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19672016-01-27T02:02:07+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/11/15/on-twist-ties-labeled-baggies-and-loving-my-clutter/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ziploc_bags_s.jpgziploc_bags_shttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/twisty-or-clip-294x300.jpgtwisty-or-clip-294x300https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2648.jpegIMG_2648To me, THIS is organized.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/importance_of_cleaning_air__dryer_ducts_9779790_460.jpgImportance_of_Cleaning_Air__Dryer_Ducts_9779790_460https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cozy-birds.jpegCozy-birdsTheir Momma knows where they are and they have everything they need.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cozy_by_littleulvar-d5sjtn5-png.jpegcozy_by_littleulvar-d5sjtn5.pngThis is cozy. A bookshelf would be "cold" and uninviting.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1413302601192_wps_11_sjpcollection_22_minutes_.jpg1413302601192_wps_11_sjpcollection_22_minutes_Like Carrie Bradshaw, each morning I awoke to a boutiquey trail of shoes down my steps and to the front door.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/car-packed.jpgcar-packedThe first time I took baby Isa to visit my parents in St. Louis, my car was loaded down with so much baby gear (to improve her intelligence at 3 months), my Dad asked "Where's the BABY?"2016-01-27T02:43:08+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/11/11/holding-on-and-letting-go/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1111150939.jpgCaton Dairy HouseWho would have thought that a historic dairy house would be the "mountain we chose to die on" in our small town experience? We learned a lot, thanks to Sally.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1111150903.jpg1111150903Grandma Rhetta gets a BIG hug from 5-year-old Mario for the beautiful quilt she made him.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1111150902.jpgFeathers from HeavenI have had some really awful moments in my struggle for sobriety these past 156 days - and Daddy always appears at just the right moment, in the form of a feather.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10394473_10204398017863193_3148672472669549987_n.jpg10394473_10204398017863193_3148672472669549987_nMy son and Grandma Rhetta sharing a "fist bump"2016-01-28T07:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/11/09/perfectly-timed-endings/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/61420-280x280-barney_dinosaur_toy.jpg61420-280x280-Barney_dinosaur_toy"Bye Bye!"https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4c_35.jpg4c_35Isa came running from wherever she was playing when she heard Baby Bop's band!2015-11-11T16:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/11/01/better-not-to-feel-inferior-nor-superior/2015-11-01T22:16:14+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/10/28/recovering-in-community/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/no-noise-1-692x360.jpgno-noise-1-692x360https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/th.jpegthhttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/balance.jpgbalanceWe overuse the word "balance" like we do "love." It is a commitment and daily effort, like love.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1024px-eastern_grey_kangaroo_feeding.jpg1024px-Eastern_Grey_Kangaroo_FeedingI am still in nurture mode with 2 teenagers2015-11-11T01:29:49+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/10/18/the-difference-between-laziness-and-spiritual-peace/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/9265d7e59db0bdf41d1511ab35aa1fe4.jpg9265d7e59db0bdf41d1511ab35aa1fe4https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/flinthillswindmill.jpgFlintHillsWindmillWhen I am an old woman I will remember the sunsets I watched, not the floors I mopped.2015-10-19T16:40:37+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/10/08/what-teapots-and-birkenstocks-mean-after-120-days-sober/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/my-cotton-quilt.jpegMy Cotton QuiltMom designed and handmade this quilt for me 20 years ago. Like my sobriety, it brings me great comfort and joy2015-10-09T19:38:08+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/10/04/the-family-bed-remembered/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/family-bed.jpegFamily BedFor years our family slept together in the Master bedroom- pets and all2015-10-05T17:33:21+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/09/29/why-istandwithpp-today/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/women-quotes-in-english-quotes-of-madeleine-albright-there-is-a-special-place-in-hell-for-women-who-dont-help-other-women-famous-women-quotes.jpgWomen-Quotes-in-English-Quotes-of-Madeleine-Albright-There-is-a-special-place-in-hell-for-women-who-dont-help-other-women-Famous-Women-Quotes.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/35f61bd3b302f7eb38d8c8ab15c1e2f5.jpg35f61bd3b302f7eb38d8c8ab15c1e2f5"Pipe Women" by Fox Photos on Getty Images2015-10-05T17:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/09/26/for-the-failing-mom-days/2015-09-26T17:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/09/20/their-world-was-better/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/0920151013-1.jpg0920151013 (1)Mom serving tea with her best friend at Maryville College, St. Louis, MO. 1950https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/0920151013a-1.jpg0920151013a (1)Dad out on the town with St. Louis University buddies, 19502015-10-09T14:55:08+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/09/19/published-on-this-day-in-1819/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/images-8.jpegimages-82015-09-19T17:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/09/15/a-small-reminder-about-sobriety-as-a-spiritual-gift/2015-09-15T12:05:27+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/09/10/moving-beyond-your-own-parental-dream/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/0910151226.jpg0910151226My beautiful handmade heart from my son2015-10-05T17:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/09/06/what-a-shame-90-days-of-using-it-for-good/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/imag003.gifimag003Copyright Douglas Ferrinhttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bigstock-toolbox-35082965-1024x853.jpgToolboxTrying to fix something without a tool is magical thinking. One by one, I was getting new tools to add to my toolbox.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11148484_10205773236242793_5558678007853127302_o.jpg11148484_10205773236242793_5558678007853127302_ohttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11016962_10205163082669335_1074760698318589972_n.jpg11016962_10205163082669335_1074760698318589972_nEven at age 1, trays of food had to be pulled out of my reach because if 1 cupcake was good, 2 or 3 was even better!https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10519189_10203938552256840_1800109083129705135_o.jpg10519189_10203938552256840_1800109083129705135_oMy children as babies, innocent and playful and loving each other.2015-09-08T22:07:56+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/08/30/the-7-friends-everybody-needs/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/10151745_234822756718844_5437983932339382499_n.jpg10151745_234822756718844_5437983932339382499_nBuddy and Candice, 2 great soulshttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_4951.jpgDSC_4951My mentor and dear friend, Myra, the first idealist and feminist I ever knew!https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tango-and-isa.jpegTango and IsaOur less-than-photogenic dog, Tango, with my daughter, Isabella, her "handler.'https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/uke-hi.jpgDon't Go Under The Old Apple Tree!2015-09-06T02:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/08/23/so-so-grades-are-ok-if-your-kid-has-these-6-traits-instead-kathryn-brown-ramsperger-yourtango/2015-08-23T20:48:22+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/08/16/how-about-some-sunday-i-need-cheering-up-lemon-tea-cakes/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0816151726a.jpg0816151726aThe succulent is consistently reliable in its beauty and health....great addition to any happy place1https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0816151721.jpg0816151721Moist Lemon Tea Cakes .... make life a little easier to swallow!2015-08-16T22:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/08/10/all-in-good-time-2/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_5640.jpgIMG_56402015-08-11T01:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/07/29/the-9-skills-every-woman-should-master-christine-kanes-blog/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/backside.jpgbacksideWe can't all be Master Gardeners! But we can learn better was to navigate our destinies.2015-07-29T22:52:03+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/07/14/learning-to-hold-place-for-myself-in-my-recovery-journey/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/3046955043_67e352a6a01.jpg3046955043_67e352a6a0I can reach for the support and encouragement I need at any time.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/water-195926_640.jpgwater-195926_640Captivating and Dangeroushttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1888925_10204739565161662_1424643669761546004_o.jpg1888925_10204739565161662_1424643669761546004_oIsa, my older child, is extremely strong - inside and out!https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10366163_10203233367187654_5817728032518184802_n.jpg10366163_10203233367187654_5817728032518184802_nMario, the younger child, shares his conquest with pride then sets it free (like a good boy!).https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1555339_10204590407392811_5683715673658898959_n.jpg1555339_10204590407392811_5683715673658898959_nYoungest of 7, my sister closest in age to me, Susanna, helps me out in a muddy situation.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1002847_10201122194249650_252129704_n.jpg1002847_10201122194249650_252129704_nI am not alone on my journey, thank God! My partner and husband, Michael, is with me every step.2015-07-15T12:27:48+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/07/08/is-this-the-same-place/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sunset-feb-10-2014.jpgsunset Feb 10, 2014https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-ivy-from-the-bathroom-window.jpgthe ivy from the bathroom windowhttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-ivy-is-back-1.jpgThe view from my study windowhttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0021.jpgDSC_00212015-07-08T15:29:53+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/06/28/5-years-ago-today-we-gave-up-a-dream/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/11082455_10205341018797627_410479407945534347_o.jpg11082455_10205341018797627_410479407945534347_oThe children's handprints in front of their country home.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/25541_1306800042752_666736_n.jpg25541_1306800042752_666736_nThe children and I made daily sojourns out to the place in the country that was to be our home and they christened it with their laughter and love.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/25541_1306794802621_4203366_n.jpg25541_1306794802621_4203366_nhttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tango-canyon.jpgtango canyonOur safe haven in the country.....the place we asked our children to leave in search of a new life in Kansas City.2015-06-30T23:14:17+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/06/21/a-letter-to-my-children-about-the-5-things-summer-used-to-be-about/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/51bal4lqnml.jpg51baL4LqnmLShe was kind and hard-working and was rewarded with fresh berries from her very own patch.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tumblr_inline_nmytjqihvt1t1lekg_500.jpgtumblr_inline_nmytjqiHvt1t1lekg_500She was the most clever girl I had ever known.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sheets.jpgsheetsThe smell of line-dried linens still makes me homesick.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mymommysplace-how-to-make-tire-swing.jpegMyMommysPlace-How-to-Make-tire-SwingA tire swing in a yard is a beautiful thing, giving you a bird's eye view of the sky and, even better if it leads to a lake or river.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/seals-crofts-sudan-village-s-439640.jpgSeals--Crofts-Sudan-Village---S-439640Aunt Kit's Senior Song was by these guys, "We May Never Pass This Way Again" - you should look it up on your "device"!https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_0597.jpgIMG_0597Harvesting sweet honey from a flower on the honeysuckle bush took great skill and patience.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/crushorange.jpgCrushOrangeMim's refrigerator stocked with Orange Crush was by her back door, which played an enchanting little tune when she opened it to greet you warmly.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/barbara-cotton.jpgbarbara.cottonThis doesn't happen anymore - the new technology makes cotton into bales right there in the field as soon as it is picked.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/3357708395_40b80582a8.jpg3357708395_40b80582a8"Look like dog shit? Yah! Smell like dog shit? Sniff....Yah!"https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/725662p.jpg725662pAn average of 2,400 hours per summer was spent playing albums in my sisters' room - "Teenage Albums"!2015-06-22T23:26:52+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/06/16/city-pups-immersed-in-the-country/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mike-with-kids-on-70th.jpegMike with kids on 70thhttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mario-with-bryson.jpegMario with Brysonhttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/la-me-pleshette20jan20.jpegla-me-pleshette20jan20https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bob-newhart-show-suzanne-pleshette.jpgbob-newhart-show-suzanne-pleshette2015-06-16T22:28:41+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/06/13/4-things-ive-learned-after-my-first-4-aa-meetings/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/after.jpgafterhttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/before.jpgbeforeSitting outside the first AA meeting, terrified and shaking and on the verge of tears.https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/0610151639.jpg0610151639The "24 Hours Recovery" Coin I received at my first AA meeting.2015-10-05T17:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/05/23/six-things-that-just-arent-working-for-me-any-longer/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/0523151653.jpg0523151653https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/3a2aab2be2f25f94f9ec6656dab05700.jpg3a2aab2be2f25f94f9ec6656dab05700https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1782390_10205602024122597_1910890907025449439_o.jpg1782390_10205602024122597_1910890907025449439_o2015-05-23T22:27:18+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/04/29/happy-birthday-cheeky-street-friends/2015-04-29T16:49:31+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/03/24/daffodils-and-divan/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/348s.jpg348shttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/0324151824.jpg03241518242015-03-25T00:08:29+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/03/04/baking-4-dozen-cookies-for-lancer-dancer-nationals-competition/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/0117151652.jpg0117151652https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_0084.jpgDSC_0084https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/0304151239.jpg03041512392015-03-04T19:13:49+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/03/03/the-only-beef-stroganoff-recipe-youll-ever-need/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/0302151746.jpg0302151746https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/0302151607.jpg03021516072015-03-03T00:30:18+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/03/02/if-this-is-what-49-feels-like-i-cant-wait-for-whats-next/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/flint-hills-kansas-state-us-650x364.jpgFlint-hills-Kansas-State-US-650x364https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/first-xmas-1.jpegfirst xmas 1https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/joan-yard.jpegjoan yard2015-03-02T21:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/02/09/an-apple-crisp-for-suri/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kitchen-parade-2009-apple-crisp-400-776195.jpgKitchen-Parade-2009-Apple-Crisp-400-7761952015-02-10T03:19:02+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/01/24/3-things-i-learned-from-breakfast-with-my-son/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pre-bowl-game-rally.jpgPre Bowl Game Rallyhttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/0124151026.jpg0124151026https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/0124151034.jpg0124151034https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/0124151041.jpg0124151041https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mario-saddle-bag.jpegMario Saddle Bag2015-01-24T18:55:30+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/01/24/follow-my-blog-with-bloglovin/2015-01-24T18:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/01/20/he-wrote-it-down/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fullsizerender-2.jpgFullSizeRender-2https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRender2015-01-20T14:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/01/20/its-a-cabrini-kind-of-monday/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/caqmkaxg13c213531323331343fehl8tag_1385495137.jpgcAQmKAXg13c213531323331343fehL8TaG_13854951372015-01-20T02:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://cheekystreet.org/2015/01/11/lazy-sunday-dinners-are-madam-cheekys-favorite/https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lemonandmintbig.jpgLemonAndMintBighttps://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_20130320_143213_971.jpgimg_20130320_143213_971https://cheekystreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/634_96-baked-fontina.jpg634_96 baked 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