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10 Things Totally Pissing Me Off This Week

Call it hormones, the wacky weather, lack of sleep or just first world problems, here are 10 things currently pissing me off: 1. Toilet paper in public restrooms. Not only is it cheap and flimsy, why can’t I get more than one teensy square? I hate fighting with those damn dispensers! 2. Pharmacies. I wonder…

10 Random Questions

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, and find line 4. What is it? apart; John’s understanding and acceptance are bittersweet, having (from To Full Term by Darci Klein)  2. How many times a day do you say Hi? On average, 10. 3. Have you ever worn a uniform? Yes. My…

Something’s Missing

Sometimes I feel as though I’ve misplaced my keys. I’ll empty out all the contents of my over-sized purse, crawl on the floor of my car and remove all the cushions from the couches only to discover them in the laundry room on shelf between the bleach and the OxiClean, right where I left them….

Vacation Highlights

Trust me, I hate hearing about other people’s vacations just as much as the next gal, so I’ll just share the highlights from ours…. In case you missed it, we spent last week in North Carolina attending a wedding in Lake Lure and stayed at the inn where parts of Dirty Dancing was filmed. We…

Odd Ball

Last week Alison of Mama Wants This wrote a piece called Quirks, where she shared 10 strange and wonderful things she does and not only did I nod along (2. Toilet paper in my house is OVER the spool. Never under. Under bothers me. Tremendously.) but I laughed out loud (8. I don’t like uneven…

Making Wishes

Star light, star bright First star I see tonight I wish I may, I wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight. Have you ever… moved the clasp on your necklace around to the back of your neck? found a four-leaf clover? had a ladybug land on you? thrown a coin into a fountain?…

Brave

As my eyes ping pong from the two seals bobbing up and down 20 feet from shore to my left and Lucas and his dad standing at the water’s edge to my right, all I can think is: what makes these two creatures so brave?  The playful and curious mammals are enjoying riding the waves…

Hand Me Downs

“Lucas, what would you like for lunch?” “Mac ‘n’ cheese, please!” “Okay, do you want to pick out a bowl?” My mother attended West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas.  Her best friend and roommate was named Brenda. My mother remarked more than once that Brenda’s sole purpose for attending college was to find a…

A Strange Encounter

Happy Indpendence Day!  A few weeks ago, I bamboozled Lucas into going to the park by way of the bank, thus taking the very l o n g way to the park so that I could get in some exercise. While we were standing in line at the bank, he started fussing. In other words,…

I’m A Celebrity Look-Alike

My friend, Morgan from The Little Hen House is the mastermind behind the latest blog-hop and since I played along with I was a Senior Hottie and Rockin’ the Baby Bump, I thought why not? Here is I’m a Celebrity Look-Alike… what do you think? See any resemblance?  My father used to mail me photos…