sandy1020 on February 17th, 2010

Our daughter challenged us to join her on a journey to health and fitness. Rather, it is her way of encouraging Dave and me to improve our health and fitness before it is too late. Shauna has always been involved in sports and fitness. Occasionally when backsliding rather than continue on a journey to destruction, [...]

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sandy1020 on January 18th, 2010

Introducing “Fit Fam for Life”
Currently, our family is working on developing a new blog for all your health, fitness, and wellness needs for your family. My husband, Dave, my daughter, Shauna, and myself will each contribute articles for your enjoyment. My daughter has a background in physical education and wellness with much expertise to share. [...]

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sandy1020 on December 17th, 2009

Christmas Anticipation
With Christmas nearing, I am nearing the almost panic mode with no cookies or candies prepared for our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebration. Since my mother passed away, I have always tried to continue the tradition of preparing the goodies that she prepared for Christmas. This year I had been suffering from a [...]

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sandy1020 on December 12th, 2009

Celebrate in Elegant Style
The Seelbach

This past weekend we celebrated our daughter’s birthday. As the custom in recent years, we attended a Sunday brunch at The Oak Room. If you are not familiar with The Oak Room, it is located in the Seelbach, a luxury hotel in heart of downtown Louisville, Ky. The historic qualities of  [...]

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sandy1020 on November 28th, 2009

Spend an Enjoyable Evening at Derby Dinner
For many years now Dave and I have attended Derby Dinner and enjoyed their fabulous productions. We began attending Derby Dinner occasionally in our early years of our marriage as a special treat.  When our daughter was young, we would make plans to attend the Christmas production as well [...]

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sandy1020 on November 27th, 2009

We all have close relatives that have passed away and we especially miss them during the holiday season. Before my mother passed away, I would always help her prepare the Thanksgiving dinner. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving  we would always begin the preparation.  Then I would help her finish the preparation on Thanksgiving Day. It was [...]

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sandy1020 on November 26th, 2009

Blessings From Above
Wow!!! What a fast and furious year this has been. With Thanksgiving here and Christmas just around the corner, it makes me reflect and be thankful for the many blessings that our family has received. We should let our sincere thankfulness radiate from our lives each and every day. We never want to [...]

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sandy1020 on October 23rd, 2009

Have you ever felt like you had a birthday that would never end? Well, that is what it seems has occurred for my current birthday that is still going on. Officially, my birthday was on Tuesday, October 20th. However, we celebrated on Tuesday, again on Wednesday, and the final celebration is scheduled for today. Don’t [...]

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sandy1020 on October 22nd, 2009

2003                                        2006
What can I say about Sadie? Sadie was my daughter’s pug that would have been 14 years old today. She was a very special part of our family. I remember when Shauna named her she said, “I am going to name her Mercedes and call her Sadie. That is one way of having [...]

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sandy1020 on October 21st, 2009

As I have said before, Mia loves to get dressed in her clothes — especially her new sweater set. You can see that she also enjoys posing for a picture once she is dressed. She also enjoys prancing around the house after she is dressed.
Since she is so prissy in her outfits, it has made [...]

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