It's almost spring break, and that means just one thing: tequila! I never was a spring break kind of girl. My senior year of college I was home with the chicken pox over spring break while all my friends went to Mexico. But who am I kidding? My dad would have never let me go … [Read more...] about Spring Break – 5:00 Fridays
Dirt and Noise
Call of Duty
Target is good for a lot of stuff. What I didn't expect to find was a life lesson. We are such frequent fliers at a Target near our house that the workers know us by name and ask of the boys' whereabouts when they are not underfoot. I often come in with a travel mug of … [Read more...] about Call of Duty
Stately – Wordless Wednesday
Snacks to Pack for the Plane
Gone are the days of high class air travel. On a recent cross country American Airlines flight we didn't even get a packet of peanuts. By the time the steel cart made its way to me in row 26, the ever so friendly Audrey sneered as she pranced by announcing that all the sandwiches … [Read more...] about Snacks to Pack for the Plane
Fabulous Realities
Unlikely but true things that happened to me: I was driving in Southwest Virginia a while back and spotted a black hearse whiz by. Then I heard police sirens blasting from a distance. The hearse, in an effort to avoid the fuzz, swerved and careened off the highway. Onto … [Read more...] about Fabulous Realities
Aw, Man. Go! – 5:00 Fridays
Since Deal has been an itty bitty little guy, he would tell anyone who would listen that his favorite food is mango. It must be the Indian half of him. Bird and Deal devour mango lassis, and ask for mangoes every time we go to the grocery store. We are coming upon the … [Read more...] about Aw, Man. Go! – 5:00 Fridays
Flying High
I don't know how he does it. But I'm pretty sure he's way happier than stiff smile Audrey on American Airlines (who suck more each time I fly). There's something special in the air alright. Something especially crappy. And "Fly the friendly skies" must have been written by some … [Read more...] about Flying High