Lucky Dorito

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 [...]

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 [...]

attached to my hip and now - my firstborn daughter is nearly 23 years old. Suki’s birthday is just around the corner, August 21st. I don’t know where all those years went… they flew by in a blink of an eye. I remember when she was a newborn, people would look at her and comment, [...]

Five Random Moments this Week:

We’ve been on the search for new sneakers for Luby, with the first day of school coming this week. She’s kind of tall for her age, wearing a size 4 1/2 shoe now. In our little town, it’s hard to find those *middle of the road* youth sizes…. not quite kids [...]

Where has the summer gone? I know that’s what my kids keep asking …. as today marks the beginning of school. I hate that our schools start sooo stinkin early, in the height of the August heat. Poor kiddos, they are dreading it in some ways - and so is their mama. Back to [...]

Many, many months ago, I ran across this post at Bleeding Espresso. (Go check it out and then come back here) Her post so moved me, the thought of saying those things that fill my head from time to time but that I have never been able to say is heady powerful business. I tucked [...]

Last weekend, the girls and I traveled with my hubby out-of-town for a continuing education course. We just sort of loafed, shopping and swimming and basically, being bums while Dad was hard at work. For me, it was a welcomed break from the monotony that has become our lives lately.
The hotel that hosted the course [...]

You know, it’s funny. Sometimes life is slow, tedious, boring and routine. The same ole’ same ole. Sometimes life comes at you fast, making you work hard to just keep your head above water. And then there are times when it is just CRAZY, like being caught in a perpetual storm…. things that you expect [...]

We got home late Saturday, after our wonderful relaxing and fun-filled family weekend away. We managed to squeak together a rather hodge-podge meal of random leftovers and crashed hard. It’s always fun to be away but soooo nice to be home in our big ole’ fabulous bed!
Sunday dawned early for me - watching a movie [...]