Happymaking

I had the weirdest dream last night. I was hanging out with Marilyn Manson and his friends at an outdoor rock festival (didn’t know it was him in the dream), and I realized they were all… Continue reading | 4 Comments

Originally posted 9/8/2009

I woke up late today and stumbled my way to the kitchen on a coffee beeline that looked and felt like a yellow brick road, to discover my husband Dennis fully dressed for work and passed out on the couch. I thought it best to gently rouse him and let him know that he was supposed to be at work. As it turned out, he’d… Continue reading | 10 Comments

Re-posted from 5/28/09. I can’t believe this was a year ago!

On Memorial Day we went to the carnation drop at the Palm Springs Air Museum. It was a thrilling experience. Carnations were dropped from a B-25 Mitchell bomber that thundered by not far overhead to… Continue reading | 8 Comments

Originally  posted 10/16/2009

Every morning my husband Dennis emerges from the bathroom at 5:30 am and blasts me with a shock of light… Continue reading | 26 Comments

Here’s what an innocent glance at my inbox netted me just now…

You are evil, ReyJr! Everyone who has a Blog Catalog account has received the very same message at one time or another for real.

ReyJr, the rogue Blog Catalog singing spammer (tongue firmly in cheek) with the good sense of humor… Continue reading | 11 Comments

My son’s favorite park borders an elementary school. I was so moved by a beautiful child that I took this photo from the corner of the playground with my phone… Continue reading | 2 Comments

Republish: Originally posted May 15, 2009

I was drop-kicked into yesterday morning by a bad dream. After tossing and turning for a bit, when it became irkfully apparent that I would not be falling back to sleep, it dawned on me that if I were to… Continue reading | 13 Comments

My dear, sweet old (old, old… ) Mom sent me an email this morning with a link to the Hick Chick Meal Planner and a… Continue reading | 12 Comments

I was driving to get my toes splashed with color when the light flicked to “Whoa, now – you hear?” Off to my right a teen in pj bottoms was… Continue reading | 12 Comments

A friend of mine who will go unnamed, *cough* Holly Jahangiri, otherwise known as the Wizardess of the Willows, Thwartress of Wallows, opened a massive, steaming can of slap-upside-the-head on my Facebook page last… Continue reading | 26 Comments