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February 1, 2017

I just finished several  life changing experiences. My mom died, I went through a divorce after 24 years of marriage, then I remarried a family friend with 9 children, (I had given birth to 5 children of my own), my new husband and I started a business together, then my 18 year old son died from influenza, and  then I had stage 4 cancer and survived. Well, I am alive and somehow I am still writing on my blog “I am a happy girl.” I am 52 years old and I made it, so what else can this girl do? We now have 2 children at home and this gal has an opportunity to change the world. I need money to change the world. My goal for 2017 is to create $100,000 for myself and my husband. He deserves someone to take some of the pressure off of him. I have several ideas, I won’t tell you about all of them, but I am doing lots of good stuff.  First, why not see if this 52 year old grandma is still hirable? So in September of 2016 I applied to be a tutor for Boxfish education. It was more of an experiment

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Sisters day

January 27, 2017

Sisters Day for my family started with my mom and all of her sister in 1982. My mom planned an amazing wedding celebration for me. Then she realized that she was way over her head. Her sisters jumped in and they worked every Thursday for three months to make my day memorable. They made my dress, bridesmaids dresses, little girls dresses, ties for the boys, centerpieces and all the food for the blessed occasion. It was the perfect day for me. What a wonderful celebration! They found that they could get a lot done mainly from 10 am to 12 pm one day a week. Many hands make light work. I was the recipient of their thoughtfulness, talents, and love. Sisters Day continued for years after that. I took my children to “Sisters Day.” They loved playing with cousins. We took turns on having it at each of our homes. This is how it worked. Every Thursday we would meet at someones home. They know beforehand and planed on a simple lunch for those who are coming. Sometimes the person in charge would call a potluck and we would bring leftovers or whatever we wanted.  They plan on a project

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I didn’t die from cancer, whats next?

December 2, 2016

When I think of an almost death situation, I think that it would change someone so dramatically that they would never be the same. This is true. But after chemo and radiation and facing death, right in your face several times, how does it change you? I can only talk for myself. When I first found out that I was facing cancer my first instinct was to quietly go through this experience, not tell anyone, and live my life normally. Hide out and quietly do this alone. I am pretty sure I would have died if I would have done this. Because: I was so sick I didn’t care if I died. So no one would have known when I needed help. I could look pretty normal for an hour at a time. So if I showed my face, with make-up, a wig, and a smile. People would probably not notice. If it wasn’t for people who were aware that I needed help I would have missed out on a sweet friend, laying by me on my bedside, asking questions and finding something that tasted good, and bringing it to me. My sweet husband is the best. He works far and

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Boots and the Beauty of Bald Headed Moments

December 1, 2016

#I am a happy girl, #happiness is a choice. This is a cliché that we all know, but how is it a choice? How can you and I be happy when life happens? I was 44 years old when I married a long time friend and  the man I lovingly call my ,”Sexy beast husband” I knew the moment I kissed this man, my life was bigger than me, because together we have 14 children, 10 boys and 4 girls. But we only had 9 children at home when we tied the knot, 8 boys and one girl. I believe when you and I make a choice, big or small, it  is like a hot air balloon ride. We have some navigations but in reality we don’t know exactly where we will land. I can tell you from experience that my life every day, is exactly like several hot air balloon rides. Even at this moment I don’t where this message is going to land. I personally call these moments of uncertainty, floating in the air and wondering where I am going to land, Bald headed moments. I wish you all your own Bald Headed Moment. Why you ask? When I

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What was that? From Food Prison to Food Paradise?

October 4, 2016

I got out of be early and had a great morning routine. It was near perfect with exercise, writing, reading, thinking, and a perfect protein drink with whole wheat toast. I was on the road to perfection… What is for lunch? Oh, the only vegetable I had was tomatoes. So I eat 2 tomatoes and we head to do errands. We stop for our favorite diet soda and I am feeling good. After several stops and several hours, I am very hungry. We hit Sam’s Club, with samples of  food and big bags of chips. The apple sticks, “lower calorie than chips” look so very taste. I will just have one serving I rationalize. Into the cart they go, with salads, spinach and grapes. It is 4 o’clock and I have had to total of protein drink, toast, and tomatoes…I lost it!  The apple sticks that tasted like a really yummy apple cookies, were devoured, and to wash them down out came the grapes and they weren’t even washed. By the time our 45 minute drive home, I was satisfied, but the boys were and they had made home made chocolate chip cookies. I needed them and out came the

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