First of all, I must tell you that everything I write in this post is 100% the truth. Solve the riddle with that in mind … 🙂 Yesterday, as I transplanted some purple pansies, a man walked onto our short, dead-end street. “Would you like some free ice cream?” he called out. I stood, removed […]
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Funny? Maybe … or Maybe Not
I was cleaning out yet another box–I always think I found the last one from the move and then another one appears–when I found notes I’d jotted down in a comedy class at OCW. We were coming up with one-liners for something , I think job-related jokes … I have to censor the first one […]
Name that Kitten!
We brought home a new addition to the family … as if five kids weren’t enough action for us. Our friends own an animal hospital and called us about adopting some kittens that had been left on the doorstep. So we weren’t even looking for a pet, but not forty-eight hours after the first contact, […]
Kids Bowl Free–My Summer Public Service Announcement
I’ve been a bit busy this summer with five kids, nieces, a nephew, and untold neighbors in and out of the house, but I’ve finally gotten to the bottom of the paperwork on my desk. Found a treasure there: a program that lets kids under 15 bowl TWO games A DAY for FREE all summer […]
Gaston, OR: The Jumping-off Spot for Fame!
Think of all the famous people who came from Gaston, Oregon! Like. . .well, there’s me. . .and a couple other author you might never have heard of. Wait! There are famous vineyards; wines gaining acclaim worldwide. Then there’s Zuma, Zuma. An acrobatics group from Kenya, they performed on America’s Got Talent. Never before have […]
I Love Random Things
People who dance in public for no reason. People who wear great costumes when it’s not Halloween. People who aren’t afraid to act outside the norm in a fun way. These kind of people make me smile, so I’ve always gotten a huge kick out of the Improv Everywhere skits. (I haven’t watched them all, […]
Spring Break Part Two
(In case you missed the beginning of the break, here’s the link) WEDNESDAY: As we drove home from the beach on Tuesday, I thought that the kids were long overdue for a fishing trip with their grandpa. As soon as we got home, shook the sand out of all kind of places, and watered the […]
Spring Break without Breaking the Bank
I can’t think of a stretch of days where I have been able to enjoy my kids more than I have this last 8 days. Without this break, I’m not sure what shape we would have been in come end of the year! Knowing we’re headed into baseball AND softball season, added to the dance […]
New Hair and First Radio Interview!
About a month ago, Darren mentioned that with my delicate frame and exquisite features–I might be rewording a bit ;)–a short hair do might look cute. I filed that away, revisiting it with each tangle I ripped from my scalp in the following days. Then my friend Tj’s daughter cut her beautiful long hair and […]
Have a Doppelganger? Win My Book!
Michelle Sutton is giving away The Familiar Stranger on her Edgy Inspirational Author blog. All you have to do to enter is answer this random question: Â Do you know anyone who looks like you? or have you ever been mistaken for someone? Just for fun, I went to Pickitup.com to check for a celebrity […]