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    iSpy #27

    July 9, 2021 - By 

    loud Fireworks are loud! cup I love Tervis cups, especially ones that remind me of ‘AUsome’ Auburn football games! floating These tomatoes kind of look like they are floating open Beautiful open flowers your choice I’ll be posting my trip entry soon, but this picture with the roasting marshmellow over the fire was pretty cool. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone. Get low, go high, change your angle, get close, back up. Do…

  • Life

    Currently – July 2021

    July 9, 2021 - By 

    I kept seeing everyone’s Currently post and I was like “Yeah, I did that post already. Turns out I was thinking of my June Currently post” *eye roll* /eating/ I have mentioned numerous time over the last several months that I’m just in a food slump. Not in the mood to cook or really eat for that matter. I just get tired of always thinking about what to eat and I’m never really in the mood to cook. So I decided to give Blue Apron a try. I get my first shipment next Friday. I hope to share the meals…

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    iSpy #26

    July 6, 2021 - By 

    Sorry for the delay in getting this up. I just couldn’t bring myself to pull out the laptop on vacation. So here’s what I shot for this week’s prompts all of which I took during our vacation. rocky bird I got a bunch of pictures of birds, most of which weren’t good. I got these 2 pictures while on top of Brasstown Bald, the tallest point in Georgia. natural starts with M M is for Mountains! your choice This is another gorgeous shot from top of Bell Mountain from the other side of the mountain from the pic above. You…

  • Life

    Week 26 [2021]

    July 5, 2021 - By 

    Week 26, which means we’re officially half way done with the year! This week is June 28-July 4, 2021. Early in the week there wasn’t too much excitement, well except for Tuesday night when Drew and Caitlyn showed up at like 8pm or something to tell us the good news. Drew got a big boy job! So exciting. No pics to show of that occasion. Wednesday we headed out for vacation>>>North Georgia Mountain Trip Sunday – July 4th While we were still out of town Drew and Caitlyn who couldn’t come with us due to conflicting schedule, they were able…

  • Life

    Sentence a Day – June 2021

    July 4, 2021 - By 

    1 / Tuesday – Met Rob and Alex for lunch at Beyond the Wok. Neighborhood turkey – Not sure where this turkey lives or if he just hangs out in our neighborhood. He shows up every few weeks and just struts around. 2 / Wednesday – First time PT for Alex this morning. 3 / Thursday – This morning while heading into work, I noticed this squirrel had a huge piece of food. Looked like a piece of a bun. This picture doesn’t do this justice. I couldn’t get close enough. 4 / Friday – Alex got his 1st vaccine.…

  • Life

    Memories of the Month {6.2021}

    July 2, 2021 - By 

    This month I was happy about: good new from Drew, which I talk about later in the post! This month I was sad about: I have been sad about a family member that is going through a tough time, but things seem to be a bit better as of now. I decided to change my rating system to the simple stars rating that are pretty self explanatory. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Movies I watched were: 2 Hearts (Netflix) – ★ ★ ★ – really slow moving Safe Haven (Netflix) – rewatched ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ TV Shows I…

  • Life

    What’s Up Wednesday ~ June 2021

    June 30, 2021 - By 

    Today I’m linking up with Shay and Sheaffer for What’s Up Wednesday. What We’re Eating Still not a lot of cooking, but I made a Chicken and Broccoli One Pot Pasta meal while Rob was out of town and it was so good! What I’m Reminiscing About Just thinking back to all the great travels that usually happen end of June most years, like our trip to the West Coast back in 2016. What I’m Loving Drew, Alex, and I played

  • Photography

    iSpy #25

    June 26, 2021 - By 

    How is everyone doing this week? It’s been a whirlwind week, but really good. I am home alone this weekend, so Friday night I went out to snap a few shots for this week’s iSpy. – hardware Rob’s screwdriver drawer in his toolbox. – stairs I remembered these stairs on the outside of Samford Hall and thought they make for a cool pic. – stick A furring stick holding up a tomato plant. They’re starting to blush! – purple Alysum – your choice Loved this angle of the Samford clock through the trees You are invited to the Inlinkz link…

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    iSpy #24

    June 19, 2021 - By 

    advertising Bulletin Board in the Foyer of my work (AU Library). It gets emptied off at the end of every semester so it’s not as full as it will be. delicious Instant Pot Honey Garlic Tenderloin with wild rice and green beans animal A horse on my in-law’s farm. starts with V V is for view from the library parking deck looking at the library where I work. your choice You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of…

  • Tech & Entertainment

    YouTube Channel Favorites – Winter/Spring 2021

    June 18, 2021 - By 

    Its time to do another round of what I’ve been watching on YouTube. I shared my YouTube Channel Favorites for Fall 2020. Many of these are the same channels that I watched back in the fall, but I’ve included a new favorite video that’s been posted this spring as well as updated their subscribers and number of videos. Homesteading/Gardening Roots and Refuge Farm [461K subscribers – 876 Videos] – This is still my all time favorite homesteading channel and overall channel. They are moving from Central Arkansas to South Carolina from 7 acres to 27 acres. Here’s where they announce…

  • Photography

    iSpy #23

    June 12, 2021 - By 

    page I love golden pages of the Bible. waiting All week I’ve been trying to figure out how to photography this one. On the way back I just missed getting over the train tracks before getting stopped. I thought it was a perfect illustration of waiting. triangle My unique picture of triangles! pink I was trying to find something pink other than my Cosmos that I’m obsessed with. I love these tree magnets that I have. I love the pink in this one. your choice Kayleigh put her bone in my shoe. Here is she trying to get it out!…

  • Life

    Currently – June 2021

    June 8, 2021 - By 

    I’m working hard to get caught up on all my end of month/beginning of the month posts. I just can’t seem to get in a good routine of blogging. And if I’m being totally honest, I’m in a blogging rut. I honestly need a break, but when I take a break that makes me feel so behind and this is my memory book. Such a conundrum! 😀 celebrating Not wearing a mask as of June 1st! Hallelujah! collecting Ideas for our 4th of July trip to the North Georgia Mountains like we used to do. Here’s some posts: 2010 /…

  • Life

    Memories of the Month {5.2021}

    June 7, 2021 - By 

    This month I was happy about: my hip pain is better. Hoping it stays that way. Here’s my rating system for entertainment: ♥ ♥ = Love it! A must read/see! ♥ = Really good! Highly recommend. ✓ ✓ = Good, not great ✓ = Not much to talk about X = Awful. Total waste of time Movies I watched were: no movies TV Shows I watched were: Good Girls (NBC App) Season 4 ✓ For Life (ABC App) Season 2 ✓ Ginny & Georgia (Netflix) ✓ ✓ – Finished Season 1 This is Us (NBC App) ♥ ♥ New Amsterdam…

  • Life

    What’s Up Wednesday ~ May 2021

    June 6, 2021 - By 

    I’m actually so late posting this that I missed the deadline to link up to Shay and Sheaffer for What’s Up Wednesday, but better late than never! What We’re Eating Lasagna I’m still in a cooking rut and I’m sorta trying to eat healthier which makes things more difficult. Blah! What I’m Reminiscing About back in 2016 right before Drew graduated and his last Disney Dinner Theater. What I’m Loving I’ve been in weird mood, but lately Arby’s roast beef has been my go to fast food when I need a really quick lunch. What We’ve Been Up To Just…

  • Photography

    iSpy #22

    June 5, 2021 - By 

    floral print orange I love orange! I didn’t love orange until I transferred to Auburn. Some orange things on my desk at work. starts with F Food fork your choice Interesting sky at the lake Photos shot with my iPhone 12 Pro. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone. Get low, go high, change your angle, get close, back up. Do something different with your shots this week! A couple simple guidelines.. 1. Anyone…

  • Life

    Week 20 & 21 [2021]

    June 4, 2021 - By 

    Trying to catch up! I just realized we’re in a new month already. I don’t know what it is about the last week of nearly every month, but they seem to be nonexistent. They fly by in the blink of an eye and just when I think I might actually get ahead of the game that’s the week that disappears and once again I’m behind. Anyway, I’m going to try and get my end of month posts up as soon as I can! Here’s the weekly posts from the last 2 weeks, May 17th-30th, 2021! Rob and I ate at…

  • Life

    Memorial Day Weekend 2021

    June 3, 2021 - By 

    We were so happy to be able to go to the lake this year for Memorial Day. We raced out to lake trying to beat the rain. We camp out at the lake so we were anxious to get everything set up. We ended up getting the big tent up just enough so we could stand under it before it started really pouring down. The rain let off enough so we could get our sleeping tent set up, and we knew there were holes in the rainfly. We usually get so lucky with rain so we’ve never had the reality…

  • Life

    Tesalate Beach Towel

    June 2, 2021 - By 

    Today I’m sharing an amazing new product just in time for summer! Tesalate makes both beach and workout towels. I was sent a beach towel to try out and share with you. Over the Memorial Day weekend, I had my son Drew try it out. Things we really liked about it: folds down for a very small and takes up less room in my swim bag fast drying super absorbent soft light weight I can’t wait to try this towel at the beach as one of the main features is that its sand-resistant fabric. How amazing! Another thoughtful touch is…

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    iSpy #21

    May 31, 2021 - By 

    I’m sorry I’m late getting this posted again this week. Thursday night we had a family emergency that I can’t talk about right now. If you’re the praying type my family would appreciate any prayers you can send our way. Anyway, on to my pics for iSpy #21! smooth Not sure you can tell from this picture but these leaves are really smooth. window My bedroom window pattern red Spotted this lady bug in the front yard while doing some yard work the other day. your choice This is a gorgeous cactus is huge. It’s at my Linda’s house in…

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    iSpy #20

    May 22, 2021 - By 

    Sorry to get this post up late, but Rob’s Gramma passed away Thursday night. We ended up driving down to Florida last night to be with family for support. So we’re here now. All my pics are taken around Rob’s grandparent’s house. house (spring) – quarterly pic I’m not at home, so I’ll post this when I get back. upside down Drew standing by the pool. happy things Flowers make me happy and these orchids are so perfect I thought they were fake at first. ink This was a note Drew wrote to Gramma and Grampa one time when were…