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I’m a Dirty, Dirty Sinner

buffet salad

As is often the case on Sunday, I go out to lunch after church, and as is often the case on Sunday, I fall victim to the buffet. Buffet, when translated to its literary origin means “gluttony”, which in turn means the inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires. See? That translates [...]

Surrounded by Doughnuts at the Krispy Kreme Blogger Summit!

me eating Krispy Kreme

Last week I spent a delicious couple of days with Krispy Kreme in Winston-Salem, North Carolina for the VIB Blogger Summit. The first day we donned our protective gear and took a tour of the facility. Here’s me and my pal Louise, from MomStart. I was really impressed with how carefully they select and test [...]

Remember All the Hullabaloo?

y2k-bug

I’m a hardcore pessimist, but I stumbled, tripped and fell flat on my face over the propaganda of Y2K. I was fairly well convinced that I’d be living most of the year 2000 in relative darkness and obscurity. So I bought a comically large number of water bottles, and began to collect food and paraphernalia [...]

Situation Normal

brain

This is the kind of impromptu chatter that makes me miss my ex. He makes me laugh.  Me:  Am I normal? Him:  Ohhhhhh nooooooo… Me:  HEY! Him:  You’re not normal. Me:  Well, I have to write about what normal is. Him:  You can’t write it. Me:  I’m not that bad. Him:  I didn’t say that [...]

I Wish I Could…

angry-rant

I would love to do some public brand bashing, but I won’t. I’m not afraid to say there’s something I don’t like about a product, or even to tweet about a concern I’ve encountered in non-blog related life, but I won’t outright slam a company. It’s not professional, and quite frankly, I’ve never felt the [...]

I Don’t Like Crying

mama bird with babies

On December 25th, the day before I was headed back home, and my baby was headed back to college, I cried myself to sleep. And I cried most of the 17 hour drive home the next day. I am simply not wired to have an empty nest. Since the kiddos were itty bitty, I have [...]

After 10 Days, 6 States, 34 Hours of Driving, and 793 Sneezes, I’m Home

me asleep with tissue box

Dear God, I’m a mess. I drove the whole freakin’ way there and back by myself. No sleep stops – just driving. Through the mountains. In the dark. Brain dead. And I love my nieces and nephews, but those punk turds sent me home with a cold. I was six years running without illness. Little [...]

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Trees

Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas!!