I found this set on JC Penney quite a while ago. Fortunately, they had it in stock at the JC Penney Home Store in Vegas so I was able to sit on them and find out how comfortable they really were. So, last night, I ordered 2 couches, 2 accent chairs, coffee table and 2 [...]
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Once in a while…it would be nice if you made the effort to do something for me. Once in a while…it would be nice if you would put my needs before your own. Once in a while…it would be nice if you reminded me why you loved me. Once in a while…it would be nice [...]
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So David, nephew Cameron, and I are sitting in a movie theatre in Dickinson, ND. We are waiting for the new Harry Potter flick to start. Somehow or another, the two boys get on the subject of snowboarding. David turns to me and says, “Hey, Mom, guess what me, Cameron, and Jake are gonna do [...]
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To me, Summertime equals Cuba Libres. A Cuba Libre is basically a rum and coke with juice from a lime wedge. A lot of summer weekends were spent on the back patio with Dad at the charcoal barbeque with tongs, for coal turning, in one hand, and a Cuba Libre in the other. Grampa would [...]
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So I mentioned in the post below, that this weekend was the Hettinger County Fair. What fun! It was very small…smaller than any fair I’d ever been to. At the Moto Cross a couple of weeks ago, I met Marian. Marian is a member of the Fair Board and she is the “one woman” committee [...]
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Welcome to the Mott Demolition Derby!! This weekend was the Hettinger County, where Mott is the County Seat, Fair. The much anticipated part of the fair would have to be the Demolition Derby. There were about 7 or 8 locals in the Demo Derby and another dozen from surrounding states and counties. I was looking [...]
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This is a sorry excuse for a fireworks picture…some photographer I am. But I chose this one to illustrate a point. This, way up in the sky, “professional pyrotechnic” looking firework was purchased by one of us non-pyrotechnic people. This illustrates the difference between the “safe and sane” fireworks that are the only available option [...]
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