monday morning,

and i’ve been in a furious whirl since i got up at 7:13 this morning, but i am still in my jammies.  i am going to go running soon, which i don’t look forward to because it is TOO COLD outside and i’m not getting into the spirit of the cold weather,...

happy sunday after thanksgiving

i hope your holiday was good.  we went out to dinner, which was kind of like being at o’hare airport, except there were no flights to wait for. i started my morning today with reading my collection of comics at comics.com, and i don’t know why i stopped...

and one more thing…

kevin sent me the link to this video, and it also made me smile.  internally, not with my actual lips.  it was made in australia.

surly monday morning

in writing my new “gracetalk” show (WHICH WILL BE ON NEW YEAR’S EVE, ONLY SIX WEEKS AWAY!!!), i talk a little about waking up in a kind of surly mood. this is one of those mornings. when i saw this cute “mutts,” i felt a tiny glimmer of...

monday, happy veterans’ day…

kevin was going to march in the veterans’ day parade yesterday, but he was too sore from his hunting expedition on saturday. he and mollie headed out to site M very eary, because he’s won the lottery to shoot pheasant, quail and bunnies. they didn’t...

in CELEBRATION…

of last night’s awesome victory, here’s a chance to laugh today. ok then, mrs. proud obama supporter hughes.

eyeshadow and sneakers

first, here’s amy the worker bee blowing the mounds of leaves out of her driveway. and here’s randy with his giant suitcase as we got in the van for the drive to st. louis on thursday afternoon.  he and amy each took a giant suitcase.   i managed to stuff...

MADONNA!!!

we are going to the madonna concert in st. louis tonight!  no, of course, kevin isn’t going; i wouldn’t subject him to the very very late night filled with very very loud music!  i’ve read a few reviews online of her concerts around the country, and...