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49 Today I turn forty-nine years old.  Yay!  Not a big deal.  Some folks like to remind you on your “9” birthdays that the “big one” is next year.  “Oh my goodness, you’re going to be _old next year!”  That’s okay.  I learned at 29 not to waste that last precious year of the decade.  All the “gonna be’s….” and “you’re about to’s” wasted time and energy, and I could have been 29 for a whole year!  I didn’t even realize it.  What a goof! I’ve caught on however, and now I celebrate until the last moment of the “9...

I've been out of school for a long, long time, but still get excited about the "Back-to-school" season.  You know the season, when the kids are really enjoying summer and thinking it will never end...then, BAM! Stores start loading up on pencils, and notebook paper, and rulers, and pens, and markers, and tape, and....Ahhhhhh!  Too much!!!!  I can't even go to the local dollar store without coming out with a hand full of highlighters.   Although, sometimes I actually do need some of the items I buy.  For instance, I can never have enough pencils.  Paper is also a much needed item.  I...

If you haven't heard, seen, or been following our Facebook feed....we restored a big ol' bus!  We acquired a 30' yellow school bus (off of Craig's List) and intended to restore her to a reliable active rolling kid's boutique.  Time flew by and nothing happened to the bus, but we never gave up hope.  Almost 3 years after her acquisition, Ozina (the big orange bus) has been sanded, painted both inside and out and given a new lease on life.  Her new floors and white paint interior make her a sparky background for all things Freckled Chicken. We're taking her...