Monthly Archives: December 2011

Getting Back in the Groove…or at Least Trying

Hi there, my faithful friends and followers. Thanks for hanging in there with me. It’s been a stressful month, well, two months. Hopefully, things will settle down, and I can bring you some nostalgia and some recipes. My delicious sugar … Continue reading

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Christmas with the Cuties

Here are some of the pictures of the girls and me.  We are making Christmas cookies.  They have on their little pink aprons because I did not get around to putting the gingerbread men on their little red aprons.  I … Continue reading

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WhataLottaMonth

In Fairview Heights or O’Fallon, somewhere up in the St. Louis area, is a restaurant called Lotawata Creek that has great food and a lot of it.  That is what this past month has been.  Full of great things and … Continue reading

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Star of Wonder, Star of Might

There is just so much to say about stars!! I love lying on a blanket on the ground in the summer and locating the constellations, getting together with friends for a meteor shower party and yelling, “There’s one!” I enjoy remembering … Continue reading

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The Star of Bethlehem

A few Christmases ago, I went with a couple of friends to an Amy Grant  and Vince Gill concert.  On the way home a falling star fell in front of the car I was driving.  It was so bright that … Continue reading

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Catch a Falling Star…

On the way home from Alton this evening I was graced with viewing two falling stars and one burst of some kind of extraordinary light in the sky.  Nate and Mike googled meteor shower, and sure enough, there was one … Continue reading

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Living the Good Life

My tired buhiney is sitting down for a minute after a long, arduous day of cleaning house and working on transcripts.  My head was pounding, but all it took to fix it was a couple of Excedrin and a short, … Continue reading

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The Christmas Piano Recital

Sunday, December 4, was the piano recital for my four piano students.   We must have had a lot on our minds when this pic was taken.  We can do better than that. We practiced a bit and finally got … Continue reading

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Christmas Haps and Mishaps

My sister and I were talking about the family get-together this Christmas, what all we were going to have to eat and who was bringing what and how to make it fun for everyone.  We are hoping Santa will show … Continue reading

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The Cure for Down Days

I can remember these days… back many moons ago.  Playing hard all day long, coming in to get a bath, then sitting down with a snack to watch tv.  Mine was usually a big bowl of New York Vanilla ice … Continue reading

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