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This is a photo I took last year of the Ferris wheel at Fantasy Island on Long Beach Island, New Jersey.





We spent the evening there last summer while my daughter and friend enjoyed some of the rides.  This is a fun small amusement park that families love to visit and play games and go on various rides.

Have you been on a Ferris wheel this summer or visited any amusement parks?



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Hey everyone, I'm sorry I haven't been around that much lately as I've been so busy with the end of the school year with two proms, graduation parties, and then this summer.

I still find it hard to believe that summer is at an end and soon it will be cooler temperatures and fall.  I'll miss taking long walks with Bosco (my dog), and looking at the pretty summer flowers in my garden.  I planted peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes but I was sadly disappointed to have squirrels attack and eat them all.  I think next summer I will stick to just planting flowers.

We did have a fun time at the beginning of the summer going to the beach for the 4th of July.  The beach was crowded but I was happy to spend most of the time swimming in the warm water.    

My daughter and I then spent the rest of the summer shopping for college dorm room items and packing it all up.  We had a fun time shopping and picking out various items and color coordinating everything with the colors of blue, white, gray, and aqua to match the room with her roommate.   Then we dropped her off at college last week which was all a success.


Some of you might have already seen this photo of Bosco on Instagram.  :)




We bought this cute dog college jersey for Bosco to wear.  I love this sad expression on his face and he will miss his big sister very much, and so will I.  :(

The next big project we are doing is replacing our roof with a new one.  We have been in our house a long time and do not want to run into any problems with a leaky roof anytime soon.

I also hope to have a blog post of my summer vacation to the Jersey Shore ready for you as soon as things settle down and are quiet around here for me.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the week and weekend.



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Julie

And not so Wordless!


This photo was taken last summer at the beach in Long Beach Beach Island, New Jersey.







We took our annual beach vacation again to the Jersey Shore recently.  I am hoping to do a blog post about our summer vacation there.  It's the one vacation that I look forward to each year as I LOVE going to the beach each day.  😎

I am not ready for summer to be over yet as this is my favorite time of year.  The only thing that I'm not enjoying right now is the rain, mosquito bites I've been getting when I take Bosco out for his evening walks or the 90-degree weather every day.  :(


Have you been to the beach this summer?

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your day and the rest of the week.



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Julie

Hello friends and Happy Friday.  I am back from my wonderful beach vacation to the Jersey Shore and I'm trying to get everything unpacked and all settled in.

In the meantime it's time for another Five on Friday post.

This time I decided that I would share with you five beauty items that I've been using and love.


1)  Nivea Skin Firming and Toning Gel Cream.

I love using this skin cream.  I have been using it for a few months on my neck and also under my eyes.

I know you are not supposed to use this cream for around the eye area but I'm very careful not to get it near my eyes or in them.  It is popular on the beauty YouTube videos I have been watching lately.
I figure it can't hurt using it on my neck and it will help to keep my neck firmer.




2)  Jergens Natural Glow Instant Sun.

I have a very fair skin tone and in the summer I like a light tan and so I have been using this tanning mousse.  This product comes out like a liquid and I usually just rub it on my skin after I get out of the shower.  I bought the light bronze color and it gives me a very light looking tan.  What I really like about this tanning mousse is that it doesn't have a bad smell too it.  I hate when sunless tanners smell really bad when you apply it to your skin.  I always wash my hands good after applying the mousse so that it doesn't leave a stain on my hands.




3)  COVERGIRL Mascara.

I always like to keep an extra tube of mascara in case I run out of my mascara.  I had this mascara a while ago and ran out of it but didn't replace it with a new one.  I decided I would try this one out again.  I like to use this when I am in a rush getting ready in the morning.  This mascara goes on very lightly and it makes your lashes look very natural.



I am currently using a sample size mascara from Estee Lauder that I really like and I'm using every day or for going out in the evenings.  It is called Sumptuous Extreme Lash Multiplying Volume Mascara.  This mascara is so easy to apply and it makes my lashes look really long and I don't even need to use an eyelash curler.  I will definately be buying a new tube of this to use when I am done with this sample size mascara.  I received this sample of mascara and other sample products from Estee Lauder and a bottle of perfume for Mother's Day.  :)


4)  Neutrogena Clear Face Liquid Lotion Sunscreen 30.

I have been mixing a little bit of this sunscreen in with my Keihl's Ultra Facial Cream that I like using every day.  I figure I am protecting my face from the sun and moisturizing my face at the same time.




5)  Trader Joe's Nourish Hyaluronic Moisture Boost Serum.

I have never used any beauty products from Trader Joe's.  I discovered this serum when Heather from the blog Our Life in a Click did a blog post on it HERE.

I figured I would try it out.  I usually use this at bedtime after I take off my makeup.  I then apply this serum and then after it sinks into my skin I use a moisturizer.  I like this serum a lot and my skin is really soft from using it.

Hello friends.  I hope you are all enjoying the week.  I am to but I just can't believe it's already the end of July.  😎  How can the summer be flying by so fast?

Hello friends. Well, I'm glad to back from my blogging break!


I hope you all had a great 4th of July.  I had a really nice day and we packed everything up early and headed to the beach.  It was a little crowded but we enjoyed ourselves since the water was so warm to swim in.  We also enjoyed watching the fireworks.





I recently found an awesome recipe a while back from my blogging buddy Heather, who blogs at Our Life In a Click.  She loves cooking Vegan and healthy foods for her family.

Heather recently made a Tofu Scramble that she shared on her blog.  This dish is great for people that do not like to eat eggs since there are no eggs in this recipe.  For the recipe, you use tofu instead of eggs.

To see the recipe on how to make this tofu scramble you can click HERE.

We all are trying to eat healthier so I decided to try out this recipe since it looked so good.  I made this recipe a few weeks ago and we all loved it and it tasted just like eggs.

I gathered some of the ingredients along with salt, pepper, garlic powder, firm tofu, a can of rinsed and drained chickpeas, and some baby spinach.




I also added a package of vegetables that included broccoli, red and green peppers, and onions that were cleaned and chopped up already.


I let all of that simmer in a large pot with olive oil for a few minutes.



I next added in drained and crumbled up tofu to the veggies.  I let that all cook for a while.



I next added in some tumeric for flavor and coloring.  I did not have all of the ingredients that were in the recipe and left out the aminos and brussel sprouts.

I let this all cook for a while until the veggies were all cooked through.




My daughter and I really loved this dish and she had hers with brown rice and I had mine with whole wheat toast for dinner.

This dish is great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!




Thanks, Heather for the recipe to make this tofu scramble.  It really does taste like eggs and vegetables.

I hope some of your will also be inspired to cook this healthy tofu scramble.


Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the end of the week and weekend.

Don't forget to stop by for our Monday Cooking and Crafting with J & J Link Up!

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Hello friends.  I just wanted to mention that as of June 2018, after blogging for a little over 5 1/2 years I have received over 1,000,000 page views on my blog!

It seems so unreal and crazy to me and I wanted to give you all a big THANK YOU!

I am so grateful and happy that I have all of you as my blog friends.  It means so much to me that you all take the time out of your busy days to stop by and read my blog.  You all are the best!  I really love and appreciate the blog friendships that I have made after all of these years with all of you.  I too enjoy visiting and reading your blogs each week to catch up with your lives and to see what is new with you.



BLOGGING EMAIL ISSUE FIX

There seems to be a blogging issue that started as of May 25, 2018, because Blogger/Google and emails updated the security protection.  Bloggers are not receiving email notifications when someone leaves a comment on your blog and they are also a no-reply blogger.  This is only for people on BLOGGER.

Well, there is a way to fix this problem and receive email notifications again in your email inbox.  The solution is very easy to fix.

I found out how to fix this problem by visiting two bloggers who have written out blog posts on how to correct the problem.

If you visit Nana Diana Takes a Break's blog HERE it explains all the steps to take to fix it.

There is also another blogger Lisa from Life Away from the Office Chair who has written a blog post on how to fix the problem found HERE.

I hope you visit these blogs as I visited Nana Diana Takes a Break and I did exactly what it says and it's working just great for me!! YAY!!

HAPPY BLOGGING FRIENDS!

Thanks, Diana and Lisa for writing out these really helpful blog posts for fixing the email notification problem.  We, bloggers, appreciate the help and fix for this problem.




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Julie