It’s approximately a week before my son turns 2 years old, and I can safely say that the Terrible Twos have arrived already. For the last week or so life with Ryan has been punctuated with whining, yelling and irrational crying. Temper tantrums jump out of nowhere and he goes from happily playing [...]
I’m not sure if it’s just the upcoming election that is causing this or if it’s something greater like a huge shift in American life as we know it, but I have noticed a shift in conversations in social settings recently.
Monday night I met a friend for a drink at the Bend Distillery. As we [...]
Near the beginning of the year, I wrote on this blog about something my husband, his family and I have experienced; something we call PFL.
Tonight there was a whole new twist on PFL.
After dinner, Ryan had been playing out in the grass in the backyard. Since I had picked up all of the dog [...]
My cousin Derek has a cat. She’s a fluffy calico and, as far as I can tell, she doesn’t have a name other than “Kitty”.
We were over at Derek’s house on Sunday helping out with a project for his upcoming Underground Arts Festival this Saturday. While the men were outside building an enormous [...]
Anyone who knows me at all knows that I have this thing for pink donuts.
I looooove me some pink donuts! In particular, cherry cake donuts with rainbow sprinkles. There have been times when I’ve obsessed with finding such a donut to the point that I drove 25 miles in my quest to find [...]
Earlier this evening I went into my bathroom to take out my contacts. As I walked into my bedroom, I could faintly hear an unfamiliar man’s voice. I thought, “Hmm, is the window open?” and walked around my bed toward the window. Then I noticed the baby monitor on the floor below [...]
I love my Myspace. It’s filled with pictures, comments from friends, and links to the people dearest to me. It’s kind of like my own little diary. It’s a great way to keep in contact with friends and cousins who are near and far. I keep my space private, so only [...]
It’s hard to believe that it has already been 2 weeks since we moved into our house in Bend.
The 1200 mile drive over 3 days was an experience, to say the least. The new Highlander was packed up to the ceiling, AND had a stuffed cargo bag on the roof, making us resemble the Beverly [...]
Last night I cleaned out Ryan’s closet. One of the few remaining items in it that wasn’t packed was my old diaper bag from when he was an infant.
I haven’t carried that sucker in at least 6 months, let alone looked through it. I chucked that bastard right after Ryan turned a year [...]
How in the world can it be only 16 days until our big move! The movers have been chosen, tenants signed a 2 yr lease on our house in Mesa, a garage sale was had, and the packing commenced. We also have cleaners and carpet cleaners lined up to come in after we leave and [...]