About Me
Blog posts about me, most are from blogging challenges.
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Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
I was never a Seinfeld fan until it went off the air and I started watching it in syndication. I just didn’t get it, a show about nothing? Not funny. I was wrong, it is. But I digress. Do you remember the episode where George says if you look angry people will think you’re busy and leave you alone? Well, I used to do that so people wouldn’t talk to me. Or I’d make phone calls just to avoid saying “hi”. Not because I’m rude or anti~social but because small talk unnerves me. Kid you not. I know, I teach classes. I work as a librarian. I write a blog.…
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A Day in My Life in Pictures
The other day, I read a guest post on i heart faces by Jason Zimmerman about how to capture a day in your life using pictures. I absolutely loved his pictures and decided to give it a try. My pictures didn’t come out as great, interesting or fascinating as his did but it’s my life and I love it. And um, capturing a day in your life in photographs is harder than I thought. I took over 100 pictures using my GE X500, a tripod and cell phone. At the end of the day, I narrowed it down to 62 images. Then I uploaded them to my computer and began…
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Things Happened While I Was Disconnected
So much has happened in the last week and a half that I’ve been disconnected. Most of it’s been good, some of it’s been bad and the rest has been seriously? I had planned to write out a post for each and every thing that happened but decided against it. You know, for my own sanity. And because I don’t want to overwhelm you with the craziness that is my life right now. So here’s a bit of the happenings from the past few days: We have a home ~ When we moved here, we didn’t have a home. We had the possibility of a home but nothing definitive. I…
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My Parents are Spoiling My Kids
Oh my gosh! We have been crazy busy this week. As you know, the kids and I left Pennsylvania for good on 23 July and have been chillin’ with my parents in Mississippi for the week and, lemme tell ya, they sure know how to show their grandkids a good time. On Saturday, my twin sister and her family came in from Tennessee for a visit. That was the first time all of our families have been under one roof in gosh close to fifteen years. Kid you not. We definitely missed the hubs but he’s taking care of the house and making sure it’s all ready for it’s new…
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Hangin’ in Mississippi with the Parentals
Soooo this is the longest moving trip ever. Ever. But it’s also been a lot of fun. The kids and I left Pennsylvania Saturday and flew to Alabama where my dad picked us up and drove us to his home in Mississippi. The flight itself was relatively uneventful. Unless you consider the fact that none of our gates were listed on our boarding passes or on the monitors and we had three gate changes in Detroit. But I’m glad my kids got to see some of the hinks that come with flying. I like for them to see how even the best laid plans are subject to change, it gives…
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Saying Goodbye to Pennsylvania
Saying “goodbye” to our home of eight years and looking forward to our new life in Missouri. Pennsylvania has been our home for the last 15 years. Sometimes I can’t believe it’s been that long. Sometimes it feels longer. When we first arrived, Miss 17 was 2 years old, Mr. and Miss 15 weren’t crawling and Miss 14 was still tucked safely inside my uterus. I know how much she likes it when I throw that word around. Now Miss 17 is preparing for her first year of college. Mr. 15 is thinking about getting his driver’s license and posing with adjusting the mirrors in my car. Miss 15 is…
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House Tour: Kitchen
When we first bought our house, everything in it was white ~ from the walls to the appliances to the floor. Just. White. I’m so not a white room kinda girl, so I painted the cabinets a deep chocolate brown and the walls what I hoped was sage but dried more of an almost moldy lime. It was different but I was way too exhausted to repaint everything. And, quite honestly, it started to grow on me until one day in the middle of an argument about who knows what, the hubs looked me square in the eye and said, “By the way, I hate your {bleeping} green kitchen!” What?…
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House Tour: Dining Room
Today I’d like to show you the dining room… The wall sconces are from the home and garden section; the furniture is from Ashley Furniture ~ love that store; the little table is from Bed, Bath and Beyond ~ there are monkey candle holders on the table but I forgot to get a clear shot; the window treatment is a cornice board covered with a table cloth and hand dyed table napkins Because our schedules are so wildly different, once a week, the family gathers for “family dinner” so we can catch up with each other. At the beginning of the week, I ask the kids what they want for…
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House Tour: The Living Room
Welcome to my home… I’ve always wanted a red door, that was one of the first changes we made to the house when we bought it… We searched for this house for 6½ years before we found the perfect house for our family. When we finally found it, it was everything we didn’t want: a foreclosure a bi~level over 20 years old But when we walked through the front door, we knew this was the place for us. It was everything we needed: five bedrooms 1 full bath, 1 half bath, 2 three~quarter baths 3 living areas and plenty of outdoor space Even before we bought the house, I’d started…
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House Hunting, What are Our Priorities Again?
A few weeks ago, the hubs and I went to Missouri on what the company calls a “predetermination trip”, which basically means that we went to the area and checked it out before the hubs accepted the position. We were in the Cape Girardeau/Jackson area and absolutely fell in love. Never have I seen a more family friendly area ~ parks, shopping, restaurants (if you ever get around those parts, go to The Branding Iron ~ the ribs will make you slap your momma, they’re so good), etc. But I digress… While we were there, the hubs and I decided to do a little bit of house hunting, you know,…
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