Where I’m From

| July 25, 2011

The Zube I adore more than she knows wrote a beautiful poem from a “Where I’m From.” prompt, I believe hers to be far, far better than any I could produce (and still do) but I couldn’t resist trying it myself. Enjoy. ——————————– I am from handmade doll clothes well ironed by a little girl, [...]

Drink… My… Hot… Kool-Aid

| July 14, 2011

That bit of ridiculousness was brought to you by me, courtesy of Katie who has played it roughly 8 billion times and turned lines from it into the most obnoxious earworm on the planet. I swear. Personally, I thought it was just “okay” the first time I saw it. What made it funny was our [...]

Little Pumpkins and the End of Summer

| July 12, 2011

Summer is half over. I’m mildly annoyed because the school year for Maggie is starting back up August 16th. This would be the earliest we have ever started back to school. I’m trying to console myself with the fact that winter break is longer and we get out earlier next year. It’s not helping much, [...]

A Little Country in Our Summer

| July 6, 2011

We seem to go through musical phases in this house. For months the playlist was based around the “Dazed and Confused” soundtrack with dozens more from that era of music as well. Then there was a Reggae phase followed by a combination of 70′s rock, Reggae, and Rockabilly. Then there was the 80′s phase which [...]