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What Happened?

It has been exactly 2 months since I published a blog post.

There was so much to talk about!  I missed posting about Christmas, New Year’s happenings, The Daniel Fast, and LB’s birthday.  Although I managed to write up a couple (Dec 11 and Dec 20), I never published either and they are both sitting in my drafts folder.  I may backdate and finish them at some point.

What happened?

 I have been preoccupied with political news.  Nearly obsessed.  I have read a lot of posts on Telegram and watched many videos on Rumble.  I don’t buy into all of what I see, but much of it makes sense to me.

And for the record, there is nothing anyone can say that will change my mind about the election fraud that occurred.  The evidence will be heard eventually.

“For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light” (Luke 8:17 ESV).

Since the mainstream media will not provide this information, watch the following:

If the link doesn’t work, copy and paste the URL below and hear for yourself:

https://rumble.com/vc32yv-the-plot-to-steal-america-now-censored-on-youtube.html

Watch and SHARE!

Since the making of The Plot to Steal America, due to censorship, Parler is no longer active.  For more info watch the following:

https://rumble.com/vcqaql-these-two-apps-will-not-be-silenced.html

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I’m going to snap out of my funk and get back to blogging again.

But please forgive me if I rant occasionally.

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Friday Favorites

IT IS

YAY!

Favorite # ONE

Amanda

Wednesday was Amanda’s birthday but since she had to go out of town on business, we gathered Sunday night to celebrate.  Amanda requested a birthday cake that is reminiscent of one my Mema Reid used to make.  I have never been able to make mine look like hers.

It is a yellow layer cake with chocolate icing.  The icing is fudgy like candy

Favorite # TWO

Humility

There is nothing like presenting an ugly birthday cake to someone you love.

I don’t know why I can’t get this cake right!

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Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas

now that the Christmas cards are coming and this one is my favorite…

Favorite # THREE

handcrafted by this little artistAfter sending this picture via text, I told Emily to tell Lydia that I love it.  Lydia’s reply was “I knew she would love it.”

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Favorite # FOUR

Duck Duck Go

I’ve said goodbye to Google.

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Favorite # FIVE

Texas

You can read about it here.

God Bless Texas!

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Friday Favorites

Its Friday!

This week EVERY day has been as wonderful as Friday because I have been on vacation.  LB and I didn’t make plans to go anywhere in particular, but decided to take it a day at a time.

As I mentioned previously we went to EPCOT last Friday.  We spent the night then on Saturday, enjoyed a late breakfast and a shopping trip to Tanger Outlets in Daytona.  Once we made it back home, it was clear that a recovery day was in order.  So Sunday was a day spent doing nothing.

On Monday, late in the afternoon, we made spur of the moment plans to go to South Carolina.  Richard was on track to open a new restaurant on Tuesday, and LB thought it would be fun to surprise him by attending.

Favorite # ONE

Opening Day

at Maple Street Biscuit Co Mount Pleasant.

I enjoyed getting to see Richard in his Maple Street world and I also enjoy this concoction

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Favorite # TWO

LB posted this shot in google maps and it has had hundreds of views

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Favorite # THREE

Lydia and Rory are the sweetest little girls that I’ve known since my own Stephanie and Amanda.  Before we left SC they wanted to spend a few minutes snuggling.  So we did.

Snuggling and giggling. They are precious!

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Favorite # FOUR

I mentioned in an earlier post that LB and I had visited St. Augustine to see the Nights of Lights, but it was SO CROWDED, there was no getting into the historic district.

We decided to go back on a weeknight during our vacation, and that happened on Thursday.We had a great time and the city was beautiful, as always

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Since we couldn’t get tickets to President Trump’s rally in Valdosta on Saturday night, we decided we would go to Fernandina to hear a band that LB follows.  So we went to Fernandina, checked into the Hampton Inn (which was very cute), walked around the town visiting shops and enjoying the Christmas displays, we had dinner at Pepper’s and then walked to the place were the Bluff Five Band was scheduled to play.  It was outdoors and it was just too cold.

So we went back to our cute hotel and watched the rally in Valdosta…

Favorite # FIVE~

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Epcot Adventure

At first it was going to be The 25th Annual 2020 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival that Stephanie and Amanda wanted us to attend.  So LB bought tickets to EPCOT for November 13th.

Then it was decided that we should instead attend the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays on the Friday after Thanksgiving.  So LB changed our reservations and tickets.

On Friday morning, LB and I headed to Orlando to meet Stephanie and Amanda.

We met at the Pop Century Resort and took the new Skyliner to Epcot.  I am not a Disney park regular, like many in my family, so I left it up to my girls to show us the Disney ropes.  For starters, they suggested that I participate in the

Holiday Cookie Stroll

and then led us to the World Showplace where we enjoyed some Festival Favorites and picked up our first cookie.

Festival Favorites at the World Showplace

Gingerbread Cookie

It was at the world showplace where we began our day of eating tiny servings of International dishes.

It was great.

Our next stop was the Yukon Holiday Kitchen at the Canada Pavilion where we picked up our

Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie

For some reason the girls did not want this cookie and asked for permission to swap it for two of another.  I haven’t tasted it yet, but I think it is kinda cute.

Stop number three was the Bavaria Holiday Kitchen at the Germany Pavilion where we collected our

          Linzer Cookie

Cookie number four was at the American Holiday Table at the America Pavilion

Chocolate Crinkle Cookie

Later that day, after enjoying a few of EPCOT’s attractions, we stopped to purchase our fifth Cookie Stroll cookie at the L’Chaim Holiday Kitchen [between the Morocco and France Pavilions]; the

Black-and-White Cookie

LB doesn’t know it yet, but I’ve already eaten this cookie.  Yep… all by myself.

The L’Chaim Holiday Kitchen was the last cookie stroll stop and was also my favorite dining spot.  There was a tiny pastrami sandwich and potato latkes topped with smoked salmon. 

The prize cookie was the

Minnie Peppermint Cookie

at the Holiday Sweets and Treats, where Amanda got her favorite chocolate peppermint shake.TINY chocolate peppermint shake.

To house my expensive collectible cookies, I purchased this cutie collectible containerwith the help of Amanda’s season-ticket-holder-discount.

Our EPCOT Adventure was a fun day and I would definitely recommend the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays event.

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This post is proof that you can blog about anything.

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Friday Favorites

Apparently I’ve been preoccupied lately because I have been neglecting to publish my usual

Friday Favorites

posts, so you may see a few new ones pop in at the same time.

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Favorite # ONE

On Saturday LB and I HAD to get out of the house.  I saw this as an opportunity to go

SHOPPING

The dressing rooms were open!It was a fun time!

We decided to go to the St. Augustine Outlet and then drive to the historic district to see the annual Nights of Lights.  We made it to the outlet mall, and had a great time, but the streets of St. Augustine were jam packed.  We’ll most likely try to get back to Nights of Lights sometime during the week, but on this trip, we visited an old favorite:

Favorite # TWO

El Potro

Just like old times!

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Favorite # THREE

This week I came across an article that had me ‘grinning like a mule eating briars’

Bless Your Heart

… and Other Southern Sayings.

It was written by Chloe Ann and can be found here.

I use ‘Bless Your/Her/His Heart’ often, just to reply to a comment.  And most of the sayings in this article I remember hearing from my grandparents.  Mema used ‘Kindly’ and ‘Hasslin’. Everyone used ‘Fixin’, ‘Lordy Mercy’, ‘Reckon’, ‘Yonder’, and ‘Yall’.  Grandpa would have Dinner and Supper as opposed to Lunch and Dinner.

One that I didn’t read in this article was ‘Shoo’, meaning ‘get away’ which my Papa used when he told a story about his Grandmother.  As he came to the end of the story, using a high pitched voice he would say “Shoooo you chickens”

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Favorite # FOUR

Jenna Ellis

This lady didn’t miss a beat in the press conference that was held on Thursday.

She stands here in this photo as a member of “an elite strike force team”. 

She is my new hero.

I asked a coworker today if she watched the news conference about the election fraud.  She replied, “No, News4Jax said there was no fraud; that Trump needs to just give it up”.

Whether you agree with that or not, you owe it to yourself to hear the truth.

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Favorite # FIVE

I joined

Parler

Free speech social network.

You can find me @Krstar0601

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Friday Favorites

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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Friday Favorites

This past week’s forecast included Halloween, a hurricane, a time change, and an election.  Despite the election, I have Friday Favorites and I have to say…

I’m so grateful for Friday!

This week also included the birthday of my firstborn

Favorite # ONE

Stephanie

I’ve published posts about Stephanie which you can read here and in a story here.

Stephanie likes to challenge me to create interesting birthday cakes like I mentioned in this post.  For her birthday this year she asked for a Halloween murder cake.  I did the best I could to recreate the photo she sent to me…She has a unique sense of taste.

To celebrate Stephanie’s birthday, many of our family gathered together on Sunday night.

One of the appetizers that I served at the party was a hit and a new favorite…

Favorite # TWO

Baked Artichoke Dip

Baked Artichoke Dip

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

  • 14 oz. can artichoke hearts – chopped
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 8 oz. room temperature cream cheese 
  • 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • French baguette

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Spread in a small casserole dish and bake for 30 minutes. Serve with sliced baguette, crackers or pita chips.

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Favorite # THREE

Peanut Butter and Jelly

We DID go out for a few minutes on Halloween to the annual Ballasso Halloween Party.  Due to COVID concerns, the party was held outdoors.  The evening was cut a bit short because it RAINED!

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Favorite # FOUR

The GOP

The Grand Old Party (GOP) is also known as the Republican Party and is one of the two major political parties in the United States of America.  During the 19th century the Republican Party stood against the extension of slavery into our country’s new territories and, ultimately, for slavery’s complete abolition.  In the 21st-century, the Republican Party supports lower taxes, free market capitalism, restrictions on immigration, increased military spending, and the right to keep and bear arms.

Tuesday was election day and it began as a good day, but while we were sleeping something happened.  I know this because I was checking my FOX NEWS app between 3AM and 4AM.

I’m not one to make waves nor do I want to debate politics.  I love all things American including its history, the constitution, democracy, the right to vote, and the TRUTH.  I hope the truth is revealed.  And I hope God will continue to bless our country.

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Favorite # FIVE

A Good Laugh

Along with this picture of a lovely pink moon was an explanation…

“Hello, I got tired of waiting for the Pink Moon so I got drunk and put a slice of bologna on the window”.

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