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'twas the night before Christmas 2011
my favorite photos from this Christmas Eve's celebration... playing with "Bobis" the train Nathan's first Christmas!Carter and Nathan all dressed up in their Christmas best! Cooking the traditional...
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Beef tenderloin stuffed with spinach, red pepper and goat cheese
We serve beef tenderloin every year for Christmas dinner. I've made it stuffed different ways, with mustard and peppercorns and wrapped in bacon, but this year we tried a different stuffing. With my...
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a busy first two weeks in January
The day after Christmas, we all bundled up for a walk to the tennis courts to watch the guys play. There were 4 dogs on our walk, they enjoyed getting out of the house too!Nathan was the only...
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two winter days at the Ritz Lake Oconee
We arrived home from Florida on Monday, and on Tuesday afternoon I was on my way to the Ritz Carlton Lake Oconee with Drew for a business trip. I was tagging along for a little R&R. The weather was...
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2 days at the Ritz followed by 2 nights in the hospital
It's never dull around my house. I like to be always doing something, but somethings you just don't plan for. We got home from the Ritz at Lake Oconee on Thursday evening. Friday I had made plans but...
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I'm addicted to Home Goods
Yesterday's find... this Drexel Hertitage chest from their Shelter and Shore Collection in antique white. Once I opened the drawer and saw the name plaque on the inside I knew I had to have it. It's...
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affordable drama... a wall of white plates
Two weekends ago, my daughter and I painted her dining room walls "Amazing Gray" by Sherwin Williams. To add some pizzazz to the long undecorated wall we hung plain white plates that we'd been...
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Catching up on February, it was a busy month!
Our February started with a trip to St Thomas and St John! It was great to get away and soak up the sunny sunshine and warm temperatures. We had not had a vacation in 2011 due to health reasons, so...
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Sarcoma status from February Dr. visits
Mid month it was time to be scanned to see if December's chest radiation had any effect. I met with my Radiologist to discuss the results on the Thursday after Monday's CT scan. He was pleased with his...
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a family weekend
So I'm still catching up on February events and wanted to post about our visit from Kristin and Nathan in February. Since he was born last May, we have been very fortunate to see them every month...
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my first attempt with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint...
was a great success! I loved using it and was so pleased with the result. I found this chest at a local consignment store for $40. I fell in love with the shuttered style of it and could picture it...
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1st week on Temodar + Avastin
I'm currently on the "off" week of every other week on the pills and infusion. I was feeling pretty good the first week I took the pills, and grateful for that. One of the side effects from Temodar is...
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First days of Spring
The weather has been beautiful, except for the pollen being off the charts high in the 9,000's! It's a nice temperature to get out and walk or just play outside. We live on a lake with lots of wildlife...
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five years of living with cancer
Five years ago today, I was in surgery for what was supposed to be a benign fibroid and a routine TAH. That "fibroid" turned out to be a rare cancer, a sarcoma, Hemangiopericytoma. We really didn't get...
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my outdoor room with a view
I LovE outdoor spaces and have always wanted a covered porch. Our roof line doesn't lend to adding on a real roof for that, so we decided on an adjustable pergola. It's solar powered and with the push...
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My new walk-in pantry!
This room went from a small computer office when we first moved in, to a room for the dogs to basically a closet for stuff. We cleaned it all out and created a walk in pantry just 3 feet off the...
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whitewashing brick
One of my spring projects at the Lake house was to whitewash the brick wall in the master bedroom. I had seen this done on another blog and loved the look. I thought it would update the room and it...
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flip flop wreath
A little craft project for the 4th! Wrap a straw wreath in ribbon, pin on wide organza ribbon, stick silk flowers through the flip flops and pin them onto the wreath! Easy and festive for the 4th!happy...
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Sarcoma treatment update
I haven't posted on Sarcoma since my last post in April on my five year anniversary. In March I had come to a conclusion. My current Oncologist had come to the end of his expertise for my unique...
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