What’s Up Wednesday

February 24, 2021

What’s Up Wednesday is a monthly compilation of

What’s Up

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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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Friday Favorites

November 13, 2020

According to superstition, Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

In my opinion, every Friday is a great day. In fact, it is my favorite.

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Favorite # ONE

Richard

One of my most favorite blog posts is Once upon a time there was this Little Boy and it is all about how precious he is.

On Monday, November 9th my baby reached a milestone.Although he isn’t close by, he is always close to my heart.

I love this picture.

Happy Birthday Richard!

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Richard and I have commiserated about the results of the 2020 presidential election. He also keeps me updated with breaking news. And sometimes he just drops something funny to lighten the mood…

Favorite # TWO

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Favorite # THREE

Thursday was

National Pizza Day

It is typically on Friday that we have pizza. This week we had pizza on Thursday, too!

Lucky LB!

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Favorite # FOUR

Today is

World Kindness Day

according to National Day Calendar.

We are encouraged to spread kindness like an infectious cold. That is ironic because we are also encouraged to stay home because of an infectious virus. So spread kindness within your own household. I’ll be spreading kindness in my kitchen tonight as I make pizza for LB!

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Favorite # FIVE

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There’s No One Like A Sister

August 17, 2020

There IS NO ONE like a Sister

and that is why when my baby sister reached the age of 50, I traveled nearly 3 hours to be with her on her birthday.

I believe it was Clay’s idea. He texted me one evening to tell me about the plan to surprise her while she was away on her Disney birthday adventure and asked if LB and I would be able to get away to join in the fun.

My response was “We can make it happen”.

My first thought was that we would leave work early on Monday, August 17th, then make our way to Orlando’s Disney Springs where we would meet up with family, and surprise Gina. That was a pretty good plan, but LB had other plans. He decided we should head to Orlando on Sunday, spend the night, and enjoy Monday away from work/home.

So we did.

We went to Universal CityWalk on Sunday and spent the day sight-seeing, but making sure to follow all the rules. Then later had dinner at Antojitos.Before making our way to the Residence Inn, we made a stop at Target… just because I like to

SHOP~

On Monday LB and I took our time getting ready, but eventually we were out door and headed to Disney Springs. For the next 5 hours we would…

SHOP SHOPSHOP

You cannot tell by my expression, but I was having a good time.

To wrap up the Orlando event, we followed my sister and her crew to Sprinkles.

We walked up behind her and SURPRISE!

And she was surprised! It brought tears to her eyes.We each ordered cupcakes at Sprinkles and found a place to sit and have a little visit. It was a nice time together with family.We ate cupcakes and Gina opened her birthday gifts…I’m very lucky to have Gina in my life.There is no one else like her!

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There’s no one like a sister…

’cause she’s known you all along.She gets your jokes, shares your folks, and likes the same old songs.There’s no one like a sister…

’cause she’s there no matter what –To talk, check in, see how you’ve been, and sometimes save your butt.There’s no one like a sister…

she’s a friend your whole life through.And none could be as good to me or loved as much as you!

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Friday Favorites

July 24, 2020

It has been 3 weeks since I published a blog post! I have drafts that I’ve started and not found the motivation to finish. Even my Friday Favorites, which is a fairly easy post, has been missing.

I wonder if it is because every day feels like the same day?

via GIPHY

Occasionally it is a bit depressing. There are moments when I know that ‘I’ve got this’ but sometimes it gets me down. Typically on Mondays.

But today is Friday and I don’t have to work for TWO days so I’m going to celebrate! Starting with

Favorite # ONE

another

CAKE

I’ve made several recently, but this cake was for a special occasion

Favorite # TWO

Lydia’s birthday celebration

She came to Florida so her extended family could celebrate her. There we are… social distancing.

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Glammy got some extra celebration time when Lydia and Rory came to spend the night; we FINALLY got to have our long awaited Barbie pool party!

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Before bedtime we watched

Favorite # FOUR

Trolls World Tour

(also Lydia’s favorite)

via GIPHY

It was actually Lydia’s idea. And a very good idea… such a cute movie!

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Favorite # FIVE

Sleepovers

LB and I pulled the mattress off of the bed in Richard’s old room and set it up in front of the television to watch Trolls World Tour.

The sleepover began like thisAnd ended like this

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This Little Book

June 12, 2020

Right now there seems to be no way to watch television without being faced with some sort of doom and gloom. To get a really good dose, listen to talk radio.

I am so ready for peace and for things to be happy in the world again.

During our extended stay at home, I’ve have been cleaning [a lot] and going through cabinets, closets, and drawers. During one of these cleaning sessions I came across a little book…

The Mother’s Topical Bible.

Yesterday, in an effort to manage my thoughts, I picked up that little book.

Inside are specific bible verses, for specific needs.

When you need to forgive…

When you need personal comfort…

When you need inner peace.

I was looking for something that would speak to my current state of mind, and any of these would have been good.

But one topic caught my eye:

When You Think People Are Weird

Being that I do, I turned to page 317 and began to read 1 Corinthians 4:5…

“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God” (KJV).

As I continued reading, the topic title caught my eye once again. I had misread. The topic was actually

When PEOPLE Think YOU Are Weird.

Well… that works too.

This is The Mother’s Topical Bible

This is a special little book that was given to me by Mama and Daddy…. “signed” by both.

I’m glad that it is back in my hands.

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Friday Favorites Birthday Fun

June 5, 2020

Last Thursday, Richard, Emily, and the baby girls came to town for birthday celebrations. Other than face-time calls, this was the first time I’ve seen them since February. Before heading to Mema Mary’s house, for birthday celebrations, they stopped to see Glammy. We played with the Barbie estate for for a few minutes.

The next day, when I walked into the ‘playroom’ I saw this

Favorite # ONE

Thinking back, I remember that while we were playing, Rory was trying to load the Barbie car with a Barbie doll, Barbie’s baby, and a toilet.

Seeing this just made my day.

Apparently traveling with a potty is paramount.

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Later we went to Mema’s house

where the whole family gathered to celebrate.

On this occasion we would be celebrating my birthday and Emily’s birthday. There are several June birthdays in my family.

One that would happen on the next day was…

Favorite #TWO

This little one is two years old!

Happy Birthday Adrian!

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Favorite #THREE

Birthday CakeThe pink candles were mine and the yellow ones for Emily, whose birthday is June 6th.

I’m thinking about it right now and wish I had more!

Amanda told me that it came from Biscottis. I looked it up on their website. Biscottis cakes start at $65. Now I know I need to get into the baking profession.

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For my birthday, LB surprised me with

Presents!

This is my

Favorite #FOUR