Support Your Candidate- Buy A Latte

I opened my Inbox this morning and what did I see? A really a great move toward bringing some levity to a tense election season. I didn’t change a word because I loved every word of this little “shameless...


Happy Grandparents Day

My friend, Raven, and I love to share stories- the whole story. We’re good at warning each other when it’s going to be a long one by saying, “OK, I’m gonna take you all the way to Grandma’s...


Let Me Go!

I’ve been spending some time at Gandy Pool lately because it’s been hot as a wok around here. Well that, and my latest wild hair is that I’ve decided I want to become a lap swimmer. Riding the bike and...


Four Truths and One Lie Meme- The Answer

On Friday, I gave you four true facts about me and one false one. Today, I give you the answer: The lie was #3- I never learned the ol’ soft shoe. Thanks for...


The Four Truths and One Lie Meme

Okey dokey, here’s the deal: I totally am stealing this from another cool blog I stumbled across. I loved it, and now it’s mine. Below are five statements. Can you guess which one is a lie? Mom- you cannot play...


Happy Easter!

While you’re enjoying Easter with your family today, my family will be eating my first-ever Easter Cake- chocolate cake, cream cheese frosting, food-colored coconut grass and Starburst jelly beans. Now, I understand...


2008 Found Money Blog

I enjoyed recording my findings of spare change so much in 2007, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to continue the tradition in 2008 and to collect more than the $3.37 I found last year. You can review my 2007...


Marriage and Mix Tapes

I was thinking yesterday about how easily relationship woes were solved in high school. A good mix tape could explain away a bad day, calm the jealousy caused by flirting with that boy while cruising the Boulevard with your...


15 Bean Soup

So last night we made 15-bean soup with ham in it. After I was done, I fed two pieces of fat to my dogs. I let them eat it off the spoon. Several minutes later, Mike and I both decided to have a bit more soup. After I was...


What are you doing right now?

I’m sitting on my numb ass, which got this way from sitting in a Denny’s restaurant for three hours, meeting with a potential client. It was worth my time, by the way. Now I’m seriously thinking about...


The Four Questions Tag

Chuck at Lakeland Local tagged me with a meme. I’m to offer four answers to four questions, and he even granted permission to change the questions, if I so desired. Four Jobs I’ve Had:1) Short order cook at a...


Do The iPod Shuffle

I’m stealing this idea from Travis, only because everyone else has stolen it today, too. Here’s how it works: Get your iPod and go to “Shuffle Songs” – then list off the first 10 songs that come up. No...


Weekend Round-Up

Friday night the cops visited the next door neighbor. Apparently, he wasn’t taking visitors, as he refused to come to the door. My husband and I went out and talked to the cops for a few minutes. The neighbor from...


American Idol- Night One

Overall, a great show! I won’t bore anyone with a play-by-play, I’ll just reveal my favorite quote of the evening, made by the girl who did the Grace Slick impression. Here’s what she said (angrily) after...

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