Take the Automatic 7

My college friend JGlam and her most excellent possie drove about an hour from “Suffick”  to our ‘hood this weekend for the TrickyTreatn’est Halloween to date in VB.  With temps in the high 70s it was a delightfully awesome evening outside with no less than 3 full-on haunted garages on our block!

There’s a rule in VB that 13 is “too old” to [...]

Below is my Twitter Tutorial.  But first, a brief history…
It took me a while to jump on the facebook  bandwagon.  Some people at work had it and kept sending me emails to “be their friend.”  I was under the impression we were already friends, what with all the lunches and cohortedness and hand-holding prayers on a [...]

We are totally and completely with surprising velocity exiting the rhelm of fantasy and mystery in my household and we’re thick into reality, drama and negative cash flow all the way down to our youngest family member.  I walked in my youngest’s room today to find this.  A duo of pulled molars.  Along with a [...]

Have you ever wished for a neon sign?  Or wanted God to just SPELL it OUT?
Yeah.  Me too.

So then He did.
Today I’ve been in the 3rd floor copy room working on this weekend’s K-1 lesson on how God Hears Me.  One of the tasks I am currently tackling is making 4 “promise” banners to replace [...]

A few weeks ago was the weekend ”The Locals Take Back The Oceanfront” otherwise known as Neptune Festival.   I almost didn’t make it this year to see the sand sculptures until I volunteered to babysit Sunday night for the 4 month old of our Youth Leaders.  I was pretty sure she wouldn’t ask for a $8.00 drink and then [...]

I’ve been thinking about my transformation lo these many years ago (15) from womanhood to motherhood and comparing myself and the other moms I know to Superheroes.  Bruce Wayne and his ward slid down a pole, landing at the bottom fully prepared to answer the Batphone and get that tiny slip of paper clue from the giant [...]

Thank you, CapriK for this stream of consciousness idea!  She gave me 5 random words to share thoughts on… 
splinter — Of course I’m thinking of the ouchie tiny piece of wood that gets in your hand or finger.  I was probably about 13 the first time I got brave enough to operate on my very own hand using a straight pin sterilized by [...]

Yes it’s true.   This summer I began an almost daily habit of Skinny Dipping. 

Oddly enough, it’s one thing that has made me feel like Virginia Beach is now home. 
Kinda like a Tim Horton’s mocha, plain bagel, toasted with strawberry cream cheese in Ypsilanti.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Or a chocolate covered frozen banana (with nuts) at Dairy King in Plymouth.
Or hot Krispy Kremes [...]

What I did this summer:
Got a puppy.
How have I not written about this yet?  It is a great tale of suspense, deception, manipulation, and ultimately,  victory.
About this time last year, older 2 were starting at the Middle School.    Wise, mature, 7th grade girl often sat on the right side of the bus where she could [...]

Shrimp & Bowtie Pasta
(Sounds good, right?  Just wait…)
 1)   Boil pasta
2)  Thaw shrimp
3)  Toss with yummy olive oil & Pampered Chef Parmesan Garlic
4)   While table is being set, put away dishes from the dishwasher stacking some of them on the stove, because why finish immediately what you can drag out indefinately?  Wait for family to [...]