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Pamper Me, I am Abigail

January 5, 2017
Pedicures are my life. 2015 was the first year that I became serious about my getting a pedicure weekly. While I don’t stand on my feet a lot, I do find that getting a deluxe pedicure which includes an extended foot massage is luxury that I am unwilling to give up.
If not for my weekly pedicure on Fridays, I don’t think I could enjoy my weekend as much. Weekly pedicures are a little expensive but well worth the cost.
Abby

Good Morning America, I am Abigail

January 4, 2017
I have become addicted to watching Good Morning America. I am not sure how or when it happened, but in the last year no morning is complete without spending an hour or two with the Good Morning America Crew.
Is it the witty banter between the host? Is it the stories? I am not sure. But whatever it is I a fan.
Abby

Oatmeal Cookies and Ice Cream Bars

January 3, 2017
Oatmeal Cookies and Ice Cream Bars
I love oatmeal cookies almost as much as I love peanut butter cookies and I love ice cream bars with a hard chocolate outer shell almost as much as I adore peanut butter cookies and oatmeal cookies. Therefore, it has become my mission this year to find a recipe for all three that I can make at home.
Abby

A Plan for the New Year

January 2, 2017
It’s the second day of the New Year, and as always, I set goals for myself with achievable benchmarks. This year my greatest goals are to take more pictures with the kids, drink more smoothies, celebrate life each day, wear lipstick and embrace sandals and sundresses.
Goal One-Benchmark One
I have lots of picture of us separately but very few of us together.  To reach this goal, I have a jar that I will use to save for pictures, and after careful research, the most affordable place to get pictures taken is the local portrait studio. I’ve also asked the kids to make sure they take at least one picture of all of us each time they do selfies, and this will serve as a benchmark of reaching my goal.
Goal Two-Benchmark Two
I love smoothies. Did I say I love smoothies? Smoothies are the most delicious drink that ranks a few marks below my favorite milkshakes. When I drink smoothies, I forget they are a healthy. Smoothies are a delightful treat that makes life a little brighter. My goal is to drink two smoothies at least once a week made with fresh fruit. The benchmark for this goal is the delight on my face as I drink my smoothie.
Goal Three-Benchmark Three
How do you celebrate life each day you awake? There are no easy answers, or a one size fits all solution. I plan to celebrate life by doing the things that make me happy all year long. I love to read, and I plan to read a lot and share that love of reading with others. I like to wake early and enjoy a morning cup of hot chocolate as I watch the sunrise. I plan to celebrate life by doing all the things I love. The benchmark of this goal is the smile on my face as the sun warms it each morning.
Goal Four-Benchmark Four
I love lipstick, and I am fascinated on how it changes the way you look. I have for years invested in lipstick never finding the perfect color. This year I am on the quest for a red and a purple that make my smile dazzling. If at the end of the year, I have more than ten tubes of lipstick my goal is met.
Sandals and Sundresses? Hot summer days are more bearable in sundresses and sandals. As I approach my fifth birthday, I have developed a deep and abiding love for sundresses and sandals and planned to indulge often this Spring and Summer.
I don’t have many goals, and they are not lofty, but they reflect what I want for me in the New Year.
Abby

Happy New Year

January 1, 2017
Welcome to the Abbyville as we celebrate the first day of a New Year. Many exciting things that will take place this year. In May, my daughter will graduate from college and in December my son will also graduate from college. I am vacationing in Rabat in North Africa.   The best of thing of all will happen on December 29 when I will turn 50. Thus, we have more than 364 days to enjoy here at the Abby.
This blog is my place share with those who stop by a little bit of me as I tackle life, love, motherhood and learning to cook.
Abby

It's My Birthday

Merry Christmas

Autum

"Thou comest, Autumn, heralded by the rain,
With banners, by great gales incessant fanned,
Brighter than brightest silks of Samarcand,
And stately oxen harnessed to thy wain!"

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Turning 50 Alone

She went to sleep thinking of the multitude of meetings and plans she had for the coming day and weeks to come never knowing that she would never wake up to again.
I lost a friend this week. She and I would have turned 50 together next year in 2017. On September 3, 2016she turned 49 and celebrated that night like she was 50. Next year the class of 1985 and those who were born in 1967 will cross the half a century mark alone and without my friend.
There is sadnessthat glows like a light as I stand and watch the daylight slip away as I park my car for her wake. My friend was never sick and had no ailments that were known or unknown.
It was her time the coroner said. She died of natural causes at 49 more than a month after her 49th birthday and more than a year before her 50th birthday. She was a wife, mother and an accomplished ambitious career woman who was pursuing her doctorate in Early Childhood Education.
She and I would have turn 50 together next year, but she died thinking of all the things she had to do the next day and in the coming weeks.


Abby

October Surprises......

    

     

The winds of October have blown in ushering out September and fall weather in the Deep South I hope.  While standing on my patio this morning I was struck by the awe of the new day as the sun rose and kissed the morning sky.  I love the winter months and the holiday season that is ushered in by hot chocolate, pumpkins, and falling leaves.