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Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop #126

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Here are the posts that you liked best ...
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Slow Cooker Cherry Dump Cake by Cincy Shopper


Very Popular Backyard Party Decorating Ideas from The Sits Girls Manhattan Cheesecake Revisited from Oh! Mrs. Tucker Just Another Day In Paris from 3 Boys and a Dog

Editor's Pick
How You Can Easily Save Money On Fashionable Clothes by Outside the Box Mom



So, can you top these?  Bet you can! Every week we have more and more posts shared and they are ALL FABULOUS!  So, wow us with your creativity ... LET'S PARTY! ♥



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Re-purposed Garden Gate-Welcome Sign

  Happy Tuesday!!  I hope you all had an amazing weekend!  As I mentioned in Sunday's post-I had plans to complete our porch refresh.  Unfortunately, it rained for thebetter part of the day, so that didn't happen.The good news is-it gave me time to work on a projectthat I thought would be perfect for the space!

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Sensational Sunday Love Links!

  Happy Sunday, dear friends!  I hope your weekend has been sensational!!If you follow me on Facebook, you probably saw I scored BIG yesterday-when hubby and I went to an antique store that wasgoing out of business!!  I swear I would have bought everythingthey had, but hubby reminded me it was the firststop of the day-so I behaved. Read more »

20 Sweet and Savory Strawberry Recipes!

   June is right around the corner, and with it comes one of my FAVORITE fruits! 
 There really is no comparison to the fresh strawberries mom and I pick at our local strawberry patch-versus the ones we are forced to buy in the grocery store when our winter stock runs out.  With this in mind-I think I will definitely be picking a few more crates this year-so I can savor those fresh, juicy berries for a bit longer!

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Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop #125

Happy Tuesday!!!  I hope you all enjoyed a WONDERFUL holiday weekend!  We sure did!  On Friday evening we watched with enormous pride-as my daughter, Mel completed a goal she set for herself, when she was only ten years old!She graduated from law school!!


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Celebrating the Journey!

Today is a very special day for hubby and I!  We are celebrating our anniversary!
Therefore, I will not be posting my usual Sensational Sunday post-but, instead
one devoted to the love that fills my heart this day, and every day
I spend with my husband.


I truly didn't think it was possible to love this mananymore than I did the day we first startedour journey, four years ago.
 I knew two things for sure that day we walked on the beach There would always be laughter..SO much laughter..and no matter whatobstacles came our way......  we could overcomethem, as long as we were together.
The road on our journey hasn't always been filled with the warmth of the sun on our face-the smell of an oceanbreeze-and sand in our feet-but what I knew that daystill holds true.  Except for the part that I didn't thinkI could love this man anymore than I did.I do.Happy Anniversary to my best friend-the love of my life-and the man who can always make me smileeven when I think it's impossible!Blessings and hugs,

Strawberry-Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Happy Friday!!!  Can you believe Memorial Day weekend is finally here? It's definitely going to be a jam packed weekend for hubby and I!Besides Memorial Day-we have two VERY special events planned.
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Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop # 124

.Hey, we had 570 posts shared last week!  That is an all-time record. Views were a little low, considering the record breaking attendance, but that happens from time to time. This week we will do much better, right team?  Right! 


There was a three-way tie for the most viewed posts last week. 


Here they are!

Most Viewed


How To Make A Vanilla Bean Frappuccino Copycat Starbucks Recipe from Moms Need To Know
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Sensational Sunday Love Links!

Happy Sunday! I hope you are all enjoying a SENSATIONAL weekend!I had planned to paint our front porch yesterday,but, unfortunately, it was super humid, and rained off on on all day.So, I spent time inside doing some much needed cleaningand organizing. Today I plan to go shopping for someannuals.But before I do-let's take a look at what caught my eyethis week!
1. Favorite room makeover- Isn't this rustic 'big' boy's room that Kristi created, simply adorable!  I LOVE the natural wood tones of the plank wallsand the bedding she chose is just the cutest! Read more »

Turkey Lasagna!

A few weeks ago, I was sorting through my spring and summer clothes,trying to decide what to keep and what to get rid of.As I tried a few things on, it suddenly occurred to methat they were all just a wee bittighter than they had been last year.
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