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Magic Bean Sprouts

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Silver James

After a very long night and day, and almost another night, the Magic Bean finally sprouted. The Only is a trouper! And so is Baseball Boy! They were checked in at 6 p.m. Friday night for pre-inducement measures. She labored … Continue reading →

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Universal Signs

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Silver James

I’m always looking for signs. When I find a penny on the sidewalk, I get answers from either my dad or my FiL. (Long story… 😉 ) Hawks are Lawyer Guy’s and The Only’s totem animal. Whenever we see them, … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tease – Sade’s New Orleans

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Silver James

I finally got around to downloading the photos I took in New Orleans back in December so I thought I’d share a few of them with y’all today. I have them in thumbnail to save room and band width. You … Continue reading →

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Muchas Gracias, Merci, and Thanks

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Silver James

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day here in the States. We’re going a little untraditional this year. The Only and Magic Bean accompanied by Baseball Boy are coming to dinner tonight for what has become the James Gang traditional feast–roasted turkey sandwiches. … Continue reading →

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The NaNoWriMo From Hell

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Silver James

I’ve mentioned before how competitive I am, right? Well, I am. Not quite obsessively so but…well…pretty darn close if I’d be honest. I was first introduced to the cray-cray that is National Novel Writing Month in 2006. I’d discovered a … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Day and Weekend Updates

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Silver James

And it’s Monday! Again. I have a day of opportunities and freedoms because men and women offered up a part of themselves in order to serve this country, to ensure that the dreams of the founding fathers did not get … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Waffles

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Silver James

A post over on KILLER CHICKS last week got me to thinking about breakfast food–and the best breakfast I’ve ever eaten. It was tough because I grew up around amazing cooks. I remember Saturday breakfasts in the late fall at … Continue reading →

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The Art of Letter Writing

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Silver James

How many of you remember life before the internet? Before email and smartphones and texting? Back in those dark ages, people wrote letters. Remember the song “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah”? About the kid at camp? Yeah. That one. I wrote … Continue reading →

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A Day to Be Normal

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Silver James

I don’t think I need to remind anyone what today is. Nor do I need to ask if you remember where you were, what you were doing, etc. I have three such days in my life. November 22, 1963. April … Continue reading →

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Inspiration is Where You Find It

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Silver James

Since my Muse has ADHD, I normally don’t lack for ideas and when I do, something tends to pop up that gives me a shove in the right direction. I’m an Oklahoma girl, bred, born, and raised. I remember hanging … Continue reading →

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