I laugh in the face of fear! Ha!
So Sam and I were channel surfing the other night and came across the new Fear Factor. For those of you not familiar with it, you’re not missing anything. It’s basically a game show for really unique people who do crazy things to win lots of money. For one challenge, the people had to drink […]
Time to put on my big-girl boots
We’ve become pros at picking out a Christmas tree from the Wal-Mart parking lot – check in the back of the lot, look for vibrant colors and pray for clearance tags… but this year our family decided to brave the frigid mountain air, the wild animals and the snowy pathways to cut down our very […]
Wow! Free stuff. Totally cool.
Yup, it’s true. It’s my very first giveaway, and I’m so totally excited. I’m giving away one $30 iTunes gift card and three copies of a Guideposts devotional for new moms. Wait, don’t stop reading! You may not be a new mom, but I can predict one thing for your future: you will encounter a […]
But what will you think of me?
Sometimes I care too much what people think. This hiccup in my personality seems to come out most when I’m on a plane. And since I’ve been traveling a lot, I notice it all the more. For example, I’ve been reading the Twilight series. I want to branch into writing some teen fiction, so I […]
Broken dimples
She walked up and placed her warm hands in my own. I noticed her smile right away. Her dimples cratered out, one deeper than the other. “Wow,” I said. “You have beautiful dimples!” “Oh,” she said shyly. “This one’s not a dimple. It’s a scar from when he pushed me down the stairs.” Oh. My […]
Not a Stalker, Just a Fan
I jumped up and down in my living room yesterday. I screamed at the TV. I clapped and hollered and nearly chest bumped my husband in my exuberance. I never get that excited about NFL football. I occasionally watch college football, but only because my man loves Ohio State and I love my man. So […]
Held me a Raccoon
I got to hold a baby human yesterday. Ten little fingers, ten little toes. I was the first grown-up (other than Mom, Dad and nurses) to hold him. He was only 2.5 hours old. And he didn’t even cry. His name is Dominic, but he was nicknamed “Raccoon” in the womb. I think it’s the […]
Oma (almost) got run over by a bull elk
(Attention all environmental sorts: no harm came to any elk in the writing of this blog or during any of the experiences described herein. Police officers were on site and kept us in line.) The song began playing in my head almost immediately. Instead of “Grandma got run over by a reindeer, walking home from […]
Less naked jiggling, more good stories please
So we watched X Factor last night. Aside from the half naked man that totally creeped us out, we liked it. In fact at the end of the show, they had a great story about a young guy who has been sober for 70 days. He sang his own rap song and when they interviewed […]
Just another day saving the world
I’m rarely a good citizen. Sure, I pay my taxes and vote my conscience and smile at senior citizens, but beyond that, I’m really pretty self-absorbed. I don’t recycle. I don’t pick up enough random garbage. I don’t carpool. (Although sometimes Brian gives me a piggyback ride from upstairs to my home office…. Does that […]