One is 9 and One is 21, Really

People are often shocked when they see me with my two daughters. Most of the time it’s assumed that I’m the grandmother of my 9 year old (gasp!) and that my 21 year old is her mom. That’s been happening since Peanut was born. I can remember quite distinctly the first time it happened and [...]

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Do Something Nice

BenSpark, one of my favorite bloggers on the planet is again doing something to help out someone. He’s doing out of kindness not for notoriety. As a matter of fact he’s not happy that I’m writing this post. Sorry, but I feel that what you’re doing is awesome! He has two friends who are going [...]

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I Need This

This is one of my all time favorite songs – Praise You in This Storm by Casting Crowns. Please take a listen to the video and read the lyrics. This is helping me get through my difficult time right now and I hope it will inspire you too:

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Father’s Day

Father’s Day is getting close. I have to decide on a gift for Hubby soon. Well actually two, one from me and one from Peanut. It is so hard to buy a gift for him. I’ll ask him what he wants and he’ll say he doesn’t want anything. I’ll get him something and he won’t [...]

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Allergist To The Rescue

Peanut went to the Allergist last week. She’s been sneezing, coughing, having a runny nose and getting headaches. He switched her to a new antihistamine and within about 5 days she’s been doing so much better. One of the things that has troubled her was what we thought were food allergies. When she was tested [...]

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The Side Effects of Being Chronically Ill

My Mom wanted to take my family including Lady Ali’s fiance on a big vacation this summer. She’s going to be 79 this year and she’s starting to feel her age. She wanted to do something nice for us all while she is feeling able to do so. So after much discussion on where to [...]

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Hubby Loves Lowes And I Love Hubby

Father’s Day is coming up very soon. I never know what to get Hubby for any occasion but one thing that I know he loves is Lowes. He could spend the day there just looking around. Plus we’re still, yup still working on the house. So I figure why not get a Lowes gift card [...]

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June is Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month

June is Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. I have had MG for over 5 years now. This is a rare neuromuscular disease which is also an autoimnune disease. Please check out The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America for more information. Also the Muscular Dystropy Association – MDA – has information and opens their clinics to people [...]

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Trying To Stay Positive

Having a chronic illness that is as life changing as Myasthenia Gravis has given me a new perspective on life. When I first was diagnosed with it five years ago, I went from having a drooping eyelid to being pretty much bed bound within a matter of months. I had major surgery called a Thymectomy, [...]

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BlogBlast For Peace – Kindness and Love

This is my second year taking part in the BlogBlast For Peace. I’m honored that Mimi from MimiWrites asked me to take part this year and even had my Peace Globe from last year as an example. Mimi does a lot of work for this yearly event. She even has reasons for writing our posts. [...]

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Kansas Daughter Doing Well

Lady Ali is doing quite well after her move to Kansas. She’s been accepted into Grad school where she’ll be pursuing her Masters in Library Science. She’s found an apartment that has a lot of amenities like an indoor pool, which I’m sure in the winter she’ll be happy to have, especially after living in [...]

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Thanks For The Pasta Lisa

I just got the Pizza Hut Tuscani Pasta coupon in the mail on Saturday from a contest I won on Lisa’s blog, Lisa Reviews. Thanks so much! It’s nice to know that we can have night without cooking dinner. My Italian tastebuds will let you know if it’s the real deal or not Maybe I [...]

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