Mind Flush

6am - wake up, check to see if school is closed. Everything in our county is closed, but Liza's charter school in the next county doesn...

Dear _______________, Congratulations on being selected as a contender for the role of my Next Good Friend of 2014!  I'm sure you'r...

When people begin to pursue a new hobby in earnest, it frequently changes the way they view the world.  Take, for instance, three people wa...

I grew up in the age of Civil Defense Drills, during which my fellow students and I would huddle in the halls of our school, kneeling down w...

This week I got a full physical from my doctor, courtesy of my 40th birthday.  That birthday, mind you, was two months ago, but January was ...

My past few posts have been stale, and for that I apologize.  If it makes any difference, the REALLY bad ones never made it online, they...

     "Hey, Ashley and some of the other neighborhood kids are playing in her yard across the street.  Want to go see if you can join th...

I got my last Christmas present last night.  It had to be shipped from Scotland, and didn't make it to my in-laws' house before we l...

Today I find myself taking the adult equivalent of a snow day - the roads were so bad that my boss texted me and told me not to bother tryin...

     "'End as you mean to go on.'  What a load of superstitious bullshit," she thought, throwing another load of laundry i...

Every group has its own lingo, its own shorthand way of referring to people, events, and memories. It's part of what binds us together, ...

This weekend, Luza and I attended her first Girl Scout camp. Four girls from our Brownie troop, plus another 250 girls from the Avon Service...

By Day 171, Friday the 18th, we had hardwood, and tile, and linoleum. By Day 174, Monday the 21st, we had countertops, mirrors, and shower d...

Yay! Our trim has been painted, and so have the walls! I can't tell you how much I love the spindle railing...words fail me. The only th...

Very exciting day today - the carpenters came to play!   Yup, they were busy all day (I should know; I stopped by four times today!): We got...