Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
On 8/27/03 I picked up the keys to this house. My first and only home purchase. Five years? Really? I had to go double check on my escrow papers!! Wow. You know what that means? In my adult life, I've lived in this house the longest. Since I was renting before, it was nearly impossible... Continue Reading →
These musings stem from a conversation that started in Austin with my sweet roommate MissMusicNerd. She opined that these days everyone has some form of ADD. That the world has become so fast paced it is the only way we can keep up. So I started paying attention (hah, get it?) to how my days... Continue Reading →
Yes, Elton John is still on my brain. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thank you so much for all the responses to my survey. And if you haven't answered - please do! Even if you have not received anything, I'd like to know. I've also found a great resource to combat the one email sample that was posted which... Continue Reading →
First of all, thank you Family Blender for poisoning my brain. That F*&%ing song is rattling around and will NOT go away. Grrrrrrrrrrrr. So about 5 weeks ago I proactively sent a message to a department here at work which is notorious for last minute requests. I had anticipated some things they would need to... Continue Reading →
First, watch this. I dare you not to cry. I've seen this a few places already and it is totally cleared by Snopes so I will share this viral video which will tug your heart: Meanwhile, here is a story closer to home of people who need some help. A family in the Bay area... Continue Reading →
I guess it's not bad that it took me until the 23rd of the month to hit a posting wall. Well, it's not just a posting wall really, it's just a wall in general. Vacation is awesome, but then you come home to things that piled up while you were gone. Newspapers, recorded shows, other... Continue Reading →
Just sharing a few here. For the complete album of beach scenes and houses and people and sunsets, go here. From the deck of the house we had a perfect view to the north of Dana Point and the fireworks display just off shore. To the south we could see the fireworks from the San... Continue Reading →
Yes, they are. Click on the photo to see just what we have right now. There is people food on only two shelves of the 'pantry' - the others have cat food, Tupperware containers and then bulk paper goods in them. The 'fridge essentially has containers of leftovers (the one paper plate you see has... Continue Reading →
I'm listening to Air America and the host Ron Kuby is doing a segment on the media's obsession with "flip flopping" this election cycle. Where did I hear that before? 🙂 Did I mention the mosquito bites? The ones I got Friday evening while chatting outside in the twilight? Oh, they look horrible and they... Continue Reading →
The title is a tweet I received this morning from Terry (twitter name shortstack81) that made me chuckle all morning. No kidding Terry! I so GET the emotion behind that quote. Especially this past three months at work while covering the vacated job I dealt with all manner of stupid. And it *did* hurt -... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 