I beat two children today. I didn’t plan to do it. I mean, I expected to beat one, but the other just happened. I also…
My awesome niece, Bug, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma the other day. She’s just days away from turning 15 and is an amazing kid. Really.…
I’ve been quite lax in my determination to take back my lunch hour so decided that I’d take some me-time today because the stress of…
I’ve been thinking about a poem for several days now and started on a draft this evening. I’m not completely happy with what I have…
Today is Ash Wednesday; the start of the Lenten season. For 40 days (and six Sundays) I will reflect on my faith and my relationship…
Well, it’s Pancake Day and I’ve managed to remember and forget and remember and forget and remember all since I woke up. Of course, by…
This will be a short post – or rather, a short public service announcement – because I am using my Dad’s netbook as I am unable to get online…
Like most kids, I played Hopscotch growing up. It was a great game and really only required a piece of chalk. And since they used…
At some point, I am going to need to go through all of my clothes and ditch the old stuff in preparation for my move.…
Somewhere in the Central Cascades is a small, rural village nestled in the trees. Through the centre of the community is the main street, home…
It’s National Grammar Day here in the fantastic United States of America. Are you as excited about that as I am? No? Well, I suppose I…
Friday eve is here and I’m celebrating with a cold bottle of Pyramid Brewery’s Haywire Hefeweizen and a bowl of pretzels. It’s strange because, if…
Earlier today I wrote an email to a friend and decided to share a new revelation in my life: I don’t like cooked celery. I…
I spent an hour or so transferring my old floppy disks onto my external hard drive today and was very pleased with myself for managing…
Today is a snow day on the Palouse and I am well and truly snowed in. School has been cancelled; the roads are unsafe, and…
Mondays are generally very important to me. As the first day of the new work week, Monday has the ability to set the tone for…
I promised myself that I would go through junk every week so that by the time I’m ready to start packing, I’ve rid myself of…
Right! Remember how I posted a couple of weeks ago about a project I was working on for His Majesty? Well, I can talk about…
It’s been a bit of a crazy month as I cope with a gazillion emotions swarming around my heart and soul. Then tonight, I sat…
Shortly after moving into our new home, I started working on a queen-sized afghan using the bits and scraps of other projects. Paul and I…