It never occurred to me when we got married to get our wedding photos printed in black and white. I’m not sure why not; they make everything look classy and would hide the fact that I thought yellow, handmade bridesmaid dresses were a good idea. And now, with the explosion of scrapbooking, you can get […]
[Continue reading...]Devotional for the screw-ups
August 19, 2011 By
Let’s just be honest. I would NOT be perfectly happy living in a double-wide trailer, trying to decipher smudged expiration dates on ground beef packages in a Wal-mart somewhere in Oklahoma. Not in the land of opportunity. Not in a country filled with air conditioning and sugar soda and live musicals. I don’t need much. […]
[Continue reading...]the hammer
August 18, 2011 By
My son has no interest in toys actually meant for one-year-olds. Just today, I set out a brand new lego table in our home office, all colorful and shiny with balls that roll and legos that fit together. There were lights and music and a place for square blocks to rush through a tunnel into […]
[Continue reading...]legal eagle
August 8, 2011 By
I am both revolted and thrilled at being a lawyer. There are times I am confident I chose the right profession. Instead of saying I’m a project manager or I do consulting work for a computer software company (yawn/bore/snooze), I get to say I’m an attorney. That means I’m smart. Tough. It stands for […]
[Continue reading...]scratching and hatching
August 3, 2011 By
As it turns out, a scratch on one’s eye does feel like salty glass being scraped across an open wound. I bet they teach in torture school. Scratch their eyeballs. That’ll get ‘em talkin. Maybe I was just hormonal, using pain, blindness, and random arm-flailing (in order to find light switches) as a feeble excuse […]
[Continue reading...]best friends forever
July 27, 2011 By
I have great friends. In fact, my peeps are the most fabulous people I’ve ever known. That’s why I begged and bribed and cajoled them to associate with me. I have good taste, after all. My circle of girls is unique and funny and brilliant. They give great presents and remember my kids’ birthdays. They […]
[Continue reading...]Ah, Writing
July 27, 2011 By
I think there’s some mystique about writing in the general public, like authors have golden keys to secret cabins in the woods where they can brew hot tea at ten in the morning if they darn well feel like it. Being an author is carefree. It means independence and wild frizzy hair, where writer’s block […]
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