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Still Alive 26 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
This cat has got 9000 lives, I swear. Grace was on death's door back in July, and now.....well, she was the chief inspector on the packing job for Em's college move-in day. We had to keep scooting ....
Poor Joe 24 Aug 2013 | 08:48 pm
With both kids at college, we are finding that everything has changed on the homefront. We slowly realize how many compromises we have made over the years, accommodating for the kids' needs and want...
It doesn't get much better than this 23 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
50th birthdays have a lot of expectation, I've learned. "What are you doing for your birthday?" was the question of the day. And I just sorta looked at folks like "Hey, it's Thursday and I've work....
Crap y'all....I'm 50 22 Aug 2013 | 04:59 pm
As in 5 freakin' O. Where has the time gone? Damn...where have the kids gone? Just dropped Em off at college yesterday and so Joe and I are sittin' here lookin' at each other and wondering when we....
Where you at? 20 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Hold on..... Hold on..... I'm busy packing 14,000 crates of stuff to be crammed into the teeniest dorm room EVER. My baby is leaving this week--we gotta be prepared. Lord help the move-in crew at.....
So, "How are your frogs?" you ask..... 20 Aug 2013 | 06:29 am
Do other people get that question? I think not. Criminy. I've become the Frog Lady. Is that better or worse than a Cat Lady? I dunno. Gees, with all the excitement this summer, I almost forgot to...
Autumn approaching 17 Aug 2013 | 08:25 pm
Em's phone died the other day. This button or that just didn't work anymore and she was forced into an upgrade. While the techno-geeks love this sort of tragedy, there are those of us who do not appr...
Everybody is a buzzkill apparently 15 Aug 2013 | 05:03 pm
I continue on my path of laughing at things that others don't think are funny. At least I'm not alone: Criminy, I hate that red-headed kid. The other day, as we were walking out of the Walmart, Jo...
Do I get points for trying? 14 Aug 2013 | 04:22 pm
This is what I saw when I looked out my side door the other day: We have a lovely yard--flowers, pond, bird feeders, green grass, and lots of hosta leaves for a little kitty to lie under and enjoy.....
Time's a-tickin'..... 13 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
One week and counting until we drop Em off at college. The empty bedroom is now stacked with enough dorm fodder to fill the entire dorm. The house will seem really empty when we move all that and my...
