What’s Up Wednesday

January 26, 2022

What’s Up Wednesday is a monthly compilation of

What’s Up

posted on a

What’s Up Wednesday? Here’s whats up…

starting with

What we’re eating

We have not been out to eat in almost a month but on Wednesday we are going to Salsas to celebrate and afterward we will cut LB a big piece of birthday cake!

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What I’m loving

LB

If you search this website for “LB” you will have 50 pages of results. Yep, he is mentioned almost every time I post. One of my favorites is “The LB Calendar” which you can see here.

Today is HIS DAY!Happy Birthday to My Lover Boy and BFF!

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What we’ve been up to

As of Wednesday afternoon, LB and I haven’t been out to have dinner since December 31, 2021. January is [typically] a month for detox and we have been trying our best to be healthy. It is a lot easier said than done.

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What I’ve been working on

Getting through January

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What I’m excited about

February

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What I’m dreading

Another year of the Biden Administration. President Houseplant is trying his best to destroy the country.

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What I’m watching/reading

The most recent movie LB and I watched was Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

It was entertaining, but a little weird.

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What I’m wearing

The Wednesday outfit includes:

this CUTE blouse that I found at Disney Springs’ ZARA

and my Sofia Vergara Marisol Bootcut jeans

Along with black boots and black leather jacket.

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What I’m doing this weekend

This weekend we will be getting together to celebrate Mama’s birthday.

There will probably be a pound cake.

What I’m looking forward to next month

Super Bowl Sunday [the only football game I actually watch]

Little Rory’s Birthday [she will be 4]

Valentine’s Day

and

going to the hair salon! [we’re gonna wash that gray right outta my hair!]

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Friday Favorites

August 6, 2021

The weekend is here!

It has been awhile since I’ve posted a Friday Favorites, so I have favorites to share from a few weeks back.

Lydia’s birthday was on the 12th, but she didn’t make it to Florida until the following weekend. We were able to celebrate her 6th year at Mama’s (the gathering place).

Favorite # ONE

As you can see, we had a unicorn themed party.

My favorite 6 year old and her family have moved back to Florida!

Favorite # TWO

Everyone is so happy to have Richard, Emily, Lydia and Rory back in Florida. Even though they came to town often, family gatherings while they were away just weren’t the same. This week they walked over to visit. Little Rory was so excited she started running.The photo is fuzzy, but you get the idea!

My family isn’t the only company we’ve had recently. We finally got our new roof! You can’t tell from this picture, but there were men all over the roof that day. Needless to say, they made a lot of noise which was particularly upsetting to Elvis.

Favorite # THREE

He stayed closed by me for most of that day.

Favorite # FOUR

. The new roof looks great and the leaking has stopped.

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Next week Mike Lyndell is hosting a cyber symposium next week to submit evidence of the election fraud and t he act of war initiated by the CCP on November 3rd when they hacked our 2020 Presidential Election. Mike is one of the patriots that I admire most. In an effort to help support him, LB and I ordered 2 of his pillows.

Favorite # FIVE

Good product!

I’m looking forward to watching this…

https://www.mypillow.com/frankspeech

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Friday Favorites

July 16, 2021

Happy Friday!

Here are this weeks Favorites:

First up… a new recipe

Favorite # ONE

Keto Cheese Crackers

which I originally found on Pinterest posted by Family on KETO dot com. The Family calls them Keto Crackers without Eggs, which I thought was a weird name. And it is true, there are no eggs in these crackers. Eggs or not, these crackers are good.

Here’s the recipe:

Keto Cheese Crackers

Servings: 6
Time: 30 mins
Difficulty: easy
Print

Ingredients

2 cups shredded cheese (cheddar, gouda, mozzarella, parmesan, or a mix)
1 Tbsp butter
1/2 cup almond flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
a pinch of salt
1 Tbsp sesame seeds + some to sprinkle
a pinch of dried oregano
pinch of powdered garlic
a pinch of any other spices optional (chili flakes, paprika, dried basil)

Directions

In a microwave safe bowl, mix everything together: grated cheese with butter, almond flour, coconut flour, sesame seeds, pinch of salt, pinch of garlic, herbs and sesame seeds.
Microwave on high for 1 minute. Remove from microwave, stir well and knead the dough with your hands. If it’s still not possible to knead, microwave for 30 seconds more and then knead the dough.
Roll the dough on a parchment paper and sprinkle with 1 TBS of sesame seeds if you like.
Cut the crackers in a shape you prefer. I used a cookie cutter.
If you just want to have crackers without leftovers cut in cubes or triangles.
Bake at 375° F for 8 – 15 minutes until golden brown.
Enjoy!

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In addition to baking, I’ve done some shopping recently

Favorite # TWO

A new OUTFIT

Striped Tiered Cami to wear with

The High Waist Straight Crop Jean in Natural White

I also received the delivery of my long awaited

Favorite # THREE

New Chairs

They look very nice in my bedroom.

They came from Wayfair and LB worked hard to put them together

Elvis got a new chair too, but his was free

He likes it a lot!

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I found a new patriot this week

Favorite # FOUR

The Professors Record

is one of my new favorites on Rumble

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And last but not at all least…

This week began with a celebration of my favorite SIX YEAR OLD

Favorite # FIVE

She came into the world SIX years ago this past Monday!

Lydia will be in Jacksonville this weekend so we can have an official party for her!

She is growing up so fast!

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Summer Vacation 2021

June 4, 2021

We left Jacksonville on

Sunday May 30th

and headed for Orlando.

I’m not a regular at the Disney theme parks, but I do like to visit Disney Springs. There are so many shops and restaurants at Disney Springs.

LB and I stayed in a nearby hotel within walking distance. After we checked in that afternoon, and waited for the rain to pass, we walked to Disney Springs. Our reservations at the Mexican restaurant were 9:30. Nothing earlier available.So we shopped!

LB and I visited Anthropology, Zara, Francesca’s. and there were several other shops whose names I can’t remember.

I have this little oil diffuser. It was a Mother’s Day gift from my girls. The shoes… I might have eventually. The dress may be just a distant memory.

We left Orlando on

Monday

morning.

I wanted eggs Benedict… it is my favorite out of town breakfast treat. My low blood sugar had reached its lowest point as we pulled into a gas station and saw a restaurant across the way

“First Watch”.

Never had I heard of this place, but it was meant to be.

This is scary Kim when blood sugar is low…

The first of a 3 day eggs Benedict-paloosa.

Afterward, we had a four hour drive to our tropical destination

Captiva Island

We stayed at the Captiva Island Inn, which is actually a 3 story house. Each floor has its own living room, kitchen, bedrooms and balconies. We were on the 3rd floor, which they call the Penthouse.

Right after we took our luggage inside, we walked to the beachtook a selfie and walked along the shore for awhile, just enjoying the tropical paradise.

Afterward we stopped for dinner at The Mucky Duck.The seafood was excellent.

The next day was my birthday…

June 1st

I was awakened to the usual “Happy Happy Birthday Baby”.

We opened birthday presents and then got dressed for breakfast at the Keylime Bistro. Eggs Benedict again. That’s a BIG breakfast.

Then we enjoyed a whole day at the beach.It is a beautiful place. I didn’t pick any of the flowers, but I had to touch them.

Later that evening we enjoyed dinner at Cantina Captiva where there are dollar bills attached to every square inch of ceiling and walls. This is the only Mexican restaurant that we have tried the carnitas fajitas instead of our usual fajitas trio. I highly recommend!

It was a great birthday/vacation week!

Before I knew it, the time to head home had arrived.

As we drove away, I was thinking, “this is the type of place I should live”. I was thinking about how I could make that happen when I looked to my right and saw what appeared to be an iguana crossing the road.

(might need to rethink that one)

The week was fun but it went fast. It reminded me of a quote by the great Ferris Bueller…

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

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Friday Favorites

March 5, 2021

Happy Friday!

This is the first week of March 2021. I can’t believe how time flies. It has been one year since the start of the plandemic. I’m hoping this month will bring good news and 2021 will begin looking better than 2020.

Hope Hope Hope

This week my favorites begin with sweet memories…

Favorite # ONE

Happy Birthday Daddy

He would have been 75 years old on March 1st.He was and is precious.

I didn’t publish a new blog post this year, but I’ve written several posts celebrating Daddy. Last year I published this post.

If you haven’t read it yet, I think it is worth a read.

My nephew Clay was remembering some of the record albums and songs that Daddy enjoyed. He started a chat with the family on Monday March 1st to share some memories.

Favorite # TWO

Family Chat

There were several more and I remember all of them. Except Nancy and Lee.

As I was listening to some of my Daddy’s records and favorite songs, I thought I would share another version of one that I discovered. After I was listening to Gentle On My Mind I noticed another version by The Band Perry

Favorite # THREE

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It wouldn’t be right if I didn’t say something about food in my post today. I mentioned my sushi bowl last week in this post. This week I did one better…

Favorite # FOUR

Fajita Bowl

Peppers, onions, pintos and rice… low cal and yummy!

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Favorite # FIVE

Dr. Seuss

This belonged to either Stephanie or Amanda. It looks like Amanda started to write her name at the bottom, Richard espcially loved one of the books in this collection: Green Eggs and Ham. He eventually learned to recite it as I read it to him. I’m glad I held onto these books. You never know when the other Dr. Seuss books may offend someone to the point that they eliminate them all.

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What’s Up Wednesday

February 24, 2021

What’s Up Wednesday is a monthly compilation of

What’s Up

posted on a

Here goes…

What we’re eating

I mentioned in this post that I could live on orange soda and rotisserie chicken. Once upon a time, that was my diet. But at the beginning of this year, I took part in the Daniel Fast for 21 days. On the menu… Plants and Water. Think BEANS, GREENS, POTATOES, RICE, and LENTILS.

This is mixed salad greens doused with my homemade chickpea dressing and a sprinkle of Tajin chili-lime seasoning.

Interestingly enough, I enjoyed the Daniel Fast and I am proud of my success. Also, I like the way that I feel. I am still following a whole food plant based diet. LB is half following.

Now that the 21 days has ended, I’m drinking coffee in the morning again, but with almond/coconut creamer only. This one is pretty good. Hummus has replaced rotisserie chicken as my new favorite. But I am once again enjoying my orange soda on the weekend!

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What I’m Reminiscing About

The GOOD OLE DAYS.

I must be getting old.

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What We’ve Been Up To

Last week I made a birthday cake. A four-tiered birthday cake. It took four days.

This was a learning experience that included cake boards and dowels. I baked the ten inch layers on Wednesday, the eight, six, and four inch layers on Thursday, applied the crumb coat on Friday, and put it all together on Saturday. Although the finished product was pretty ugly, the princess who ordered it seemed pleased.

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What I’m Loving

Yes it was worth it!

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What I’m Dreading

Four years of the Biden/Harris administration.

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What I’m Working On

Trying to come up with content for my blog. Now that I rarely go anywhere, it isn’t as interesting to post about what has been going on.

If I report my thoughts about politics any more than I already have, I may be cancelled 😆

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What I’m Excited About

Daylight Saving Time

which begins on the 2nd Sunday in March.

Yes it is true that we are going to lose an hour, but I prepared for this and took the following Monday off.

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What I’m Watching/Reading

With my 21 day Daniel Fast book came a devotional.

Since that 21 day experience ended, I have been reading my Bible every morning. It only takes 21 days to form a habit.

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What I’m Listening To

since I’m increasingly and overwhelmingly disgusted with MSM, I’ve been listing to alternate news, for example AndWeKnow on Rumble.

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What I’m Wearing

I haven’t bought into the lounge-wear trend. So I am currently wearing jeans.

Every.

Day.

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What I’m Doing This Weekend

I absolutely will NOT be baking LOL!

At the moment I anticipating sleeping in on Saturday morning. Nothing has been planned at this point. Going out isn’t as much fun as it used to be, mostly because I can’t breathe under a mask.

This is why I reminisce about the good ole days.

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What I’m Looking Forward to Next Month

Spring!

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Friday Favorites

February 5, 2021

It’s Friday!

YAY

Someone suggested to me today, that Friday should be called YayDay.

Seems fitting to me.

Let me start my Friday Favorites with last Saturday. We threw a BIG party for Mama’s 75th birthday.

Favorite # ONE

She seemed to have a really good time.

We had a band, a sing-a-long, a Mary video, lots of family, food, balloons… it was quite an event!

Happy Birthday Mama!

And on the subject of birthdays…

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Favorite # TWO

Happy Birthday LB!

LB had a birthday Tuesday before last, and would have been in last week’s Friday Favorites if I had created a post to share.

Hoping to get me to spend more time on the back patio, he chose an outdoor heater as his birthday present.

We celebrated the big day by going to LaNopalera for dinnerand taking the next day off.

LB wanted to go to the beach for a cookout.

So we did.LB will always be my favorite!

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Favorite # THREE

Carrot Cake

February 3rd was National Carrot Cake Day.

I asked LB to choose a birthday cake from my Southern Living Cake book. Guess which one he picked.That’s right, he wanted a giant carrot cake for his birthday.

And on the subject of cakes, this week I recieved a request to make a birthday cake for our favorite soon-to-be 3 year old Rory.

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Favorite # FOUR

A Cake like no Other

This is an example of the cake that Emily believes Rory will love, since she loves the story of Sleeping Beauty.

Reminiscent of the birthday cake the three fairies made for Aurora. It looks like a mess, so I’m sure I won’t have any trouble replicating.

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Although it isn’t always PRETTY, it is important to pass along information to people you care about. Especially since it won’t be covered on News4Jax or any MSM.

Favorite # FIVE

Being Informed

Clearly you will see that this video was created prior to our 2020 Presidential election, however it contains information that everyone has a right to know.

https://rumble.com/vdkn0l-covid-911-learn-the-truth.html

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