I’ve been tagged by Robin (who is probably on an airplane high above the globe right now) to share 8 random things about me.Here’s how it works: Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged …
This could have been A
Has anyone else seen this news story? A six year old girl was trying to get a pair of scissors, standing on a wheeled office chair, and the chair moved. She stabbed herself in the neck with the scissors when …
Batting a thousand
The big sports news in Denver this weekend has been the Rockies player who briefly touched a .400 hitting average. Now, I’m enough of a baseball fan to know what a big deal this is, but I can’t help but …
Where the hell are my earplugs?
It is a beeyuuutiful day here on the Front Range. The sun is shining, the clouds are big and puffy, and it is deliciously warm. Instead of puttering around outside, getting my backyard and planters ready for spring planting, I …
My son has a man-bag
This morning A found an old fanny pack of mine and asked if he could have it. I have zero use for it these days; I’ve finally reached the point that I need a wheelbarrow for a purse, so a …
Freeze Tag-10 interesting facts about me
I was tagged by Jenny over at J’s Thoughts and Musings to come up with 10 interesting facts about myself, shocking or surprising facts preferred. Since I am now in a holding pattern, waiting for A to come home, let’s …
Bob the Builder can take a flying leap
Ever since we moved into our new home 3 1/2 years ago, we’ve been living Bob the Builder. Can we build it???Yes, we can!!!!…and we’re going to start at 6:15 every morning, or as soon as the sun comes up, …
date night
We handed our tickets to the usher and were led to our seats. Something was wrong, very very wrong. We lowered the average age in the room to about 65 just by walking into the little theater. This did not …
Thursday Thirteen: lessons learned in band
I am a life-long band geek. I started playing the flute in 4th grade, which will be, um…carry the 1…25 years ago this fall. Yikes. My neighbor down the street was the band director, so I always knew I’d be …
What’s best?
When I was 17, I made the decision to be a stay at home mom. I worked in a day care center, had babysat for years, had taught all sorts of kids by that time. I didn’t want someone else …