the art of being a girl

I’ve been reading a lot of blogs lately written by women who excel in the art of being feminine and girly, with posts ranging from hair and feet to fingernail files and playing princess with little girls. I would not consider myself a girly girl. In fact, I’d say I am pretty much at the opposite end of [...]

it’s a race!

I’ve been tagged by my blog friend at Life, As I See It today. We know a lot of the same people, so now it is a race to see if I can get this posted before the people I intend to tag get tagged by someone else.  So here goes…

coffee house question - June 30, 2008

The vision for the coffee house portion of this blog is continually evolving. I love the idea of having regular interaction with readers, so I’ve decided to post a weekly question for anyone to answer.
Today’s question is:
What was your first job? Did you love it, or hate it? How much money did you make? Did your first job play a [...]

mystery flower

Can anyone identify this flower? They are small, maybe an inch and a half in diameter, about half the size of a daisy. There are several in a bouguet that my husband brought home for me the other day (awww ), and I just think they are the cutest little flowers ever. I would love [...]

happy father’s day

In honor of Father’s Day, I’d like to post the words to a song that I listened to a lot when I was little. It has grown to mean so much more to me since our boys were born.  It is probably familiar to some of you, Watercolor Ponies, by Wayne Watson.

how it all went down (ha… ha… ha…)

9:40 AM The tree guys arrived 20 minutes early.

TIMBER!!!!

Sometime last week three, uh, ”country folk” showed up at my door, shirtless and sweaty, asking if they could give me an estimate to cut down a few dead trees. I told them that we already had several estimates and that we just couldn’t afford to do it right now. One of the guys said, “but you [...]

blast from the past

We really had a blast at the 80’s prom. It was so nice to just spend some time goofing off with friends. Thanks to everyone who put that event together. For anyone who missed it, here is a photo of all my hard work, and my husband’s 5 minutes in the bathroom…

easier said than done

I spent half the day yesterday playing with my hair. I haven’t done that since the 7th grade. Recreating that fabulous 80’s hair is proving to be a challenge with my very heavy, long, straight hair. I hairsprayed and curled and blow-dried for two hours. I teased and combed and primped. In the end of [...]

a bygone era

I remember, as a little girl, watching my big sister get ready for her junior prom. It was such an event. She emerged from the bathroom in a flowing gown, covered in lace and satin that swished and swayed when she walked by me. I dreamed of my prom from that moment on. Sadly though, my prom was much different than [...]