Quoth Og Mandino

"Each struggle, each defeat sharpens your skills and strengthens your courage and your endurance."

My Authorial Debut

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This, that, & the other thing …

So I’ve been having my usual problems with my neck and shoulders (and moreso this week, which was particularly stressful and busy) so yesterday I gave Two Suns Massage a try. It was very nice, and when I woke up this morning my whole upper body felt as if it had been mangled by heavy machinery, [...]

September 18th, 2011 | Category: Family, Husband, Personal | 2 comments

A snowy day of musicals

So today the skies opened and a whole 1/4″ of snow accumulated on the ground, causing panic to reign in the streets and schools to be closed. Daughter and I got to spend a really lovely day at home together, working on this and that and watching movies. First, I had a wild hair [...]

February 24th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Costuming, Daughter, Family | 6 comments

The Virgin Queen

Well, apparently my dog is Queen Elizabeth or perhaps just Bette Davis but in any case, she wanted nothing to do with the stud dog we picked out for her. They had a lot of fun running around and playing together, and the stud dog was more than interested but … well … let’s [...]

February 6th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Fail, Family, Silliness, Sugar Cookie | Leave a comment

What a day!

Of course I had the most incredible birthday yesterday because I have the bestest family and friends in the whole world. Cake and ice cream was eaten, presents were enjoyed, and I am braced to face my 42nd year of existence. Thank you all!

According to this very interesting site, the i-Ching hexagram for [...]

January 22nd, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Events, Family, Food, Friends, Personal | 4 comments

Merry Christmas!

What a nice Christmas it’s been so far, other than the staying up until 3:30 and then getting up at 5 a.m. part. But that pretty much comes with the territory on Christmas, and we had all the gifts open by 6:30, so hubby and I were able to go back to sleep while [...]

December 25th, 2010 | Tags: | Category: Daughter, Family, Food, Friends, Personal, Sugar Cookie | Leave a comment