I want to start the new year with a genuine Thank You to all of you who visited me this past year, and beyond that, of course! Twenty-twenty-five was pretty damn good for our family. While I realize that not everyone had such a great year, I'd be remiss not to acknowledge a good year …
It was Merry! She’s thirty!
Christmas. All that buildup and POOF, it's over! But that's ok, it happens every year, so we (I) shouldn't be surprised. The monday before Christmas, Linds asked if we wanted to join them, so that they could get a pic of LJ with Santa. SURE!! Little guy slept through the whole thing, and the Santa …
Party success, ornament appropriation, I surprised myself!
Our annual cocktail holiday party, last weekend was quite fun! The last few years, I asked my guests to forgo bringing *hostess gifts and instead bring a bottle of spirits and some cash. *I would literally receive dozens of bottles of wine, liquor, candies, candles, holiday gifts, etc....Which was so very kind and thoughtful, but …
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Books: slight slump?
I'm so far behind on recapping my books that it almost overwhelms me to start, but since I use this blog as my Dear Diary, I need to document what I've read so that, in five years, I won't try to reread the same thing. All of the following were audio books for me. Remember, …
Love from the Andersons, A family favorite joke, nostalgia
Remember me being so proud of myself for catching a massive error on my Christmas cards before placing the order with Shutterfly the other day? I almost ordered them with the Stock Name on the front of the card: The Johnsons, which isn't our name. Well, I had a lovely Ah-ha moment later that day …
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