I'm living in a Material World

I've chucked a bunch of fruit fly carcasses out the front door this morning after making acceptably strong coffee without major interrup...

Pestilence!

Fruit flies, house flies, ants and mosquitoes. 'Tis midsummer and the bugs have hatched out. Between some overripe fruit on the kitche...

I should blame NPR

I was jamming in my kitchen again this morning and I made a pot of coffee because, well, if I don't have my coffee by 9:00 all bets are ...

Good Sports!

Okay, you crazy dreamers, all such good sports. I shall reveal to you the dreamers and their dreams of what they'd do and be when they...

I scream, you scream, we all scream...

I have a vague memory of riding on the back of my mother's bicycle in a hard plastic seat that mounted behind hers. I was probably 3 or...

Kicking it June Cleaver-style

Gadzooks! TX Poppet just confessed that wanted to be a priest when she was little! I swear--you Bloggers keep amazing me! I do feel glad ...

A Contest for you Crazy Dreamers Out There

A couple weeks ago I mused about what I wanted to be when I grew up--according to my memory book, I had aspirations to be a poet/author/ball...

Green Girl's Great Luck

First, thanks for the encouraging comments yesterday. Glad to know I've got good company on the Dysfunctional Family Front! While Cree...

Flashback Friday: The Smellomatic Version

Isn't that sweet? It's from Mommy Always Wins . I've had smells on the brain lately, mostly bad ones. But certain smells bring...

Picture Post!

When I was in high school the Picture Post was a vacation paper that was published weekly--all photos of people enjoying the lakes. Once a...

General Awesomeness

I know! Jess Riley totally left a comment on my blog!!! (Yes, I also know that 3 exclamation points are grammatically incorrect, but it...

In Which I Nearly Brush Shoulders With Two Amazing Authors In One Night

But it or borrow it, but READ this book. Mr. D gave it to me for my birthday this winter and I finally got around to reading it last week. ...

Number 3 Turns 4

Mr. G turns 4 today--although we've been celebrating all weekend since Grandma came to town. He ordered a " Super Why " cake ...

Flashback Friday

In my "School Memories" book are listed, year by year, what I wanted to be when I grew up. In regular rotation from Kindergarten ...

Awards & Accolades!

'Twas a lovely thing to find this award from Mom on the Run over at Abnormally Normal . First, thank you , Mom on the Run for your fun ...

It's a Bird! It's a Butterfly! It's a Prairie!

All the different textures in the prairie ... One Purple Coneflower about to bloom Enviro-Girl is sure that blue flower has a name, but she ...

Toilet Trouble

Who loves ya, Mr. B? Mommy, of course! Mr. B is my middle child--pure joy as a personality. When he smiles, his whole face radiates happin...

Blech!

Five things I loathe that most other people adore: 1. Liquorice. The smell, the sight, the taste makes me want to vomit. Sad, because ...

Flashback Friday

My earliest memory of fireworks and the Fourth of July took place when I was 4 or 5. I had a best friend named Carrie and her dad had a sai...

More Mountain Adventures

Wine poured forth, conversations flowed. Green Girl & Howard--he gifted me the book for my coaching husband! Last Thursday our writing g...

Great White Moons in the Mountains

One day after a thorough reading of my manuscript, our little writing club grabbed a picnic lunch and headed into the wilderness. We drove ...