tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246114972024-03-12T22:53:07.340-07:00Falling Out of the WardrobeThanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.comBlogger569125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-1333271866661498302019-11-12T08:14:00.002-08:002019-11-12T08:14:59.083-08:00Blanket of [Sliced] Cheese“Mom, will you slice some cheese for my lunch?” she said to me.
I retrieved the block of cheese from the refrigerator, grabbed a cutting board with one hand and a knife with the other. Painstakingly, I dragged the knife through the once pristine, smooth block of Tillamook.
Suddenly, struck by inspiration and pluck, I said to myself, “Why am I slicing this cheese by hand like a Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-5764414384531967092018-09-11T10:22:00.002-07:002018-09-11T10:22:18.355-07:00If You're Here........you clicked on a link.
Probably on my FB page.
Maybe Twitter.
And I hope that when you look at the dates of the entries on this blog you can know that I don't feel this blog is dead.
It is alive, only dormant.Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-81265890931772143642015-11-08T09:30:00.001-08:002016-07-28T13:52:58.036-07:00Joss Whedon is Looking for Scriptwiters....It appears that I have caught the cold all 4 kids were working on last week. Except, instead of catching just their cold, the germs have banded together to form some sort of a SUPER COLD and all I want to do is die.
Perhaps if I fashion a little cape for my NyQuil bottle and write a superhero song that I sing whenever I take it?
Maybe I should turn the plain flowered box of tissues Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-15506781218908693002015-11-04T22:33:00.000-08:002015-11-04T22:33:26.796-08:00It's Your TurnI have been part of a book club for a little over 3 years now. The first time we met, Charlotte was 10 days old and she tagged right along much to the delight of the roomful of strangers surrounding me. We meet monthly, actually talk about the books we read and can have anywhere from 2-20 ladies on a Friday meeting night. I never thought I would enjoy it as much as I do. We take turns picking Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-84989871844228518782015-11-02T22:22:00.001-08:002015-11-02T22:22:26.355-08:00Let Us Not Grow Weary....There is always someone around you in need of help. A friend had a hard day, a neighbor with a parent who is ill, a family at school who lost a job. But what do you do when all of these people not only need help but need YOUR help? How do you respond? There is the logical answer of "Boundaries" and "You can only do so much, God will do the rest."The other side of that is to throw Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-13682441017702704332015-11-01T23:24:00.001-08:002015-11-01T23:24:46.661-08:00PSABecause I love you, the faithful reader of my unfaithful blog, I have decided to start off this NaBloPoMo with a Public Service Announcement.....Whilst cooking and turning on the oven, be careful to avoid bumping the crock pot that is sitting on the stove. For bumping that crock pot might mean you have bumped a stove top burner into an "on" position. And then the smoke may begin. Which Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-83833636646298183252014-11-13T23:19:00.000-08:002014-11-13T23:19:39.740-08:00And I Still Have Them....
Throwback to that one photo that sums up the relationship my sister Kristy and David and I have.
Sisters: Shenaniganry
Husband: Reads his paper. Nothing to see here.
Also? Those aren't just overalls. They are overalls with Eeyore embroidered on them. And that shirt is not your average 1998 shirt but a bodysuit. A mock turtleneck bodysuit.Nothing will ever be more awesome than Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-45500316637580637292014-11-11T15:43:00.001-08:002014-11-11T15:43:22.801-08:00For Lips are the Only Things That TouchNathan walks in as I'm watching an episode of Gilmore Girls....
"What's going on?"
"They are having a dance contest to see who can stay dancing the longest."
Young teenage couple walks into frame, sits down and begins making out.
"Oh, I bet they are doing that to make people throw up and stop dancing."
Yep. That's what kissing is for.
In other news: Gilmore Girls! Hooked!!Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-75571871712185973602014-11-08T23:03:00.000-08:002014-11-09T00:04:37.519-08:00Clothing OptionalThere is a mountain of laundry taking up a lot of space on one of my new couches.
It's a new pile of laundry so I guess it kind of deserves to be there.
Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-65180098581106005382014-11-07T23:47:00.000-08:002014-11-08T00:48:13.160-08:00This Week's Post Script
.......... streaming ..........
Gilmore Girls, Pocoyo and The Hungry Caterpillar
.......... pandora-ing ..........
Brooke Frasier Station, Yo Yo Ma Station and Oh Hello's Station
.......... googling ..........
Shortbread Cookie Recipes
.......... youtube-ing ..........
The Cello Wars by the PianoGuys, Greater Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-35081790245975919552014-11-06T23:00:00.000-08:002014-11-09T00:04:57.183-08:00Am I Blue?If blue fingernail polish were currency, all of you would be invited to my giant house for the biggest and most amazing party with iPads and a daily change of socks for the rest of your life as party favors.
You can see by this rational statement that when all paper currency is converted to shades of blue nail polish, it shall behoove you to remain my friend.
I will accept bribes in the form ofThanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-87652114244165212182014-11-05T23:36:00.000-08:002014-11-09T00:05:06.589-08:00Something Under the Blog is DroolingI graduated high school the same year Bill Watterson stopped drawing "Calvin & Hobbes." It was a big deal in my house when the last comic strip appeared. My sister and I were die hard comic strip readers and my dad just fell hard for the comic timing, simple and complicated drawings and the deeper meanings and life lessons Watterson brought to the world (often with a tear or two, Baby Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-69040707500746892912014-11-04T16:23:00.000-08:002014-11-04T16:23:31.144-08:00Fully-ish FunctionalSince all of the hullabaloo and chatter from me about my hearing loss, surgery and inability to use my hearing device, Bone Anchored Hearing Aid or BAHA, I feel like a little update is in order.
After some minor surgery at the end of May and a visit to audiology, we confirmed that I am still "half deaf" and that my BAHA was not working properly. It would be a hefty amount to fix but after Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-47763726096828530742014-11-03T13:52:00.002-08:002014-11-03T13:53:18.171-08:00Leaves are Falling, Right?It's Fall in Southern California....
Children head off for school in long sleeved shirts and flip flops.
Housekeeping is done with all the windows open in the morning to let in the crisp, fresh air and closed up in the afternoon before the heat comes rolling in.
Pumpkin, Ginger Spice and Apple Cider Candles are lit and their cozy aromas fill the home in place of baking Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-6693535255130811662014-11-02T22:10:00.001-08:002014-11-03T13:53:01.931-08:00What So Amazing?David and I have been watching The Amazing Race for many years. Easily one of our favorites. We discuss how we would approach each Roadblock and challenge. We laugh how David would eat anything and I would starve and lose it for us because I don't even like to eat a different brand of peanut butter. We were overwhelmed with jealousy when a friend ran into Phil Keoghan in the airport and took a Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-26824738835006601032014-11-01T01:24:00.000-07:002014-11-02T01:25:27.936-07:00Train Up a Child
I really hope you exit this time of Daylight Savings with the peace and knowledge that you have raised children who know how to turn on the TV, get their own breakfast, get their baby sister out of bed, help solve each other's problems and generally LET MOMMY SLEEP IN.
(I have. And this is one of my crowning achievements of parenthood.)
Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-20825223307114564372013-11-08T23:40:00.000-08:002013-11-08T23:42:59.753-08:00God Bless the USA
David was given the chance to shoot a homecoming today....... what a gift it was! And what beautiful shots he got! Here are just a couple of the 300+ photos he took!
Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-20716829659668307412013-11-07T10:34:00.004-08:002013-11-07T10:34:39.688-08:00Because........ sometimes, you have your Mom over for dinner and go out for dessert with your best friend instead of blog.Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-43268483485569545902013-11-05T14:10:00.001-08:002013-11-05T14:10:44.861-08:00B-A-N-A-N-A WIN!Dear Family,
I know you want banana bread.
I know that when the weather gets cold, banana bread always hits the spot.
I also know that you (aka Nathan) were disappointed when I made pound cake last night instead of banana bread.
However, choosing to not eat ANY of the 10lbs of bananas that I purchased is NOT the way to get what you want.
I will, if I have to, win this battle of wills by eatingThanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-54588367708221130212013-11-04T12:20:00.000-08:002013-11-05T00:20:14.889-08:00I Like Nate
Tonight I am a Campaign Manager and poster designer for Nate the Great!!
Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-75542002521571590232013-11-03T20:49:00.000-08:002013-11-04T06:25:06.649-08:00Sprechen sie DeutschI woke up this morning and my eyes are puffier than normal. It is like the skin above my eyelid was resting on my actual lid...I have felt it all day.
I am so aware of my eyes that it makes me feel like I am a different person. Like I should style my hair differently or have an accent.
German maybe.
Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-7087682912324542232013-11-02T23:20:00.003-07:002013-11-02T23:22:00.621-07:00One is Silver and the Other GoldWhat is your definition of a friend?
Is it someone with whom you have a lot of activities in common? Do you guys run in the same circles? Attend the same events?
Maybe you like the same movies and books. You both love food but hate crab cakes.
Sometimes friends are people that have been around for so long, they know everything. You keep each other's secrets and you're too old to teach all Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-4422148267823527152013-11-01T14:54:00.002-07:002013-11-01T14:59:53.508-07:00Quoth the Salad: Nevermore.I was pulling into the store and it was just laying there in the middle of the road: one lone Price Club Cesar Salad, perfectly preserved, completely sealed.
I thought about grabbing it. I mean, the top was on. It was clearly something someone put on the roof of their car and drove off. David LOVES the Cesar salad! I don't have to tell him how I got it!
But I was on the wrong side of the road. Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-40381696545233479992013-01-22T01:30:00.001-08:002013-01-22T01:30:10.343-08:00Wax On. Wax Off.That moment when you are thinking about the happy times when you were little when it suddenly hits you:
You used to collect candle wax.
Meaning, you would break off the dried drippings of wax off your mom's candles and store them in a box.
But wait, there's more!
You also had a constant stream of dinner guests coming through your door and you would show the collection to them. As in, sit Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611497.post-31287991478484765372012-11-05T22:01:00.001-08:002012-11-05T22:01:40.094-08:00Love Song From a Savior
A friend shared this on my FB wall today and I share it with you partially because I know it came at the right time for me but also because I want to have it saved in a place I can get to easily.........
My Child ~
You may not know me, but I know everything about you ~ Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up ~ Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways ~ Psalm 139:3
Even Thanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985528576467550201noreply@blogger.com0