Jane and I went to the zoo last Friday morning. Just the two of us.
And we had a blast.
My favorite (by far) part of the very enjoyable morning was our visit to the “Primates” exhibit.
As we neared the Porcupine section, Jane said very animatedly,
“Mom! We have to be careful near the porkie-pines or they might […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Local Color, Jane on November 8th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Today is my mother’s birthday. She would have been 65 years old.
Sigh.
You think I might be used to her being gone, since this year marks the 14th anniversary of her death.
But I’m not.
I still miss her and wish she was here.
Especially on her birthday.
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts, Tidbits on November 5th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Which Disney Princess Are You?
You are part Cinderella. You are hard-working and never complain, however, your trust is sometimes misplaced and people sometimes take advantage of you. Still, you are beautiful inside and out, and one day you will realize it and find true love.
You are part Pocahontas. You defy convention and sometimes do what […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts on October 28th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
It’s official. I’m turning into my Mother.
Today we celebrated Jane’s 4th birthday with a party at a local Elementary School playground. We had family. We had friends. We had presents. We had chips, and cokes, and juice boxes, and balloons, and goody bags. We had cake.
That I made. (from a boxed cake mix, lest anyone […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts, Jane on October 27th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
My grandmother (Mom’s mom) died a peaceful death on Sunday morning, after deteriorating quickly during a difficult and painful couple of weeks in the hospital.
Paul and I were fortunate to have been able to say “Goodbye” to her the prior Monday.
The funeral is today, and the four granddaughters (Julie, Jan, Jennifer and me [the only […]
Filed under: Catbird, Like a fire, Random Thoughts on October 24th, 2007 | 7 Comments »
I recently received the following comment on “The Short Story By James Thurber” page:
I Hate Your Site &*^%!? I hate James %^&* Thurber!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?
The author was listed as, “hateu.” Fitting.
I have to say, I was floored.
Most comments posted on my are generally positive; due in part, no doubt, to the fact that most of my readers […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Tidbits on October 8th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Last night, as Paul and I were riding back from Sylacauga with our pastor, the subject of marriage came up in conversation.
The conversation began in a lively discussion about the transition from “taker” to “giver AND taker” that children should begin to make when they enter (and graduate from) adolescence. Fitting that it should end […]
Filed under: Catbird, Like a fire, Random Thoughts on September 30th, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Since I have not been blogging, (as some of you have so kindly (ahem!) pointed out) most of you do not know that I have changed my hairstyle once again.
This time I’m growing. And apparently, with growth comes a desire to COLOR as well. At least hair-wise, for me.
So, instead of blogging something that brings […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Tidbits on September 26th, 2007 | 15 Comments »
At work last night, a coworker and I were talking about the significance of marriage.
Both she and I agreed that the difficulty and joy of marriage goes way beyond just the little eccentricities that you discover when you live together; and that living together (as she and her now-husband had) is still really no preparation […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Like a fire, Random Thoughts, Workin' Mom on July 25th, 2007 | 8 Comments »
At long last, I’ve finally posted some new art on Lillybeth!
I know you’ve been waiting with baited breath. (heavy sarcasm)
I have actually had these two completed for quite some time now, but blog-posting (as you may have noticed) gets harder and harder the more I get into actually making art.
Between that, being a SAHM, and […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Tidbits, Lillybeth on July 16th, 2007 | 4 Comments »