Life’s a Dance

I don’t have much to write but I wanted to write something.  So this is something I’ve thought about sharing for awhile now….
A lady at my PWOC (Protestant Women of the Chapel) group participated in the high jump Olympic Trials.  That, in itself, is pretty impressive.  But consider this…18 months prior, she was an alcoholic, [...]

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We’re back from a wonderful trip to Indiana (I’ll try to post pictures & write about it in the next few days).  We actually got back a bit ago but its taken me awhile to get back into the swing of things.  Jim went back to work the end of last week.
Ben is full-steam into [...]

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I’m getting closer to having everything picked out for the kids’ rooms.  I realize now that I should have done all the shopping before he left instead of waiting until he was already gone–too many choices + shipping means I’m not going to get it done in time.  So I’m going to save it all [...]

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I never do this kind of thing.  So please bear with me.
The personal…
One year ago today, my step-dad Gary died of pancreatic cancer.  It took him quickly, just under seven months from diagnosis.  But it was better that it went quickly.  There was no hope of remission.  At the time he went into the hospital, [...]

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Trying to choose a border for Elizabeth’s bedroom.  You can see her bedspread & the cork board I already ordered for her here:
Bedroom Pictures
The two borders I’m debating between:
Border #1
Border #2
I love the more vintage look of #2 but I’m thinking the shades in #1 would better match her bedspread.
I think I’ve pretty much decided [...]

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