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Day 331: Thanksgiving Dinner OUT
Today’s first was about what didn’t happen! For the first time, a small but cheerful group of us, family and friends, ate Thanksgiving dinner in a restaurant….Golden Corral in Joplin. Which meant, I didn’t cook today and even better, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Adriel, Dave, family and friends, Golden Corral, Gratitude, Greg, Linda, Nate, Pat, Thanksgiving 2014, Walter, year of firsts
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Day 304: Birthday Lunch with Aubrey
My granddaughter, Aubrey, was born on Halloween, 6 years ago today. Far from being frightful, she’s been a delight since the moment of her birth. We had intended to celebrate her last Sunday, but the flu bug changed the plans. … Continue reading
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Day 285: Joey’s Tailgate Party
What a delightful way to spend a Sunday afternoon, with family at my first ever tailgate party. Grandson Joey’s final football game of the regular season was played today, postponed from yesterday due to a very soggy football field. That … Continue reading
Day 214: Open to Receive Day
This morning, as I sat in the garden, I considered what I might do for my first today. I had several options. As I enjoyed the sights and scents around me, an idea came to me. A simple idea. Stay open … Continue reading
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Tagged abundance, Aubrey, blessings, gifts, Joey, Megan, Nate, Oliver, Open to Receive Day, Thomas Moore, year of firsts
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Day 195: Shrimp Quesadilla at El Charro in Carthage
What a busy day today, meeting with clients and making phone calls and getting mulch down in the newest part of the garden. In between meeting my last two clients for the day, I had the opportunity to have dinner … Continue reading
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Tagged Aubrey, El Charro Carthage, family, family dinner, grandchildren, Joey, Megan, Nate, Oliver, shrimp quesadilla, summer, year of firsts
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Day 131: Mother’s Day Blessings
What a lovely weekend, connecting with my kids and grandkids, mom, stepmom and sisters, and the other lovely women in my family! This was not my first Mother’s Day, of course, but today brought a couple of firsts! My sister, … Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, fuchsia plant, Megan, memories, Mothers Day, Nate, year of firsts
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Day 67: Ride Along With Son Nate
Although I’ve experienced a night time ride along with my son, Nate, who is a police officer in Carthage, I’ve never done a day time ride along. Today’s first was to spend the day in a patrol car with my … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood dream, Nate, police, police officer, ride along, ride along with son, year of firsts
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Going Beyond 