Tendin’ to my knittin’

Ever heard this phrase? As a child, my grandmother would tell us grandkids to “tend to our knitting” whenever we would tattle on each other or eavesdrop on the adult gossip sessions… translation: mind your own business. Makes me laugh…
And yes, “tendin’ to my knittin’” is precisely what I’ve been doing this week. I mentioned [...]

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Giddyup, lil’ horsie!

The clothing project got bumped once again… Daddy asked me to come tomorrow instead of today. Glad I’m not getting all wound up about this anymore, because this continual rescheduling would have me in a permanent state of tizzy.
So in other news:
Those of you who are Facebook friends have already seen the horse pics, but [...]

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morning chat

Got up much earlier than usual this morning. Oscar had some sort of bug up his butt (not literally, hopefully) and started scratching at our bedroom door before 7am. He trots out into the kitchen, and then stares at me. Then goes out the doggy door for a few minutes, comes back in, and stares [...]

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Thanksgiving synopsis

Am freakin’ pooped, so I’m (cheating) summarizing with lots of pictures. Roll over the pics for captions…
Ok, let us begin:
Wednesday night, Sue and I started cooking massive amounts of food. The cooking continued on Thursday morning when Jennifer joined us at 9am, and we only missed our estimated completion time by one hour… ate by [...]

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Nocturnal Visitor

And now for a random Friday morning tale…
Last night, around 2am, I heard the distinct sound of something eating out of the dogs’ bowl. In that hazy sleep-limbo, I thought that maybe I had shut one of the dogs out of the bedroom (we always sleep with our door shut), although I’m always careful to [...]

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I love, love, love fall. Sure do.

Have I mentioned that I love fall? Just a few pictures of this morning at the Rettew residence… Bobby’s awake and sitting on the sofa eating toast. Keeping my fingers crossed that it stays down!!

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My Very Productive Day

Yesterday, I was productive. I know… shocker. Took the Chins to Petsmart for grooming, which takes about 3 hrs, thus carving out the perfect amount of time to get crap done on that end of town.
Headed to Belk and returned the last of my maternity clothes…. was glad to get rid of that little reminder. [...]

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A Pictorial Guide of the Maggie Bash

Maggie’s party was a complete success… lots of friends, sunshine, cupcakes, and pink tubs of Capri Sun’s…. I mean, what more could you ask for a first birthday party!?! :)
1) In the backyard while guests were arriving. The Clemson tent was to wish our Tigers good luck!2) Maggie Sunshine’s cake… of course :)3) What [...]

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Confessions of a Baby-Crazed Soul

As I began this post, Oscar attempted to leap onto the bed and didn’t make it… landed with a solid thud back on the floor. Was so loud that Sue came running from the other side of the house to see if I had fallen… I confess, I laughed. He used to jump up here [...]

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Gardening with a Vengeance

I headed out to the garden today…. 5 HOURS LATER, the garden and my demeanor are greatly improved. There’s just something satisfying about ripping weeds out of the ground.
BEFORE:My garden is trying to take over the world.
AFTER:Yes, I know the vines are looking a little scraggly… I’ve got the soaker hose on now to [...]

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