I Could Have had a V8
What started as a clever ad campaign for V8 vegetable juice somehow became a phrase synonymous with “Wow, if only I had known, I’d have made a different choice.” Sometimes we don’t feel the accompanying thunk on the head until…
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
I’ve Been Framed
Teachers can have a profound and lasting impact on us. While overall I have positive memories of school, there are a few incidents that I remember like they happened yesterday. Like the time I tried hiding my stewed tomatoes in…
See You at the Station
It’s been eighteen days since the last episode of getting lost, that is if you don’t count losing your car in parking garages or missing an exit due to traffic, neither of which count in my book. After more than…
Two Shorts a Long and a Short
While I doubt the conversation among the neighbors who shared the same party line as my grandparents ever got as racy as it did between Doris Day and Rock Hudson in Pillow Talk, I would venture a guess that there…
Reflections of the Sun
I am the warmth that greets your day, kissing the sky with the vibrancy of color and light. I encircle you with my bright rays of color. I touch your morning as I rise and I settle you with a…
The Waiting Games
Next to the question of why do dryers eat socks and whether or not Christian would notice if I threw a few pairs of similar, but not exactly the same, paired socks in his drawer, one of the biggest mysteries…
Introducing Dr. Semi Colon or should it be Ms. Comma?
This morning I checked my email and the recurring theme from my favorite department stores was Prom! Prom! Prom! I was reminded of trips to the mall and poring over websites with Katie; we spent hours eliminating dresses that were…
Some Assembly Required
My top five classes in high school were (in alphabetical order) Advanced Math, Algebra, American Literature, Psychology, and Woodworking. There was some speculation that Woodworking made the top five because it was a class full of cute boys and while…
On the Road Again
I’m beginning to think I should hang a sign from my rear view mirror similar to the safety record signs in factories, only mine would say “Number of Days Without Getting Lost is ___.” It had been ten days since…
It’s Never too Late to Bloom
As a young girl I enjoyed few things more than losing myself in the adventures of The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)and Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren), but my favorite will always be the Little House on the Prairie series by…