thoughts from a freckle-faced pisces
In the spirit of the summer vacation, this is something I wrote a few years ago, and probably Mark’s favorite piece. There is nothing The Big Daddy likes better than a summer road trip with the Fam. He plots our course and gathers ’round men folk at cocktail parties to discuss our expedition, and all … Read more
I swiped this from one of my favorite blogs. Things? Who needs ’em? Enjoy………….
The advantage of having a house smack dab on the corner is that it is prone to drive-bys. That was the case last week when an old friend was riding by on her bike and decided to stop and say hello. She was in my writers group for awhile, but dropped out and I really … Read more
On occasion, the kids will remark about something I wrote. A passing “I liked it” or in Mallie Bee’s case “Stop writing everything I say.” Point taken. They never discuss it any more than that and sheesh, kids, how ’bout you throw your mom a bone once in awhile? You know, because I gave you … Read more
I stopped watching morning news when the birther thoughts of this buffoon became newsworthy. Source: irokkori1.tumblr.com via Kori on Pinterest Gradually, I have stopped watching many news programs because the stupidity is epidemic. However, I have always been an avid newspaper reader, and so I get most of my information from the printed pages or … Read more
Back in my single days, I worked for a utility company in Chicago. I was in the employee benefits office where we processed health insurance claims. It was a parade of employees all day long checking on their deductible, adding a new baby, turning in bills to be paid. One older guy whose wife was … Read more
I read on this blog that writing a manifesto for your life could change the way you look at things. What’s important to you? What makes your heart sing? What do you let stand in the way of doing those things? I’ve been mulling that one over for the last week and I intend to … Read more
On Sunday, we went to our last dance recital. We started going sixteen years ago when The Teacher Girl was taking lessons. Mallie Bee followed soon after and we’ve been there every year. When we first started going there weren’t many other studios, but that has changed in recent years and now the recital is … Read more
I have one photo from the Prairie Girls sale this weekend and it doesn’t show much of what we had, but take my word for it…………….it was a doozy. From the minute I pulled the garage door up at 7:30 it was crazy. The first few people were dealers. Jerks of great magnitude. One guy … Read more