She had never even set foot in a graveyard before she arrived at Mama’s, but now she’d been in more than she could count.

There were some things she could remember, and some things she couldn’t-half of her found that a little disconcerting, while the other half couldn’t have been more relieved.

The scent of baked vegetables, chicken, and pie crust wafted up the stairs slowly but surely, slipping under the edge of the door and floating it’s way to the nostrils of the girl stretched out on the bed, eyes closed, surrounded in tissues and trying to sleep. The girl’s nose twitched slightly, sniffing at the air as the smell invaded her senses ( Read more... )

Go figure I get into the scholar mobile.

- Mom
- George
- Ricky Hawkins
- Anyone who's ever just passed me by on the road (not that I really blame them)

“I was the girl with the dress on who always came back in the house filthy with scrapes and bruises. But I was always very girly. I had to be able to twirl so that my underwear showed.”“Daddydaddydaddy!” Anna launched herself onto her father’s lap, giving him a grin as she did so. She still hadn’t changed from the dress she had worn to church, ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS post, aka the Great Pineapple Fire of 2008. thewallacetwins used with permission.]

“Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.” - Steel Magnolias

( She was laughing. )

What a way to wake up.

If you help me leave town, I will:- Take you to some of the best cherry pie in the Midwest ( Read more... )

Things You're Anticipating:

- Getting out of the house
- Leaving town
- Meeting up with some old friends
- Eating Cheryl's homemade Cherry Pie of the Gods
- Being free