The (not so) Wild West
Last summer, in honor of Rachel’s transition into her teenage years and squeezing it in before she turned 14, Tad took her on a father-daughter trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. From the time they stepped foot off the plane, Tad longed for the...
Nice, Thrice
Not in chronological order, but… [1] I LOVE my new blog design!!! LOVE IT! Red has been my favorite color since the womb, so I’m thrilled to be using it here. Jules re-worked the PENSIEVE she had previously designed for me and I...
I’m a Belgian Waffle???
I saw this at Nan’s and stole it decided to see what book I was, too. Hmmm, veddy i n t e r e s t i n g… You’re The Poisonwood Bible! by Barbara Kingsolver Deeply rooted in a religious background, you have since become both isolated and...
One of the greatest movie lines EVAH…!
"Every man dies, not every man really lives." Loved the line but the movie wore.me.out.! Know who said it and the movie reference (WITHOUT doing a search to find out!)??(Scroll down for Fun Monday.) REVISED: Forget my Fun Monday post (even...
Fun Monday – Lyin’ around
The pessimists at Uncaringbear are hosting this week’s Fun Monday. I don’t care what their tagline says, they don’t sound like they really see a half-empty glass…. I signed up BEFORE I knew what their theme was, and after I found...
Renovation
I guess with all the home improvements going on these days…first, our bathroom, then our kitchen (which is still somewhat in process), then another bathroom, it was only natural I’d get twitchy for a blog-novation. Still tweaking, but ooooo, me likey so...
Why did my daughter want a cell phone?
It wasn’t to call her friends. It wasn’t to keep in touch with us when she’s out and needs us to pick her up or to let us know her plans. It wasn’t for safety or convenience. It was for texting and…. (when I saw this picture in her...
Trifecta – Part Two
Two years ago, just prior to my daughter’s 13th birthday, she was given the most beautiful Australian Shepherd pup I’ve ever seen. A blue merle, her markings were unusually evenly distributed rather than in patches (similar to the center puppy in...
Great thoughts from great thinkers
I was in our local Hallmark store this week, and I saw two dozen plaques and prints I wanted and by two dozen, I actually mean 24, no exaggerations this time. I took cell pictures of most of them and bought one. Just one. (I’ll take a...