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Category Archives: family
Fake banana flavor reminds me
Fake banana flavor reminds me of my sister. Weird. Maybe it’s because she always got the banana flavored powder at the Hartselle Pool.
christmas eve, no doubt
T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for Carrie who was chewing gum, and Steven who was programming, but the cats were asleep, and that’s what’s important. That and rhyming.
memories of a Christmas present past
It’s officially after Thanksgiving, so now I can partake of my Christmas playlist at leisure. My iPod’s been dying to play this playlist since April — I know because it’s tried to slip the occasional Christmas song into normal music, like it’s so sly. Skip button, buddy. A few minutes ago O Little Town of […]
quote of the day
“I think my husband is going to cheat on me.” — Cathy, referring to her husband character in the Sims 2 game.
you poo-faced proctologist
Just letting y’all know that I’ve got some new pictures up at Crunchy Images. They’re mostly of our New Year’s festivities. We had a blast with big-butt sparklers and huge fireworks. _________________________ After the fireworks were over and we moved into the year 2005, we all sat down with Mom and Dad while Cathy surfed […]
shell of a beach
Last weekend Steven and I got a change to tour the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area and see firsthand the damage that Hurricane Ivan dealt out. My family has gone to the Alabama coast almost every summer since I was in elementary school; we are the classic annual tourists. We know the great places […]
Right on Target
Last Thursday was Thanksgiving, and Renton celebrated by leaving us some ‘dressing’ in the hallway that morning. Thank you, son. I cleaned it up since I was first out of bed, lucky me. My grumbling got Steven up. “Happy Turkey Day,” Steven said. “You know what I’m thankful for?” “What?” I asked. “That you got […]
home, home on the plains
Amazing what all can change in a week. Last week I was worrying; this week I am packing . . . to go to Auburn, for good. Yes, that’s right — Steven decided on the job in Auburn! It was a hard decision that had to be made quite fast, but we were thankful to […]
when it rains, it pours (so the cliché goes)
“I have an interview with that company in Auburn this afternoon at three,” Steven informed me yesterday morning. “Fantastic,” I replied. Steven had sent that company a resumé last week, but he hadn’t heard from them. It turned out they never received it. A quick phone call by Steven turned into an afternoon interview. “Maybe […]