Today was a long day. Before we left Austin I ran a Christmas present errand and then I stopped by Starbucks. No big convo about my name this time. It was fun to play Santa for just a bit and a grab a coffee in peace. Then I loaded up the kids and all of…
Fixer Upper
I walked the dog through my parents’ neighborhood yesterday, trying to remember which families lived where. I passed by my childhood friend Corrie’s house, and thought about the fun we used to have there and how we made prank calls once to ask people if their refrigerator was running and if so, they better go catch…
Thankful
I am thankful for so many things in this life of mine. My children My parents My brothers and their families My home My friends My faith My talents/abilities My dog It is no small thing that most of these things are people. Because what I am…
What’s in a Name?
I rarely go to Starbucks. If I do it’s usually while at an airport and traveling. But sometimes I get a hankering… The other day I decided to get an afternoon latte because that extra push later in the day sounded good to me. I stood behind another woman as she ordered and even though I didn’t…
Beach Babes
Walking along the beach this morning my friends and I saw so many little sand dollars. I hope this is a good omen. We brought some upstairs to our friends, who did not go walking with us, so they could bring them to their kids. We also left some of them there on the sand, for…
Be Jealous
I’m going here this weekend so I am going to skip #NaBloPoMo for the weekend. It’s time to relax a little. Y’all can read the other stuff I have already written this month, while I am gone. I am sure you have some catching up to do… (I don’t even know who I…
Make This Place Your Home
On my social media accounts I call myself a Texan at heart. But I cannot lie, Louisiana has a piece of it now too. See the thing is, once you live somewhere for seven plus years and your kids grow up there (here) and you grow attached to the people and the culture the food,…
Butterflies All Around
I’ve seen so many butterflies lately. They fly in front of my van while parked at a light or I see them while waiting to the get the kids at school, walking around the neighborhood with Ollie, or just about anywhere. Beautiful bright yellow ones and orange and black ones. Every time I see one I…
Puzzling
When my brother Larry and I still lived in the same house, back in the late 80’s, early 90’s, we used to sit in the “game room” at my parents’ house with the t.v. on and build jigsaw puzzles together. It probably wasn’t your most usual way to bond but we had a lot of good conversations…
Scattered
A friend of mine said the other day that she felt “scattered” and I immediately thought, “Me too.” It’s sort of hard for me to focus lately. There are so many things I want to do, with regards to my writing and other goals that I have. But meanwhile… I am in the midst of…