Don’t Forget To Play!
GJEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHH… BHHHHHHCCCHHHHHGGGHRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Those are the sounds of bombs flying through the air before landing in grand explosions. That’s how you spell it, right? How...
View ArticleStalker, DAMMIT!
Dammit! I had today’s challenge all worked out. I got someone to help me. Together we made a plan for a really neat shot. I take a picture of him on top of the garage taking a picture of ME taking a...
View ArticleMy Favorite Food
How do you pick? Sushi. Angel Food cake with seven minute icing. Dolmades. There are so many! Favorite foods often boil down to where you eat the food and with whom, don’t you think? When I think...
View ArticleHalloween 2012
My favorite holiday has come and gone. This year it was incredibly different, and yet somewhat the same. I knew the day was coming, but when it arrived, it was indeed a bitter pill to swallow. For...
View ArticleWhat’s in YOUR Cake?
My Mom always knew how to do birthdays. Choose your own breakfast, lunch, dinner and cake. Presents immediately followed the singing and blowing out of candles. It was a spectacular day, indeed! My...
View ArticleFour Bitches, Two Studs and a Truck
Imagine four bitches and two studs packed in single cab truck containing one bench seat and a stick on the floor. That was me, my neighbor, my daughter and three dogs this weekend. My neighbor and I...
View ArticleWhere are the HATS?!
I have blogged about them before, so I guess I like hats. Who can forget my take on the royal hats as modeled by Tribal Blog members? Sadly, I cannot wear hats because of the monstrous size of both my...
View ArticleWhen Your Tires Hit the Field….
Imagine yourself driving. You see a football field ahead of you. Now, put the pedal to the metal until you get to a good 55 mph. Look to your left and look to your right. There are other drivers all...
View ArticleFact or Fiction?
Day 24 of the We Work for Cheese Blog Writing Challenge. My greatest regret? I have missed two or three days of seeing other’s posts… I simply fell asleep. At the end of this I plan to go back! My...
View ArticleSweet Tea. It’s A Southern Thing. You Wouldn’t Understand.
I will never forget my first sweet tea. Sure, we had unsweetened iced tea as kids with a few spoonfuls of sugar mixed in. No matter how much you stirred and stirred, it never quite dissolved. The...
View ArticleDuct Tape Projects, Minus Justin Bieber
“Mom? Can we get some duct tape? Everyone is making things out of duct tape. Flowers… bows… all kinds of stuff.” And so it began. A trip to Home Depot. To Target. And to Lowes. Sadly, we could...
View ArticleIt’ll Just Be A Room Full Of Nerdy Women…
“Mom, do I look cute?” my daughter asked as she studied herself in the full-length mirror. “Yes, you do look cute. But honey, it really won’t matter how you look. We will be in a building full of...
View ArticleWhen Hell Freezes Over
Day Four of the WWFC writing challenge brings us the subject, “When Hell Freezes Over.” Have you ever paused to think, “What have I done in my life that I once said I would only do when hell freezes...
View ArticleDriving in to Buildings
People driving their cars in to buildings. This has become an epidemic in Hampton Roads. Every few weeks there is a new car vs. building post. Locals are crashing in to restaurants, stores…. and...
View ArticleSun, Sea Glass and Snow
In all the years I have lived in the Hampton Roads area, I have never experienced anything like it. Last Sunday we were sea glass hunting on our secret beach. We had made it through a huge snow storm...
View ArticleSay My Name
Nothing can make your day/week/month/year more than a simple, random act of kindness. Last week I was the recipient of such an act. It was actually more than simple. It was a well thought out act...
View ArticleKatherlus
I’ve been in Corolla with no internet and no television. It rained for three days. Not just rain… but RAIN. Freezing rain. Rain and wind and sand blowing so hard it felt like needles shooting in to...
View ArticleNature’s Creatures Start the Day
My Corolla mornings begin far too early, thanks to my over excited, “Let’s go to the beach!” dog. What seems like only hours after I have gone to bed, Moon is waking me up for his morning walk. Despite...
View ArticleFUN!
Here we are at the end of the month, meaning it is time for the ‘Lilhoohaa photo challenge post. This month’s subject is FUN! 1. Last weekend my son went surfing. As he paddled out, I saw that three...
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