Monthly Archives: June 2011

I’m gonna be what?

  Today seems like a good day to announce that I’m going to be grandmother. Wow. I can feel the hairs on my head turning gray as I type. A birthday, a grandbaby on the way…where did all the time … Continue reading

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Two out of 10

Two out of 10 ain’t bad. Well, there are all bad, which is why they are on the list. Number One is dead. They caught Number Two yesterday. So who’s left on the list of the FBI’s most wanted? Let … Continue reading

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Eeek!

I was traumatized over the weekend by a really scary snake with a bad attitude. He had a mean look on his face when he slithered over my foot in the rhubarb patch, and I’m pretty sure he wanted to … Continue reading

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Just say no

I came home late the other day and found my husband Eric and son Matt watching a TV show about building really big bridges. I sat down to watch, but just then a commercial for the show “Toddlers & Tiaras” … Continue reading

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Today is what?

  “What do you want to do Thursday?” I asked my husband Monday evening. We were standing in the garage swatting bugs and chit-chatting about our day. I had just gotten home from work and wasn’t ready to head indoors … Continue reading

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They’ve gone away

I met the young wife of a soldier the other day as she stood by a road trying to catch a last glimpse of her husband as he rode by in a bus. He was leaving on a year-long deployment, … Continue reading

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