Happy Birthday, Mom.

Mom and me… Thanksgiving 2006 Today is my mom’s birthday. She would have been 67. It’s still weird that she’s not here to celebrate with. Now this is just a day. I don’t say that to get sad looks or hugs from friends, I’m just stating what it feels like. The memories of celebration are […]

Anti-Bah Humbug

I’m going to come right out and say it – If I hear one more person verbally complain/blog/make a passive aggressive comment about how Christmas is swallowing up Thanksgiving, I’m going to blow a gasket. I’d rather see a Christmas tree all decked out and lit with 149 strands of lights on every single lawn […]

Lunchtime Thoughts

It’s dark and stormy outside which always leaves my pensive and full of things to say. I’ve been experiencing a bit of post vacation depression since my return from my cruise. It’s a lot like going back to work after a long (but not long enough) holiday. While on the cruise, everything was taken care […]

Some Reflection… if you will

At about 1:50PM CST today, the most recent issue of Facility Manager (an IAVM publication) hit my desk. At first glance, it was masked under a stack of junky catalogues and other spam type snail mail. However, a quick double-take was all it took to realize what jewels lie within today’s mail. This is the […]

It’s like this…

The loot… be jealous, be oh, so, jealous! I’m still stumped as far as what to write in response to my day spent at the Craft Gossip blog meet up. It was only a few hours long but I left with my brain full of big, craft lovin’ smiles (and a couple of bags STUFFED […]

The password is… procrastination

After spending 30 minutes writing and rewriting tonight’s blog post about my trip to Little Rock last Saturday and the Craft Gossip Blog meet up, I’ve given up and changed courses. It’s not that I have nothing to write about, quite the opposite actually, it’s just that I’m having trouble doing my homework. I’ll write […]

General news for a general type of Friday

Before I get into this post, I have to tell you a story. When I created my blog banner (the one you see above), I was quite proud. It was clean, classy, and perfect for my blog. Then the sadness came. Last night, I saw a not very good blog about nail polish (don’t you […]

Of a lighthearted nature

10 years ago I marched in my first UT football game pre-game show. While this video isn’t the best quality (and some girl keeps trying to sing and talk and mess up the moment) it still made me cry a bit. I felt like I was going to pass out that day when we flooded […]

Dare I say it… the path less traveled?

Sticking your toe in the lake and testing the waters can be a very scary thing. I’ve been very hesitant to take a leap of faith for the past few years which is very unlike me. However, I’m quite lucky that my braver, gutsier self seems to be visiting more and more as of late. […]

A Mother’s Intuition

Mother’s Intuition is something you hear about a lot. Mom’s worry when their babies are on airplanes, or are away on a road trip without an adult for the first time, or when they are doing something crazy like tearing their ACL on a ski trip many states away from home. Mom’s just have a […]