What About Chuy?

What about Chuy indeed! I post a lot about Maisie, as she and I are joined at the hip, but Chuy is a big part of our family too! So here’s his story and some pictures (of course). Back in 2016 I lost my minpin Pharaoh to heart disease. (I’m still not over it; he …
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Sunday Fun Day With Lyra

Our 6YO granddaughter Lyra has been here since Friday and is going home tomorrow. She is SO much fun! We did a lot of stuff yesterday, were out and about, but today I couldn’t do much of anything (high pain/low mobility) so we hung out here and did stuff. We played our ukuleles – she …
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Cops & Donuts

Our precocious wonderfully sweet and stylish 6YO granddaughter, Lyra, is spending a few days with us this weekend. Today we did some running around and then one of our stops was at the famous Cops & Donuts in Clare, MI as we passed through. She really enjoyed her chocolate frosted cruller and hot chocolate. And, …
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A Lesson From A Child

Our daughter has a 6YO daughter who is a beautiful little diva. She has been raised to be confident and secure in who she is, no matter what. Having been born with a condition called neurocutaneous melanosis Lyra has had to see many various specialists in several fields on a regular basis at the best …
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Sunday Visitors; Amazing Maisie

It was a chillier day today but the sun was bright so we decided to make a fire in the firepit and enjoy God’s creation anyway! I don’t recall if I’ve shared Maisie’s story, or how God made her perfect for me and got us together, what she was like, etc. but she was a …
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A Day In The Life…Oct. 10, 2020

The last few days I’ve been unable to go out at all but today was so beautiful AND supposed to be the last nice sunny warm day for a while – until spring? – so I was determined to get out there one way or another…and I did it. Following are some photos I took …
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Hump Day Happenings, Autumn Colors

We were up early today, well before dawn, as we had told Casey we could stay with the kids today and entertain them while she worked. We got on the road plenty early to have time to stop at a coffee shop on the way. But when the heater didn’t warm up our toes I …
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A Very Pleasant Autumn Day!

Today was lovely! It was only about 60 at the highest but the sun was bright and the colors were stunning! As it turns out, on this lot there is very little variety of color, but the yellows and golds of the birches are brilliant in the sunshine! There are also shades of green, of …
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