Fireworks as Viewed from Home – 2024

July 5 2024

We can watch three different fireworks displays from our place. Pretty cool! 🎉🎉🎉

Monday Night Poetry – Love These Folks

July 3 2024

Monday Night Poetry gang. I love us! 🎶💋🎶

I’m Totally Doing That

June 29 2024

Along with the opposite: “Yeah, I’m totally doing that.” 🎉💋🎉

Sierra Sirens and False Rhythms and Miki Rae – Reno Live Music Scene

June 28 2024

Last night was so much fun!!! Sierra Sirens!! Wow!!! Magical! Ran into my sweet friends, @seemedisco and Sue! What a blast!! 💋❤️❤️❤️💋

June 29 2024

Another great night of live music! Miki Rae and False Rhythms. 💞🎶💞

Throwback Post: Splashing While Barefoot

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July 8 2015:

He asked if he could stay barefoot for our walk last night. “No” shot out of my mouth before I even thought about it. Upon reflection, I said “YES”. So glad I did! Loved watching him splash in the puddles.

The Love Language of Hugging

May 26 2024

Hugging is one of my love languages. ❣️❣️❣️

Another Visit to Upside Down Land – Sunset Tea Party

June 28 2024

Last night was another magical Sunset Tea Party in Upside Down Land. 💖💖💖 Thank you @krystalwithak.art!!!

Throwback Post: Ladies Night While Cleaning and Reading

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July 7 2014:

20 minutes til ladies night with other C18 Moms, Grandmas, and Aunts! Wahoooo!! I so much love these beautiful people we get to spend a few days with. I keep hearing, “Look! That’s Thomas’ Mom” … So happy that Thomas is such a meaningful experience for some of these kiddos! Thank you to Jon Baker for having Thomas and Lillian join you tonight so I can experience ladies night! Thank you Missy Baker for sharing your hubby! Thank you Kaitlin Baker for your kindness! xoxo

Ladies night

July 7 2013:

Another Sunday of the TeamTLC Purge fest comes to an end with Lillian’s room having been tackled! Whew! Thomas did some dishes while we were working in Lillian’s room!

July 7 2012:

Monthly library adventures … Cool surprise of live music today!!!!! Part of month long Artown!!

Lillian says to Thomas as he’s sittin on the kitchen counter, “Will you teach me how to do that?” Go Lillian Go!! The other day he was teaching her how to lay hanging upside down from the couch!!

Monday Night Poetry – Good Times

June 27 2024

Monday Night Poetry. Good times with great humans! 🙌💖💖💖🙌

Throwback Post: D iz for Different Travels

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July 7 2012:

The book has made it all da way down to da bayou y’all … with da fishing boats and seagulls in Grand Isle, Louisiana … I have some fond and not so fond memories of Grand Isle!! When I was in Jr High we stayed at someone’s trailer there and I caught tons of flounder!!!! YAY me!! THAT was fun! Then that night when trying to sleep I discovered the place was FULL of flying cockroaches … Good Golly! I almost suffocated myself with the covers pulled over my head so tightly! I did not enjoy sleeping with flying cockroaches!! My flounder was Good though!

Janet Storie buying her book on June 20 2012 at the eWomenNetwork Dinner Event in Reno, Nevada!

Renee Portnell got her book in June 2012 – Reno, Nevada!!

Read your book while Sitting on the balcony of a cruise ship heading to Alaska! It was such an empowering book. I hope to be like you and have the courage you have! Great book! – Gloria