Chicken Little goes to school.

it’s the monday giggles…(with Helen!)

Beef & Turkey,

Meatloaf too.

Chili-dogs,

Ice Cream Bars,

but only

Fried Chicken

will do!

(with giggles on the side.)

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“Chicken-Protector,” Helen!

these hugs n’ blessings are for all those brave enough to tell the truth…i honestly applaud you!

(no chickens were harmed in the drafting of this article and Helen successfully avoided the principle’s office!)

road-tripping with flat-gayle (who turned golden this year!)

it’s the monday giggles:

i took one of my bff’s on a birthday-road trip to VA with me this past weekend,

(well…kind-of.)

On the road with the birthday girl!
On the road with the birthday girl! (So far this is the oldest she has ever been.)

she turned fifty and that’s gettin’ old,

(well…kind-of.)

Coffee to increase stamina for the trip ahead!
Coffee to increase stamina for the trip ahead! (Coffee is nice…but cake frosting would be better.)

Potty-stops become important at a golden age.
Potty-stops become important at a golden age! (One step closer to adult underpants.)

if anyone else wants a similar birthday-treat I promise it’s lots of fun,

(well..kind of.)

Birthday Camel Ride!
A Birthday Camel Ride! (and it wasn’t even Wednseday.)

A birthday dinner Fiesta!
A birthday dinner Fiesta! (Because hot flashes are just your inner child playing with matches.)

A Mama-riding-llama!
A birthday-Mama riding-llama!

Feeding the llama hAy??
Feeding the llama 50 shades of hay???

Everyone knows...llamas eat tots!!
Everyone knows…llamas eat tots!

Just a friendly reminder...you are now older than dirt!
Just a friendly reminder…you are now older than dirt!

Because At 50 you need a daily dose of iron!
Because at 50 you need a daily dose of iron!

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A good LAUGH & a long sleep are the best cures in the world! (And tonight I fell asleep with you in my heart!)

I know there were no presents

and no ice cream & cake,

but… AT LEAST this trip WAS WRAPPED IN LOTS OF LOVE with A SLICE OF HUGS AND SCOOPS OF BLESSINGS,

(and I think that’s kind-of neat!)

Thanking God for this birthday-road-trip with my bff!
Thanking God for this birthday-road-trip with my bff!

hugs n’ blessings with hopes it doesn’t take another 50 before we go on our next road-trip together!

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime!

John P. Grier

Dear Friend, I'm sorry if this was a little
Dear FLAT-GAYLE,
I’m sorry if this was a little “cheesy,” but I hope it made you smile! (While you still have teeth, lol!)

Bearing my Blessings out to dry!

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Hip-Hip-Hooray, it is 3hugs&blessings Thursday!!

And although I’ve been neglectful to share…the blessings have continued to hang-out with me and be there!

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My recent blessings:

  1. The Saints God sent me this week to guard & guide me. Most especially St. Pontian (for his understanding heart,) and St. Hippolytus (for his loving obedience.)
  2. The ridiculously-fun-real-life-relationships I have with my 3 adult children and how we have all stuck together these past 2 years, despite the messiness of life!🙈  They fulfill me, challenge me & bring me closer to God every day in various ways! No matter how exhausted I may become there is always energy to laugh together!🙉 #ohhowilovethem #notmymonkeysnotmycircus🙊
  3. The new friends I made during our pilgrimage to see our Papa, Pope Francis, in Philadelphia, Pa!  This includes ‘The Mexicans’ (and all those I met from all over the World!)

I  do pray pardon for bear-ly keeping up with this challenge & invite you, once again,  to forage your thoughts before hibernating tonight and give thanks for your 3hugs&blessings this day/week too!

Let’s all keep spreading happiness with 3hugs&blessings at a time!

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(And may this not be to awfully botherly-bother for you to do!)oh-bother

I can bearly wait to count my blessings for the week ahead! (Think. Think. Think.)

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These 3hugs&blessings are for you, as I’m praying you’ll count your blessings too!!

“In the world you will have trouble but take courage I have conquered the world!!!!”

John 16:33