Good Reads

Sooner or later, the blogs I read every day are going to receive fan art from me. It’s just how I roll.
Here’s who’s on my must-read list these days.

The Pioneer Woman
The Bloggess
Sundry Mourning
Girls Gone Child
Kevin and Amanda
Nie Nie Dialogues

Yes, there are others, but these are the ones that cause me to hit the browser refresh [...]

Girl Gone Wild

I haven’t had Spring Break since I was in junior high. In high school, I worked full-time at Puppy Love dog grooming to earn money for my horse habit. In college, I had that work study job in the Psychological Services department making posters for support groups.
Every year spring break rolls around and my kids [...]

List: St. Patrick’s Day

I’m wearing green today.
I wear green every day because my wedding ring is an emerald.
I have been listening to The Chieftains all morning. My St. Patrick’s Day playlist includes The Chieftains, The Corrs, Sinead O’Connor and The Cranberries, among others.
I will not make corned beef and cabbage tonight.
I don’t drink beer, which my husband claims is [...]

You can learn a lot about a man from his Christmas list.

My ultra-fit husband’s request at every marathon or triathalon is that I meet him at the finish line with a cigarette, a PBR pounder and a bratwurst. So it didn’t surprise me that the only thing on this Christmas wish list this year was this poster.

I was also compelled to order the companion piece. To keep the set [...]

Beige

The family took a long weekend vacation to Arizona. (Thanks mom and sis!) We needed it. I can’t remember the last time we took a vacation as a family, nor the last time my husband took more than one day in a row to just relax. Or me, for that matter. Let me tell you [...]