sandhillsis on January 24th, 2010

It’s funny how no matter how much time passes, we are what we are. Things change. People don’t.   (Thanks to BlogHer Pic Apps for this funny pic of a guy that is bored with the woman who is sniffing. I love it.) Take me for example. When I was shopping for perfume at 14 [...]

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sandhillsis on January 21st, 2010

This is what Santa brought me this year. Hot dang I am so excited! I’ve always wanted one, but never knew their history or how to say their name. In fact, I just left tripod spice grinder thingy on my list to Santa. The kids were doubtful old Saint Nick baby would come through. Well step back [...]

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sandhillsis on January 19th, 2010

I’ve been busy trying to get my winter honey-do-list done, like breaking in my Christmas gift from Santa (I can hardly wait to show you), picking out paint for a number of rooms in this old house (do you think you should have a say in color?), mending britches (this time with reckless artful abandon) and [...]

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sandhillsis on January 14th, 2010

We went to another gun show last week. If you don’t remember what happen at the last one click here. The boys had their wallets stuffed full of hard earned good-grade money. After they had put some in their give and save envelopes, it was time to spend some. So off we went to see what treasures we couldn’t live without. [...]

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