Happy Birthday in Heaven

March 1, 2020

Although I obviously have no proof, my personal belief is that our earthly birthdays are not celebrated in Heaven. I’m sure that there are Bible verses to support my theory.

That said, our loved ones who have gone to Heaven are still celebrated here on earth, by the ones they’ve left behind.

My Daddy

would have been

Seventy-Four

years old today.

He may have been walking crooked (bent to the right) as he occasionally did when his back gave him trouble.

Daddy may have still been telling elephant jokes (why do elephants paint their toenails red?) and playing practical jokes – now on his grandchildren – since his children have long since figured out his antics.

He would have LOVED his growing family

and

meeting the ones who came along after he left:

Sydney, Chynna, Emily, Levi, Lydia, Thea, Rory, Adrian, and Eden.

He would have loved them all… and they would have loved him!

I’m sure he would have enjoyed events like dancing with my Mama at the Rockabilly Prom.

I imagine he may have walked next door to enjoy old movies with his oldest daughter in her TV room.

His hair would likely have been completely grey and I’m sure his green eyes would still have an “I love You” sparkle. I’ve mentioned him again and again in my posts:

and

Richard A. Reid was born in Palatka, Florida on March 1, 1946.

He lived to the age of 55 and enjoyed A Wonderful Life.

He has been gone since November 23, 2001.

I am not exaggerating when I say that not a day goes by that I don’t think about him.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

I’m looking forward to seeing you again!

We are ALL looking forward to seeing you again!

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What’s Up Wednesday?

February 26, 2020

And to tell you

What’s Up!

What’s Up Wednesday is a monthly compilation of What’s Up…

posted on a Wednesday.

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What we’re eating

This month it is KETO.

On Saturday I posted a pic of my latest concoction on Instagram.

It is the Reuben in a Skillet… aka Reuben in a Bowl from Stylish Cravings.Mine was made in a skillet.

I’m planning on making this again next week. I’m obsessed.

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What I’m loving

I am loving the Pop Icon jeans from Old Navy.

Since receiving a pair as a Christmas gift, I’ve bought 4 more pairs in other shades.

I have Black Jack, Willow, Deep Indigo, and Fern.

Black Jack is tighter than the others; Deep Indigo is my favorite.

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What we’ve been up to

Cleaning and sealing tile grout.

Very exciting.

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What I’ve been working on

PSYC 320

and counting down.

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, this class deserves a blog post of its own.

After this one, there are only THREE to go!

Maybe I won’t wait until 2021 to take another.

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What I’m excited about

Getting these Invisalign buttons OFF OF MY TEETH.

I’m hoping this will happen tomorrow!

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What I’m dreading

Having my teeth worked on tomorrow.

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What I’m watching/reading

Right now I’m sort-of watching Live from Daryl’s House. I’m not paying close attention at the moment, but it sounds like they’re having a good time.

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What I’m listening to

see previous

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What I’m wearing

Pop Icon Jeans go with anything.

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What I’m doing this weekend

Cleaning and sealing tile grout.

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What I’m looking forward to next month

Daylight saving time begins next month… at 2:00 on Sunday, March 8th. I’m looking forward to it because I took the following Monday OFF! Have fun without me guys!

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Friday Favorites

February 21, 2020

and time for my

Friday Favorites!

Last Saturday the family gathered to celebrate my favorite two year old

Favorite # ONE

Rory

As I mentioned last week, she was born on Valentine’s Day.

Rory loves “Toy Stoy”

and as soon as she laid eyes on her birthday cupcakes she exclaimed

“FORKY!”

Favorite # TWO

Forky Cupcakes

When Emily sent this photo from Pinterest with a request to make Rory’s birthday cake/cupcakes a few weeks ago, I knew I would HAVE TO TRY to recreate this presentation.Emily suggested chocolate would be best. I used a chocolate cake mix (from a box) and homemade vanilla buttercream frosting.

Each Forky was lovingly brought to life by Glammy herself. Not bad for an amateur.

Rory picked out her birthday presents about a month ago while she and Glammy surfed Amazon.

Favorite # THREE

Shopping with Rory

This is what she wanted. This is what she got.

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Three weeks ago, the six members of my team learned that there will be changes coming to our team. Two members of our group would be leaving to take new positions. Today would be our last day as a group of six. With that, we began planning a potluck because that is what we do. I can’t even explain it.

In this case it wasn’t a celebration potluck, but deliberate, indulgent, group stress eating.

The potluck has happened. Today we enjoyed chicken wings, deviled eggs, tea sandwiches (ham/Swiss and chicken salad), a veggie tray, cookies and a new recipe

Favorite # FOUR

Cream Cheese Tuna Dip

That I found here.

Interestingly enough, it is very tasty and pairs nicely with Wheat Thins.

Everyone on my team loved it!

YaY!

Favorite # FIVE

My Team

Corey, ME, Kathy, Wendy, Keith, Troy

A miscellaneous assemblage of geniuses.

(I really do appreciate you guys)

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Friday Favorites

February 14, 2020

Happy Friday

and

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

One of my coworkers made the comment that his wife asked him to give her flowers for Valentine’s Day.

She ASKED him. And he didn’t send her flowers!

I told him I would blog about this and he shrugged.

One day there will be shaming!

After listening to two of these guys talk this morning about how they don’t observe this “Hallmark holiday” I am even more convinced that

I have the best Valentine in the world.

My Valentine is my

Favorite # ONE

LB

Not because he spoils me, but because he adores me.

And I adore him!

He gives and gives and is always trying to think of ways to outdo himself. This morning I was greeted by hugs, kisses, balloons, chocolates, gifts, and flowers.

LB knows how much I love flowers.

Favorite # TWO

Tulips

LB bought these last week. No flowers at first, but they started to show signs of budding within two days.

When the flowers finally opened, Elvis would have none of it. He decided it was time for them to go. As of this morning, he has bitten off two flowers and left them for me to find on the table.

At least he didn’t eat them and hopefully he won’t eat these

Favorite # THREE

A Special Delivery

with a note quoting a line from my favorite movie You’ve Got Mail.

I’ve mentioned this in another Valentine’s Day Post here.

Yes, LB, I do think daisies are the friendliest flower!

[He is such a romantic]

Favorite # FOUR

All This

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There is NO way I can post today without reminiscing about Valentine’s Day 2018 and mentioning

Favorite # FIVE

RORY

was born 2 years ago today and I was privileged to meet her only minutes after she arrived

She has changed so much in two years!

Happy Birthday Little Valentine!

Yippee Ki-Yay!

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Friday Favorites

February 7, 2020

The first Friday in February is

National Wear Red Day

to raise awareness about heart disease in women and show support for saving women’s lives…

Red is one of my favorites! And today is time for my

Friday Favorites!

Favorite # ONE

is that red sweater!

It came from Old Navy and I have it in 3 colors!

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This week has been a long one, not only because I commute to work in another city. every. day.

But because of an experiment I am doing for my Behavior Modification class. This experiment (and class) deserves a blog post of its own, but for now, let me say that I would not have been able to track the number of grams of sugar I have consumed each day without this smartphone app

Favorite # TWO

MyFitnessPal

It is amazing how many grams of sugar can be consumed in one day even when you aren’t indulging in sweets.

Even cauliflower has sugar!

This week my intake has been light.

Last week was an entirely different story because there is a huge amount of sugar in

Favorite # THREE

Birthday Cake

I LOVE CAKE!

LB’s January 26th birthday cakeBanana Split Cake

Wendy’s January 29th birthday cakeWhite sheet cake with BUTTERCREAM ICING (my favorite believe it or not)

And Mama’s January 31st birthday cake WHICH IS MY

Favorite # FOUR

from Spicy Southern Kitchen

Amaretto Pound Cake

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 10-inch Bundt or tube pan with baking spray.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

Use an electric stand mixer to cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat well after each addition.
Mix in amaretto and almond extract.
Add flour mixture, alternating with milk. beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 80 to 90 minutes.
Cool for 30 minutes before inverting onto a serving platter.

I’m saving this recipe so I can make it again.

This time I’ll leave it in the oven for the required baking time 🤣

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Favorite # FIVE

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Friday Favorites

January 31, 2020

This birthday edition of my Friday Favorites celebrates a special event.

Happy Birthday LB!

LB wanted to enjoy a weekend out of town for his birthday. He also wanted seafood for dinner. On our way to St. Simon’s Island, LB and I stopped at

Favorite # ONE

Zachry’s Seafood & Steak

It is a popular restaurant, so we had a short wait where we took a moment to snap a selfie.

LB’s dinner included shrimp and oysters, “lightly breaded and fried to a golden brown”, served with salad, hushpuppies, a loaded potato,and LOTS of condiments!

In addition to dinner, there was live music. We dined to the sounds of Cops-n-Robbers.

On day 2 of LB’s birthday weekend, we stopped to look at a car for sale. And now I’m hooked.

Favorite # TWO

The

Mercedes CLA 250

This would definitely be a Kim car and it has been added to my wish list!

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When we returned home, LB chose a birthday cake recipe from my

Favorite # THREE

New Cookbook

It was a Christmas gift last year.

The Southern Cake Book by Southern Living.My banana split cake looks nothing like the picture in the book.

I march to the beat of my own drum.

Favorite # FOUR

Surprising LB with

Birthday Presents

Especially this one… which he really needed… and seems to be pretty excited about!

LB is joined by a number of special people whose birthdays are celebrated in January

Favorite # FIVE

January Babies

There are so many special people who were born in January.

Some of my favorites are…

My niece Sydney

My uncle John

My great niece Thea

My Mama’s dear friend Gerry (my friend too)

My Aunt Debbie (Mama’s baby sister)

My dear friend Wendy

My sweet Mama, born on January 31st

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Friday Favorites

January 24, 2020

Today is National Compliment Day!

So in case no one else has told you…

YOU LOOK MARVELOUS!

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Today at work we observed Chinese New Year, and [if it matters to anyone out there] it is the year of the rat.

When I think about Chinese I think about the fascination my son has always had with Chinese martial arts… specifically kung fu.

He started practicing when he was in middle school

What a cutie!

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Favorite # ONE

My little kung fu youngin’ who is all grown up!and has a youngin’ of his own

who finds her way into my favorites often; just the way she has in my

Favorite # TWO

Lipstick

Emily captured this moment, just after Rory engaged in a personal makeover.

Lipstick has the potential to bring your look together.

Rory decided her look was JUST RIGHT!Glammy likes it too!

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Favorite # THREE

30% off

Plus Kohl’s cash and free delivery.

Journee Collection Isobel Women’s Ankle Booties from Kohl’s, regularly $49.99

I saved $112.00.

and bought two pairs… Black

and Tan.

They also come in Multi (animal print), Multi Snake (ew), and Olive.

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Favorite # FOUR

SURPRISE!

Guess who came to visit tonight?

I am one lucky Glammy! Emily came to town with the baby girls tonight! This little DIVA is temperamental when it comes to picture-taking. There have been moments when she has become quite aggravated if I was taking her picture. But tonight she was ready for selfies and for

Posing

Favorite # FIVE

Lydia jumped into the recliner with Mema and called to the camera man…

“Hey Larry!”

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