Month: April 2012

1. Lionel Richie and Darius Rucker, Stuck on You. I am totally and completely stuck on it.2. Lionel Richie songs remind me of high school; high school reminds me of Turkey; Turkey reminds me of all the great friends I still stay in touch with all these years later; which reminds me how old we [...]

Will y'all help me out by answering a few questions for me? I'm doing research on a subject and would like personal content, as well. Answer anonymously, if you would like. Email me privately, if you prefer. I'm not looking to start a war here, I am just looking for your own personal experiences. Here [...]

So, seriously, last Thursday I had a W-I-C-K-E-D day. Everything went wrong from the moment I woke up. I dropped the vacuum cleaner and it broke; *fyi...how does one even drop a vacuum cleaner???* I decided at the last second that I was going to seat us at our dining room table which was covered [...]

Today is our Andy's 24th birthday. I woke up this morning crying; missing him; feeling my sister's pain; our entire family's pain. Smiling, also. Remembering the joy of his birth; and in turn, the subsequent births of Andy's cousins, Shawn and Sarah, and his sister's, Courtney and Lindsay and finally the youngest of the group, [...]

There is a new game in town. And it has only taken me 16 years to learn it; 21 if I count the the years playing the old game with The Big Boy and My Girl.This morning, I opened the door to Wild Boy's room and said, very kindly I might add, "we leave for [...]

He is risen!Alleluia!Christ is risen indeed!

morning quiet time comfy in Mamie's chairwatching the sunrisethe birds slip in for a quick biteperching momentarily on the feeder dashing back out to their tree perchdust bunnies swirling softly on the hardwoodwhen kitties glide bysilently stalkingdreaming of capturethe house sweetly quietjust me and my God

Sometimes I want so much to do it all that I end up doing not much at allthe houses behind us are disappearing quickly in a cloud of green leavesstrategically placed bird feedersdark chocolate bars with almonds and sea saltwatching the lion king movies with my girlbooks books books (I may have stated this before)a [...]

the first hint of morning fresh brewed coffee swirling in the airmy bare feet on hardwoodbad kitties nuzzling my chin to wake meMamie's chairlavender laundry soap...obsessed with itkindnessthe wild boy and his princessjournalingEasterneighborsmy home

bff, annette...aka walkin' buddyclarinexlavenderbags of frozen peascell phones that take picturesthe brush of my girl's lips on my cheek as she dashes out the doorheated mattress padsthe snooze buttonpurpleholding hands with my man during the nightangelsbooks books books