tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65655485252497342312024-09-04T14:51:46.378-05:00A Southern Belle and A Yankee Guy Stuck In The MidWestAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00310011513229641855noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565548525249734231.post-82811183682309102022015-04-23T22:08:00.000-05:002015-04-23T22:08:45.213-05:00

I love love Netflix. It is one of my favorite ways to spend my weekend! I got hooked on Orange is the New Black and binge watched season one and two. Another one of my favorites was Bomb Girls. I was so mad when they cancelled it and gave us that lame series finale. Anyone else upset with that let down? Here Comes the Midwife is an amazing series. I started reading the books as well.Here's

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Raise your hand if you're sick of seeing any of the Kardashian or Jenner clan on your TV or magazine stands! Bruce can stay, Bruce Jenner is cool.  Unless you've been living under a rock or are Amish, you have to have heard about the newest trend or challenge, The Kylie Jenner Challenge. Teens are using a shot glass to "plump up" their lips to look like a Kylie Jenner.  This

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Here in Kansas City, we have a thing called KC restaurant week. Different restaurants offer a priced fixed menu to show off their menus and to raise money for different charities.www.kcrestaurantweek.com Since my husband and I love to try out new restaurants and try new things, (well, I try more things than he does) we try to hit up a few new places along with some of our friends.We've gone to 2

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Wednesday night, the geek and I got to see The Maze Runner.  I got advance tickets through my AMC Stubs reward card. If you don't know what the AMC Stubs program is let me tell you. It is an amazing program that allows you to earn concession upgrades and free movie tickets. Once you spend $100, you get $10 added to your account. You can either spend it on a movie ticket or on concessions.

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*Spoiler Alert* If you've never read Flowers In the Attic or seen either of the movies, then stop reading unless you want spoilers** I was so excited when I read that Lifetime was remaking V.C. Andrews book Flower In the Attic. This book was so legendary, so gothic, so much a rite of passage for young girls. I remember exactly who introduced me to her books. My friend Atlee from 7th grade. She

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I've got a confession to make. I have a new addiction. An addiction to those monthly subscription boxes. You know the ones for surprise beauty or food items. I got my first Ipsy.com one today.  From the Ipsy.com website: Each month, subscribers will receive a beautiful Glam Bag with deluxe samples and full-sized beauty products. Members can watch and play along with the stylists with the

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It's taken me a while to think about how to write about this. A few months actually.The day after I posted about my father being in the ICU, he took a turn for the worse. My brother and I had talks with all his doctors on what his chances of recovery were. If we removed all the life support.The vent.The drugs.The dialysis. What were his chances.He would die is what they said. The brain scan had

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I came down to Mississippi last Monday so my dad could have a vein procedure. His veins had become blocked and he needed to have one side cleaned out. He had already had the left side done 2 weeks prior. He had been on some blood thinners and he stopped taking them so they could do the same thing to his right side. Well come a few days before the surgery the left side started bothering him again

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I don't think this picture needs many words to describe it. I'll just take Alex Pettyfer, maybe Channing Tatum. He can just sit there and be pretty. No need to speak, just shhhhh... be pretty!I once went to a Chippendales show. Back in the mid 1990s. I must say it was AMAZING. I won a lap dance from all the guys. Those were the days of being 19 and single and able to throw dollar bills on

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She finally turned the big 1-6!  We went to dinner at her favorite restaurant. Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse! Our chef was amazing! We had a full table of 11 people, all our party. :) He was funny and engaging. He was tossing shrimp to Katie, she caught 5 and then fell over backwards in her chair. Yes, we all laughed including her!(she wasn't hurt) They sang happy birthday to her and

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Today is Father's Day. I really wish I was down in MS with my dad today. He's been in the hospital since Friday. He's having a venogram done on Monday. I was supposed to leave Saturday morning to be with him, but a variety of things kept me from making the trip. My dad and I have had a some what rocky relationship since my mom died in 1991. But as of the past year we seem to have gotten better.

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It was a long road. Been alot of struggles. Heartaches. It hasn't always been easy, but she finally did it. My neice graduated high school May 18, 2012. She turned 18 five days before too. Two milestones down. Many more to come. I'm so proud of her!

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Pinterest is my new addiction. It's my virtual crack. If you haven't heard of Pinterest, then you must have been under a rock... just kidding.  You need to go right now and sign up. Don't worry, I'll wait. Oh you need the website? .http://pinterest.com/ There ya go. What is Pinterest you ask? From the website: Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard.Pinterest lets you organize and share all

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GO! Katie decided to run cross country this year. I know. We were just as surprised. She had said she wanted to do volleyball but then changed her mind and joined the cross country team this summer. She started running almost 5 miles a day in practice this July. We went and bought some cross country shoes and told her once we invested money in this sport she was going to do it for the full

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It's funny how life gets away from you. I finally signed back into my blogger account last month. First I couldn't remember what email address I had used. Then I couldn't remember the passwords for anything. It's like a sudden case of password amnesia! I started to blog about everything that has happened in the past 5 months and got distracted by some serious issues in our own household and

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It's that time again. Time for King Cake! I look so forward to this time of year. Being up here in the middle of the country, they really don't celebrate Mardi Gras. I saw my first King Cake of the year at the grocery store last night. I squeeled with delight, embaressing my daughter. I was setting it on the counter when something caught my eye. A warning. Here is what I want to know. Who ate

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I love old photos. I've been researching my family tree for years now and love it when I can get things like the above photo. One of the girls in the photo is my great grandmother. I love how dressed up they are, but they are barefoot. I guess they spent all the money on the dresses. 

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I'm a huge book lover, especially historical fiction, even better is Tudor history. I got my wish with the book, Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner. It is the story of two Janes. The 9 day Queen, Lady Jane Grey and modern day Jane Lindsay. Lady Jane Grey's story is told through the eyes of her dress maker and later best friend, Lucy Day. Modern day Jane tells her story. It begins with Modern

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We were watching Clash of the Titans (the new one). There is a scene where the guy rides a Pegasus. "I want a flying horse" says Katie. "They're called a Pegasus" says Dennis. "And they aren't real." "Then I'll just combine a horse and a dragon." Katie said. "Dragons aren't real either." was Mary's reply. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN DRAGONS AREN'T REAL??!!" Katie said back shocked! She is almost

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I found the following short story some years ago. I can't remember the website I found it on. I remember being so touched by it that I copied and pasted it, saving it so I could always go back and read it. The author's name is at the bottom. I wish I had some contact info because I would tell her how much the story touched me. I hope it touches you too. It was just another harried Wednesday

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                            I can't wait for summer! 

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Thanks to all of you who entered the $35 Gift Card to CSN Stores. The turnout was more than I expected! Big thanks to everyone who entered, who tweeted and passed along the link to my blog! I can't wait to do this again! The winner of the $35 Gift Code to CSN Stores is: KATIE Be on the lookout in your email! I'll be in touch with your Gift Code! Have fun shopping!

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CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED! I'm sure by now you all have heard about CSN Stores. The place that bloggers have been talking about? If not then you are missing out! Not only are they are a great company to work with, they have over 200 stores to chose from. You can pick out some cool home office furniture or treat yourself to a new pair of sandals for this upcoming summer. What more could a

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Who's the happiest dog in the world? GIZMO the Corgi! 

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We all have them. Those moments of parenting that we would rather not talk about, that we wish had never happened. They make us hang our head in shame and wonder why in the world that nurse handed that innocent baby over to us. After all they didn't even come with an instruction manual. Everything comes with a instruction manual now days. Even a flashlight comes with some kind of instructions.

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