Forget the diamond earrings. Forget the trip to Hawaii. I’ll take the little things that say “I love you.” Now, don’t get me wrong. I would love diamond earrings or a Hawaiian vacation. But those are also gifts that are … Continue reading
Why do I do this? Middle of the day, late at night . . . Minesweeper sucks me in. It’s not totally mindless, but I play it when I can’t think any more, or just don’t want to think about … Continue reading
My at-home college son started a job on Monday – Hurray! Same son taking my car because his was in the shop, leaving me stuck at home – Boo! I don’t like being stuck at home. It cramps my style. … Continue reading
My father is dying. We’ve known this for a while, but it’s been a long time coming. He has a rare, incurable neurological disease called Multiple Systems Atrophy, which shuts down various systems in his body and is … Continue reading
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It’s the 15th of December and I’m still trying to put Christmas decorations up. Final exams don’t help, plus the fact that some much-needed surfaces are still covered by unpacked-but-not-put-away stuff that I’m not sure where to put in this … Continue reading
What a fun week it’s been. I had a few more blog readers, more comments, and more re-tweets than I expected! Thank you all – they were fun to read and I hope to see you back here again, now … Continue reading
Just a reminder before I get back to my regular blog schedule: Tonight (12/10/11) at 11:59 pm is the cutoff for entries to win in the book giveaway. The prize? A copy of The Goodbye Quilt, an awesome mother/daughter novel … Continue reading
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I’m behind in my blogging schedule. So sue me. (Actually, if you find I’ve got any money worth suing me for, let me know!) Anyway, here’s a mash-up of last week’s awesome blog posts I found, which I had planned … Continue reading
Fellow blogger Samantha Warren is having a blog scavenger hunt to celebrate her 30th birthday, and I’ll be part of it, both here and at Jen’s Writing Desk. To participate, go to Samantha’s blog (click on the picture above) where … Continue reading
I love Thanksgiving and I love Christmas, but I’ve never rushed to put up Christmas decorations Thanksgiving weekend. In fact, I usually start with just Christmas music for a week and THEN decorate. And the tree goes up about a … Continue reading
