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Guess what day it is?

And the first weekend of February 2022!

I saw a post on social media this week that read: “Have a good weekend because Monday will be here in 30 minutes.” LOL

Tuesday was Groundhog Day and as per usual, Punxsutawney Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter.  I think I’ll be able to deal with it as long as there are no more freezing conditions.  Although they were protected, that last hard freeze took out a couple of my plants.

in the last week of January we celebrated some birthdays.

LB enjoyed his day, and I enjoyed having some fun with him…

Favorite # ONE

HE is the one who chose the candles!

National Carrot Cake day is observed on February 3rd.  LB wanted his carrot cake early!

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Our family got together on Saturday to have a festive Italian dinner.

And in case you didn’t know, there is only one way to eat spaghetti…

(One of these days a few kids are gonna come after me LOL!)

Little Thea celebrated a birthday in January and so did Mama…

Favorite # TWO

Here they are singing “Happy Birthday” to each other.

not a word about how I couldn’t get the pound cake out of the pan.  It was too hot!

But the cupcakes were just right.

Notice Elvis in the background hoping I would save one for him.

It looks like I did a lot of baking in one week!

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Favorite # THREE

These wraps from COSTCO

they make terrific BLT wraps!

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Favorite # FOUR

This blouse

 

Black peplum with tiny little daisies.

It was in my Amazon wishlist and I saw that the price dropped to $11.

I know that I didn’t need it, but it is so hard to pass up a good deal.

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Favorite # FIVE

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Christmas gift giving can get very expensive… so we draw names in my family.  Using the website drawnames.com, each is assigned a secret Santa with a $50 limit.  This year some people did not follow the rules.  One person in particular bought presents for EVERYONE.  It was a nice gesture, but defeated the whole point of drawing names!

Throughout the year, LB and I will go shopping.  Sometimes he will buy me something, typically an item of clothing that I like, and save it for Christmas.  It is amazing how quickly I forget about these things.  I’m always surprised on Christmas morning when I open gifts from him, but I soon remember picking the item and the the fun memory of shopping on that noteworthy day.

If I never bought another item of clothing again, or received another gift, I would still have too much.

One particular gift comes to mind.  It is a box of teas.

One box, containing nine small boxes, each containing ten bags of tea.  Yes, I now have ninety bags of tea.

I’m trying out each of them, because that’s just what I do.

And if you get a hankering for flavored tea, please stop by and I’ll share a cup with you.

A few other gifts stand out as well.  I’m going to call these my

Friday Favorites

Favorite # ONE

I LOVE THIS TOP!

It was on my Amazon wishlist for a long time and 2 different people noticed it.  Now I have 2 of them!

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Favorite # TWO

This top was a Christmas gift and also part of my New Years Eve 2021 outfit.  It too was on my Amazon wishlist and I also received 2.  You can’t have too much of a good thing!

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Favorite # THREE

This is a tiny little eyeshadow pallete.  It used to be on my Amazon wishlist.  I received 3 LOL.

 

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Favorite # FOUR

This one REALLY surprised me!

Thank you LB!

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Favorite # FIVE

ALL The People

in my family…

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in my family.

You are the best family anyone could ever ask for!

I love each and every one of you and the Christmas morning chaos we enjoy every year!

 

 

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Happy Friday and Happy Summer!

Today is the First Friday of summer 2021!

Let the rain begin!

Yes the season officially changed on Sunday, which was also Father’s Day.

I didn’t write a new post about Daddy this year, but I’ve written a lot about him in the past.  You can read some of my other posts here and here.  Needless to say, I did think about him on Father’s Day.  LB and I stopped to leave flowers Sunday afternoon.

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Favorite # ONE

I thought they were very summertimey.

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Something else that I did on Sunday took place in the kitchen…

Favorite # TWO

A one-pan recipe from RuledDotMe

 

Roasted Chicken Thighs in Red Pepper Sauce

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

  • 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless, chicken thighs
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
  • 4 ounces roasted red peppers
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ cup heavy cream

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350F. At the same time, preheat a skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
  3. Add coconut oil to the preheated skillet. Once the oil has melted, place the chicken  into the skillet. Sear for 5 minutes on each side or until the chicken is browned.
  4. Puree the roasted red peppers, garlic, and olive oil in a blender. Pour the heavy cream into the pepper mixture, then blend thoroughly.
  5. Remove the skillet from the stove, then pour the sauce over the top of the thighs. Flip them over to ensure that both sides are coated.
  6. Crumble the goat cheese over the top of the sauced chicken. Transfer the skillet to the oven then bake for 10-15 minutes.
  7. Garnish with parsley and enjoy!

 

 

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My son and his family came to town this week.

On Wednesday night we got together with the whole for dinner and birthday cake.

Favorite # THREE

Artwork and personal notes, addressed by Lydia are one of the many perks of being a Glammy.  Or a Glamme.  However she chooses to spell it.

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At my family gathering on Wednesday evening, it was insinuated [once again] that I am a conspiracy theorist.  Lucky for me I’m not the only American “guilty” of this.

But in my defense, I feel that if you live above ground in the Unites States of America, you should know that there is a forensic audit being conducted in Arizona (Maricopa County) because there was massive election fraud in the November 3, 2020 election.  I mentioned it in this post.

Favorite # FOUR

Conspiracy Theory or NOT

Somewhere between 3 and 4 AM on November 4th, I woke up, looked at my phone, and saw a dramatic change had taken place.

Michigan totals revealed added votes for Biden, which is typical when counting votes, but votes for Trump were SUBTRACTED.  How could the tally show a reduction in the number of votes?  That was when I began to question our electoral system.  I found out that I am not the only one with questions.  I’ve included an example below.

As you’ll hear in the following video, “votes are always additive and should never go negative”

There are other videos, but you won’t likely find them in a Google search or on YouTube because Big Tech is complicit.  Check out Rumble

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Favorite # FIVE

Rockin’ on the River

with LB at Azaleana Manor in Orange Park.

Rockin’ on the River was the name of the event.  We attended on Thursday evening for dinner and entertainment by two bands.  One of the bands was the 77ds.  The other was The Chris Thomas Band.

This is Chris Thomas and his band.

Mr. Thomas is fabulously talented.

We had a great time!

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WHERE DID I GO?

You might think that since I’m working from home and finished with college courses I’d be blogging NON STOP.

But alas, I have been unmotivated.

I’m not sure if it will get better anytime soon.  We’ll see how it goes.

On the subject of college courses, I mentioned that mine have been completed.  Finally.

I got this in the mail

Favorite # ONE

A box of trinkets from Liberty University.

Now, one of those trinkets is special… it is a cord that is meant to be part of a graduate’s regalia.  This one is red.  It means I am a Cum Laude graduate.  Sadly, it is the wrong color.  It should be BLUE!

 

I’m so tired of dealing with them I’m not even going to protest.

I’ll hang it around my neck and pretend it is blue while I watch my virtual graduation this weekend.

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Last weekend LB and I went to the St. John’s Town Center to return some items that I ordered from LOFT.

Favorite # TWO

I’ve said it many times… LOFT is my favorite.  LB is too.

I also like Express and we stopped in there as well.

Favorite # THREE

I really like this outfit.

Off The Shoulder Ruffle Top//Super High Waisted White Button Fly MOM Jeans

MOM jeans?

 NVM… I need another outfit like a need a hole in the head.

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The Glambabies are in town this weekend and I’m looking forward to a visit.  They haven’t been to Florida since February.

Today they went to the Caddyshack with their Mema.

Afterward they rode along to pick up Levi and Thea from school.  Then they all went to Mema’s house for a fun time together.

I took some photos the last time they visited earlier this year, but never posted them.  I came across these photos recently and they are my

Favorite # FOUR

When Lydia and Rory came to Glammy’s house, they found the My Little Ponies that had magical color changing tails.

 

And now I’m going to walk next door and get them!

That will be my

Favorite # FIVE

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By the way…

Happy Friday!

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Happy Friday!

Here are my Friday Favorites for this past week…

April the 10th was

National Siblings Day

and I have one of those…

Favorite # ONE

That’s her on the left.  She is protecting others from possible exposure to germs on her neck LOL.

This pic was taken this past Wednesday at 9:41 PM while Gina and I waited in the Emergency Room for Mama to come back from her CAT scan.  We were both tired, but thankfully everything turned out well.  LB said it may not have been the ideal way to spend an evening, but it could have been a lot worse.

Favorite # TWO

I think this is a sideways Sydney selfie.

I’m thankful that these two were with Mama when the rescue came to take her to the ER.  And thank you Stuart for making it possible for Gina and me to stay with Mama.

Favorite # THREE

She’s Okay

 She told me not to put pictures on social media, and I did not.  In this pic she is feeling much better and telling us about the event that resulted in her visit to the ER.  She told other stories of things that happened many years ago.  And she says she is going to write a book.  I believe she’ll have plenty of material.

In addition to stories, we talked about eating a healthy diet and the perils of a debilitating sweet tooth.  I told them about my banana dessert creations that are a good substitute for sugar laden treats.  Made mostly with frozen bananas.

Thursday just happened to be National Banana Day

Favorite # FOUR

Frozen Bananas

with frozen cherries.

Frozen bananas with frozen berries.

And frozen bananasthe way LB likes… high calorie.

Mama was interested in knowing more, so I sent her a picture showing how I “dispose of” my past-their-prime bananas. Not only are they good for making desserts, a couple of pieces cooked into oatmeal makes it extra yummy.

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Backtracking to the beginning of the week…

Sunday was National Pet Day

Favorite # FIVE

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Happy Friday!

The events of this week began on Saturday with date night at the Alhambra Theater and Dining.  LB and I went to see the Smoke on the Mountain presentation.  It wasn’t my favorite show ever, but I enjoyed the music.  Some of the songs featured were “I’ll Fly Away”, “Whispering Hope”, “Angel Band”, and the “Blood Medley: Nothing but the Blood of Jesus, Are You Washed in Blood, There is Power in the Blood, There is a Fountain”.

The show reminded me of the [good ole] days when the church would have a “Sing”.  We would gather in the Faith Memorial Baptist Church main auditorium and a variety of southern gospel musicians like The Corinthians, the Faith Action Singers, the Faith Trio and The Youngmen would take turns entertaining us with their great talent.  I wish I had photos to share!

Then Sunday was a day to celebrate our risen Lord.  My family gathered at Mama’s house on Sunday afternoon to remember the event together and share a meal.

I made a carrot cake trifle

and English pea salad.  Stephanie and Amanda brought “company potatoes”

and Easter-themed cupcakes… which this little girl LOVED.

They also made art out of a strawberry pie

Stuart baked a ham, Clay fixed a big pot of green beans with lots of bacon.

Dillon brought his famous mac and cheese.  I may have gone back for thirds of that dish.

I didn’t get pictures of everything, but it was all SO good.  And I ate too much.

Richard wasn’t able to join us, but Emily posted some family pictures.  They were all sweet and it was difficult to pick one as a favorite to share…

Favorite # ONE

They are a cute foursome!

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After dinner Amanda planned to go home and have an Easter egg hunt for her puppy.

Her picture was also a favorite…

Favorite # TWO

And now you’ve seen it all.

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On Monday, after LB finished work, we headed for the beach to have a picnic.  He loves going to the beach and I love being with him!

Favorite # THREE

We found a new place that is perfect for a cookout at the beach!

Favorite # FOUR

Peter’s Point park

This would be a great place for a party, reunion, or a weekend visit to the beach with the whole family.  While we were there, LB grilled potatoes, onions, peppers, and burgers.  The strange looking item on the left is the top of his bun covered in ketchup and mustard.

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Favorite # FIVE

a sun-kissed

Mother/Daughter Selfie

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Happy Friday!

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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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