7.31.2026

another day off...not as productive today....I signed up for a month of newspapers.com and am surfing looking for past nuggets from relatives lives....talk about stalking from afar....

I'm turning feral...found a cockleburr in my hair after weed-eating....
2019 watching Shark Week in my shark jammies....🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈 life. is. good.
2018 received an adorable shark pillow from a coworker. (heart emoji)
2015 starting Katie's Grandpa Bernard pillow...our baby girl is growing up...started her checking account today and signed up for classes for Junior year.....

7.30.2026

my day off....30 minutes Japanese walking, hoop, 2 Netflix docs, reading, working on Jimothy's Black & White Neighborhood Quilt...and an afternoon nap.

day 2 of Kevin replacing his own brakes on Toyota truck. he looks so professional on his little round rolly chair. he could've used this so many times over the years, but he has it now.
2024 working on The Scrappy Scrapbook Quilt. ...the old sweat shop. this project has evolved from using up fabric "The Scrappy Quilt" with extra pieces I'd cut for Scrappy Snakes and changed my mind....to "The Scrapbook Scrappy Memory Quilt" where when it's done, I'll write the story of the fabric... projects I used them for, whose clothes they were, where they originated from. (2026 I haven't done this yet....)...making a scrap quilt...cleaned out boxes of fabric...from special projects, worn out clothes...projects I just never did. this blue plaid shirt was leftover from making a memory pillow from one of my dad's shirts. ❤️
2023 if I were to be buried....THIS. buried with coin in mouth to pay my fare across the River Styx.
2023 homecoming carnival with girls.
2022 Happy Birthday Party Day, Millie and Violet!
2022....so my Shark Week finally started on Thursday...
2017 Indianola Balloon Classic.
2013 The ol' Avalanche cleans up right nice.....getting ready for tomorrow's big adventure!
2011 met Highway Patrolman Skoglund on the way home...tired drivers & drunk drivers must share a lot of the same driving patterns...and then I couldn't find my proof of insurance...
Schweig, du bloder Trottel! if Larry McMurty can be trusted, it means "shut up, you silly fool!
2009 I just sold my harvest for 9855 coins! Yeah! had family fun time playing Family Fued...KJ drug out the old Super Nintendo....talk about memories! have the day off......will I clean the pantry? a closet or 2? hang at the pool? take a nap? hmmmm....

7.29.2026

today I walked at trail while Rip was being groomed, because that's just who I am now. I also walk while Kevin is at chiropractor appts. hitting my Walk Fit goal every. single. day. kinda proud of myself. not really going above and beyond and could be way more careful with what I eat, but change is hard. every day is a new day....

and working on Jimothy's Black and White Neighborhood quilt....listening to Dateline in car driving to and fro...reading a book about the Murdaugh family....lots going on in my little world.
2024...had quilts win first and third at homecoming quilt show....making a fabric/denim quilt (that is on our bed 2026...) crocheted rag rug #1 in use. made from old flat flannel sheets. inspired by flea market conversation with my former boss Amanda.
2023 pretty sure my dog is a Bigfoot. lookit these stick sculptures. that's an X, friends.
2023 planning cryptid Creature Feature 2 2024 quilt with zombies and Wednesday Adams... zombies
2021 Relda wasn't home when we went to play, so Papa built her new barn we found today (and a pig and cow/calf pairs) and fixed her swing.
2009 Adventureland
2017 making Breanna t-shirt quilt...and found a book from my Grandpa Vermal's childhood! watched Jared bullriding...
2014 omg, someone just shushed Matt Moneymaker!...Honestly, Universal Survey, I'm not going to answer the phone. no matter how many times you call....Chiefs bathroom progress...old stuff...new stuff...
2011 so I guess we're going to see The Smurfs 3D @ Chillicothe...

7.28.2026

today on Izzy's birthday, she and Zerelda came to hang out while mom and dad went after groceries.

there was a boredom issue, so a Polaris ride was requested. I think we had fun. and of course, I had to write a little book about it. when inspiration hits...
2022 and there is a Bigfoot windsock hanging in my tree....
2017 Jared Campbell is your cowboy....
2014 Chiefs Training Camp.
2013 any day is instantly better with cake! thanks, Koren Wills!
2012 survived a day of shopping in the city with Katie Dailey & Vivian Allen....
2011 Kj has ordered his books for fall semester! with only a minimum amount of parental nagging....
2010 KJ's dorm sheets & stuff arrived today...I guess he really is going to college...
2009 come visit Tallulah Jane's Ponderosa...a new farming game....hooray for me! I just sold my harvest for 6496 coins! Yeah!

7.27.2026

I am merrily sketching and cutting and pinning quilt blocks for Jimothy's Black and White Neighborhood....this is the fun part. the creative part. my favorite part....

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2025 at the lake, did an "it's closed" stop at House of the Dead.
2024 homecoming carnival with the girls. 1st place on a Marie quilt, and 3rd place on Cryptid Creature Feature quilt at Quilt Show.
2022 Retirement Day No. 4. baking Snickerdoodles.
2021 working on The Creepy Corner.
2020 Covid19 means you can't go to the hospital to meet your baby sister, but we tried to keep them busy... Today Is Baby Millie Day.
2019 ghost hunt Odd Fellows.
2018 Farrar Overnite.
44 Odd Things You Don't Know About Me (2016 edition)
1. Do you like blue cheese?yes
2. Have you ever smoked? no
3. Do you own a gun? No
4. What is your favorite flavor? French Vanilla
5. Do you get nervous before Doctor visits? no
6. What do you think of hot dogs? grill 'em!
7. Favorite movie? Cold Mountain
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Caffeine
9. Do you do push ups? No
10. What’s your favorite piece of Jewelry? mom bracelet Katie made me in first grade
11. Favorite hobby? watching campy Syfy movies
12. Do you have A.D.D.? No.
13. What’s the one thing you dislike about yourself? just one?
14. What is your middle name? Lynn
15. Name three thoughts at this moment. don't want to go to work. don't want to go to work. don't want to go to work.
16. Name 3 drinks you have regularly. Water, Pepsi, sweet tea
17. Current worry? $
18. Current annoyance right now? my job
19. Favorite place to be? with my family
20. How do you ring in the new year? sleep
21. Where would you like to go? Eureka Springs, Arkansas!
22. Name three people who will complete this.
23. Do you own slippers? No
24. What color shirt are you wearing right now? gray
25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? flannel
26. Can you whistle? Yes
27. What are your favorite colors? pink and gray
28. Would you be a pirate? I wish I was brave enough
29. What songs do you sing in the shower? whatever
30. Favorite girls name? Tallulah Jane
31. Favorite boys name? Johnnie Turner
32. What’s in your pocket right now? no pockets
33. Last thing that made you laugh? Zombie Shark
34. Best toy as a child? Barbie with tea set
35. Worst injury you have ever had? broken toe
36. Where would you love to live? French Quarter
37. How many TV’s do you have? 4
38. Who is your loudest friend? Rachel
39. How many dogs do you have? 4
40. Does someone trust you? yes
41. What book are you reading at the moment? Where the Dead Walk
42. What’s your favorite candy? Payday
43. What’s your favorite sports team? Chiefs.
44. Favorite month? October.
I have to start watching Sister Wives live.....the dvr keeps cutting off the last 30 seconds or so and it drives me crazy that I am missing something!
from Grandma Pauline's grade card 1930: If You Wish to Succeed in Life Be Cautious, Be Faithful, Be Industrious, Be Neat, Be Honest, Be Just, Be Kind, Be True, Be Courteous.
a quote from my Grandma Pauline's Third Grade grade card in 1930: "The young man who smokes cigarettes need not worry about the future; he has none."
2013 had all 3 of my kids home for a bit today! πŸ™‚
2012 Katie Dailey & Vivian Allen were at one of the KC Walmarts that was evacuated for bomb threats....they could've died. I could've been sleeping on the couch. tune into Fox4News at 9.....Kj won't go to work till I do...can't take the peer pressure! Oh Happy Day! The Girl Scout Fall 2010 Catalog arrived today! guess I have to leave Frontierville & go to Workville....
2009 "No, Mom, no! It's like you're a monkey..." Katie Dailey. just something special for my little girl....in her first apartment...on YoVille...

7.26.2026

corn sweat driving up temps....extreme heat warning...96 feels like 117

2025 at the Kansas Lake House...
2024 Pepsi tastes better in a glass bottle. change my mind. We had fun at homecoming, especially izzy! She rode the merry go round twice and loved it!!
2023 I love when Violet calls🩷🩷🩷
2015 yep....I am gullible. I really wanted to believe it for a few minutes.....then reported the message. Hello Deb..... My name is Roberto sampera from Menlo Park CA, I work for Facebook company.and you? I was asked to contact you by the Facebook C.E.O Mr Mark Zuckerberg and he ask me to pass to you some good news. Before i proceed i will like to know if you have heard or been informed about the ongoing Facebook Promo going on ? CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU DEB Am happy to inform you that your name was selected among our 10lucky winners you won your self the whoop sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT DEB......YOU WON $500,000.00 I want you to know that this Facebook Promotion is not a Joke or a Scam and we also want you to know that this Promotion is 100% Real and Legit and the FBI and the HOMELAND SECURITY is fully aware of it,So there is nothing to be worried or scared about..Is that understood? what do you feel about this news you just heard? Sounds too good to be true you mean you don't believe this? What do I have to do? you have not to worry Deb because this is for real Before we proceed on the claim you are to provide some vital information about your Self HERE IS THE INFORMATION BELOW FULL NAME: AGE OCCUPATION HOME ADDRESS: MOBILE NUMBER: EMAIL ADDRESS: All your information has been forwarded to the claim department hold let me get back to you.... CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU DEBRA YOUR INFORMATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE CLAIM DEPARTMENT!!! CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED MODE OF PAYMENT FROM THE THREE OPTIONS STATED BELOW: Γ‚ 1) ATM CARD 2) CHECK Your option has been forwarded to the CEO office for him to sign and approve the CHECK you give us Few hours to get back to you Hello ma'am your winnings certificate is ready Your winnings check will be forward to the Fedex because they will be the only one who can bring your winnings check to your door step without no delay and it require Delivery fee $500 for the FEDEX delivery fee then your winnings get to your door step 24hrs after the fedex confirm it's payment Chat Conversation Endage.
band trip 2012 Trenton pool
2010 late nite Monopoly is going to kick my butt at work today....
2009 Katie and Moriah pool day.....home from Wal-Mart....whatta way to spend a paycheck...No Surrender throws a concert....stage, lights, camera, action!!! I liked the concert. I'm not sure what most of the songs were, but it was good & loud!

7.25.2026

We had an excellent turnout at today’s Mercer Homecoming Quilt Show! With a record-breaking 127 entries, this year’s show was a tremendous success.

I entered 6 quilts. won a white ribbon on Scooby Doo Gang quilt! Kevin picked them up before Izzy blew out the candle on her cupcake.
Congratulations to all of our winners! πŸ†πŸ‘ Check out the results below and help us celebrate these talented quilters! King: Third Place - Deb Dailey Quilt Show Winners
Izzy's party was here, just us. She seemed quite happy with her gifts. I altered Z's shorts TOO big. (insert eye roll here) but she assured me they were just fine. she is such a sweetheart. she made Izzy a bag full of homemade gifts....scratch art, magnets, pictures.
we went up town this morning for car, tractor, and quilt shows, and flea market where we found a local hand crocheted something for the new grandbaby. we went back for the ice cream social, and Kevin tried a fair baked potato.
2024 Christmas in July ⛄πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸ€Ά Bell Ringers are out.
2024 scene: lunch buffet. Cashier: 2 seniors?
Kevin: what are you calling seniors?
Cashier: 60, sir.
me: no. we're only 59.
Cashier: close enough.
deb: (sighs) (whispers) close enough.
2024 ...and my chair broke.😠 while I was sitting in it.πŸ™„at the tractor pull 🚜
2022 Adventure Backpack got new patches today...
2021 ✔ McPike Mansion off the paranormal bucket list...getting our kicks on haunted Route 66...."Kiss my shiny metal ass." 7 Gates of Hell. Newsflash: we. survived.
2018 #walkingrisers #pigbarnlifeπŸ– comments: a water hole?? you had rain?? - is that shit water from a riser? LMAO - me: It is real water. Just a mysterious mud hole....too many questions. Too. Many. Questions. πŸ˜ƒ
2015 I'm gullible. I'll fall for just about anything 'cause I always think there's a chance. I'm the girl who fell in love on a school bus when her eyes met the eyes of the guy across the aisle, remember? the girl who had 3 beautiful super smart children. and the cutest damn grandbaby in the world. miracles do happen! and maybe this ol' gal is due another one. deep down I knew it was horseshit from the git go. but an old gal can dream, can't she?
2011 an epic Pokemon battle rages in our livingroom...
2009 no parents allowed till 9:30....so we'll go back (maybe....if we don't get too wrapped up in our ghosthunting shows....) KJ has headed uptown for the entertainment, Katie & I will soon follow. I am excited.....she's not so much. deb has the whole damn weekend off!!!!

7.24.2026

took 6 quilts to quilt show. ate at Pizza Hut, a date night favorite when we first met. sat in the back corner booth.

hot cocoa ☕, a warm blanket, and a good book πŸ“– on a cool summer evening.... (and skipping night 2 of Homecoming πŸ˜‰).
2025 Izzy sang rain rain go away and we had a good time. Mercer Homecoming Carnival.☂️🌧️πŸ’§πŸŽ πŸŽ‘
2024 tractor pull
2018 so, I tried to make a #greatwhitecake but I gave up. My daughter-in-law salvaged it into this...
2014 a free treat came in the mail for Ms. Cuddles...
2009 Camp Girl Scout

7.23.2026

...and with that being said... (ugh)...and all that stuff....

Kevin did his first stem cell treatment today. hoping for good things. we ate at Outback where I had a fun shark drink. then he got a hair cut, I did a solo Dollar Tree and walked in a sketchy alley, then Walmart. rounded up quilts to enter in quilt show tomorrow. skipped night one of Mercer Homecoming. not taking girls to carnival this year since Z can't ride this year. she is crutching around like a pro. very proud of her resiliance.
2024: harvested broccoli.
2023 Kevin fishing...."he's not a lunker by any means, but he's not bad."
2018 f*** I hate mornings.
2017 never know what you'll see walking risers...today it was a ground hog.
2015 Oddfellows #ghosthuntingwithtracyanddeb
10 things about me:
1. I am the proud mom of Koren, KJ, and Katie.
2. I am the proud grandma of Ian.
3. yes, I do believe in Bigfoot.
4. Pepsi is essential to my very survival.
5. I belong to the Stephen King Library
6. I watch waaaay tooooo much tv.
7. I blog, therefore I am.
8. I fancy myself a photographer.
9. once upon a time, I thought I would write a novel.
10. I got married at age 18.
2014 saw a post on facebook about an abandoned Missouri plantation, clicked on link, went to a blog by a guy who has been there, found a link there for a book about possibly the first woman serial killed in US, who lived in Missouri....so ordered that, of course.....
2013 windows are in! basement steps poured! Moberly Park.
2012 Root canal: here I come! I survived the dental work AND the wait at the pharmacy....and I wasn't the only annoyed person there.....one woman demanded to know who was in charge....the customers were grumbling amongst themselves...if I ever go back, will try Walgreen's! I personally do not recommend St Joe Hyvee pharmacy...crochety old woman in pain here!
2011 I had to stay @ work late again because of heat, so Kj got to take his sister & friends to the all nite skate at Bethany...
2011 sleepovers don't get any quieter as the years go by....
2009 gets to go to work early....oh, yeah!!! getting ready for tomorrow nite's "Let's Go Camping" Girl Scout meeting...dont' know why I feel compelled to name all my meetings.....

7.22.2026

today I finished The Frankenstien Bigfoot Quilt: Something Old, Something New and took white truck for oil change. Kevin mowed our yard after work. beautiful cool day. bought plane tickets to Seattle!

2024 crocheting a rag rug while watching true crime...making a yoyo clown to leave at The Clown Museum...
2021 Mowing hay...er, I mean the yard...
2018 my Build A Bear Shark and Zerelda are Shark Weeking with me this year.
2016 ghostin' at Oddfellows in Liberty with Tracy....
"I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.". William Shakespeare
2013 Cody and I fell for the shoe shine bit in New Orleans...
2012 Finally directions even I can follow...go down gravel road till the great big slide...
2011 Kevin Dailey took the nite off work to take Katie Dailey to the dance swim party...and to bring home some friends...since I had to stay late at work for the heat again...
2010 officially addicted to Frontierville....
2010 HWY C by Denver Miller is in very bad shape...driver beware. Ruts in the asphalt...big holes...trenches....there are two warning signs, but not where they are needed!
2009 4-H camp......Katie swam in the lake, made s'mores, caught fish.....a really fun day at the lake!

7.21.2026

1" in rain gauge. today is take Izzy's birthday bed to her house day.....from toddler bed to Big Girl Bed! (she was thrilled!) and the moment of truth for Z to try on her shorts and see if they are good to go....

on an errand to find Zerelda pickle chips her Gustavo found a girlfriend at Dollar General. She told me I could make my Gustavo a girlfriend, so after I got home, did another adjustment on her shorts, dug in fabric boxes, and created a girlfriend for my Gustavo. I've been quite creative this week, if I do say so myself.
2018 "We are literally in the middle of nowhere. It seems there's more cornfields out here than humans...." The Dead Files
"Cheetahs can do anything. They can fly. They can read your mind. They can run 250,000 miles an hour.".
2015 The AC is fixed and baby it's cold in the avalanche! thank you Willis Garage
2014 Katie got her wisdom teeth out today.
2013 rode with Kevin while he baled hay.
2010 heading to mom & dads to see Lisa & the boys....she has a pot of chicken & noodles cooking!
2009 saw Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3-D!!! "You know I make these rules up as I go along, right?" Buck.

today I accidently learned on a TikTok video that there is a Graveface Museum in. Eureka. Springs. was it there when we went? GrimmLife Collective has been there.

after our trip also learned there was a huge bigfoot sculpture....maybe someday we'll be in that neck of the woods again....
1" in rain gauge.

7.20.2026

started the binding on The Bigfoot Quilt today. I. am. unstoppable.

Jimothy is taking FB by storm. he's on patches on Etsy. tshirts. people are building Legos. doing paintings. he reminds me a bit of Chupacabra, the not quite right looking raccoon that once upon a time lived at the end of The Peach Road....
2023 watching them do cement for garage floor, had a flashback to slurrying pits in the barn...πŸ’©πŸ’©πŸ’©
2020 my alien is Ready to party 🀑🎈πŸ₯³〽️ It's Ashton-Drakes 35th Birthday!
2017 "I gotta tell people I'm not lost, I'm just exploring.". Sue Life Below Zero
2014 "And frankly, in Bobo we trust." Cliff Barackman Finding Bigfoot. "Squatchtatutes. I'd watch THAT show." K.J. Dailey....this is what happens when Grandpa takes baby Ian to Bass Pro.... (baby in ghilly hat.)
2013 Treasures keep surfacing.....
2013 we were in New Orleans.
2012...What a beautiful morning to wait 4 the pilot car...Happy day! Get 2 leave work on time!
2010 I hate my insurance company...I was on hold today till I got mad & hung up, took me forever to log in tonite, then couldn't do anything online anyway....(have you noticed that I whine? like, a LOT?)..."You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day." Marian Wright Edelman
2010 FB post: Queen Anne's Lace is also known as Mother Die, because if you brought it into your house, according to superstition, your mother would die
Lisa replied: I've brought it into my house many times and so far mom is ok!!! to which I answer: I've stepped on a lot of cracks, too....so there you go.
"Sharper than a serpent's tooth is a daughters ingratitude." Coraline my daughters are of course fabulous, I just love this quote!
2010 I've seen a lot of wildlife driving to & from work, today was my first badger!
2009 sat on my front porch & drank the Mikes Hard Lemonade I found cleaning the fridge...

7.19.2026

today on our weekly grocery run I bought a Hallmark gift bag, Hallmark gift wrap, a Hallmark bow, and Hallmark scotch tape. see, we were at Hy-Vee and this is what they have. beautiful, high quality. and this scotch tape...is quite simply The. Best. Tape. I. Have. Ever. Used.

like butter. makes wrapping much easier.
not the most personable Hy-Vee cashier we've ever had....if I was management she'd be bringing in carts. πŸ›’πŸ›’πŸ›’
meanwhile, on Life 360...(I have the same app. as many missing and unalived people, according to the massive amounts of true crime I digest) this week summary....if I wasn't so cheap, I'd pay to see what these 81 risky events were. cause I really am a bad driver. 18 drives. 362.6 miles.
2021 Kevin's deer mount came home with us.
2019 The Chup was spotted on the Peach 4 side of the road today.... πŸ€ͺ
2014 Koren reports that Ian has learned to shake his head no. The sass has begun.
"If this thing comes after us I'm putting the lead to him. Myth or no myth." Huckleberry
2013...Pick her up from a week at church camp then drop her off at the fair...headed back to The Cottonwood Inn to shower and chill in a/c and await Katie Dailey's come pick me up text.....I am on my home computer! shouldn't of checked computer until AFTER I was done sweeping.....(sigh...) A shiny new electric pole....dirt around the house.....electric is done, water almost done, a/c guy coming tomorrow.... now to clean so we can move back home! It is amazing how quickly a delicious homemade cinnamon roll can make you forget a bad day.....thank you, B.j. Passmore!
2012....Oh dear...will road construction make me late 4 the mandatory 'this is a condition of your employment' meeting?
2010 453 Hudson Hall is where KJ will reside as of August 26th...
2009 katie & mackenzie hung out from 3-7 at the pool...they were the only ones there after 5! I AM going to get the fridge cleaned out this morning. I just have to be an adult and go do it....(sigh)
2026 just found a text in junk folder from amazon....Delivery attempted today at 7:13 AM Unfortunately, Fedex ran into an issue when attempting your delivery. They will try again.

7.18.2026

"Life was worthwhile, even then." Kansas woman pioneer.

2016 ,,,and senior year stuff begins... on our way to senior sports banner meeting...
2013 Kevin and Katie built some temporary front door steps...guess they're getting tired of me falling out of the house....Plumbing stuff.. .so close to getting home, yet so far away....it's kind of like an archaeology dig, finding all kinds of relics from our childrens' past...digging a sewer line...garage floor sealed...
2012 ife is quiet with Katie Dailey gone at church camp...
2010 NWMSU SOAR 2010
Attitude is the difference between an ordeal or an adventure!
2009 watched Mamma Mia...now I feel lazy since I don't break into song @ every opportunity....and we won't even go into the dancing....tried homemade peach ice cream at the 4-H Ice Cream Social....pretty good! picked up Katie's 4-H exhibits from fair, cashed talent show prize check, ate lunch at Toot-Toots, went to Wal-Mart, now baking a cake for the 4-H Ice Cream Social at 5:00...(still have a whole list of household chores to do....)

7.17.2026

#funwithmelissaanddeb Bridges of Madison County Girls Day 2026....we found all 6 bridges, did The Francesca pose on Holliwell, sat on Clint Eastwood's stool at The Northside Cafe, and got Beetlejuice vibes on Cedar Bridge. We even found Jesus. (and Bigfoot, but I didn't get a picture...)

day 4 Estes Park..... shopping ( just how many Bigfoots does Deb need????🀣)...a robot brought us pizza....a scenic drive....and The Shining Tour at The Stanley Hotel. a must for any Stephen King fan❤️.
2021 at Mid-America Music Festival.
2020 look who's hanging out at the Hotel Cortez... Ted Bundy, Ted Kaczynski, David Koresh, & Jeffrey Dahmer.... some of us never outgrow playing Barbies...
2018 made my own Tree of the Dolls
2017 #favoritepartoftheworkday #drivinghome
2015 got to watch Ian scrubbadubdub in the tub.
2015 my handy husband trying to figure out why a/c isn't working...
2014 I love getting our cell phone bill....not because I want to pay it, but just to see how much we text. granted, we have unlimited. (just because we have kids!) our grand totals for June: husband: 208 me: 312 (pretty sure a personal high!) bubba: 1784 sis: 1867 so, I'm thinking when the kids get their own bills, we'd be pretty safe with limited texting! πŸ™‚ See less
2013 .. Breakfast pizza in our yard with Kevin Dailey....the crew is here...let the construction begin! We're not moving back into the house today but a bunch of our stuff did hoping for Thursday or Friday depending on the plumber....trenching in water line, pouring garage floor...
2012 wasted days and wasted nights.....I spend too @#$! much time at work....
2009 turned off the a/c & opened the windows....it's a beautiful summer evening

(Thursday) Izzy hung out today while Mom went to Dr. Kevin and I finished binge watching Netflix Little House on the Prairie and I'm just not ready for it to be over.....where do we go from here?

2024 Zerelda's Hotel Birthday Get Away! and I have actual sunflowers growing behind new garage! (and Daylily Drive? got a feeling I did a photo dump on this date....)
2022: Matt. Met him at Bobby Mackeys. Super nice guy and the experiences he's had...I was thinking about us gals hanging around outside at break talking to him. So, got on discovery + and found the Portals to Hell episode...then the Paranormal Lockdown episode...hell, I'm gonna watch the GAC episodes, too. I am Paranormal Armchair Investigator, hear me ROAR....
2020 I went to my first ever Princeton Fair Pig Show. "A boy's best friend is his mother.". Norman Bates
2016 cousin Jerry sent me a Bigfoot backpack!
2015 Sometimes I am just a deal....Vultures circling while I walk risers...I f****** hate my job on a good day and today was not a good day and tomorrow when I'm working on my f****** day off it probably won't be any better "And if you can survive a family vacation-you're doing OK." Frankie Heck.
2014 young Mr. Dailey has spent his day securing employment with a prestigious business establishment.
2013: I hope to be reincarnated as a Galapagos turtle... Getting garage floor ready to pour...retaining walls are poured !....While I am thankful for a flashlight app to walk risers in the pitch black wee morning hours, I wish there was a Febreeze app, as well.....I try to find humor where I can...otherwise I'd go insane πŸ˜‰
2012 I love my dentist and pain pills!
2011 I think there's a 'squatch in these woods...
2010 first it was just deb on Frontierville, then They Call Him Kevin joined me, and now our little blessing Agnes...filled out & mailed KJ's college health forms...ordered his dorm bedding...and now sewing the backing on his going-to-college-quilt...Mercer Co. Fair Katie entered 3 pictures....3 blue ribbons!
2009 my sister Lisa had made 4-H notebooks & gave one to Katie...our 4-H club decided to make our own notebooks, they turned out pretty cool....Quincy Reames put his in the fair & won a blue ribbon in Clover Kids!!!....Katie worked 4-H concessions at the fair.

7.15.2026

Wednesday

finally started on Izzy's requested owl sleep mask for her birthday....laid out quilt and figured out back. made desk goose a pumpkin. cold and exhausted all day. going to bed early tonite... the rest of the world learned on May 1 that Casey Anthony has a memoir coming out....I just found out today on Nancy Grace. its on Substack, $10 month or $100 year. so I won't be reading it.
2025 Estes Park
2021 rainy days 🌧 are the perfect time to figure out how the wipers on your new 🚘 work...
2018 The Big Steer and The Camel, Zebra, and Ostrich Races
2017 working on my Victorian Crazy Quilt
2009 Mercer County Fair Talent Show, Kate's group got 3rd for their clog of RedNeck Girl. and she sang. (heart emoji) Katie entered photographs in Mercer Co. Fair.
2013 : basement floor poured. setting up to pour retaining walls. What are little boys made of, made of? What are little boys made of? "Snaps and snails. and puppy-dogs' tails; And that's what little boys are made of." WE'RE. HAVING. A. GRANDSON!
2011 Katie camping with a Ridgeway friend.

7.14.2026

tonight Kevin and I started watching Little House on the Prairie on Netflix. They've remade the series. He watched it as a kid. We both read the books.

actually, today was the last day of newspaper.com. I went off on a side trail of the young man he talked to at the barber shop the night he died.
today I made a flag and witch hat for Gertie the Desk Goose. also a flag for the rooftop of Hotel Abaddon. found a mask pattern, but it's too big. basted another side of the quilt. seems like I was quite busy today. quite.
2020: finally getting the gazebo I've always wanted...as my 25th anniversary gift from Smithfield! (sadly, I only had it a week or two. then it blew into the fence and was torn all to hell. guess it was never meant to be.)
"Life is a long ride and we're all long riders." Bernice Ende
2011: My phone was lost but now is found...
2011: guess it's time to leave Frontierville & head off into the wild blue yonder to my paying job....

7.13.2026

today was the last day of free trial for newspapers.com. found the name of the second suspect. more contradicting "facts." fascinating. Fact is stranger than fiction. found enough Seth stuff to start a book on him, too.

had a short visit with Miss Iz. Kevin helped David after work.

I did a walk while Kevin went to chiropractor, he beat me back to car! Thursday, July 9, 2026

already had my daily steps in, so all bonus. then we went to Taco Bell for supper! he is not a Taco Bell fan, but it's my kinda Mexican food. he is such a sweetheart. so when we came home I made him a spice cake. finished the hummingbird, so Christmas birds are done. need to get back to The Bigfoot Quilt....

awwww.....FB memories.....

2021: Someone discovered he could jump up on furniture and now the TV remote is missing...coincidence? I think not. puppy life 🐾 UPDATE: my apologies to Rusty, who is innocent. Remote found. All is well.
2016 ...and our baby girl is signed up for classes for Senior Year....
2014 Katie went to Tri-State with Kyla....found Christian Union Cemetery and great grandpa Lewis Brown's grave....
2013 still living in hotel while basement being rebuilt, and I had done some decorating...and KJ's home from summer college and moved in with us......found Miss Cuddles! Now...where is Lyle The Red-Eared Slider.....
2012 When your healthcare professional calls 2 check on u the next day...copay well spent or way worse off than u realized?...Is waiting on the pilot car an acceptable reason 4 being late 2 work?
2011 And medium ash brown it is...
2010 Katie's photos are officially entered in The Mercer County Fair!
2009 after 25 years of faithful service, my blender has died. it did make one last bunch of lemon ice, though...

7.12.2026

spent the weekend with our Nebraska kid and got to hang out with Everett while they went to a concert! Also went to a Flower Show, Farmers Market, and to Daylily Drive.

2025- 30 days of achieving WalkFit step goal.
2021- at Farrar with Kevin
2020- added Jay to The Ghost Adventures Gang. I was spending Covid being an Essential Employee and making Cryptid Crafts of all types.
Sometimes when you bring the past back to life, maybe you bring back the afterlife. Wisdom from The Tennessee Wraith Chasers
2017 a rainbow over the pigbarn
2015- bumped into Kj working at Walmart
2014- Mountain Monsters : they caught Hogzilla! maybe the witnesses did exaggerate a bit....but if I saw a 8' long, 800 lb Russian /Duroc boar in the woods.....I'd think it was a monster, too!
2014- I bought circus postage stamps
2013- Just another day in the life of a bitter disillusioned working mom..
2013: I got the biscuits too done
2009- it's been a flat tire kind of day....

7.10.2026

"the ugly word"

2021: attending FARRAR 100TH YEAR EVENT WITH AUTHOR RICHARD ESTEP at Haunting At Farrar.
2017: the Kentucky trip. Bobby Mackey's. Jailhouse Pizza. Waverly Hills. The Brown Hotel. Santa Claus Indiana.
2016: Adventureland. Katie senior pictures.
2013: our little freshman is all signed up for classes........meanwhile at our house... Planning on setting it back down tomorrow! Just a other day of sweat dripping in my eyes and granddaddy longlegs crawling in my hair...
2011: so good to see my 3 kids all together today! so embarrasing to dose off on the couch when I was supposed to be visiting...
2009 last day summer dance, recital, pool party!
tonight we're going to Katie's for the weekend. I decided to look up Seth Stanley newspaper articles before my free week is up...

7.08.2026

2022 Scrapping at The Farm. Survived wild honey bee attack. (not gonna lie. I would never survive a Killer Bee swarm. ) They were in my bun, I'm trying to take my hair down running through chest high grass in a field....got a few stings. 🐝🐝🐝 in your hair are LOUD. Also found names etched into a grain bin pad...ran Sawzall a few and had a tractor driving lesson.
2017 Jailhouse Pizza and Waverly Hills!
2014 Mercer Girl Scouts at the Mudcat game!
2009 checked out Cody's Harley

today I mowed our yard and had a spell, so came in for a 2 hour break, then went back out to finish the 15 minutes of mowing I had left.

9:08 p.m. haven't quite hit minimum step goal. will get it. I'll get it. mowed at farm, too. was up late late late on newspapers.com. did a free 7 day trial and found a lot of stuff on 'my case." which I clipped and printed and am now in the process of reading through and blogging on my Amanda blog. never was solved. I was hoping....I was hoping. poor Amanda.

7.07.2026

Sunday July 5 2026 birdies have found the new backyard feeder. spent a lot of time back porch sitting today. Kevin brush cut. We went to Hy-Vee then had ice cream at Sonic.

2025. poor Bigfoot. now he's on a target at Bass Pro....Good Guys car show. lunch Burger Shed.
2020 re-reading The Stand.
2014. had to turn the lights on...my drink missed the trunk and clattered to the floor...I screamed....the dogs barked....maybe I need to quit watching scary movies by myself in the dark....
2012. I fear I have made a bad career choice...nothing like walking risers in 100 plus degrees knowing u have 2 go back in barn and stay till temps Drop AND work on ur weekend off...NOT a happy camper--deb!(:
Take time to stop and bitch about the roses.

today I did a door dash run....

2026 Kevin finished brush cutting here.
2014 homemade Apple Crumb pie made with apples from the tree in our backyard...
2013 Just finished reading NOS4S2 by Joe Hill.....and seriously thinking we'll follow Bruce Wayne Carmody's thought process and skip Christmas this year...
2009

7.06.2026

It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change. Alice in Wonderland

2020 bought blue truck
2013 ...and K.J. Dailey has joined us in our cozy little temporary apartment home...
Stop, Drop, and Roll doesn't work in Hell
The World Is Going To End.-The Mayans. Where Did All The Mayans Go?-The World
"These widgets are not going to make themselves."
2009 you need to come back to wolf 9.your pregcheck was a 99 %my bornalive was a 13 so come back please (comment on a post from Pat. I hated my job, but I did try my best most of the time. not all weeks were this good....)
2009 "You're gonna have to work a lot harder than that to get yourself a hardhat." (the boss at the Widget Factory kills me! he's even cooler than Tom on Farmtown, because Tom isn't all saucy...)
today Izzy came over to play while Daddy got his oil changed.

7.04.2026

4th of July also brings memories of Katie dancing at Princeton's 4th of July....and her grandma Janet and Grandpa Bernard coming to watch her.

2023 I made a doll inspired by a Dead Files episode...and although I didn't know it at the time...it was the last ever Dead Files episode for Amy.
2015...The 4th of July brings memories of big family picnics at my family's farm with Grandma Grace & Aunt Minerva making homemade ice cream, Uncle Bob, Uncle Jim, Tom, & Grandpa Vermal running the grill, the city cousins riding dirt bikes & setting the barn on fire....and Grandpa's fireworks extravaganza.
2012 K.J. Dailey got to spend some one-on-time with mom at work today & found out that she's really not that fun to be around....
we went to the flea market. Kevin brush cut. Happy 250th America!

7.03.2026

I don't know what that was, but it weren't no bear....

2014 Uncle Bobs funeral.
2013 Leon Rodeo
a hot quiet day at home. Kevin mowed. I ran weed eater. then I cleaned out KJ's car. baked pumpkin bread AND a turkey. made Grandma deb Barbie a primitive USA 250 quilt for her room. and working on my Amanda Case File.

7.02.2026

"There was no one choice that sent our course awry." John Alden, Salem

2024 making a crocheted rag rug and getting the hang of Infinity Hooping.
2021 fixing water leak at farm.
2026: a visit from Ann & girls. made the other potholder. now that I figured it out, much more fun!

7.01.2026

visited girls again today. took the clearance pot holder loom to do with them....they quickly lost interest and seemed perplexed when I explained to them how much fun I had making these as a kid. long story short, not as much fun now. finally got one done. might someday make other one. will not be buying any more loopies to make more. nope. nope. nope.

2023: Good Guys car show. today I also joined The Richard Estep Literary Circle...a Zoom book club. I have read a few of the books, but have yet to join in on Zoom. I have never done a Zoom. ever. still.
2019 gas in Ferdinand, Indiana $2.89
2017 Congrats to the team of Kost/Dailey/Wilder from North Mercer in 3D Animation for advancing to finals

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