Randomness
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Walnut Groving
My computer died a Kavorkian-assisted dignified death on Sunday. One minute it was happy and laughy and chatting about the excitement over frozen prune pops for dessert, and then the lights went out (literally) and she gave up the ghost. Poof! And scene. So I’ve spent the past 48 hours squinting at Facebook on my Continue reading
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And That’s All I Have to Say About That.
I stayed up until 12:56 am last night this morning. The fact I was not only awake to see this time, but was awake writing is insane. Y’all know I love my 10 pm bedtime. But I was working on my book proposal. And here’s the thing — I think I’m done. Not done like, “yahoo, I’m done!” but done Continue reading
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Go Honey, It’s Yer Birthday
No really, it is his birthday. (Funny story: on a mission trip in Hungary back in 2002, a friend and I were laughing and singing and dancing with some Romanian friends. Another friend came over and we starting singing, “Go Stephanie, it’s yer birthday!” And she immediately stopped and emphatically waved her hands. “Oh no! Continue reading
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And on the Eighth Day, There Was Taxidermy
I know people who are taxidermy collectors. Their homes are full of game that was killed and drug home by gun-slinging men and boys (and some ladies, ‘cuz of women’s suffrage and all that). I am not one of those people. But this weekend, we became proud owners of The Moose Rack. My fabulous father-in-law Continue reading
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And the Card Attached Would Say, “Thank You For Being a Friend.”
So Greg turned on the TV last night. It was Fourth of July Eve. I asked what he was watching. It was Cocoon. Yes, that Cocoon. He pretended to be shocked when I said I hadn’t seen it. Then suddenly from the dining room, my dad pipes up and exclaims, “You did too! We saw it Continue reading
