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    Monthly Digest – January 2022

    February 10, 2022 - By 

    LIFE Happenings Hiking Read more in my weekly posts: Week 1 & 2 Week 3 Loving This season of The Amazing Race. Happy that Alex is back to enjoying his Rubix cubes and such again. This is the new one he got with some Christmas money. Excited Auburn’s Men Basketball team ranked #1. Disappointments Upsetting that the Erasure concert I got tickets to for Christmas was completely cancelled due to some band member family issues. Dreading I hate making decisions. It stresses me out and there was a lot of that and still a lot more of that to come.…

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    Week 4 [2022]

    January 31, 2022 - By 

    Here’s a few pics from this last week…January 24-30, 2022 One day this week, I got to work early and snapped this shot as I walked in. I got a text from Drew saying he wanted a poster of the mock up Sports Illustrated cover that has been circulating on social media since we went #1. We have plotters at work so here it is printing. On Tuesday, we celebrated Drew’s birthday, since Rob was still supposed to quarantine on his birthday. Got to have lunch with one of my former students since he’s moved back to Auburn. Love when…

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    iSpy #56

    January 29, 2022 - By 

    On Your Plate – Quarterly I went to lunch with one of my former student workers who just moved back to Auburn for grad school. We ate at Burgerfi. Hanging Saw these really cool flowers hanging so beautifully as I walked in the Memorial Gardens on campus. Starts with A Love avocados! Pile This was not what I was originally thinking after making this a prompt, but this is the only pile around right now. This was after, I think, we used nearly every dish we had when we celebrated Drew’s birthday. Cake plates, salad bowls, etc! Choose Anything –…

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    Week 3 [2022]

    January 26, 2022 - By 

    January has been the longest ever!! Ugh! This last week (January 17-23, 2022) was aggravating. It started off great. Alex and Rob got back on Monday from the ski trip in Gatlinburg. We knew going in this was a risky trip and many folks would come back and end up sick. On Tuesday we got report of a few of the boys testing positive for COVID. On Wednesday, Rob was feeling like he had a cold. We had a funeral to go that day. We kept our distance and wore our masks. It was outside so that made us feel…

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    iSpy #55

    January 22, 2022 - By 

    Hey yall! Sorry about the mess up with last week’s link up. I entered the wrong dates, but updated it now and you can actually go back and still add your until Monday (I believe.) Work Space – Quarterly – I don’t have a current picture of my work space right now. I have been home not feeling well the last couple days, so I hope to come back early next week and add this shot. EDIT: I got a picture the Monday after this was post went live. Enclosed Walked around the house looking for things that are “enclosed.”…

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    Week 1 & 2 [2022]

    January 21, 2022 - By 

    This year already has had some ups and downs. This is a busy time of year for me with the beginning of the semester, and here I am trying to play catch up already. Here is Week 1 & 2 posts for January 3 – 16, 2022. Jan. 3rd was first day back for the new year and luckily we had a full week of intercession before it was time to train new students for the semester. Monday and Tuesday that week were great and then Tuesday evening my face started looking very red and itchy. Without going into the…

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    iSpy #54

    January 15, 2022 - By 

    Selfie (Quarterly shot) Outfit (Quarterly shot) – This makes me look really tall, just because my camera was low. — new shirt for Christmas — cardigan that I think I got last year for Christmas — Nikes that I got a few months ago Starts with Z Z is for Zipper, of course! Between While walking on campus yesterday, I saw a couple hammocks hung between 2 trees. your choice Since I didn’t plant a winter garden this year, I was excited to see this Purple Curly Kale planted in the planters on campus bordered with flowers. You are invited…

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    Christmas Weekend 2021

    January 14, 2022 - By 

    Playing a little catch up as the last couple weeks have been busy. Here’s my post talk about our lovely Christmas weekend. Christmas Eve’s weather was beautiful. After a couple errands, Rob and I sat outside for a bit that afternoon while Christmas Eve dinner cooked. Kayleigh enjoyed it too. Christmas Eve dinner included Ham, Hash Brown Casserole, Green Beans, King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls , and salad with Romaine Lettuce, Slice apples, pecans, and raspberry vinaigrette. From there it was off to the Christmas Eve service, which is always so special. Rob was upstairs in the balcony doing media. Alex…

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    Week 50-51-52 [2021]

    January 12, 2022 - By 

    Playing catch up from the last three weeks of the 2021 (December 13, 2021-January 2, 2022) Rob and I went to the Men’s Basketball game. Fun game! Friday the 17th we went with Rob’s sister and her family and some of their friends to a Christmas walk in the Woods at Kreher Preserve & Nature Center Here’s my niece afterwards. Sunday the 19th, we went and saw Voctave in concert at our church. If you ever have the opportunity see them, I highly recommend it! They’ve performed at our church 3 times and we’ve been seen them all three times!…

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    iSpy #53

    January 8, 2022 - By 

    Hey yall! Thanks for all the suggestions for this year’s iSpy Challenge. I’ve made a list and am working on the schedule for the year. If you didn’t get to chime in, please do and keep those prompt suggestions coming. check(ed) This is a photo I took while walking on campus as I “check(ed)” walking off my to do list for the day. 😉 different I went plant shopping today and saw these really cool spotted plants called Begonia Maculata. I went back and forth trying to decide if I wanted to get it. I ended up getting it, so…

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    Currently::Jan 2022

    January 5, 2022 - By 

    Happy New Year everyone! I forgot to tell ya’ll that in my 1st post of this year. So here we are in 2022. Can’t believe it! anticipating I’m really trying not to anticipate. Anticipation often causes me stress and anxiety and worry that I don’t need. organizing my thoughts and my goals for the year. reading I started the A Chapter a Day (Reading the Bible in three years plan) on the Bible app. I also follow an Auburn author on Instagram, Betsy Lowery. She’s also on FB. Anyway, she just published a new book called Love Ever Green, which…

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    iSpy #52

    January 1, 2022 - By 

    Needles Pine needles Color: black Great These Monster cookies are so great if you like cookies with tons of ingredients. Starts with R “Rocko” the reindeer Corgi your choice Love this doggo! 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 can participate. 2. Since this challenge is meant to help…

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    iSpy Photo Challenge 2022

    December 28, 2021 - By 

    Here’s to another year of iSpy! Let’s continue to look for the marvelous in the mundane. This is a time to keep photography more at the for front of your mind. Look at things differently. We will continue to list of 5 words to “iSpy” and photograph. Each week you will challenge yourself to see life through your lens. Don’t let those special moments slip by. Have your camera or phone near by and ready. At the end of each week, we will post new photos and come back here on the following Saturday and comment/link-up. We want to share…