Snoodlings

I truly did not intend to keep you waiting here. Remember when I made you try to guess what was in the Fed Ex envelope. Man, that was annoying. I had no idea this week was going to be so hectic. Ray the Mover’s truck came on Monday instead of Wednesday so my life has [...]

We want a dog. We’ve wanted a dog for quite some time actually, but at first K didn’t think it was a good idea. The kids and I began the wearing down process some time ago and had made considerable progress, but our last landlady didn’t allow pets. K promised that as soon as we [...]

1. Is anyone else bothered by the name of the show “America’s Got Talent”? Why couldn’t they name it “America HAS Talent”? I had the same problem back in my AOL days when that little guy announced “You’ve got mail.” No, I HAVE mail. If we can’t change the name, can we add to it? [...]

“So where are y’all from?”asked the cute teenager standing behind the counter at the Homebaked Ham in Jackon, TN. It was a simple enough question and yet K and I stood there looking at each other as if we were new members of the Witness Protection Program who were desperately afraid we were getting ready [...]

*The title of the post is in no way, shape, or form meant to insinuate that the friends referred to in this post are “old” as in one step away from fighting over George Clooney in the nursing home. “Old” in this context simply refers to the length of the friendship I share with CPQ.
Kellie [...]

Dear Boston and Friends,
Tonight I’m  sitting in a hotel room somewhere close to Washington, D.C. It’s a beautiful hotel, one of the nicest ones I’ve ever seen, and this is an amazing city, but I’m not as happy here as I would have imagined.  My heart feels a little bit sad tonight because I’m missing [...]

Guess what I just heard? Ray the Mover is dead. Yep. He died last year. His son Chip is in charge now.  I was talking to Eric, who is one of our movers, and he broke the news to me. Even though I never knew him, this news makes me feel a little sad and [...]