Article Archive for April 2010
Dear G.A.B.,
I confess I joined Facebook solely to keep tabs on my teenage son. Though I feel bad about that, I feel worse about the fact that he just defriended me after I posted a …
This is a great recipe that’s healthy too but there are a few things we need to discuss first. How are you going to eat this? Will it be atop of a bed of lettuce with …
Maybe it’s the economy, the green movement, or the growing desire for eating locally-grown food. Maybe it’s because gas prices are teaching people to rediscover home as a place to really live, and to minimize their …
I read a quote the other day that made me stop in my tracks. It contained words of wisdom that will forever change the way I look at the world. No, it wasn’t song lyrics …
Ok…one night I heard the dogs going nuts in the front yard about 2am. I get up, stagger half asleep to the kitchen and grab my weapon of choice, a broom. As I go investigate …
Dear Grumpy Aging Boomer,
I’ve always considered myself a fashionable lady, but now it seems that nobody cares about the average middle-aged woman. I’m feeling more and more irrelevant to the fashion scene. Is there anything to …
Not long ago I told of how Momma learned that “we,” her children, had come to the conclusion that she needed a bird dog. (For the first part of the story, click here.)
Well, Momma did …
Everyone assumes that pizza cannot be eaten on a diet or can be a healthy food. Wrong! Yes, the crust is not too good for you…but as long as you only eat 2 “normal” slices or …
Three years ago, when my youngest sister was a senior in college and my older brother and his wife were expecting their first child, we somehow got it in our heads, with all of us …
My son never forgets anything. He has a mind like a steel trap. Don’t get me wrong, he’s just as much of a kid as the next kid. Fifteen times a day he says, “You …
Ok, a while back I’m in line at McDonalds for lunch. This guy in front of me makes his order and gets a large coke because he apparently collects the monopoly stickers and you only …
“He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)
This past weekend I had the pleasure of helping with a pre-teen event at my church called G.I.R.L. Talk. One of our beauty editors, Dianah Ellis who …
To be honest, this recipe is so easy, you really don’t need anyone telling you how to do it. But I guess sometimes it’s good to review the simple things. This month we are talking about eating healthy and …
Dear G.A.B.,
Remember the feeling you had back in middle school when you sensed everyone knew something and they were keeping it from you? I get that feeling nowadays when I encounter someone I grew up …
Three o’clock in the morning and I was wide awake. I’ve had an awful lot of stuff on my mind for the past few weeks, and this stuff tends to infiltrate my dreams from time …
The Great Velvet Cake Caper
Are you reading this aloud or “to yourself”. I’m guessing the latter, i.e., that you are actually pronouncing the words in your mind as you read them. So let me ask …
A couple of years ago, when I got my Harley, I had to go get a motorcycle license. So I head off to the DMV, waited my turn in that ridiculous line and finally this …
Spring has sprung!! I just love this time of year! I am a gardener and nothing perks me up much more than something green peeking through the still brown grass or mulch. My new tulips, grape …
And Now A Few Words From Your Hair…
Ouch – that hurt! Haven’t you ever heard of detangler? Maybe some leave-in conditioner, or at least a wide-toothed comb? This is what I mean. Nobody thinks about …
Salad is the first thing we want to add when we start a diet. Usually our salads are bland and we hate them! I have a solution. Do you use regular iceberg lettuce–this is the head of lettuce …
As a birthday gift to her best friend, my sister gave a flock of chicks to a family in need in her friend’s name. I had never heard of this! I was so intrigued that I …
With warmer weather (hopefully) approaching soon, I’m in love with the romper! I’m seeing them everywhere at all price points. Initially, I was concerned about length but I tried one on and it was actually …
