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Where the heck did August go? My sons started their last semester of college this week. I’m excited that I don’t have to deal with FAFSAs or financial aid departments ever again!

Music and stories about his life. He’s a great storyteller

Happy August everyone! I spent the weekend checking off the last Artist on my concert bucket list. I finally got to see Shaun Cassidy live. [emoji7][emoji445] It was a 42 year wait but it was a blast.

As if buying a mattress isn’t hard enough, I can find one manufacturer that carries a split queen anymore, and it’s in NY. I really don’t want to lose my adjustable base or move to a king which would take more space. Decisions, decisions....

Summer has finally arrived with a vengeance here in Ohio. Day 4 of 90°+ temps. We spent a week of June in Colorado and built snowmen on the continental divide. They still had about 8’ of snow at 12,000 feet.

Checking in for June. I spent the last week road tripping out west...from 104° in Las Vegas to 9 feet of snow in the Colorado mountains. It was fantastic.

Hope everyone is surviving this wild weather! I’m heartily sick of rain but I’m thankful we have dodged the flooding and tornadoes (so far).

May is here but the weather still feels like March. Went to visit my sons in the UP of Michigan and got snow + 45 mph winds...brrr! The beach still had 3 feet of ice on it.

April is shaping up to be a crazy month so I’m checking in now.. len_mullen, I cant speak much about a smart home but Alexa can start my new Dodge Durango [emoji23] I freaked my hubby out with that one.

Green Bay– Another big retailer is going down, and this time it is a Wisconsin-based company. Michelle Hanson, with Shopko media relations, confirmed the news and said liquidation sales are set to begin and she expects the stores to close in 10 to 12 weeks. http://wqow.com/news/top-stories/2019/03/18/breaking-news-all-shopko-stores-closing/

Hello March! [emoji256][emoji948]

Wow, one more day of February. Who else is ready for Spring? [emoji1384]

The groundhog has predicted an early Spring! ️[emoji255]

January is going out like a lion (is that a thing?). Snow today then brutal cold through Thursday...if you’re in the Midwest, stay warm. Skin damage can occur in 5 minutes in these temps.

Another one bites the dust. Gymboree files for bankruptcy, expected to close all stores https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/14/gymboree-reportedly-close-to-bankruptcy-to-liquidate-all-stores.html

Happy 2019! Wishing everyone another 12 months of great deals

The baking is done, the presents are bought and I only have 4 left to wrap! We are gonna make it y’all!

Christmas cards [emoji736] Packages ready to ship [emoji403][emoji736] I’m hoping to get the rest of the gifts wrapped this week before the boys come home from college on Thursday.

My DH loves Christmas. He has 3 more to put up.

Six trees up, 2 boxes ready to ship + 2 more that are ready to wrap and pack. I’m making some headway!

Progress report: Outside decorated, 2 trees up, 99% done shopping. I need to prioritize wrap, pack and shipping gifts this weekend.

I’m 90% done shopping, zero wrapped, zero trees up, zero baking done.

Check out the August smart lock. I use Airbnb a lot and multiple hosts use them so they don’t have to deal with keys.

Hmmm..I got the Y2Y one but not the Birthday one (mine is 12/5) I’ll have to wait and see if that shows up.

I got a new Ring doorbell chime extender (the old one got taken out in a storm last month), a tire gauge for DHs stocking, a bracelet for my sister and a 4 tops and a cardigan for me. Had a 30% coupon in my inbox so after KC, it was $32 [emoji16]