Mammas don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys

March 7th, 2010 at 11:02 pm » Comments (8)

For the past couple of weeks (in between desperately trying to upload my lost blog pictures), I have been utilizing the creative side of my incredibly shrinking brain to help plan a baby shower for a cousin’s wife.  And let me preface this by saying that in all of my 39 (eh-hum) years, I have [...]


Lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from evil

March 3rd, 2010 at 4:45 pm » Comments (9)

Lulu is in some serious trouble. I have approximately 50 cases of Girl Scout cookies holed up in a spare bedroom. I’m storing them for my niece’s Girl Scout troop…

I’m trying to keep the door closed and wish them away, but it doesn’t seem to be working. They continue to taunt me from the other [...]


No Account Mule, Kickin’ on a Tin Can

February 4th, 2009 at 5:22 pm » Comments (15)

Oh, please tell me that I’m not the only one who knows where the title of this post comes from.  When I started this Thursday Thirteen, the words came to my mind in a flash.  I’m not sure what that says about me, other than I’m old-ish, perhaps a little square, or maybe just bit [...]


Turkey Lurkey

November 25th, 2008 at 6:51 pm » Comments (3)

I am leaving on my trip to Tampa tomorrow for the Thanksgiving festivities at my mom’s house.  Of course, we’ll have the usual fare—13 desserts, 15 casseroles, a 20-lb turkey, and a vat of stuffing—because my mom envisions cooking for the entire city of Tampa and not just a small group relatives.  I’ve decided that [...]