You walk into the stores right now and what do you see? Yep, Fall is everywhere. Back to school shopping, kids returning to their classrooms, pumpkins, and leaves. BUT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! “Wasn’t I just at the beach?” “What happened?” Now it’s just a bunch of pictures in a camera or phone, right? Don’t take the road of good intentions. Make a…
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“Let’s Go Fly a Kite” lyrics were going through my head all day long as we attended the 22nd Annual Southern Oregon Kite Festival in Brookings, OR. We had the choice to stay in town, with temps being around 100 (we thought we left Arizona!), or go to the Oregon Coast. Tough choice right? The event is held all weekend…
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Did we already mention how many mistakes we made before we entered the house? Well, the biggest was obviously trying to paint too many cabinets too fast!!!!! So after the staples were pulled out of the floor, in the hallway, to get ready for our new floor, AND DID YOU SEE THE FLOORING, the cabinet needed to be sanded and then…
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Picture being in the great outdoors…. There is a cool breeze as the trees sway. You can hear the water from the creek below. The bugs are chirping their “It’s Nighttime” song. No cell phones ringing. It is so relaxing! And then…………… Sniff, sniff, sniff… Hey, what’s that smell? Oh, that smells good. Smells like garlic and onion. Oh, now my tummy…
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“I really want to go camping this summer. Preferably” by myself in hotel with a spa and room service.” I have to admit, this was me. My family didn’t camp when I was younger. I was the bottom of 5 children and quite a bit younger than my siblings. The boys went camping, with my Dad, in the scouts. By…
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