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My mother is one amazing women. When I found this quote, I immediately thought of her. Whatever she wanted to do in her life, she did. She made it happen. For herself, for her children, for her family and for others. I love you, Mom! Early Happy Mother’s Day to one truly lovely, thoughtful, loving and amazing woman! “She believed…
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How many of us have told our kids not to take a drink from our cup because it’s “Mommy Juice”? I have said that many times in my early years of motherhood, and I am sure I will say it many more times! Sometimes the stars align and the universe presents opportunities that couldn’t be more perfect…
“Really? Seriously? Are you frickin’ kidding me?” I whined as my husband announced I had a flat tire! Just hours away from picking up Tiffany to drive to Laguna Niguel for the Mom 2.0 Summit, I didn’t need this extra headache! Charlie called AAA, who arrived in less than 30 minutes, checked the tire and inflated it so that I could drive. But,…
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Well, this Spinach Salad with Brown Sugar Bacon and Candied Black Pepper Pecans recipe is about as decadent as you can get – Brown Sugar Bacon AND Candied Black Pepper Pecans! And, it’s a “keeper” although not very diet-friendly! It satisfies on so many levels – the freshness of young spinach leaves and mushrooms, the bite of spice from the…
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http://youtu.be/q2x_Cm6COX8 How heart-melting is Princess Sweetie Pie saying “I hope you come back?” Of course Princess P was a sweetheart too and the hubby seems to carry a slight tone of desperation. They missed me!!! Thursday afternoon Carole and I headed to Laguna Niguel, CA for an amazing weekend to attend Mom Summit 2.0, a blogger conference. We have only been…
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California Towhee in one of my trees… These birds in all these barren trees made me think of this quote – birds make trees beautiful, especially barren ones, don’t you think? All these photos are trees (and birds) in my yard. I’m very lucky to have many, many trees especially since most of our trees burned in the…
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