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Always the Last one to the Party

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So Blogger has an Android app?  Who knew?  I can write and post entries and even add photos right from my phone?  Oh boy…get ready.  This is going to be a game-changer for me.  I have so many photos on my phone and I thought the only way to get them from my phone to a blog post was to… Read more »

First Apartment: Kitchen Before and After

For the Living Room Before and After, click HERE.   Adrienne loves to experiment with new recipes, so unlike me, her kitchen is very important to her.  It was so easy and fun to decorate, thanks to Target and a lovely place in Durham called the Scrap Exchange.  (You can read more about the Scrap Exchange HERE.)  Whenever we visit Adrienne, the Scrap Exchange is at… Read more »

First Apartment: Living Room Before and After

  ***Scroll WAY down for all the pics***   The plan was set.  Adrienne and I would drive to North Carolina the first week of June while Erica was at Girl’s Camp.  We would decorate her bare-bones apartment during that first week while she started her new job.  I would drop her off at work, run errands, and then after work we… Read more »

Let’s Back Up to Before the Graduations

During the month of April, Neil and I worked as tour guides during for the open house of the new Ft. Lauderdale Temple for our church. It was a great experience to be able to tell visitors about both the physical and spiritual aspects of the building.  The open house lasted a few weeks, and then the Temple was closed to the general public… Read more »

Graduation: Round Two

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We hurried back from Adrienne’s Mother’s Day college graduation in North Carolina because less than a week later, Erica graduated from high school.  (This wasn’t the original plan.  Adrienne wasn’t supposed to graduate college until 2015.  However, because of THIS, she was able to shave off her last year and graduate early.)     The graduation ceremony was spectacular.  Broadway… Read more »