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Fire ants! The enemy of humans and furry creatures

Fire ants! The enemy of humans and furry creatures throughout the south.
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My sweet girl has been so patient, letting me clean her stings with our homemade remedy. She didn’t even complain when I put the cone on.
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If you battle fire ants, read the blog post in the link, to learn how to treat them.
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Vote. But be smart about it. . . Ignore the TV ad

Vote. But be smart about it.
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Ignore the TV ads. Research the candidates. It’s time for the people to make their voice heard!
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It’s time to stop letting the “game” of who has the most money for ad campaigns wins.
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That’s my PSA for today.
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Hugs!

Ahhhh... fall came early. At least for a couple of

Ahhhh... fall came early. At least for a couple of days.
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We took full advantage of the opportunity! Rob cooked up an amazing meal.
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And, we dug holes (to prep the yard for “real fall” planting in October). And we added some stuff that’s easy maintenance and can grow now.
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All in all, a pretty good family work day.
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What did you do today?
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#yardwork #yardworkishardwork #diggingholes #saturdaystyle #smokedmeat #kamadojoe #kamadojoenation #saturdaysweat #midlifewomen #lakelifeisthebestlife #falliscoming #over50 #cheesypotatoes #familyweekend #lovethecoolweather #coolweather #diyyard #outdoorliving #letschat #breadinthedutchoven #dutchovenbread #familylife #weekendsathome #giterdone #weekendwork #midlifeblogger #lovingmidlife #thanksfamily #familyworkweekend #familytogetherness

My son sent me this photo... It’s an ad for @eig

Tada! The countertop is done. Didn’t Rob do a g

Tada! The countertop is done. Didn’t Rob do a great job? 🖌 (Say yes, so I can convince him to do more!!!)
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The next step is adding a back bead board panel to allow us to run hidden cords. It should help make the cabinets look more like a single unit, too, rather than upper and lower cabinets. Stay tuned for phase two!
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