March 31, 2021

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So I played Pickleball at 8:00 this morning and then again at 1:00 and then went for a 2.6 mile walk.  All that gave me about 24,590 steps plus according to Fitbit I had at least 250 steps every hour today for 12 hours.  It’s cool they give  you this little message. 

March 30, 2021

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I met Alicia at Freestone park this morning so we could go for a walk and then the kids could play at the playground and they also feed the ducks.  Feeding the ducks made me really nervous cause they would take a step to throw their bread and I was so worried they were gonna fall in.  The water was so gross and I told Alicia I didn’t want to go in.   I made sure I put my phone down in case I had to.  lol

March 29, 2021

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I’ve been seeing some buds popping up on some cactus in the compound when I’m out walking, but today I walked by this one in full bloom.  So pretty when the flowers are all opened up.  

March 28, 2021

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I have these two windows with a narrow wall, one on each side of the tv cutout,  and I’ve been wanting to put some new pictures in them.  This is what I’ve come up with, of course all from Hobby Lobby.  So far, I think I like it.  

March 27, 2021

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Yvonne and I invited a couple friends, Sue and Marie,  to come play Pickleball with us today.  It was a really fun afternoon.  We laughed and made fun of each other for a good couple hours.  Afterwards we went up to the bar and had some wings and something to drink.  

March 26, 2021

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Well.....today was the first time I have been inside Fry’s in a year.  I quit going last year when Covid started because people were so careless and rude about wearing masks and keeping their distance.  Our Fry’s is soooooo busy all the time so I started doing grocery pick up.  I love it.  I go on the app and place my order, pick what time I want to pick it up and then they put it in the trunk and I go.  I went inside today cause I needed some stuff and there were no times available that worked for me.  I went early, like 7:30 am so it wasn’t real busy.  But honestly, I’ll probably stick with pick up.  It’s so convenient and I spend less money cause I really just pick what we need instead of seeing things I might need or want.  

March 25, 2021

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Was heading out to go play Pickleball but needed Kev to take my picture for one of the games I’m in.  It’s a hydration game, where you take a picture of yourself drinking water.  The host of this particular game also has photo prompts for you to get in your picture.  For today it was of a backpack.  For me, my backpack is my Pickleball bag.  

March 24, 2021

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Played some Pickleball today at the courts in Gilbert.  A friend of mine, Leslie, organizes a women’s group that I got invited to.  

March 23, 2021

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Who doesn’t love bacon?  I came home from Pickleball this morning and Kev had cooked up a couple pounds of bacon.  So delicious and even better that he did all the work and had it all cooked.  

March 22, 2021

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On my Partylite website there is a sale on 3 Wick Jar Candles.  Today two new scents came out so I got them as part of my 3/$60 purchase.  The description of the scents sounds good so hopefully they smell great.  

March 21, 2021

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I worked in the garage for hours.  I got the shelf in the corner in order as well as the cabinet next to it.  I took a before of each a few days ago but these are the side by sides.  

March 20, 2021

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These were the signs I made to hang all around the house.  I 

Alicia and I had a great time today decorating Mary’s house because Teresa was moving home from Denver.  We knew they’d be home later today so we went over before they arrived.  I had told Colleen of our plans and she told us the code to get in the garage and house and then we went around and hung some decorations and signs and some flower bouquets.  Once they arrived Teresa text us and told us how much she loved it.  Makes me happy.  

Funny thing.....Alicia had bought this big balloon that was really pretty and colorful and said Welcome Home.  When we got there she tied it to the water box out front and then when we went out to hang the signs up outside it was gone 😩 It had blown away.  

March 19, 2021

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Today is Kev’s mom’s 93rd birthday.  She is pretty much healthy, lives on her own in a retirement community and gets around great. She wanted steak for her birthday dinner so we took her to Texas Road House.  

March 18, 2021

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I joined another game that starts on Monday.  This is one I haven’t done before and is not like any of the others I’ve done.  It’s called Home Clutter and the way it’s played is that you have to take a before and after of an area of your house that you cleaned, organized, got in order.  Basically, you need to throw some shit away.  I keep saying I’m going to work on my corner, which is the area/shelves right outside the laundry room in the garage. I keep extras of some good items, plus extra paper products and obviously other crap.  This is the before, I know it’s a mess.  They suggest that you take a few pictures of different closets and spaces that you want to work on so you can plan on what you’re going to do.  Here’s a couple others.  

This is one of my closets in the garage, but the one I use the most.  It’s an overflow of kitchen stuff that I don’t have room for in the kitchen but it’s gotten to where I just throw stuff in there. It definitely needs to have some stuff thrown out and to be reorganized.  
Alicia brought me over some clothes and pajamas for the kids so she doesn’t have to keep packing a bag when they come over and all I e done is pile it on the bed.  So I need to clean out the drawers in the dresser and put this stuff away.  

This is just a messy cabinet.  We are talking about getting pullouts for this cause it’s a deep cabinet and has stuff just shoved in the back.  
This is just a messy cabinet and bugs me. 


March 17, 2021

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Today there was a St Patrick’s Day Pickleball tournament at Encanterra.  I signed up to play and we had a group that we did a round robin with.  It was fun to play back to back games for a couple hours.  It was followed with dinner but I opted out of that cause we went to the Brooks house for dinner.  Fun day with lots of green!! 

March 16, 2021

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Made some kabobs for dinner.  Chicken with peppers, onions and zucchini.  

March 15, 2021

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Crazy to see a sky full of clouds.  Caught this great sunset pic on my walk. 

March 14, 2021

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Alicia sent me this picture plus she posted it on FB.  Lainey is modeling a cute shirt that says, In Case of Emergency Call Grandma.  Love it!! 

March 13, 2021

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I saw this post on Facebook about decorating Easter eggs and I had to check it out.  There were some really cool ones, but these two were my favorites and ones I thought I could actually handle doing.  If it happens, they’ll be a future picture of my decorated eggs.  

March 12, 2021

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I went to do a hike today and while I was there I picked up my hiking challenge t-shirt and certificate.  Last year they had a celebration at each park but they couldn’t do it this year with Covid.  So I went and got it at the office and had the lady take my picture.  Still really happy about my mileage.  The lady in the office said I was #5 in hiking mileage out of over 500 participants.  Pretty cool!! 

March 11, 2021

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I’ve been thinking of changing out the lights I have over the counter in the kitchen.  I love the ones I have but I can’t clean them.  I can’t get my hand up them all the way so it’s real obvious if I only clean it half way.  These are ones I’m leaning towards getting cause they kind of match the ones over the little table in the kitchen.  But we’ll see.  Right now, I’m still thinking about it.  

                    These are the ones I have now 

                  These are the ones over the table 

March 10, 2021

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I love my sweets but since I’m really trying to stay away from them right now this is one of my “go to’s” when I want a treat at night.  It’s cut up strawberries with a cut up Lara Bar (cashews & dates) and then some coconut on top.  It’s really yummy and usually hits the spot.  

March 9, 2021

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I saw this post on FB about the hiking challenge that I did.  I thought all the information was interesting.  I fall into the 400-499 miles completed and also went to 4 different parks.  I mostly did the majority of my miles at San Tan Mountain. 

March 8, 2021

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So one of the new walking games I’m doing is also a scavenger hunt.  The host of the game posted a list of things to look for when you’re out on your walk.  I found almost all of them the first day.  I’ll still take pictures if I keep finding the items in new places.  Plus I’ll still look for the ones I haven’t found yet.  

As of January 2009, I no longer have a job. It's not that I lost it, but after 26 1/2 years of working at the Post Office, I retired. According to everyone I know, I don't do anything all day, so I decided to start a blog. Now I can blog about what I don't do all day. I am married to Kevin, who is the most awesome husband I could ever have. It's because of him, that I do not go to work any more. I love that and I love him for that. Between the 2 of us we have 4 children. Hunter 31, Heather 29, Paul 28 and Alicia 26.

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