Photos From My Day – July 19, 2023 Edition (with alt-texts)

I took a few pictures today that I wanted to share with you today, I hope that you enjoy them! The grocery store down in Clare is having a sale, and this sign – which I thought was SO lovely! – was in the window. (The owners are very nice people, we run into them …
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Supernal Sunday – June 18, 2023 Edition

Sometimes family relationships can be difficult. Some of these, in fact, can color every future relationship we will have. Though parent-child connections can, and often do, certainly fit this scenario, specifically I want to address the influence our fathers have on us as they lead us through childhood and into adulthood. My relationship with my …
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Thursday β€œThrowback” Thoughts – June 15, 2023 Edition: Dogs Part 8

Meet Doodlebug! I was scanning the petfinder site online one day, it was probably around 2002-2003ish, and saw a little minpin looking for a home. Found out the story: his family had dropped him off for boarding while they went on vacation, and never picked him up; the boarding kennel owner had had him at …
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We’re BROKE! Or, The Events of Our Day – June 14, 2023

Yeah, that’s click-bait. Sorry I stooped so low. But we DID spend a ton today, and insured that we can’t spend any extra pennies the rest of the month…does that count? I had an appointment in Alma today, my first appointment with a new clinic. And it wasn’t too far out of the way to …
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VIDEOS of the Birthday Girls!

Granddaughter Lyra turned 9 on the 2nd, and Luna turned 4 on the 5th. These are some photos and clips of the celebrations! Our granddaughter turned 9 on June 2, and the next day we took her family out for her birthday dinner. Her restaurant choice was Subway. We also stopped at Costco for some …
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Thursday β€œThrowback” Thoughts – June 1, 2023 Edition: Dogs Part 7

We are about halfway through the list after today, as Maisie is my 14th dog! And the next dog we got, while we still had Icy, was Chandler – aka Channie! Ever since Lady, I had always wanted another doberman pinscher. So as soon as Pete & I bought a house in Lansing – a …
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VIDEO: Vlog #2153 – Weekend With The Grands!

Vids’n’pics from our weekend. Our 3 grandchildren, ages 14, 8, and 3, came to visit from Thursday evening until Sunday afternoon. We had a blast! These are just a few of the highlights! We’d never eaten at Noodles & Co. before so we decided to stop there on the way to the kids’ house. It …
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