• Life

    Monthly Digest – July 2021

    July 28, 2021 - By 

    WOW! We are over half way done with 2021! How can it be?!?! I have wanted to revamp some of my posts and consolidate, so I’m starting with the WUW (What’s Up Wednesday) and my Monthly Memories posts that I have done off and on for years. I’ve decided to kind of consolidate the 2 posts and call them Monthly Digest. Let me know what ya’ll think! LIFE Happenings Started the month off with our summer vacation. Loving This playlist: Happy Hits on Apple Music Happy Our Chick-fil-a closest to our house has been closed for a couple years while…

  • Life

    Week 29 [2021]

    July 26, 2021 - By 

    I had discontinued doing these Weekly update posts because since I was doing the Sentence-A-Day posts at the end of month, I felt like it was kind of repetitive. However, I have a hard time keeping up with the sentences and just felt that wasn’t the best way to share what goes on. I’m going to be going through an catching up with my weekly posts, because I like to be able to refer back to them. So today I’m starting with last week’s post which was for July 19-25, 2021. Monday – July 19th Drew actually started his job…

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    iSpy #29

    July 24, 2021 - By 

    backyard (Summer) Here’s my jungle of a backyard, weeds and all! road sign I was a slacker this week and didn’t have a chance to get a picture of road sign. I looked through my archives and found this one. Kind of cool name for a street. strip (no, not that kind!) I had no idea what to do for strip. I thought of strips of tape. A few years ago I had an obsession with Washi tape. So I got this shot of strips of Washi tape. lazy day This week didn’t have many lazy days, but Kayleigh is…

  • Life

    Week 28 [2021]

    July 19, 2021 - By 

    Every week that flies by I just can’t believe how fast time seems to go by. I saw this quote recently and just loved it. It was a bit of comfort for those time when I feel like time is just slipping though my fingers so quickly. Today I’m sharing life’s happenings for Week 28, which is July 12-18, 2021 Monday – July 12th This bar area in the kitchen is such a clutter magnet. Tuesday – July 13th Rob and I ate lunch downtown. While I walking back to work this guy was eating lunch as I came around…

  • Photography

    iSpy #28

    July 17, 2021 - By 

    torn Torn toilet paper. Don’t you hate the beginning of TP when it gets like this. newsprint I was at work at went over to the newspaper section at work and I thought this one was different. connected I had another picture for this one, but as I was eating these Sugar Snap Peas I popped one open and saw that the peas were attached. curved This Zen garden rake is curved. your choice – I thought this was funny. I took a picture of her but the phone down at her level and she kept looking up at me.…

  • Life

    Week 27 [2021]

    July 12, 2021 - By 

    Week 27 started with us finishing off our vacation on July 5, 2021 and ended July 11, 2021 Monday – July 5th When we got back into town from vacation, we unloaded the car and drove out to Beauregard to see Rob’s sister, Jill and her fam. Here’s a pic of the Grandparents (Rob’s Mom and Step Dad) with all the Grands! 2 + 6 + 1 Free piggy back rides? Saturday – July 7th Little tomato harvest Look at this really cool squash that I will use for fall decor if it doesn’t go bad before then. Sunday –…

  • Photography

    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…

  • Photography

    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

    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…

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    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…