activist, brought me some cupcakes from her very … Continue reading
Steve Sokol–The Wikipedia Page
This is intended to the Steve Sokol Wikipedia page. He’s my husband and is mentioned a lot in these posts, so he deserves his own reference page, even if it’s not actually on Wikipedia. Now, whenever he is discussed there … Continue reading
Inspirational Immigrants
I am the product of immigration. Sometimes I think back about my family more than six or seven generations ago and think about what their lives were like in Denmark and England in the early 1800’s. I remember being a … Continue reading
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Tagged America, charity, children, immigration, Migrant, migrant workers
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Put The Glue Gun Down–There’s Something You Need to Know
I found this fantastically great website, Powerofmoms.com thanks to my friend Wendy Paul. She shared this article through a link on her facebook wall. The article was so fantastic; I just had to share it with you. The ladies who run this … Continue reading
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Tagged glue guns, Mother Guilt, pintrest, power of moms, Wholesome Family Activities
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Jennie My Frienny
We moved into our house in January 2005 and I swear I did not see one person who lived on this street until April. I saw no cars. I saw no one at their mailbox. I saw no garage doors … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken nuggets., cooking, Friends, friendship, homemaking skills, How to make friends
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