The Niece was unhappy. I just washed my car! she cried, coming downstairs as buckets of rain suddenly dumped down. Bridget was unhappy, too. The first crack of thunder sent her cowering into the bathroom. {Side note: I guess we don’t have to worry about getting her to take shelter during a tornado!} As for […]
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I Am…
Painting. Furniture-restoring. Bemused. Confused. Grading. Proofing. Cleaning. Cat-wrangling. Shopping. Cooking. Putting-awaying. Washing. Drying. Ironing. Party planning. Invitation list making. Treat baking. Surprise planning. List-making. Crossing-offing. Aunting Wifing Furbaby-mommying. It’s been busy around here.
A Gift
The other day, a friend mentioned that I find neat images/photos to put on my blog. What can I say? I have the Gift of Google. It’s the truth. When The Boy was looking for a new job, I googled “mission agency, Dallas, accounting, job” and up popped his current position. He applied for it, […]
Somebody’s Compensating
Driving home from work, The Boy and I spotted a Smart Car. The Boy doesn’t like Smart Cars. He calls them Dumb Cars. To be fair, he thought they were Ok Cars when we lived in the U.K. But here in Texas traffic with Texas trucks, Smart Cars really are Suicide Cars. As I started […]
Well Spoken: A Must-Read for Everyone
I’ve been thinking about this issue for some time. One of my former professors captured my thoughts so well that I thought I’d share his post with you. Do You Do Well? – Dean’s Blog – Missouri State University
Anatomy of a Day: Or Why I Didn’t Get Anything Done
4:30 am – up early because our upstairs a/c unit has broken and I can’t stop thinking about it. 5:15 am – realize that I can’t make coffee before leaving for work because The (poor) Niece is camping out in the library downstairs where it’s cooler…right next to the kitchen. 5:45 am – make an ill-advised […]
How I Know
In addition to the sniffling, sneezing, stuffy head and I can’t sleep problems, there’s always a sure sign that I’m getting sick. The normal Shannah energy level looks something like this: All’s well! The getting sick Shannah energy level looks more like this: Running on empty! That’s right – I’m plum out of energy. The […]
The Long Road Back
Why does it always seem that the end of vacation arrives so quickly? Even though we had a full 9 days, with very little jet lag to slow us down, the morning of departure came before we felt ready. I suppose that means we were having a great time, right? We’d packed the night before, […]
** We Interrupt This Regularly Scheduled Vacation Commentary **
I have a post-travel cold. What a bummer.