It was a clear, sunny morning in The Woodlands, Texas. The air was cold enough to warrant a hoodie, jeans, and my favorite faux-leather boots, not enough for a jacket too.The hospital was fine as most hospitals go. It was square and colorless, with wide, clean windows and smooth tan walls.“Hullo!” I say cheerily to … Continue reading The Merry Mammogram for Me

A storm rolled through my town last night, around midnight. The tall Texas pine trees surrounding my house thrashed their tops, the lightening pulsed and the thunder barreled around like an oil drum caught in an empty swimming pool.The rain running down the outside of the window made the back yard look warped, like I … Continue reading The Grand Experiment

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...or at least a red Lexus in green Texas am I right!? You guys, it’s the CHRISTMAS season! You know what that means! Hallmark movies in my pj’s while I sip cocoa and a fire crackles merrily in the fireplace and the tree sparkles with magic and Santa is gathering … Continue reading Don’t Let the Muggles Get You Down

Welcome to my third installment of...Things I Do Now......checking for frogs in my bathroom before I go potty.On three separate occasions I rushed into the bathroom to ah..powder my nose…before leaving to drop the kids at school and there was a tiny frog on the toilet lid. Yes. What they were doing there and why … Continue reading THINGS I DO NOW

First, for those of my buddies in Atlantic Canada - stay safe - don't take chances, Dorian is nothing to mess around with. Ping us to keep us updated on facebook if you can.For those of you not in it's path and who want to help, you can donate to help those in the Bahamas … Continue reading Dennis the Menace, High Fever Season and #Gardengeeking

Welcome to the first installment of ‘this is my life now’!I’ll run this whenever I stop and realize my life is once again a rollicking comedy of errors. So, at least once a month.This month I’ve been training for a new job, working at a church preschool. The hours are perfect; I’m at work while … Continue reading THIS IS MY LIFE NOW! Or, Change Your Life, Change the World.

That Chihuahua Lady. This is what I will henceforth be known as. When you have one Chihuahua mix you can say, well, he was small and I was in an apartment and people go, oh, okay, well that makes sense. (Because what kind of wimp in their right mind WANTS a shivering little cat-dog?) But when … Continue reading That Chihuahua Lady or, Apologizing to Twelve Year Old Me

“Does the gun bother you? Really?”Asks my incredulous UBER driver about the 357 magnum she has in the driver’s console. I stare at the hard gray plastic, envisioning the gun resting inside.Safety on? Maybe. Loaded? Definitely. I look back up at her, age indeterminate but based on the amount of gray in her hair and … Continue reading Magnum 357’s and Other Things I Talk about Now

Alright alright I know it’s been awhile. I haven’t dropped the ball I promise I’ve just been juggling other balls while I kept this one tucked under my chin.It’s time to release the ‘blog’ ball once again. Let it fly!Let me tell you right off I’m in Canada (yippie!). The flight here was as wondrous … Continue reading Exciting and Terrifying Beginnings

Happy Almost Mother's Day!Have you called your mother lately!? I call my mom so much she's like...sweetie I love you but maybe stop calling me more than five times a morning while I'm at work?In any case, it’s time for an episode of…SAHM Survival Guide eh?The anxious stay at home mom (or dad) survival guide. … Continue reading HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Also, SAHM Survival Guide eh?