Black Oak's Daughter

I’ve been a little scarce around here lately. 
I’m gearing up for major surgery in less than 2 weeks. Going through all of the pre-surgical appointments, getting all the forms filled out, planning what needs to be done to get the house ready, the roommate ready, the bills paid, the important paperwork updated, and keeping the [...]

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I haven’t been writing much anywhere lately. Sorry about the lapse. It’s spring and I’ve been enjoying it.  
My best friend and I have been spending Sunday mornings at the arboretum. They have miles of trails there to explore.  Last weekend the bluebells were blooming, and the plum trees, and lots of other things. It is [...]

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It was another rough week at work, even though I only worked three days.  Sometimes taking time off isn’t worth the stress when you go back and have to catch up.  I needed a good weekend, and I got one.
Friday we had a very quick employee sale at work and I got a brand new [...]

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I just had a good few days off from work.
I went to a cute little zoo that’s 25 min from me that I’d never heard of before.  I took my camera and tested out my new zoom lens and prime lens that I haven’t had a chance to break in yet.  I have a lot [...]

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Today is Saturday.  I got up early, had an awesome, healthy breakfast with a dear friend.  She is an employee of a national tax prep place, so she also does my taxes, at a greatly reduced rate, for which I’m extremely blessed. They were done and filed before 8:30 this morning. I owe a few [...]

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I’m in full blown Christmas mode now.  I am fortunate that my company gives us 2 free floating days a year and I’m the fool that forgot to take one. So I talked to my boss and he’s letting me cram 2 hours at a time in here and there this week because I’m off [...]

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I woke up from surgery cancer free.  It was a long month and a half between diagnosis and removal. That time changed my life.  I found out how much I could trust my friends and family to stand by me. I am very blessed with love in my life.  In the inevitable process of evaluating [...]

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It’s been a busy week with extra stuff to do almost every day.  Today’s chore was to go to Target and pick up my prescriptions. I had a few other things to pick up too, so I shopped a bit. I got to the checkout, and the turkey breast that I picked out for Thanksgiving [...]

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I collect teddy bears.
I have one rule: they must be clothed. There is one exception to this rule in my collection, that bear’s got back though. It’s hilarious. Anyway, he’s now wearing a bow, so he’s no longer naked. None of my teddys are in my collection because they are collectible. They are there because [...]

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When I was a kid, Halloween was a lot different.  We dressed up, and had parties at school. Masks were allowed, but we mostly just wore them for the costume judging, and trick or treating. They weren’t really comfy enough to keep on all day.
After school, we trick or treated all the way home.  It [...]

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