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The weather has been so nice although a bit hot. Actually, last week was quite cold. It was 80 degrees on Tuesday and then it dropped into the 40s on Wednesday. It was crazy. Our garden is ready for planting. I've sent my husband to the home improvement place several times already for…
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You have served me well, but after 15 years, you must leave. A cold dryer is not welcome at this home. Washer, you do work well still but, alas, this anal person cannot have mismatched machines. Farewell… …and welcome, new machines! For a minute I thought you would not fit, but you had…
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After that last whiny post, I decided to just buckle down and finish our tax return. It’s done and it’s e-filed. Okay, I feel a teeny tiny bit better. Baby steps, right?
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Yesterday, I made an appointment for Honey at the Pediatric Clinic on post (most people call it a base, but in the Army, it’s called a post). I was so happy to have been able to make an appointment immediately instead of having to call back day after day for one. Well, Ben came home…
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Well, I’ve finally finished the gifts for my in-laws and Ben will send them out tomorrow. For those family members that do read this and usually receive a gift, please know it’s on the way! Note to self: Start early. Final thing left on my to-do list? Christmas cards. The labels are printed, but the…
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Well, I’ve been very, very quiet everywhere. That’s because it’s NOT been very quiet here. Since last Friday, the 7th, we’ve done the following: One play performance by our homeschool group (which I co-directed) 2 dress rehearsals and 4 performances for the Nutcracker 1 trip to the ER Several trips to the airport to try…
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Today, I set out to accomplish a great deal. My plans were bigger than I had time for, but I did do a lot of work today. Cleaned the master bedroom and bathroom. Still need to dust the bedroom. Cooked the pumpkin and pureed it for the pumpkin pie. This is the first time I’ve…
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On Saturday, it seemed that my washing machine had died. I let it rest and ran it again today. It seems to be fine if a bit shaky. I think the belts need to be replaced or it needs to be rebalanced. I know for sure that I can run really small loads so I…
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Today was the first day of school for the public schools. You can see the neighborhood school from my bedroom window. There were crowds of cars unloading parents with children in tow. For us, we’d been schooling off and on all year. There’s no real "summer vacation". However, we had been off for the past…
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Here’s how it looked Friday afternoon as they were building. Storms clouds were threatening: But we didn’t get rain (Thank you, God). There was a gap between two storms and it went right over us. Ben hard at work. Such good help! Here’s the finished product. Isn’t it wonderful? Ben felt such a sense of…
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