I'll be 44 years old this year. I never had a bucket list but I did have a set of goals and desires planted in my head. I've tucked away many of my goals, as is often the case with parenthood, mortgages, and all the trappings of grownupness. It's safe to say that I'm … [Read more...] about What will I have done?
Dirt and Noise
I made this from Pinterest. – Wordless Wednesday
Ingredients and Chemical Compounds
Here's the tagline for a body wash product I just got a sample of: "Clean you expect. Ingredients you trust." Here's the list of ingredients (in order): Water - Off to a good start. I know what this is! Cocamidopropyl Betaine - Voted 2004 Allergen of the Year by the … [Read more...] about Ingredients and Chemical Compounds
Happy Birthday Deal! – 5:00 Fridays for Kids
Guess how much I love you? Today my baby boy is 7. Deal was born sunnyside up, an apt indicator of his personality and outlook. My sweet Deal is quite simply the most darling little boy I know. I'm biased, but if you met him you would concur. He is shyly quiet but … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Deal! – 5:00 Fridays for Kids
Just Sayin’
If you can't walk gracefully instead of teetering like you have a corncob stuck up your tush, don't buy the shoes. If you can't sit in it without showing the world the color of the cotton panel in your panties, don't buy the skirt. If you can't keep the straps up or the … [Read more...] about Just Sayin’
Daddy’s Drink – 5:00 Fridays
Mac Daddy is the ultimate dad. He has been since day one. I never loved him more than when I watched him cradle newborn baby Bird in the middle of the night when we brought him home from the hospital. Our house was a disheveled disaster as we were in the midst of … [Read more...] about Daddy’s Drink – 5:00 Fridays
We Met Jimmy Carter
What an honor, what a privilege, what a mind trip to meet the person whom we admire so deeply. I die! While sipping margaritas in Key West many years ago, Mac Daddy and I agreed to name our firstborn child after Jimmy Carter. Somehow Carter had come up in … [Read more...] about We Met Jimmy Carter