Ice, ice, baby… one generator – $699.00 value of David’s time to purchase, build and install said generator – $150.00 having the power come back on one minute later – priceless We lost power at 8 a.m. this morning. The fireplace kept the house above 60 degrees although it was sure to continue to drop….
Thursday Three… Three reasons I’d like to be a writer: Writing on a laptop in a coffee shop is a cool way to spend an afternoon. “I’m a writer” sounds ever so much better than “I don’t work” as a reply to that annoying question, “And what do you do?”. If I write and sell…
Twenty three years ago today… I became a mother and nothing has been the same ever since. I was absolutely overwhelmed with love at my first glimpse of the screaming baby boy who had already given me nine months of hell. Little did I know that was merely the beginning, both of the love and…
Thursday Three: I just read about a certain meme that is making its way around the blogging world:www.thursdaythirteen.com Coming up with thirteen of anything sounds daunting at the moment so I thought I would downsize a bit and do a “Thursday Three”. Here is my first one: Three things I love about my husband: he…
Recipe for Success: Every year I make New Year’s resolutions and every year I abandon many of them before Valentine’s Day. I have re-evaluated the typical resolutions such as “lose 30 pounds” or “organize my entire house” and decided those are just plain too much work. In the interest of experiencing some much-needed success I…
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Running With Scissors…A Cautionary Tale
Historically, little boys have dreamed of becoming fire fighters or cowboys while little girls envisioned themselves as nurses or teachers. What is not often acknowledged, however, is the virtually universal career ambition among the preschool set. Show me a four year old and I will show you a budding hair stylist. If you have had…
Happy New Year! I realize it has been ages since I posted but I plan to rectify my negligence in 2007. I have a great story to tell about something my almost 23 year old son did recently but that will have to wait until tomorrow. In the meantime I wish you all (both? how…
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Autumnal Dysphoria… I read this phrase on another blog and thought it a perfect name for what I am feeling. We’ve had a lot of *stuff* to deal with lately including my aunt’s diagnosis of cancer and the death of another relative, not to mention that David has been away this week on a business…
I must be a bad, bad girl… That’s the only explanation I can come up with. I think the saying is really “no rest for the weary” but I grew up hearing my mom say “no rest for the wicked”. And I must be one wicked woman, although I always thought it would be more…
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