Tag Archives: Random
Making the Cut (Wedding Cake Blues)
A little over a year ago, my eldest daughter got engaged and asked me to make their wedding cake. Due to allergies, her diet is pretty limited: no processed foods, nothing with preservatives, no soy and no dairy. When I … Continue reading
Quick Cops and Tired Truckers – Part 2 – A Trucker’s View
Yesterday, I shared a former law enforcement official’s viewpoint on why big rigs and other commercial vehicles sometimes get pulled over. Today, we’ll take a look at this through a trucker’s perspective. A truck driver of hazard materials, who was … Continue reading
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Quick Cops and Tired Truckers – Part 1
Have you ever noticed police cars pulling over 18-wheelers on the side of the road? Seems strange somehow. I once took a class where I had to travel about 45 miles each day and you get to observe a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog post, Cops pulling over commercial vehicles, Police and Truckers, Random
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5 Things I’m Thankful for this Thanksgiving
My family and friends. I am thankful I have a hubby (aka Hunka Burnin’ Love), three great kids, a host of aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, and bunches of friends, who are all pretty much loving and supportive. A roof over … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, Blog post, challenges, faith, Family, God, gratitude, health, Journal, Love, Medical, Post, Random, thankful, thanksgiving
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Driving home from our trip to The Woodlands brought some introspection. For one thing, there was plenty of nothing to do and plenty of time to do it. Also, we were traveling home from a memorial service that celebrated the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, Blog post, details, encouragement, Family, forest, Friendship, Humor, Journal, journeys, Kindness, memorials, memories, Post, Random, sam houston, Texas, Tourism, travel
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Secrets
Secrets. We all have them. Little secrets, big ones, and vast in-between ones. Some are family secrets, skeletons hidden in the closet, or maybe only whispered during family reunions or get-togethers. Some are secrets about our past exploits that we … Continue reading
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Tagged Being a friend, Blog, Blog post, church, compassion, Family, friends, Friendship, Journal, Kindness, Random, secrets, support, support system
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Are You A Good Friend?
Recently, in the span of one week, we lost two friends. One lost after a long illness, the other from a rapidly progressing illness. Each, too young to be gone from us, in my humble opinion. One, a good friend, … Continue reading
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Tagged Being a friend, Blog, Blog post, Friendship, Journal, Kindness, Losing loved ones, Loss, Random, Regrets
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Who Am I?
Who am I? I am a middle-aged woman with lots of energy. If I were a dog, I’d be a Yorkshire terrier. Although I’ve been told I can be a pit bull when the occasion arises, and at home with … Continue reading
Smokin’ Hot
Recently, I purchased one of those value packs of boneless skinless chicken thighs for a little something different for dinner. I wanted to change it up a bit from the same ol’ same ol’, and besides, I like to keep … Continue reading
The Mama Diaries 