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Oh HAPPY Day!

January 7, 2022

Since September 2021 I have been struggling to manage anger.  My anger management trouble was triggered on August 30th when the rules changed at work.  My 4-person team was awarded the opportunity to handle a new category of complaint for the entire center.  This gave us ownership of the type of issue that is un-resolvable and leaves a customer frustrated and proficient in their ability to express rage.

I understand why the company made the decision to change process and that is because we are the best of the best 😊  but that doesn’t make it any easier.  It has been an exhausting effort.

Due to fried brain syndrome, after I log off in the afternoon, typically I will have a seat on the sofa and fall asleep.

But today management announced another change.  It went something like this:

After data review and much consideration we have decided to pause the *** cases starting close of business today. I will be sending out the notification to others shortly. This means that starting tomorrow we will not accept *** submissions at this time until further review and possible revamp.  The reason… process as it stands is not the initial intention and has slightly morphed leaving you all overwhelmed.

I couldn’t have described “the process as it stands” more beautifully if I tried.

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Happy Friday!

I do actually have some favorites for today.  They go back a few weeks, but thats because I have some catching up to do!

Favorite # ONE

Christmas 2021

5 days before Christmas and I am DONE!  [This is a positive not a negative].

I have the house decorated and gifts wrapped.

LB has erected his new GRINCH in the front yard.  I’ve engaged in some crafting of Christmas goodies: Almond Roca, Dark chocolate fudge, Magic cookie bars, and of course, Christmas cookies!  The girls will be over later this week to make divinity.

LB and I have celebrated the SEASON by attending a Christmas event at Promiseland Baptist Church, attending a showing of  Bruce Allen Scudder’s “Christmas Carol” at the Alhambraand spending an evening with the Family decorating Christmas cookies and gingerbread houses.

And that is as far as I got.

I began this Christmas 2021 blog post, but never got around to finishing…   one of 43 unfinished in my Prettyis drafts folder.

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Favorite # TWO

A Clean Bill of Health

Which came with a $500+ medical bill.

It was just a tiny procedure, but I had never experienced it and did not like the sound of it, or the reason it was necessary.  I waited for the appointment from mid-November until a few days after Christmas.  It was a nerve-racking few weeks.

Fortunately all is well.  Good health is truly a blessing.

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Favorite # THREE

New Year Mini Vacay

I was one of the lucky few who were able to be off New Years Eve.  LB and I left home and headed for Jekyll Island (one of LB’s favorite places).  We stayed in a new hotel and attended an event at the Jekyll Island Club Resort.  There was a band and many people took to the dance floor (not me).  There was A LOT of food and quite a few guests.  I didn’t make it to midnight; We went back to the hotel and watched Andy Cohen’s excellent rant to bring in the new year.  It was great.  I’d love to link it, but I can’t find a good recording.  Also I don’t want to promote liberals.

I do, however, want to promote conservatives.

This is what our favorite President said today on Telegram:

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Favorite # FOUR

A Message from Donald J. Trump

What we witnessed yesterday was the last gasps of a corrupt and discredited left-wing political and media establishment that has, for decades, driven our country into the ground—shipping away our jobs, surrendering our strength, sacrificing our sovereignty, attacking our history and values, and trying to turn America into a country that our people can barely recognize.

These radical leftists in Washington care NOTHING for American Democracy. All they care about is control over you, and wealth and riches for themselves.

But they are failing. No one believes them anymore. And the day is quicky coming when they will be overwhelmingly voted out of power.

Joe Biden’s voice is now the voice of desperation and despair.

His handlers gave him that speech to read yesterday because they know the unprecedented failures of his presidency and the left-wing extremism of the Pelosi-Schumer Congress have destroyed the Democrat Party.

Part of their panic is motivated by the realization that, just like the Russia Collusion Hoax, they cannot sustain the preposterous fabrications about January 6 much longer. The truth is coming out.

But for them, the worst part of it all is the knowledge that the American People are seeing right through their phony media event—which despicably compared a Pelosi-led security failure at the Capitol to the darkest days in American history and the deaths of 3,000 Americans.

The people see right through that sham. They see a cynical politician who ran for office promising unity who is now doing the most divisive thing possible—slandering his political opponents as domestic terrorists, just like insecure dictators do in communist countries.

The American People also see that January 6 has become the Democrats’ excuse and pretext for the most chilling assault on the civil liberties of American citizens in generations. It is being used to justify outrageous attacks on free speech, widespread censorship, de-platforming, calls for increased domestic surveillance, appalling abuse of political prisoners, labeling opponents of COVID lockdowns and mandates as national security threats, and even ordering the FBI to target parents who object to the radical indoctrination of their children in school. And this week, January 6 is also the Democrats’ excuse for trying to pass a radical Federal takeover of state election law. They are trying to BAN voter ID and other basic measures that can ensure the sacred integrity of the vote.

The reason the Democrats are doing all of this is not because they believe they will win a fair and honest election. It’s because they know they will overwhelmingly LOSE one.

Remember, I am not the one trying to undermine American Democracy—I am the one trying to SAVE American Democracy.

Today, I am more confident than ever in the strength and common sense of the American People. They are counting the days until we will no longer have to be constantly lectured, lied to, and dictated to by corrupt politicians and their media partners. When we will no longer have to put up with this broken establishment’s hoaxes and its manufactured media narratives—And as Biden and his radical handlers know, that day is coming fast. Because in the months and years ahead, the American People are going to speak up, take action, and VOTE in massive numbers, and we are going to TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY.

From the very beginning, all that Americans have wanted is great jobs, safe neighborhoods, strong borders, good schools, a proud nation, and a government that LISTENS to the American People. That is what our movement has always been about—and that is what we are focused on to this day.

Joe Biden and the Radical Democrats have failed on every front. But do not lose hope. America WILL be Great Again.

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Favorite # FIVE

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Filed Under: Friday Favorites, Holiday

Friday Favorites

August 13, 2021

Today is Friday the 13th.

Don’t walk under any ladders, don’t break any mirrors, don’t spill any salt, don’t open an umbrella indoors, don’t pick up a penny facing down, and don’t walk by any black cats.  If you’re superstitious, that is.

Still, Friday the 13th is better than ANY Monday.

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Yesterday was

National Middle Child Day

Favorite # ONE

This Post

I was planning on sharing the post about My middle child that I published a few years ago, but thought I would save it for today.

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All of my kids came over for a pool party on Saturday!

One of them brought a giant unicorn and a giant Stitch along…

Favorite # TWO

And now we have 2 more giant floats to add to the collection!

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Favorite # THREE

I don’t anticipate FaceBook losing popularity anytime soon, but I’m getting tired of it.  Since Parler didn’t work out well, I’ve opened an account with GETTR.

The Marketplace of Ideas

Sadly, I haven’t found anyone that I know on GETTR, other than political figures and the character il Donaldo Trumpo, who is hilarious.

I hope you will all join and look me up when you do! @krstar0601

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This week I listened to Mike Lindell’s Cyber Symposium.  The team endured cyber attacks, infiltration by ANTIFA and Mike was physically attacked when going to his hotel room.  It appears that there is a great deal of information that someone doesn’t want to be uncovered.

However, not all was lost.  The Cyber Symposium Red Team was able to prove that the voting machines were hacked, and in some cases, data has been deleted.  During the symposium, the following video was released and it is my

Favorite # FOUR

Very interesting information.

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LB likes to take pics and Elvis is typically one of his subjects.

I thought this sequence of photos was pretty cute.

Favorite # FIVE

Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the box.

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Filed Under: Friday Favorites, National Day Calendar, Political

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

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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 the 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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Filed Under: Birthday, Friday Favorites, Political

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
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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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Filed Under: Baking, Birthday, Friday Favorites, Shopping

Friday Favorites

July 9, 2021

Today in North Florida, the weather is MOSTLY Cloudy, which is relative to my mood.  It isn’t the happiest of Fridays.  This morning when I logged into my company pc I found an email waiting in my inbox.  The subject…

UPDATE: Preparing for a Return to the Office.

I’m going to try to have a good attitude, but, so far, that is the worst news I’ve had all year.

Nevertheless, I have

Friday Favorites

and I also received some good news recently.

Favorite # ONE

My son and his family will be moving back to Florida.

I’m sure that they enjoyed their stay in Charleston, but everyone in my family is happy about their return next month!

I “borrowed” this photo of a “Proud American Family” from Emily’s social media post.

On the subject of Proud American, this past week we celebrated our country’s independence

Favorite # TWO

Celebrating Independence Day

Hopefully everyone had a great day and enjoyed a long holiday weekend.  LB had to work on the 4th due to the possibility that hurricane Elsa would negatively impacting the southeast.  For that reason, we didn’t go out or meet with family and friends, but we did enjoy an American favorite

Favorite # THREE

The real beef kind… not plant based!

But as everyone knows, there is more to celebrating our July 4th Independence Day than eating hotdogs.  Much effort went into our country becoming independent.

Favorite # FOUR

Independence

It is a blessing!

Although we weren’t technically independent on the 4th of July in 1776, we DECLARED it.  On that day we were neither free of the British crown nor the American Revolutionary War.  That war would last until 1783.  During this time, Colonial America stood side by side with our Founding Fathers to fight.  Colonial America eventually won the Revolutionary War and freedom from the British government and their atrocities.  It shouldn’t be taken lightly that a great deal of blood was shed to bestow the the blessings of freedom on those of us who enjoy it today.  Anyone who alleges differently is ignorant.

 Independence is a blessing and if Americans don’t wake up, we’re likely to lose it.

Watch this short video to see how easily it can happen…

Stealing The Most Powerful Republic In The World

If you didn’t catch that, watch it again.  It was my

Favorite # FIVE

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Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

 


Filed Under: Friday Favorites, Holiday, Political

Friday Favorites

June 25, 2021

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
  • Time: 25-30 mins
  • 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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Filed Under: family first, Friday Favorites, Political, Recipes

Friday Favorites

June 11, 2021

Last week was summer vacation week and I had a lot of favorites to share, but no time to share them.  This week I went back to work and had barely any favorites.

Nevertheless, I was able to pinpoint a few

Happy Friday Favorites!

Favorite # ONE

I was the lucky recipient of a beautifully colored picture of Shutterfly the birthday pony.  At first glance I thought it was Pinkie Pie but someone corrected me immediately lol.  It was sent by a little girl who calls me Glammy and spells it like this:

gLamE

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Favorite # TWO

Tanologist Express Tan

Self Tan Mousse

Part of a collection of beauty products that I received from Stephanie and Amanda for Mother’s Day.  Once I figured out how to use it I realized this stuff is GREAT!  Instant tan.  No kidding!

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LB and I went to dinner and a show at the Alhambra Theater and Dining recently.  Dinner was excellent and the story and music were GREAT!

Favorite # THREE

The dress I wore on that date night was a birthday gift from LB

Favorite # FOUR

It is cute, comfortable and conscious fashion for the conscious consumer!

IBUKL multi-functional intelligent moisture sensor fabric, Icefil combines with your own body’s moisture to create a cooling thermal reaction so you can stay comfortable and odor-free on hot and humid days. Our garments feature UPF 50+ sun protection to combat harmful UVA and UVB rays. Your everyday concerns met with our modern solutions.  Stay and be cool with IBKUL! (source)

Because some of us are vexed with everlasting personal heat.

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Favorite # FIVE

Patriotism

The silent majority has begun to raise its voice and it sounds beautiful to me!

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