Category Archives: funny

i’m melting…

Ok, this is a blanket retraction/apology to anyone who has ever been over to our house and watched me set stuff all over my flat-top electric stove, using it as extra counter space while cooking.  More than one of you … Continue reading

rhinestone cowboy

You cannot make this stuff up © 2008 . All rights reserved.

You are never going to believe who sold me a phone last Friday. And yes, he had a huge rhinestone belt buckle sitting on his workspace. Because he’s from Galveston.

magic man

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My husband is all about the perks. If there’s an angle, he’s gonna work it. Swag? He’ll bring it home, times 3. I wish I had been blogging back when he went to the International Poultry Expo: oh, the many … Continue reading

this one goes to eleven

The thing about having twelve elementary school age boys for a sleepover (almost a month late for Jonathan’s 9th birthday): THE VOLUME NEVER TURNS DOWN. Events like this find me in a state of heightened anxiety awareness, feeling like I … Continue reading

fascinating news

Sometimes there are just things I want to let you know about. I usually try to wait until they fit into the theme of something I want to write about (because I have just a TEENSY little bit of perfectionism) … Continue reading

ho ho hum

Maybe if I just put this out there, it will get out of my head and stay out. I’m in no mood for Christmas. There, I said it. I’m not looking forward to it. I’m actively dreading it. I’m walking … Continue reading

it has many uses

Bryan Jones © 2007 . All rights reserved.

A typical school morning at the Jones’ house: the kids are eating breakfast, I’m fixing lunches, Bryan notices Will’s wild hair and begins spraying it. We keep a bottle filled with water for just that purpose. Elizabeth says: “Dad, why … Continue reading