Recent Entries

• FriYaY!

  December 1, 2017

  Dear Diary, I still feel a bit like "I've gone down a rabbit hole" as I come here to write.  After several years here we are again.  Maybe the universe (or Diary Master) decided enough of us need this place.  Not sure but here we are.... Good stuff, right? So, it's the weekend.... which means we&...

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• *Pinch Me*

  November 30, 2017

  Dear Diary, This is a little surreal.  Are we really back together here on Open Diary?!?  Good stuff! So, are we supposed to quickly catch up on the last four years? I'm still working at my son's school.  I continue to love it.  As we enter January I'll be going on 7 years. That Love…

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• Homemade Disney Ornament Swap *pics*

  December 9, 2013

  Dear Diary, A couple of weeks ago I decided to join a homemade Disney ornament swap and decided to try to use old park maps in some way.... This is what I came up with... I cut the park maps up into little sections and then Modge Podged them onto glass Christmas balls... While the…

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• Christmas Magic!…*pics*

  December 6, 2013

  Dear Diary, In an attempt to catch up here I'm going to go through recent pictures and post what seems good to share. Just before Thanksgiving we celebrated my birthday.  The boys made my traditional carrot birthday cake.  Always delicious and appreciated! The day before Thanksgiving br...

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• All Fall! (Part 1) *pics*

  November 13, 2013

  Dear Diary, Now that I'm past sharing vacation pictures I'm going to do a big Fall catch up. After a few conversations with Reagan it was pretty clear he was set on being this scary Jester for Halloween.  It wasn't my first choice (too scary) but he loved it which is what really matters.... ...

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• All Fall! (Part 2) *pics*

  November 13, 2013

  Dear Diary, The first entry got cut off so I'm picking up where I left off during the first grade Halloween party.  Good thing I copied before hitting save..... Daddy was there with us, too!  I love that he makes it a priority to be at these things.  He hates to miss anything like ...

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• Burano *pics* (vacation entry #8)

  November 12, 2013

  Dear Diary, I have been to Burano once before when Keith and I visited Italy for our honeymoon in 2006.  Burano definitely tops my list of favorite places.....  This was my first glance of it as the water taxi approached..... When I was there in 2006 I bought a water color painting of B...

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• More Venice *pics* (vacation entry #7)

  November 11, 2013

  Dear Diary,  By the time I got off the ship, took the bus transfer the the hotel, checked in and then took the train back into Venice I think it was close to noon. Venice was as beautiful as ever.  It really is so picturesque.  You cannot take a bad picture there! I bought the…

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• Olympia, Greece *pics* (vacation entry #6)

  November 10, 2013

  Dear Diary,      Continuing on with my vacation post.... The next port visited was Katakolon, Greece which is home to the ancient site of Olympia. My first view that morning in port looked like this.... It was a bright, sunshiny day just right for vacation... I had another tour boo...

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