“I wish I could back up, and start all over” –Alan Jackson

Do you ever think about what your life would be like now if you had made different choices when you were younger?
I do.
I wish I had been able to keep taking baton lessons when I was little, after my teacher retired, so I could have been a majorette in high school.  Or I wish I [...]

Drooling on the keyboard..

Over these shoes and this dress..how cute would this outfit be?!  This is a “see a Shakespeare play in New York or London” outfit..Although this outfit probably costs more than a trip to New York or London..
Okay, I have a question for the universe here..Why is it that no matter what size I am, that [...]

Reader’s Choice

Ok kids.  Here’s the deal.  I want to make a knitted version of this quilt,

but I’m the worst at picking colors..
Soo..go here and look at these colors, and tell me please if you prefer:
A.  The colors in the original, because they are awesome and you would be crazy to pick anything else, no matter what [...]

My Future House

Isn’t it lovely?  Okay, so it’s not so lovely yet, but it will be.  There are only a couple of problems with it.
1.  It’s not mine.  Minor setback.
2.  It’s altogether likely that the only thing keeping it together is the swarm of termites holding hands.
3.  It’s right on the highway, which messes with my lovely little dream of [...]

Geeking Out

Or, Summer Reading, Part Dos..

But first, let me tell you about this cool new website I learned about the class I’m taking this summer..It’s called Lexile, and it’s this database of a bazillion books, and you can search for a book and it tells you what reading level it is.  Actually, it gives you a [...]

Grapes in Stoneware

“Grapes in Stoneware”..Grapes just taste better in a bowl you made with your own two hands..And it’s the perfect size for breakfast or a snack..I could go for some right now..
I have all these thoughts in mind for three or four intellegent, thoughtful posts, but tonight my mind is just too tired to string words [...]

“I’m never gonna make it if it’s up to me”

The before:
 
Given my very small fruit of self-control, it may be a while before you see the after, but I’m working on it..This picture was taken yesterday morning, in a dress that Whitney said was “Sarah Plain and Tall, but in a good way”..She says that’s a compliment..Also note the chaco’s, which identify me as [...]

“Every heart is a package tangled up in knots someone else tied”

–From “Kathleen”, by Josh Ritter
This Thursday, my grandmother is coming to pick up my sister to take to her house for an indefinite period of time..I am working 40 hours a week, I have piano lessons Saturday morning, and I start my summer class a week from tomorrow..If I were to drive up, I would [...]

Conversations, in which I tread thin ice..

This picture is from last Father’s Day, a year ago almost to the day..She really is that much taller than me; it’s probably a bigger gap by now..
Scene 1: One night last week, I walk by the open door of our office, where my 15 year-old sister is on the computer.
Me: What are you looking [...]

Would you go with me?

Three of my friends decided that the Josh Turner concert would be a fair tradeoff for a night out late..Here’s how the evening went:

Yay, we made it!  I realized later that this was the farthest I’ve ever personally driven a car..Which is slightly sad if you think about it, as it is less than 2 [...]