I used to blog at theweirdgirl.com. All of that writing lives here now.
All Kinds of Heat
We’ve had a heat wave here the last few days. And so, I haven’t been blogging much. Or reading blogs, or working on the novel, or doing much work work [...]
Problems with Peanut Butter
It’s time to get crafty. There is an issue in our house, and its name is protein. I have a child who doesn’t seem to like peanut butter or cheese. I mean, there [...]
WPT Gone Wild
I messed up. Messed up something fierce. I thought I was being a good mom but nope. The whole day was just one mommy faux pas after another. In retrospect, it was like watching [...]
The One about Books
I thought this was kind of fun, Katie picked up on a meme where you post pictures of your bookcase(s) at home. Sort of a snapshot into your reading/organizational lifestyle. [...]
Boring Posts and Other Everyday Matters
It’s been a long, satisfyingly lazy day. Keen, Chance and I have done nothing today. NOTHING! And it feels sooooo good. We watched a lot of TV, played a lot of games, and ate [...]
Birthdays are Better with Babies
It’s my birthday today. I turn the big 36 (my age, not my bra size... oh, wait a minute... whoa! how often does that happen?!). I was going to ask [...]
No, I’m not making this up
I was listening to the Bluegrass Tribute to the Killers on Amazon… you know those little clip samples they got? and I admit, I stumbled across this album and was [...]
Happy Father’s Day
The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at [...]
My Life with Buckets
“Sooo… can I use the utility sink to wash dishes?”“No, just wait… I don’t want to chance another overflow.”“OK… well how about I do a camp wash outside? Didn’t you [...]
Priorities and Perspectives
(As we are watching a rerun of Dark Angel.) KEEN: I’m surprised they haven’t tried to resurrect this show into a motion picture.ME: Yeah, Jessica Alba plays a good character. She’s got [...]
Just like puppies
Things have been a veritable whirlwind around here lately! First there was a family graduation party, then a bar-b-que, then a grocery trip, then another grad party, then running out to [...]
Chagrined
It seems that Coffee Betsy was sweet enough to bestow this post with a Perfect Post award. Thank you Betsy, I feel honored. You rock, hon! I also feel a [...]