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Happy Birthday to me! Today, I celebrate another year of growth, laughter, and memories made. I am grateful…
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Ah, March, in like a lion, out like a lamb, or so the saying goes. That’s not the…
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Nearly everyone who receives a life-changing diagnosis asks if there was anything they could have done to prevent…
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sandwich, sauces, save, save money, school, scientist, Scotland, Scottish American Heritage, Scottish-American, screen time, screenwriters, seafood, search, season, Second Hand, security, seeds, self care, seniors, September, serve, Sesame Street, share, Shipt, shopping, side dish, sing, sisters, skywarn, smart tv, smart watch, smile, smoothie, snack, soak, social media, sock, soft, songs, soup, space, spelling, spices, spinach, sports, Spring, spyware, St Patrick’s Day, star gazing, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, Star Wars, Starbucks, stars, Starz, States, story, strategy, strawberry, summer, sunflower seeds, Super Bowl, sweet, tablet, tailgate, tea, technology, telescope, Television, text messages, Thanksgiving, tickets, time, timer, Tolkien, traffic updates, trail mix, travel, tree, tribal nations, Trivia, Turkey, tv, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, United Nations, United State Postal Servie, United States of America, universe, Unplugging, USPS, vacation, Valentine’s day, Valor, 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As 2023 comes to a close we reflect on the year and focus on making 2024 even better.…