Monthly Archives: June 2012

A Delicious Accomplishment–Turner’s Dickey’s BBQ Pit

We lucked out and moved into a house that shares a back yard with Paul and Sharon Turner.  They’ve been the greatest neighbors to us.  They’ve also been great neighborhood grandparents to our children. I have long admired this couple.  … Continue reading

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Follow Up–The Hero We Met At Lowes

This is sort of a follow-up post to one I wrote a few weeks ago called A Hero We Met at Lowe’s.   I received a comment from Steve Bell (the hero) down-playing his heroic nature, and denying he’d done anything worthy … Continue reading

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Back Yard Dreams Coming True

It’s been a really transformative time at our house.  It seems like everything breaks down at once.  The bad news is that we’re bleeding money.  The good news…We have a lot of new things. The other good news is that … Continue reading

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Went To a Garden Party

Well today is the big Summer Soiree at the Jordan Valley Garden Park!  I could think of no better song to post today than this one.  Plus…and you’ll understand when you watch this video, which YOU MUST WATCH, how fabulous … Continue reading

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Why Not Go BIG When It Comes to Fun

I have the coolest friend named Miki. She is seriously the best ever. She’s strong and talented and beautiful, and really, really nice. She’s been a great supporter of this blog and of me generally. I’m so glad to know … Continue reading

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Is Your Plate Too Full?

Have you ever been to a BBQ where there were so many scrumptious foods and deserts that your plate looked less like a meal and more like Mount Deliciousness. A mountain you must conquer or die trying? Get ready for … Continue reading

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Garden Party Ticket Winner

Congratulations to Christy Rees who won the tickets to the Garden Party listed on the Memorial Day Giveaway post!  I’ll be contacting you with details about how to claim your prize for the event. If you haven’t already, be sure to like The … Continue reading

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How to Improve Your Home Office When You Have No Talent

One thing I know for sure is I’m not a DIY person.  I’m more of a HSE (Hire Someone Else) person.  Hiring someone is not always an option so I’m lucky to have found a middle ground to help with #153 … Continue reading

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Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us

Okay…time for another classic musical rewind.  If you haven’t tuned in for one of my Sappy Saturday posts yet, you picked a great day to tune in. I’ve already featured several other SMASH hit’s, but this one…This one really rocks, … Continue reading

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A Hero We Met at Lowes

We’ve been in the midst of making a string of home improvement projects at our house. Monday’s post mentioned we’re NOT DIY people.  We’re more like HSE (Hire Someone Else) people which is expensive and basically means we don’t get … Continue reading

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