It's Christmas Eve, eve. YAY! I have plans with the family and friends. There will be gifts to give. There will be gifts to open. There will be food to eat.

J.P. made me a FABULOUS scarf. I mean, it is sooo me. I love it. I wore it to work and everyone loved it. I planned my entire weekend wardrobe around this scarf. I must wear it. If I wasn't sooo ( Read more... )

Oops...I went to bed last night and forgot to post. It's David Levithan's fault. I finished his book, The Lover's Dictionary, and was speechless...and apparently thoughtless. It's a quick and powerful read. Now, moving along...these are a few of the good things that happened this week.

I had a really good conversation with a friend this week. (And ( Read more... )

It’s been cold this week. I got to wear sweaters and scarves and gloves everyday. I love winter.

I introduced a co-worker to Smores. Can you believe it, an adult who has never experienced a Smore?

Book club meets this week for our annual Book Exchange/Dirty Santa, eating, and playing games. I’m not sure which part I love the most…the food…getting a ( Read more... )

For the record, if 2010 were a person standing in front of me I would square my shoulders and say, “Don’t let the door hit’ya where the good Lord split’ya.”  Then I'd slam the door in its face.  Yes, I did have some GREAT moments. So in the tradition of Friday Five, I give you the Top Four moments of 2010 (in no particular order).

Every moment I  ( Read more... )

Howdy from Texas!  How ya'll doin'? (For the record, I NEVER say ya'll or howdy. Okay, I say it when I'm making fun of Texans. I'm aloud to make fun of Texans because I grew up in Texas.)

So for lack of a proper post, I bring you four random things...

First, if you missed my guest post over at Glynis's place, click here and you can learn about ( Read more... )

I will traveling to Texas on Friday, so my computer time will be limited.  I am sharing my three favorite Christmas memories . . .

The Cabbage Patch Dolls hit the toy scence, I (and every other girl aged six to 12) wanted one SOOOO bad. I overheard my mom tell my dad they were impossible to get.  I pouted and mourned in private and tried not to envy ( Read more... )

Kid Quote (From an 11-year-old GIRL):  It’s okay to be proud about your religion, just like it’s okay if you’re a guy and you’re proud of your penis. I just ask that you don’t shove it down my throat. (She goes to church, btw.)

I did gift exchange with Alli and J.P. this week.  There is nothing like driving a little kid around in an oversized ( Read more... )

It's no secret I'm an equal opportunity sweet consumer. Sure there are some things that garner more drool and unadulerated gluttony.  You know ALL cake (minus cheese cake and spice cake) fall in this category. But there is one other thing. I eat it in mass quantities during the holidays. And if I wasn't the one making it, I would say the powdered ( Read more... )

So last year in a moment of insanity I wrote 10 promises to myself. You know, resolutions?  So let’s take a look see at how I did.

The Ten Promises to Myself for 2010:
1) I will do the half-marathon for the Oklahoma Memorial Marathon again. I did it two years ago and LOVED it. This past summer I was recovering from surgery . . . and I have the round ( Read more... )

This time of year, holiday songs ooze out of radio stations.  I love holiday songs. LOVE them. (Yes, some are annoying, but I listen to them anyway.) The following are my favorites.  (In no particular order.)

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