Lucky Dorito

I can only hope and pray that you have a spectacular day, this 23rd celebration of your birth - and that Tropical Storm Fay hasn’t made your first week in southern Florida too yucky.

When I think back over the years, I am reminded of the days when Little Foot, Duckie, Sarah and Petrey [...]

Is that not a HOOT?!

In July 2006, a short 3-minute movie was launched on the internet called *The Dash*. Now it is 2008, over 40 million people from around the world have watched it; and over 20,000 a day continue to watch it as a result of people passing it along.
The movie has been more successful than could [...]

This is a frequent topic of conversation around here. The girls want to know what this was like when we were young or what that was like…. inquisitive little minds that they are. And as you know … times are a’changing in this world of ours. Having cellular service every where you go and the [...]

We briefly walked through some stores while in Chicago last month. We weren’t really shopping, just looking. Ok, truth be told… we were looking for a break from the heat of the day inside the air conditioned stores and sorta kinda on the lookout for chocolate. I can’t remember which store we found these [...]

My sweet and creative friend Lissa is hosting a photography contest for all of us amatuer photographers out here in blogland. Go read about it…. and then ENTER!
Won’t that be FUN???

I was downloading some pictures this morning and found this one (and a bunch of others like it) on my camera. Not a single one of them are clear images (they’re all fuzzy-wuzzy) probably because my little Luby was trying to sneak the shots without waking these girls up. The dogs are NOT allowed on [...]

sadness consumes a soul

when you feel as if you’ve lost something - something that wasn’t yours to lose in the first place
sadness overwhelms a life
but you didn’t really lose it, it’s just different now
and it NEEDS to be different, of this you are sure.
And yet,
sadness hovers like a fog, clouding your mind.
it’s like the rain [...]

They must surely practice a LOT to do this…. amazing.

So…. you might have noticed that we’re animal lovers in this family. My parents had a pet shop for nearly 18 years, meaning my sisters and I grew up with a BUNCH of animals around us. My husband didn’t. But… luckily, he is willing to compromise… which means we share our home with two dogs [...]