Last night was our small group Bible study meeting night (we meet every other week). By the time I got home (late) from work, I just wanted a bit of time to sit and talk with The Boy – decompressing before we went to spend time with our friends. At 6:40, I told The Boy […]
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I Had a Busy Day, So…
Let’s just be honest: Some days are not exciting. Some days you answer a million emails at work, fax stacks of paper to a contact because her email system is down, sit in two meetings too many and get home late from work. Some days you pull an insta-dinner out of the freezer (hey – at […]
Why I’m Better With a Job
If there’s anything I can say with certainty, it’s that I was not meant to be a stay-at-home person. By some oddity of holiday scheduling, I ended up with a four-day weekend. Now, a three-day weekend is a blessing. That extra day allows me to catch up on house projects that have been languishing, run errands […]
It’s Cold Outside – So Here’s a Heart-Warmer
I know Christmas has come and gone – I’ve decided that I don’t care. That and I just found the.cutest.nativity.video.EVER. Seriously. If this doesn’t make your heart melt, I’m going to start calling you the Grinch.
Getting an A for Effort
It’s Monday and Christmas is officially over. The Hayleys were determined to beat the holiday driving rush. The Boy asked me to find out what time the closest Cracker Barrel opened, then drug us out of bed on a very cold Kansas morning so we’d be there when it opened. While I didn’t appreciate this […]
Over Already?
It's hard to believe it's the day after Christmas. The Hayleys are heading back to warm(er) Texas after a chilly visit with my family. While The Boy focuses on driving, I'm contemplating when I should start dismantling our holiday decorations. There's a certain irony in the rush to decorate, followed by the all-too-soon pressure to […]
Perfect Email Today
I had grand plans to show you a quick and easy appetizer trick. Then I got out of bed and it all went downhill from there. Anyway, I just received the most perfect email to describe what this December (with all its promise of being stress-free and schedule-light) has been for the Hayleys. Read it […]
Maybe Not So Different
Just when I thought it was safe to relax… Along comes an unplanned trip out of town, a host of holiday parties (and holiday party cooking…look for an update on that when I have, well, time) and the shocking realization that Christmas is less than two weeks away and I’ve not had time to send […]
Why I Love Watching Shows from the 1990s
The Boy and I are working our way through classic TV shows as our schedules allow. Right now we’re watching Walker: Texas Ranger. In a recent episode, a bad guy kills a reporter who is writing a story about his misdeeds. After hitting him with a hatchet {amazingly, a bloodless kill}, the bad guy smashes the […]
You Asked For It
My company promoted me to Senior Associate and look what happened: What a reprobate!