Have you heard about Nopalea? It’s a drink derived from the Nopal cactus fruit, a plant known for it’s ability to reduce inflammation. Nopal cactus fruit apparently reduces inflammation in general: muscle, joint, digestive, cell, etc. I think a LOT of our health problems stem from inflammation in one form or another. The makers of […]
Archive | May, 2012
Cat-Food Flavored Coffee, Or How You Know You’re Getting Older…
May 15, 2012
I had a restless night’s sleep last night. Bad dreams, hot and humid weather, mice (or worse) rastling inside the walls, etc etc. So I woke up pretty groggy, needing my coffee. My lovely Livvy Cat, however, was meowing at my feet, begging pitifully for her food. So with a brief burst of compassion, lol, […]
Meet Me on Monday Quizzes
May 14, 2012
I skipped last week, but I am starting this week anew. I was out in the sunshine over the weekend and I feel so perky and refreshed. Three cups of my son’s strong coffee helps, too. Let’s dig in with this week’s questions. 1. Finish this sentence - The best thing about this past weekend […]
Tel Aviv Luxury Apartments
May 14, 2012
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Dave Stotts from Drive Thru History has a new DVD series called “Holy Land.” So far, we have seen the first three episodes, and we LOVE THEM!!! We love history, and Dave makes it such fun to learn it. But he also covers lots of other stuff in the DVDs, like the current state of […]
Good Night, Sweetheart
May 12, 2012
My friend Chuck lost his beautiful kitty today. Chuck rescued Midnight only about 3 years ago, the same season we got our precious Livvy. Midnight was a barn kitty, the last left of his litter and an orphan. Chuck and his wife Sylvia rescued Midnight and the loving kitty quickly adopted into his new life. […]
It’s Sunny Today… and Other Random Stuff
May 11, 2012
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The sun has finally made an appearance today. It’s been MIA for about a week now, maybe more. Wow, it feels good. I went to a dinner a few weeks ago. The folks at the table were chatting about how some of them were Vitamin D deficient. One young lady said that when her doctor […]
AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
May 10, 2012
Can I just go back to bed now? Please? All day?
Funnies Around the Interwebz #17
May 9, 2012
For some reason, my kids frowned but I laughed. I laughed at this one, and the kids frowned AGAIN! Sheesh, don’t they have ANY sense of humor?! Yeah! ………..and who changed it? This would be so perfect on a compass. I hated the new Timeline thing on Facebook, until I saw this. WIN. I don’t […]
Shout It Out
May 8, 2012
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Triad Retail Media for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Got kids? Then you’ve got dirt! So SHOUT IT OUT! The DIRT. Not the kids. lol Shout® has been a round a long time, hasn’t it? I remember seeing ads for the product on […]
I Survived! lol
May 7, 2012
Thanks to all who sent your condolences here and on my other blogs and social networks, about the hack attack I suffered. I am happy to say that (Lord willing) the problem is resolved. My blogs are clean. Because of the nature of my web hosting (shared hosting), all my blogs (13 of them!) were […]


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May 17, 2012
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