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Overload Much?

Tomorrow is the last day of the month. I can't honestly say that I'm sorry to see July end. It has been an emotional rollercoaster. Up and down and up and down and up and down. My heart has been on my sleeve for all to see. When I laugh, I laugh harder. When I cry, …

Gimme Three Steps

I've been trying to baby-step my way back into the volleyball world so that by the Fall I'll be able to be effective when my women's league starts back up. I've been nursing a bum shoulder for a while.The lack of real use while I was out of service, so to speak, has stiffened it …

It’s All About Me

Or is it? Today's post isn't about me. It's about family.  My younger brother is officially a dad today! He married a beautiful woman with five fantastic kids and today the adoption of those kids is official. I'm so very happy for them. He's a great dad and those kids are so lucky to have him. …

Rising To The Occasion

It's another FOOD post! Whee. A while back I went through my process of making home made pizza. Today... I'm going after your sweet tooth! Cinnamon rolls, baby! When I make raised dough (meaning, when I make a yeast dough) I have a basic recipe that I follow. I adjust yeast and sugar measurements based …

Pumpkin Ball

Are you ready for a Cinderella story? Too bad. That's not what this Pumpkin Ball is about. I went down to hang with my nieces and nephews this past weekend. All the grown ups had places to be so Aunt Cristy came to the rescue. First off, they wear me out!! I forget how active …

The Eyes Have It

I've been doing this "Photo a Day" thing on Twitter and today's topic was "eyes." I know that you guys probably get sick to death of seeing pictures of my animals, but seriously, have you ever seen such perfect eyes?