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Favorite Things, Humor

Green Doors Can Heal You

In 2013, we had a burgundy front door. That looked like hell because 13 years of wear and tear will do that to a door. So I decided that I was going to paint it myself. Our house color is white so I wanted a color that popped. I chose Paradise Green by Sherwin Williams… Continue reading Green Doors Can Heal You

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Birthday, Chicago, Humor, John Hughes, Menopause, Nonsense

I Got Inside The Breakfast Club High School and Lived to Tell

Last week, I did something completely out of character for me, thanks to my husband, the risk taker that he is. So, on the first day of my birthday week, last Monday, Mike and I took the day off to have a date day because he was departing the next day for a business trip… Continue reading I Got Inside The Breakfast Club High School and Lived to Tell

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Family, Humor, Travel

Smothered, Covered, Chopped-Destin 2018 Pt. 2

I mentioned in part one the traffic hell we experienced on the road to Destin. Just after the Alabama rooster incident, Ella got car sick and had “sick” all over her clothes. Thank God she had layers on (us Midwesterners, always prepared), so we literally stripped her down in an abandoned parking lot, threw out… Continue reading Smothered, Covered, Chopped-Destin 2018 Pt. 2

Family, Humor, Pets, Travel

Thank You, Alabama Rooster-Destin 2018 Pt. 1

  Before I start our story, we need to address the traffic on the way to Florida by me telling you this: don’t drive to Florida. Seriously. If you are even thinking about it, stop. Stop it right now. Because this is what awaits you: Lots and lots of that. To be clear, I live… Continue reading Thank You, Alabama Rooster-Destin 2018 Pt. 1