Lucky Dorito

Ok, ok. I suppose a slight retraction of yesterday’s post might be in order. A little one, anyway. The same ornery child that set my last few nerves on edge that day before Thanksgiving made my heart soar Tuesday! Last spring, as a young 1st grader – Luby had mono and it truly worked a [...]

Heavens to Betsy. Luby is going to make me grey-headed. Of that, I have no doubt. The child has much more attitude, opinion, and stubbornness than either her dad or I ever THOUGHT about having when we were children!! Holy moly. As we approach yet another holiday this weekend, I am reminded of the following [...]

My darling daughter, Beebo, has no trouble speaking her mind. Whatever it is she is thinking, she says it without hesitation. This is both a good and a bad thing. Sometimes, a little discretion is wise. But, she is only ten – and hasn’t learned the art of discretion just yet. One night recently, I [...]

If there is one thing that drives me nuts – it’s someone messing with MY stuff! If you need to USE my hair brush, my hair dryer, my anything … go for it. It’s ok. I don’t mind. No really, I don’t. But, pleeease, if you’re GOING to use it, please PUT IT BACK where [...]

Every year, Spring seems to take longer to arrive. How can that be – when Christmas seems to come so much FASTER every year? I mean, really ….. how can that be? I love looking forward to the greening of the grass, the buds on the trees, the thick greenish pollen that adorns the top [...]

1. I am a dork. 2. I love to laugh. 3. When I laugh really hard, sometimes I sorta snort. 4. It’s not a pretty sight. Or sound. 5. The littlest things sometimes crack me UP. 6. And usually, at times when I’m NOT supposed to be laughing. 7. Like at a funeral. 8. It’s [...]

After many MANY months of blogging elsewhere …. I thought I’d give WordPress a whirl. Why not? I hope to accomplish lots of things here – fun, chatter, daily dribble, and maybe even some seriousness. Maybe… that’s a hard one for me. So, hang tight. We’re in for quite a ride!