Julie Lyles Carr

There seem to have been quite a few shoe posts around the old blog neighborhood over the past few days.  Steph’s adorable little Ivy has been showing off her footwear collection and Michelle is trying to decide which expensive pair would go with her amazing dress for attending a very glamorous and hip upcoming event (I voted for the burgundy,…
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So frugal living has become the new black. In my own little Private Idaho blog world, I keep encountering beautifully written posts by my fellow blogging sisters listing ingenious ways for saving pennies and cutting corners. It is timely stuff, a proactive response to a volatile market and soaring costs. Frugal sisters, I salute you. But no one is talking…
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Yesterday’s little list of quirks has got me thinking…and I’m afraid now that I’ve left the list quite incomplete.  I’m fairly bothered by the extraneous number of other quirks which have jumped in my mind since beginning this little exercise.  What if I am far quirkier than I thought?  What if I am uber-quirky? What if I am a Crazy…
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I got tagged in a meme by Whitney at Baby Tunnel Exodus (she is one funny lady, btw) over the weekend.  It’s a cute one, an opportunity to list seven quirky things about yourself.  But when I read it, I said to my family, “Hey, I got tagged for a meme for seven quirky things about myself.  But I’m just…
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You’re gonna miss this You’re gonna want this back You’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast These are some good times So take a good look around You may not know it now But you’re gonna miss this Trace Adkins from the album ” The American Man“ Summer of 2004 was just.not.fun.  It was the summer we…
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