When I was in middle school I claimed my hair was just really, really dark brown because I was tired of being so different from everyone. Truth is, I have the blackest of black hair. If you go blindfolded into a windowless room in the middle of a Minnesota winter and squeeze … [Read more...] about Silver Slash – 5:00 Fridays
Dirt and Noise
Drunk Driving is a Parent’s Worst Nightmare
I sat in a church pew wearing an evergreen Laura Ashley ankle length dress with a black sash and shiny black flats. I sat among my teenage peers as we gulped but couldn't swallow the astonishment and anguish rising like pebbles of bile in our throats. We had to remind ourselves … [Read more...] about Drunk Driving is a Parent’s Worst Nightmare
Cookin’ – Wordless Wednesday
I Like My Keurig Coffee Bold and Black
I love coffee. My favorite flavor ice cream is coffee. Coffee commercials make me cry. I rarely drank coffee in college. Coffee shops did not exist back then, unless you got a cup of joe from Gloria Jean's at the mallor 7-11. The really wasn't a coffee culture in the late 80s, … [Read more...] about I Like My Keurig Coffee Bold and Black
Youth, Only Better – 5:00 Fridays
Whenever a new year creeps in I am reminded of the magic of Time. 2012 will usher in my 44th year, inching me closer to yet another chronological milestone. That picture up there was taken when I was in my early 20s but still passing for 17. Now when I look in the mirror I wonder … [Read more...] about Youth, Only Better – 5:00 Fridays
Cavalier Convertible – Wordless Wednesday
An iPad for Christmas
Mac Daddy and I limit our sons' screen time, probably more than most parents do. We call all screen time "media time," and the boys know to ration it and cherish it. They have ample media opportunities but don't abuse them. That's not to say that they don't whine with "Just one … [Read more...] about An iPad for Christmas