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Part 1, Chicken Train

Book 2 in the C’mon Funk Series will be completely FREE on October 10th and 11th. Please download a copy from Amazon to help my writing be discovered! Until then, I hope you’ll enjoy Part 1 of my Chicken Train video. Toodles! Chicken train Runnin’ all day Chicken train Runnin’ all day Chicken train Runnin’ all day I can’t get on I can’t get off Chicken train take your chickens away Laser beam In my dream Laser beam In my dream Laser beam In my dream I can’t get on I can’t get off Laser beam’s like a sawed off […]

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There is an epidemic of loneliness in our country right now

There is an epidemic of loneliness in our country right now, suicides have never been higher. To me, a big reason for this conditon is because family doesn’t carry the same weight as it once did. We’re looking for perfect, but what in life is perfect? Exasperating this problem is that many people feel that everyone else has wonderful relationships except for us, so the illusion brings a lot of heartache. Such as it is, the holidays are actually an agonizing time for many people. Far from joyful. When living in Kansas City, Funk and I always had a tradition […]

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I had a terrible night sleep last night

I had a terrible night sleep last night and felt like a toddler throwing a tantrum thinking about taking my walk in the cold today. So glad I forced myself. Nature revived me. Searching for the beauty surrounding me, even if my heart is still in Hawai’i!

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Everybody hates me on April Fool’s Day

Everybody hates me on April Fool’s Day. To me, there is nothing more delightful than laughing, which is why I love practical jokes. Pulling them on others. It’s a one-way street. No one is allowed to pull them on me. I’ll have to give you the backstory before I tell you about the first prank I ever played on my husband Funk. The children I brought forth from my womb almost 40 years ago now were extremely demanding, and they wanted my attention not Funk’s. I was a mostly stay-at-home mom, and when they were infants especially, I remember feeling […]

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I’m not re-entering my “normal” life very gracefully

I’m not re-entering my “normal” life very gracefully. I’ve been sad and lonely for having left Hawai’i. But I’m fighting it, because you have to make a beautiful life for yourself wherever you are. I’m almost caught up on backed-up paperwork, which means, I’ll begin writing book three next week and working on upping my fitness levels. One good piece of news! I fit back into my winter garments. I can’t believe what a difference 11 pounds lost made. Here’s to the next 39!

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