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2014
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My husband and I had a mini vacation in San Antonio this last weekend. We and our close friends had planned this vacation early last summer. We were sure that the climate would be just right. However, it was a very cold gray overcast day and it was drizzling the entire weekend. Even thou the c...
11/16/2014
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The Alvin / Manvel Chamber of Commerce sponsors Home for the Holidays yearly. This even is so much fun. My very favorite is the lighting of the National Oak Tree located in National Oak Park. This event starts at 7 p.m., afterwards you can sit on Santa's lap and tell him what you want for Christ...
11/15/2014
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National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day Yes! Just when you cleaned out the cabinets underneath your bathroom sink; we now get hit with cleaning out the refrigerator! This means we need to take everything out of the refrigerator, and throw away everything that is expired. It means pulling a...
11/14/2014
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FACE BOOK FRIDAYS - For Sale In Alvin I had no idea that Face Book had a site called FOR SALE IN ALVIN, until my daughter said she wanted to buy an item listed there and asked me to go look at it. Once on the page I joined it; and every once and a while I will go and look at it. This week my...
11/14/2014
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Throw Back Thursdays - Look Who I found! We have been de-cluttering around the house and while going through some pictures.... Look who I found? Can you guess who this is? It has been a long time since this girl had a head of thick and curly hair. This is a picture of my daughter; I never thou...
11/12/2014
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Today I was lucky enough to be invited by Scott Salter to a soft open at The Frozen Spoon in Alvin. They have 20+ flavors of frozen yogurt on tap. I made sure I tasted many of the flavors and I know that I will be coming back to this place for a bowl full of yogurt! The Frozen Spoon is locate...
11/10/2014
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I want to take a line or two to say A BIG THANK YOU to all the VETS who have kept our great nation safe and kept our way of life! Everyday I am thankful that I was born in America; a great place to live, where our Vets kept us free to enjoy our way of life. Also I have a special THANK Y...
11/10/2014
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The Thanksgiving Table Center Piece is something that some homemakers and artists give a lot of thought too. Have you considered what you will use for your Thanksgiving center piece? Do you find that you have no idea how to go about getting ideas? You can always go to Pinterest, or any of your ...
11/09/2014
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This weather has spurred some "Spring" cleaning. While posting on another AR blog I remembered Cindy Bryant's post, "Staging Under the Bathroom Sink - AR Contest". It was a great contest. Many vowed to take a look at their sinks. I even did... but since then it has gotten cluttered again and n...
11/08/2014
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Today is National Cappuccino Day! Did you ever wonder where cappuccino came from? Not me. However, it better be there when I am ready to drink it on a cold and frosty morning! I read up on cappuccino and I found that the word comes from the the Italian Capuchin Catholic friars. The word Capu...
11/07/2014