Dear Matt, On a hot Saturday afternoon in July sixteen years ago, I stood face-to-face with you and made you a promise. I promised to love you – and only you – for the rest of my life. I promised that I would stand by you through all the ups and downs that life would… Continue reading Sweet Sixteen
Month: July 2009
Threads of Gratitude: Wedding Dress Edition
Tomorrow is our anniversary…our “sweet 16th”. Sixteen years. Wow. I can’t believe we’ve put up with each other for that long. Nah, I’m just kidding. When we stood at the front of that church on that very hot July day in 1993, we promised our love and faithfulness to one another “for better or for… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Wedding Dress Edition
Camp Mom: Week whatever
We have had the rainiest summer EVER this year. Not that I’m complaining necessarily. But it does make it hard to go to the pool when the skies are grey and the rain is falling and the pools are, well, CLOSED. So unlike last year, when we had the Great Pool Adventure of 2008, this… Continue reading Camp Mom: Week whatever
COPS: Fairview Edition
POLICE BLOTTER…. Location: Fairview, Texas. Sloan Creek Estates. 3:50 P.M. Neighbor reports suspicious van in neighborhood. Blue minivan with dent in right front fender. Seen stopping in front of houses and opening mailboxes. Appears to be putting things in some mailboxes, then reaching in and taking things out of mailboxes. Neighbor expresses concern that this… Continue reading COPS: Fairview Edition
Take it! Take it! Take it!
This seems to be the summer of death. First it was Farrah and Michael. Then Billy “Mr. Sham-WOW” Mays. Followed shortly thereafter by Walter Cronkite. And now we have…Alexis Cohen. Who? You ask. Let this video remind you. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LimOXvLszwU[/youtube] According to the news, she was struck by a car as she attempted to cross a… Continue reading Take it! Take it! Take it!
Innocence Lost
Yesterday, the world lost some of its innocence and beauty. Donald Zolan, widely regarded as the premiere artist of children, passed away at the age of 72 after a battle with lung cancer. My connection to Donald Zolan began when I was in college. Someone – probably my parents – gave me a calendar of… Continue reading Innocence Lost
I’m such a card…one that needs to be dealt with
Warning: this is a brag post. Shameless, unabashed, over-the-top bragging. Maybe even a little boastful. But I’m okay with that. Because it’s about a card. Not just any card, but a card that I made. And you see, I don’t make cards. It’s just one of the quirks that makes me so lovable. But I… Continue reading I’m such a card…one that needs to be dealt with
Lucy Leadfoot: BUSTED!
Just because I have nothing creative to offer today, and because I thought this was funny…probably because it would happen to me… I was stopped for speeding the other day. I thought I could talk my way out of it until the policeman looked at my dog in the back seat… One sign you’re driving… Continue reading Lucy Leadfoot: BUSTED!
Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers
This is a great summer recipe as it is chock-full of summertime vegetables. We ate it for breakfast, but it could easily be a light summer supper as well. We found this to be incredibly filling – so you may want to adjust on the smaller side. With the corn, this would be a good… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers
Threads of Gratitude: Business Casual Edition
I know, I know. It’s been awhile. The blog has been silent – especially on Thursdays – for a long time. I’ve had plenty of things to be grateful for over the past three months. I’ve just lacked the motivation, the time, the mental capacity to put it all together, I guess. But something happened… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Business Casual Edition