Penguin and I lived in our house for two years before I finally gave up on him and dragged my mom to an old graveyard near my house. For some reason, I find graveyards to be fascinating places.  I don’t find them creepy or morbid at all.  I think they’re packed with history and stories. [...]

How to Make me Laugh –  Start singing children’s church songs really loud when you don’t realize a repair man is in the room with you.  Make random, odd observations about people that are both funny and completely on target.  Tell me jokes, and then explain them, whether I got them or not (I probably [...]

I relay this story purely for my own entertainment.  That and I’m feeling reminiscent today.  

Several years ago, armed with zero knowledge of anything related to cars, laws, taxes, tags, or common sense, I hopped in my little red Saturn to go to Wal-Mart.  I find Wal-Mart disgusting, so I was already in a foul [...]

My girls are 21 months old as of yesterday.  

Sydney’s favorite thing to say right now is “What’s in there?”

Skyler’s favorite thing to say is “juice”, which unfortunately sounds frighteningly similar to a very indelicate word.  Either she’s thirsty, or she’s calling me names.  I’m not sure, but she always takes advantage of the [...]

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I wonder if there is anyone else I know who would truly rather stick their finger in a bowl filled with acid than get their picture taken?  I know there are tons of people who say something like that, but how many would actually do it?  I would.  If there were only those two alternatives, [...]

My grandma Ginger directed the Children’s Choir at Capitol Hill Assembly for decades, and I vividly remember how much I loved Wednesday nights.  Mom would drop me off at the church and I’d go to choir practice for the hour, or whatever it was.  THEN the good part!  I got to be the last [...]

Just a pretty picture to start the day.  It makes me want to visit Japan.   Heck, it makes me want to move to Japan.  Except I don’t speak Japanese.  And I like America.

It was a boy!  And boy was I ever wrong on the time.  This baby is a night owl.  I’m treating myself and the girls to something anyway, but I’m not sure what.  Maybe a shopping trip to go get a cute baby gift now that we know the sex.

I think after many years [...]