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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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Good News

Two of the most effective weapons in psychological warfare are discouragement and demoralization.  If your opponent can discourage and demoralize you, it is likely that you will stop fighting.

But take heart,

you are WINNING

on many fronts!

Good News of the Week

for the week beginning June 13, 2021

[source: CJTRUTH (OFFICIAL) via Telegram]

1. Delegates from 13 states have now toured the audit facility in Maricopa County, AZ, and more will follow.  President Trump is encouraging states not to be intimidated or suppressed and to show courage under fire.

2. The hand recount is wrapping up in Maricopa.

Many ballots are MISSING.

Huge discrepancies are expected between the number of ballots certified and the number available to be counted.

3. Attorney General Merrick Garland threatened to get involved in the Arizona audit, but Arizona lawmakers were not intimidated.  Instead, AZ State Senator Wendy Rogers warned the AG, “You will not touch Arizona ballots or machines unless you want to spend time in an Arizona prison.”

4. As of May 14, 2021, legislators had introduced 389 election integrity bills across 48 states.  Twenty-two bills had already been enacted, 61 are moving through legislatures and 32 have passed at least one chamber.  There will be more.

5. The Fake News Media has been forced to admit several times lately that

President Trump was RIGHT.

Trump issued a fiery statement listing their top ten lies then expanded on his statement via a satellite appearance at Mike Lindell’s “MAGA Frank Rally” in Wisconsin yesterday.  You can watch his speech at RSBNetwork.com.

6. Another MSM false narrative has been debunked.  MSM repeatedly lied and said that President Trump cleared Lafayette Square by ordering protestors to be tear gassed so that he could have his photo taken in front of St. John’s Church.  The DOJ Inspector General just released a report showing that President Trump had nothing to do with it.  It was all lies.

7. More video has surfaced of US Capitol Police (USCP) allowing people into the building January 6th.

Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI)

is asking all the right questions and demanding answers and security footage from the Acting Chief of USCP, Yogananda Pittman.

8. Kamala Harris’ trip to Guatemala and Mexico was so bad that even the MSM was forced to report the disaster.  CNN is also reporting that her poor performance has “left some administration officials quietly perplexed…”

9. Only 40% of likely American voters believe that Dr. Fauci has told the truth about US government funding for gain-of-function virus research.

10. The Florida Board of Education has

BANNED the teaching of Critical Race Theory

and the “1619 Project” in their public schools.

11. In 2017 through 2020, President Trump’s DOJ was secretly surveilling at least a dozen people associated with the House Intelligence Committee.  This was part of an investigation to determine who was leaking classified information out of Congress to the Fake News Media in order to drive the Trump/Russia hoax.  Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell were among those surveilled.

12. Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that

Texas will immediately begin building border barriers

along stretches of the Rio Grande where immigrants are easily crossing into our Country illegally.  Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers is trying to get this done in Arizona, too.

13. Nickelodeon has been aggressively trying to sexualize our children the last few years.  This has lead to a ratings collapse.  The channel was averaging 1.2M viewers per week in 2017, but they now average less than a third of that.

14. Soccer fans around the world are booing players as they “take the knee” before games to highlight racial injustice.  Several countries have formally announced that their players will not be pressured to conform.

15. The best news is that “God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” John 3:17

Hat tip to @DaneanHere from “Good News of the Week.”

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Friday Favorites

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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Good News of the Week

Two of the most effective weapons in psychological warfare are discouragement and demoralization.  If your opponent can discourage and demoralize you, it is likely that you will stop fighting.

But take heart,

you are WINNING

on many fronts!

Good News of the Week

for June 9, 2021

[source: CJTRUTH (OFFICIAL) via Telegram]

1. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has announced that he will vote against Democrats’ sweeping election reform bill, “For the People Act.”  He has faced expected Democrat backlash for this, but he is not being swayed.

2. As of Wednesday afternoon, 80% of the ballots have been counted in the Maricopa County, AZ audit.

3. Delegates from six states –PA, GA, CO, AK, VA and NV–have already visited the Arizona audit facility.  Other state’s delegates are scheduled to tour the facility later in the week.

4. Several people have been subpoenaed in

Fulton County, Georgia

for their activities in the 2020 election.  These include Ruby Freeman, an election worker who was caught on tape scanning ballots multiple times as well as her daughter, Shaye Moss.  Shaye told GOP observers to go home and then pulled suitcases of ballots out from under a table.

5. The Georgia GOP approved a resolution to censure Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for failing to perform his duties and for undermining the security of the 2020 election in Georgia.

6. Texas Governor

Greg Abbott

signed a bill into law that increased the penalty for intentionally altering ballots or election reports to a second-degree felony.  These crimes can now land people in jail for up to 20 years.

7. The border town of McAllen, TX, which is 85% Hispanic, elected their first Republican mayor in 24 years.  Republicans also held two other mayoral seats in the DFW area and had major wins in DFW-area school board races amid a raging battle over critical race theory.

8. President Trump was back in campaign mode mode at the NC GOP State Convention Saturday and millions of people tuned in to watch.  You can watch the full speech on RSBNetwork.com.

9. Social media’s censorship and bans have not hindered President Trump from getting his messages out.  A New York Times analysis, said 11 of his 89 statements after the bans have attracted as many likes or shares as before he was banned.

10. The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that immigrants who entered our Country illegally and then were granted Temporary Protected Status are not eligible to apply for “green cards” to remain in the US permanently.  If someone enters the US illegally, they will not be rewarded with permanent citizenship.

11. Kamala Harris traveled to Guatemala to discuss the border crisis with their president.  She was greeted with huge banners which read:

“Kamala, TRUMP WON”

“Kamala Go Home” and “Kamala Mind Your own Business.” Guatemala’s president blamed Biden’s change in Trump’s message for the rapid border crisis.

12. The criminal investigation into NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “cover-up” of COVID-19 deaths at state nursing homes continues.  Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed communications, contracts and documents used during the pitching process of his memoir to aid their investigation.

13. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continues to protect individual rights.  He threatened to enforce FL law on cruise companies which would fine them $5,000 every time they asked for proof of vaccination.  This forced Royal Caribbean to change its stance.  You may now sail with them unvaccinated.

14. Florida Governor

Ron DeSantis

went on the offense and signed two bills that will combat the influence of foreign adversaries.  One bill bans Confucius Institutes on university and college campuses, and the other creates new criminal offenses for the theft and trafficking of trade secrets.

15. The United Nations has suspended Iran’s voting rights after it failed to pay $16M in dues.

16. The best news of all is that Jesus laid down His life for you and me.  Jesus said, “As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father, and I lay down My life for the sheep.” John 10:15

This good news was created by CJTRUTH in partnership with “Good News of the Week.”

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Summer Vacation 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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Presidential Election 2020

No doubt you’ve heard of the Watergate scandal.  It began in the early morning hours of June 17, 1972.  Several intruders were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee.  That office was located in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.  You probably saw a remake of this drama in the movie Forrest Gump.

This was not an ordinary intrusion.  The intruders were connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign, and they had been caught wiretapping phones and stealing documents.  President Nixon’s role in the conspiracy was eventually revealed.

He resigned on August 9, 1974.

It has been suggested that the Watergate scandal changed American politics forever, causing many Americans to question their leaders and think more critically about the presidency.  I was only 8 at the time and I don’t remember much about events surrounding President Nixon.  But fast forward 46 years and I can tell you plenty about events surrounding President Trump.

This is just a bit of what I know.

On November 3, 2020

I went to bed believing President Trump had been elected to a second term as President of the United States.  Although I was still scratching my head about the VERY EARLY Arizona call for Joe Biden, I still had a good feeling.  Somewhere between 3 and 4 AM on November 4th, I woke up, looked at my phone, and saw a dramatic change had taken place.

And I was wide awake.

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?  At this point I started questioning what was going on.  I found a lot of interesting information like THIS.

It took awhile for everything to be sorted out, but it was finally determined that Biden had been elected.

And now

Many People are Waking UP

and the audits have begun.

Starting with Arizona. In Maricopa county a forensic audit has begun.

You can watch it live at AZAudit.org when the audit resumes again on May 24th.

That’s not really news.  And if you listen to the journalists in the MSM [main stream media] grouse and screech, you may think the audit is happening because those “Conspiracy Theorists” are trying to overturn the election.  But why would a journalist report anything other than the unbiased truth?  Why would a journalist be wildly concerned about an audit?  Surely, when discussing “the most free, fair, and secure election in American history”, there is no reason to be anxious or insecure.

“Confidence is silent, insecurities are loud”

The louder they become, the more it appears that something was fraudulent about the 2020 Presidential election.  If the election was free, fair and secure,  a forensic audit is nothing to fear.

According to constitutional rights

We The People

[including the state of Arizona], are deserving of election transparency.

I hope that everyone will come to understand that the audit is not about Democrats versus Republican.  All people across the political spectrum stand to benefit from this audit… not to overturn the election, but to ensure that every citizen of the United States who is an elector qualified to vote, knows there is accuracy and integrity in our elections.

Is there something to hide?

If there is nothing to hide

…there is nothing to fear.

I don’t buy everything MSM sells and you don’t have to either.  There are alternate news sources, some on YouTube, although many have been censored.  Facts Matter is a good place to find unbiased truth.  And RUMBLE, has several informative sources…  And We Know, Christian Patriot News, Red Pill 78, and X22 Report.

 If you’re in the mood for a good show, everyone’s favorite Pillow Man tells it like it is on Frank Speech and provides Absolute Proof about Absolute Interference.

Grab your popcorn.

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Friday Favorites

Even though I am working from home, and I have not had to endure the insane traffic that vexed me on my travels to the office, I still look forward to Friday.  I rejoice on Friday afternoon that I will not have to log into my workspace for TWO DAYS.  It is a liberating experience and I typically find myself dancing like no one is watching.  And it is a good thing they aren’t.

So I am once again celebrating Friday by sharing my favorites from this week.

Happy Friday!

Last week I mentioned that the glam babies would be visiting Florida for a few days.  They would have the chance to sleepover at 3 of their grandmother’s houses.  Friday night it was Glammy’s turn.  I could and should dedicate an entire post about that visit, but for now I’m going to choose a few photos that LB took to be my

Favorite # ONEThey are so Pretty!

Inside and Out!

The glam babies went to stay with their YaYa on Saturday night while LB and I “participated” in my graduation.

 I’ve been looking at this card pinned to my bulletin board for months, I thought it should be my

Favorite # TWO

Tim Tebow was the speaker and he did a great job.  The choral group sang beautifully.  That’s about it.

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Favorite # THREE

Yep, plant-based hot dogs.

Not the healthiest plant-based food I’ve tried, but only 60 calories.

LB decided he wanted to grill hot dogs earlier this week.  He grilled the greasy jalapeño cheese stuffed sausage dogs for himself, but I’ve been wanting to try these.  I have to admit, they have an odd texture, but taste excellent covered in yellow mustard and stuffed in a hotdog bun.

I ate 3

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Over the weekend I hurt my knee.

I was being goofy and ended up on the floor with my leg twisted in the wrong direction.  It hurt so bad, I couldn’t walk on it for almost 24 hours.  LB bought a knee brace and it has been helpful.  There was no visit to an urgent care center, because I figured if I gave it a few days, it may get better.  I was right.  My knee is much improved.  Every once in awhile I find myself not wanting to put weight on it, but overall it is improving daily.

With all that said, my next favorite will have to be my new friend

Favorite # FOUR

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and last but not least

Favorite # FIVE

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