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I Missed You
Have you ever longed so badly to be somewhere? Felt it with your whole heart? That’s how I felt on Saturday. I missed you all so much. Megan Brad Liz Adam Rachel Robin Poppy Dawg Heather Karl Britt Becky Hilly CSR ZenBitch I missed others th...
Where I’m From
I got this from my best friend, Finn, who got it from someone else and so on down the line all the way to the original author, George Ella Lyon. If you want to try it, you can get the template here. I am from ice-cold, mostly-fat milk, from Vicks ...
Every. Single. Time.
I don’t know why, but I love this commercial. It cracks me up every single time. It really makes me giggle. You should watch it. It’s only 30 seconds and if it makes you laugh, well, then that’s something. Especially these days...
It’s a Wonderful Life
Emily She took her ACT test. She did pretty well, getting a 25/36. I need to mention that she got this high of a score in spite of the fact that, even though her Dad and I encouraged her to, she did not study. If she had studied even a little bit,...
My Dad Was NOT a Saint
My Mom always gives me crap about how my Dad was such a saint or at least that’s the way that I portray him here on this blog. She’s only half joking. So this post is for you, Mom. My Dad was not a saint. Far from it. However, when so...
If I Won the Nobel Peace Prize…
…and was awarded $1.4 million dollars that I could donate to charity, these are the charities I’d donate to: ALS Association (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Drug Treatment programs or drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs like this o...
A Long Night
My friend, Tori, asked us to write a post about our longest night. You can read about her request here. The following story is the first thing I thought of when I read her request. It was a turbulent evening in our household. Having a 13 year old g...
Writers’ Glut
I am constantly writing. In my head. Every waking, otherwise unoccupied (I’m not thinking about writing when I am taking care of kids, I mean), moment, I am writing in my head. Constantly. Sometimes I’m writing even in my sleep. ...
Ways To “Make Do” During This Recession
If you are a man, shave every other week, instead of weekly. If you are a woman, shave every other month, instead of monthly. Eat 2 potato chips at a sitting, instead of the whole bag. Have a half a sandwich for lunch, instead of 3 sandwiches. Have o...
My Walk to Defeat ALS
My brother-in-law, John Vleck, has ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was diagnosed in January of 2007. They have two children, ages 10 and 16, Logan and Sabrina. Next Saturday, our family and some of our friends will be walking in the Walk to Defea...
Rest In Peace, Dirty Dancer
May you rest in peace and may your wife find comfort and peace in knowing that you are in pain no more. Godspeed. August 18, 1952–September 14, 2009...
First Day of School
Well, everyone had their first day of school last Tuesday. I have no pictures of Sam and Emily because we videoed them instead and I cannot figure out how to get my videos from the camcorder to the computer. Sigh. Someday. Here’s a short sl...
Wow! It’s Been Awhile!
So, what have I been up to? Well, we hosted an anniversary party for my BIL and SIL (John and Steph) at my other SIL and BIL’s (Yvonne and Joel) house: It was well-attended and everyone had a good time. *You can see more of the Steph and Joh...
Really, Dad?! Favre?
Dad, What are you thinking? Is this the only thing you could come up with to orchestrate a possible Super Bowl run? Don’t you think he’s too old, or washed up or, oh, I don’t know, too Packer-ish? Do you think I should really che...
Hairy Problems
She always lost a lot of hair, but her hairdresser told her that the average person lost about 100 hairs a day and she wasn’t about to count it. It didn’t seem like it was more than that so she just ignored it and assumed it was normal. ...
My Daughters
Ashley started a new job on Monday. It’s a regular job. By regular, I mean it’s not a nighttime-weekends-holidays-low paying-no benefits-part time sort of job. She’s working days, with one Saturday a month. She’s making a ...
In Memoriam
You have to read this short story to understand the picture below. Waterbugs and Dragonflies by Doris Stickney Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For ma...
Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You…
On this day, many years ago, a beautiful baby girl was born to Mike and Carole Mallam. She was of average size, with a bald head and no teeth. Still, she was beautiful. She grew up, grew some hair, got some teeth, became a nurse, married a man, ha...
What I’ve Been Doing…
…besides pondering death. Watching my husband paint the house while bringing him the occasional Pop, lending a hand to hold up the plastic he’s taping over the windows and/or telling him he missed a spot. “There. No, there. No, ...
Death Just Sucks the Life Out of You
It all started the Monday after Father’s day. I got to work and there was a message in my inbox that my friend, the one who lost her 4 year old son in January, lost her 37 year old sister to complications of depression and diabetes. Really, h...
Happy Birthday, Belley Bean!
Sunday was Isabelle’s birthday. We got her a bike. She LOVED it! I have no editing capability with .mov files because I don’t have Quicktime, but if you listen really hard, you can hear her say “What is it?!” after she has ...
It’snotfunnyanymore
Why? Why is it that every single time we have a long weekend, I get some idiotic virus that makes me want to spend all my time in bed. It started Thursday morning with a horrible cough that came from my toes. Being the optimist that I am, I was su...
No One Knows
No one will ever know how special my husband is. It doesn’t matter how much I tell you or talk about all the special things he does for me, you will still never really understand it. Our relationship is something deeply special that can only ...
Kentucky Times
I had a great time in Kentucky. From the minute Brad picked me up at the airport, I enjoyed myself. When I saw him, it was like we had never not ever seen each other before. I got lots of hugs from him and Liz and, really, lots of hugs all weekend...
Here I Come, Kentucky!
My schedule for today:...
Surgery Day
Luckily, I had my brother to entertain me all day. My baby brother, Brett, makes me laugh hysterically. He is so funny and he reminds me of Sam when I’m not with Sam, just as Sam reminds me of my brother sometimes, too. They both have the sa...
Say a Prayer, Please
Today my Mom is having some heart work done. In most cases, these things are usually routine and probably will be in this instance, too. She is having an angioplasty to replace one or maybe 2 stints. She may even be able to go home the same day, d...
Misty Colored Memories
Dismantling part of the deck has unexpectedly proven to be a nostalgic and somewhat sad undertaking. You wouldn’t think that it would have this effect on us, but it has. One of the days that Jason was working on the deck, Isabelle was here and...
Finally!
I don’t think I have talked about it here yet, but in a little more than a week, I’ll be going to Kentucky. I’m really excited about it. I’m going for ConFab, Baby! I’ve been friends with Brad for more than 3 years no...
This Girl
This awesome, beautiful, intelligent, athletic girl…. hit a grand slam home run on Saturday night! It was so awesome! I’m so proud of her! I wish I could have been there to see it. That’s right, I MISSED it! I never miss a gam...
