Monthly Archives: April 2012

Day 85 I should carry around thank you notes in my purse. I felt compelled to write a few tonight while on the plane but didn’t have the paper to do so – so, I will write them now. Dear … Continue reading →

Day 84 Create joy. That is how the keynote speaker from my son’s master’s graduation ceremony started yesterday. Richard Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations, gave one of the best speeches I’ve heard given at a graduation ceremony (or otherwise). And … Continue reading →

Day 83 I am not one to hide my foibles. Well, some of them, maybe, but not most of them. Regarding disclosure of such embarrassing moments … let’s just say it DEPENDS. And I should have been wearing some of … Continue reading →

Day 82 Woolworth’s … does it strike up memories for you? Does it stir your soul? It does mine. How can a department/drug store conjur up such emotions in me? Just the thought of a Woolworth’s has me waxing nostalgic and … Continue reading →

Day 81 Cake. Plain and simple, I want cake. And by cake I don’t mean Angelfood nothingness or though good, German Chocolate or Spice. Definitely not white (ew) or yellow or anything pink. And forget Red Velvet. What is with … Continue reading →

Day 80 Sometimes life is so chaotic that we need to take a step back (or two steps … or three …) in order to get a handle on things … to find our center. And doing so sometimes is … Continue reading →

Day 79 Closing … it means the end of something, the final act or termination. Today was the closing of my home. The home I moved into (with my husband and 14 month old son) when I was 29 years … Continue reading →

Day 78 When you are a numbers person sometimes things just don’t add up … like how could I be a member of Mu Alpha Theta and still get D’s in 2 of my high school math classes? (I blame … Continue reading →

Day 77 I did it … I missed a day of the blog challenge! Curses! Well, I technically wrote it yesterday … however, in my dazed and totally exhausted state I hit the “save draft” button instead of the “publish” … Continue reading →

Day 76 I’m an addict. Okay, I admit it. I am. And it’s good it’s out “there”. A lot of my friends will be astounded to hear this news. Sorry, people, but it’s for the best that I go public. Sudokus run … Continue reading →

Day 75 Well, everybody might not know your name but pretty much everybody knows mine. And I’m not talking about down at the local watering hole or pub or bar or saloon (hey, we are in Colorado – there are … Continue reading →

Day 74 This blog has, unwittingly, become a sort of confessional for me. In past posts I have bared my soul and divulged my innermost secrets (well, a few anyway) … and today I have another. I am a crayon … Continue reading →

Day 73 I love dinos. I should have a bumper sticker that declares my passion for them.  I have other bumper stickers about how smart my pugs are (“My pug is smarter than your honor student!”) … not really … … Continue reading →

Day 72 I am a list person. I think I have always been a list person. Actually, I think I was born carrying a list in my tiny infant fist (not a great delivery for my mom – think of … Continue reading →

Day 71 I slept on the “other side” of the bed last night and nearly did a perfect Greg Louganis dive as I fell out of it this morning. I am a creature of habit and wasn’t expecting the edge … Continue reading →

Day 70 Lately I have been Bill Murray. Well, not him but the character he plays in the movie Groundhog Day. If you’ve seen the movie you know what I’m referring to … each day is the same … day … Continue reading →

Day 69 I am a rain baby. I keep thinking I belong in the NW somewhere with moss growing on me … but then I come to my senses and think that might not be the best accessory for me. … Continue reading →

Day 68 I am having a secret love affair. Unbeknownst to my closest friends or even my kids … I am madly, deeply in love with Russell. Russell Stover, that is. Seriously. I am so glad and so lucky Easter … Continue reading →

Day 67 I’ve had a lot of time lately to think. I’ve been packing (box 460 just got taped up!) … in the shower … driving … all places where my mind tends to wander. All good – except while … Continue reading →

Day 66 Moving. It should be easier. Well, it could be easier if I didn’t have every piece of whatever has come into this house for the past 26 years still in it! Well, that’s not necessarily true … but … Continue reading →

Day 65 Spring has arrived! Officially, by the calendar a few weeks ago, but also from my personal references of spring … The flowering trees are in bloom and their fragrance has perfumed the air all around my house … … Continue reading →

Day 64 Here comes Peter Cottontail … hopping down the bunny trail … hippity hop it’s Easter on its way … Eons ago I sang that song to my Pug, Molly … substituting Peter Cottontail for Molly – Little Pig … Continue reading →

Day 63 IHGS. I hate garage sales. Let me rephrase that … I love going to them but hate having them.  Immensely. Years ago when Tim liquidated his company we had a variety of things from the shop that ended … Continue reading →

Day 62 I’m busy. To put it mildly. However, I’m not as busy as some people I know. I’m feeling more scattered, frantic-busy than productive and having a lot of things going on busy … if that makes any sense. Lately … Continue reading →

Day 61 Marmoset there’d be days like this, there’d be days like this my marmoset (marmoset, marmoset) … Yesterday, via snail mail, I received a card with a marmoset and those words on it. I laughed so hard I snorted. … Continue reading →

Day 60 I am a child of the fifties. Actually, I was born late into that decade so I really consider myself more a child of the sixties – because that is the time I remember from being a kid. … Continue reading →

Day 59 As of 10pm (mst) last night the contract was signed by the Seller of the property that I am hoping becomes mine. I have not seen this place. And yet I am hoping the sale goes through … and … Continue reading →

Day 58 Twenty seven years … 324 months … 1408 weeks … 9862 days … 236,688 hours …14,201,280 minutes … The age of my son as of today. Happy birthday mister! It’s also 302 days longer than I knew my husband. … Continue reading →

Day 57 April Fool’s! I get my penchant for corniness from my dad … the one with a gazillion stories, riddles, mind puzzles and corny jokes. The cornier the better. However, the prankster in me comes from ??? … I think … Continue reading →