THURSDAY MORNING!!

and kevin got up at FOUR THIRTY this morning.  which just makes me sad.  but he seems quite happy that he got up hours ago already. so…i’ve been rushing to put up all the photos from april, and i’m pretty sure this will be pretty historic, if i...

friday, how’d that happen so dang fast???

i started this post on wednesday, blinked, and now it’s friday already!!! no exciting BILLY BOY THORNTON or even boat ride photos today; this morning, it’s all about the cats, all about the cats, all about the cats… chester, hidden kitty in the photo...

boat, bonnie, and billy bob

saturday was a very big day… first, a boat ride with mom, after we successfully launched it on friday.  well, kevin did all the actual boat-launching work, i just sat up there at the captain’s seat and drove it home. the boat ride on saturday was great,...

THURSDAY, and i see the week whooshing by…

how did it get to be thursday already?  will i really get up off the couch in time to go to yoga?  WHERE HAS THIS WEEK GONE? very busy. here’s our front porch with the many new lovely palms.  this was last friday; now there are a few beautiful tulips blooming. ...

monday morning, but i woke up and thought it was

THE WEEKEND!  i don’t know why, especially since all weekend long i mostly did just a huge, huge amount of absolutely nothing. when i woke up i’d been having a very long dream; we were going on a big trip and dad was there, and we were packing and packing....

MALTED MILK BALLS FOR BREAKFAST!!!

11:13  a.m.: it’s just that kind of day. well, i did it.  mostly i feel WHEW. whew. tired.  instead of lolling around in my jammies, continuing to eat the malted milk balls that i found in the pantry and was very excited about, i’m having to START IN ON...

TODAY’S THE DAY!

in EIGHT SHORT HOURS, i’ll be all glamorized and starting my talk talk talk!  i should take a selfie right now, of me sitting here on my couch in my jammies, not a pretty sight. last evening i started to get kinda panicky about the whole thing, and then like a...

wednesday, TOMORROW IS THE DAAAAYYY!!!!

HAVE YOU RESERVED YOUR SPOT? i’m not exactly freaking out, but i woke up this morning when kevin got up, at FIVE EIGHTEEN IN THE MORNING, and i just kept lying there in bed, thinking about things…and then i thought about how, on friday, I WILL SLEEP IN. in...

Stressed is Desserts Spelled Backward!

This is a version of a “Gracetalk” I gave at a “Girls’ Night Out” event at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois on April 7th, 2015.  I discussed stresses in my own life, and many deep and philosophical issues that cause us...

monday!

*cough* *cough cough* and then, more *cough* I HAVE TO DO A LOT OF TALKING ON THURSDAY NIGHT!!!! a REALLY REALLY BIG SHOOOOOOWWW! did you call to reserve your ticket yet?  they tell me you can get there as early as 5:30, to get a good place. last night i practiced,...

happy easter!

i hope your day is filled with many chocolate easter eggs! our darling tiny kitty, who never sleeps in this part of his kitty condo, usually… chester, on his “frozen” blanket, right next to me on the couch. yaaay, the first crocuses of spring! they...