Sometimes I think I’m addicted to baking. Or else I’m addicted to baked goods. In less than a week, I’ve baked a coffee cake, chocolate chip cookies, cream cheese banana muffins, and Jamie made brownies. Mind you, none of these goodies have left our home (except in lunch boxes). It was all for us!!!! Sometimes … More sometimes. . . .
While I could write about my aversion to bumper stickers that say things like “Don’t spread my wealth, spread my work ethic” and “My blue heeler is smarter than your honor student”, I will instead write about something dull, like what I ate for dinner. No one else is home, so I decided to make … More What I Ate for Dinner
Allie and I spent the weekend together [sans Chip & Jamie]. Our men are in Haiti. Check out Jamie’s blog. One accomplishment was the completion of a project Allie’s been working on for quite some time. It relates to her summer reading required for Language Arts class. She put together a scrapbook based on Warriors … More Labor Day Weekend
A while back I had what I consider a pretty nifty idea: Create a fiction blog! I like to write. I actually wrote a novel [no, it was not published], but that’s another story [literally]. Well, daughter Allie enjoys writing too, so I thought, why not make this a joint effort? Maybe we can even … More Fiction Blog
I’m putting this on my Christmas list: Or at least something similar. It’s the Pyrex 14-piece Storage Plus Set. Yes, Pyrex = glass. I’ve read too much about plastic storage containers and their harmful effects. Plus they often [take on] the smell and/or taste of whatever’s been stored in them. And I’m tired of … More Down with Plastic
Here is the Urban Dictionary definition of teen angst: When teenagers, for any number of reasons combined with their hormones and stress from school, get depressed. Contrary to popular belief, some teenagers actually do have it rough and have to deal with [crap]* most adults don’t have to. Other teens don’t and just like to … More Teenage Inspiration
I have amped up my job hunt. My current job just might be ending. It is for sure changing. Different dates are floating around: September 30 = federal grant funds cease Thanksgiving = [hopefully] we’ll be able to carry on with our current funds until then end of 2010 = [maybe] we’ll be able to … More happy hunting
Today, Wednesday, August 11, 2010, is the first school day in the Fayette County Public school system. Which means, James & Catherine Alexis [aka Jamie & Allie] reported in for duty. For Jamie, it is public school #7 (folks, this is not counting his 2 preschools). But, he is 25% done with high school and … More another first day
Libraries are, in my opinion, one of the greatest assets our country has going for it. Our family takes full advantage, as we’re four avid readers. Truly, one of the things I’m most thankful for is that my two kids enjoy reading. Sometimes my daughter brings a book along on the ride to the … More Reading
Every once in a while, we experience days we know we’ll never forget. Yesterday was such a day. Not because anything crazy happened. There were no catastrophic events. No earthquake, or terrorist strike on American soil. I didn’t win the lottery. But. . . . this weekend was the first time Jamie played guitar along … More a day unforgotten
Upon a Sunny Day 