Category: The O’Gara Clan
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Today is my Day!
Today is my birthday! As tradition, I make a resolution to myself. Last year I decided to take a social media fast for a year. The year of no social media was not easy at first. It got easy fairly quickly. I spent significantly less time scrolling. I allowed myself to go directly to my…
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The Results are in!
We did doggy DNA for Harley Quinn and Leo Spartacus. Yes, my husband gave Leo a middle name. We used Embark. Here are the results Harley as expected, but Leo! What the heckin heck is an American Village Dog? 100% love on paws, y’all! Light & Love, Lori
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Say Hello to Leo
Periodically the caregivers from our local animal shelter bring dogs who need forever homes by my office building. They, the humans, know that my place of work is full of dog people with big hearts. I have held strong for a long time and not brought a dog home, until I met Leo. I could…
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Write Consistently
What could you do differently? I saw a quote that really slapped me in the face, “Will your descendants ever read your Facebook timeline?” ~ Sharon Jones No. My future family will not. What kind of written legacy am I leaving for them? That reminds me, I have a book to finish. Light & Love,…
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Merry Christmas
An Irish Christmas Blessing “May you have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain and tea beside the fire. Laughter to cheer you, those you love near you, and all your heart might desire. May joy and peace surround you, Contentment latch your door, And happiness be with you now, And bless you evermore. ” Light…
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What a Crazy Christmas Tree!
The O’Gara Clan has been known to be nontraditional in a lot of things. Holidays is when our nonconformity shines. This year is no different. Daughter #2 is attending a trade school for HVAC. She has tried a few things as she attempts to find her way along the path to adulthood. This is her…
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You’ve got mail!
If you like mail, real paper, glue stamp postal mail send us your mailing address and we will add you to the O’Gara Clan Christmas card list. Watch your mailbox! The real one outside.
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Confession Time
Hi friends, I am officially five weeks into my no-social media year off. I have a confession. I have posted photos on IG, but I promise I didn’t scroll. Then I went straight to my Sunshine Girl’s feed just once to see new photos of the Grands. I haven’t missed Facebook at all. Not. One.…
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Mr Murphy and I Agree
Edward Aloysius Murphy Jr. was an American aerospace engineer who worked on safety-critical systems. He is best known for his namesake Murphy’s law, which is said to state, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” It was his job to predict and correct the faults before they failed. He was offended that he became…
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Day 92
Relocating. Moving. Packing. Taping. Boxing up things. Let me say this loud so those in the back can hear. I NEVER want to do this again. I don’t care how amazing a new location will be. I don’t care how fantastic the opportunity will be. The next time I am forced to relocate. It will…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 