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It's June!


And the passage of time hits me in the face again!  However, I am delighted to be able to post a photo or two that have no snow anywhere in the images!

I am officially on my summer break.  My desk is cleaned off, files are in their place (for the most part), photo frames have come home so I can update them over the summer, and I have spent a couple of days doing pretty much whatever I wanted!  The weather is beautiful.   And my weeds are doing VERY well!

So now it is time to catch up with all those who have followed me in the past, and those who would like to share my world moving forward.  This year has been very introspective, and I am trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up.  There have been exciting excursions, excitement and heart ache - all the natural growing pains a person who works full time and has a busy and active family might experience.  I used to think that once the "children" were out of the house and on their own that life would get calmer.  Well...sometimes it is. :)

Here is hoping everyone is well and happy and fully engrossed in their lives.  I am looking forward to catching up on photos and stories, and sharing a few of my own.

Happy Summer!

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S. Etole said…
Enjoy relaxing on your wonderful summer bench. Hope you have a great summer.
June 6, 2014 at 11:53 PM
Jeanie said…
June indeed -- and almost half gone. It seemed to take so long getting here and now poof!

Enjoy your break, Sandy. It's such a gift to be in charge of your time, isn't it? Perhaps we'll end up connecting!
June 7, 2014 at 11:09 PM
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