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Have you been vaccinated yet for Covid-19? Did you receive the Moderna two shot vaccine with four week interval, the Pfizer two shot with three week interval, or the Johnson & Johnson single shot vaccine? Once you're fully vaccinated the Center for Disease Controls still recommends you observe face mask and social distancing precautions when in a public place. However, you can get together indoors with fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask and gather indoors with …

A few years past, one of my Christmas gifts was an  Ancestry.com DNA Genealogy kit. It sat for almost a year before I decided to share my saliva with the DNA community. Although I was aware I had some Irish blood, I was always told my ancestors were largely from Germany. I was skeptical of this technology but became a believer when my results showed that my brother was in fact my brother! Also linked through the DNA database was my mother's half sister and it also identified a first co …

Is your sweet little cupcake having a birthday soon? Why not have a delicious cupcake party? It's the perfect theme for your precious doll's birthday celebration! After all, who doesn't love a cupcake? Activities might include having the guests decorate their own cupcakes, and face painting is always a popular activity at any party. The little ones will love getting their cheeks painted with little cupcakes! A pinata is always a fun addition to any party and you can easily find a  …

Are you as excited as I am for Super Bowl LV? This year it's being played on Sunday, February 7th at the "Ray Jay" Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida!  It is the home stadium of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League as well as the NCAA's South Florida Bulls football team. If you've never been to Tampa, make sure you go someday! The Tampa Bay area and it's people are fantastic! I'm super excited too for the half-time show which will f …

So excited to welcome the New Year! Needless to say, 2020 was unlike any other year during my lifetime! Recently, I read an article by Colleen Duggan, the manager of Span Community House regarding the trials endured by persons born in the year 1900. My own beloved grandparents were witness to the events of World War I, the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, and The Great Depression resulting from the collapse of the New York Stock Exchange in 1929. Then, in subsequent years, both …