August 2008

Scavenger Hunt

August 31, 2008

I’m going around the house looking for lucky charms (like this “storyteller” charm, which is about an inch tall). It’s a scavenger hunt; that’s what Jamie said I am doing with this new project I envision. I need you to help me! I was calling it The Medicine Bag Project, but she suggested just calling [...]

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Lucky Charms for Medicine Bags?

August 30, 2008

[THE NEWEST UPDATE CAN BE FOUND HERE] I’m looking through the nooks and crannies in my house for tiny items that would be “good luck charms. This is a handful of things I have found so far: an arrowhead I found when I was young, a coin I brought back from a trip to Mexico, [...]

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You See By My Outfit That I’m Not A Cowboy

August 29, 2008

I think they have the wrong idea about Texans. They think my state is filled with gun-totin’, rootin’-tootin’ cowboys. “They” are three men from Germany who are here working at my husband’s company for three weeks. Most of their time has been spent involved with the work, but they went to a local rodeo last [...]

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Share A Square Afghan Project “Morphing” Into A Different Project?

August 28, 2008

I’ve had several folks asking me lately if we were going to continue making afghans for children with cancer. Some of you may be aware that there was a project going on here called Share A Square. For over a year, folks from all over the world sent crocheted squares to my house, so we [...]

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Gun Toting Teachers? Say It Isn’t So!

August 27, 2008

If my Chemistry teacher had squirreled away a handgun in his desk back in 1969, I don’t believe I would be here to write this blog. Bored by the Periodic Table, we took the opportunity when he left the room for a few moments to desecrate his Bunsen burners by toasting s’mores on them. He [...]

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Mamaw Didn’t Make Bread Pudding With A Hacksaw

August 26, 2008

I forgot my fancy bread! It sat on the cabinet and petrified. Dang! It’s another one of those “don’t you just hate it when” moments. I go to the grocery store with a list (just like Susie J tells me to do), but when I get near the bread, the aroma overwhelms me and I [...]

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Emergency Cleaning for the “Surprise” Visit

August 25, 2008

The telephone rings, and it is your nightmare (at least it is, if you don’t have a home that looks like it belongs on the cover of “House Beautiful” magazine). The one person you would least like to have see your home at it’s worst is on the other end of the line. It could [...]

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Don’t You Just Hate It When…

August 25, 2008

… you miss those “Kodak moments?” You lug your camera around for weeks hoping to find a bloggable picture. Nada. Zip. Zilch. All you get for your trouble is an aching back. Then one day, you decide not to carry that baby, and what happens? A Photo Op! Over the weekend, I went down to [...]

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I’m Out Of The Closet

August 22, 2008

Finally, today I came out of the closet. No, I mean really the closet…you know. The closet is that tiny room where you frantically hide all your sins before the preacher comes to the door. I’ve got a lot of closets, so I can hide almost all of mine. Not quite. This particular closet was [...]

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Disturbing Collectible Dolls

August 20, 2008

The advertisement below,for “Heavenly Handfuls” miniature dolls, was delivered to my mailbox. I kid you not, it says, “These dolls are not toys; they are fine collectibles to be enjoyed by adult collectors.” Who collects this crap? Am I the only person who finds this image disturbing? I think I have lost my taste for [...]

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The Signposts of Life

August 19, 2008

I maneuvered my car as close to the library as I could get, for the sky was pouring rain in buckets, and I didn’t want to get drenched returning my books. There was a spot open next to the handicapped zone, and I took it. Grabbing my books, I jumped out of the car. I [...]

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Me and Fibber McGee

August 18, 2008

An empty room — and, better yet, an empty closet! Fibber McGee didn’t have one of those! For those of you who aren’t old-timers, he’s the guy on the old radio show whose closet was a disaster. It was a running gag that any time the closet door opened, everything came tumbling out. The sound [...]

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“Handy” To Have Around

August 17, 2008

Now that I have been de-cluttering my house for several months, I’ve noticed something alarming. Those empty spaces, where once there stood various knickknacks, are covered with a thin film of dust! My house is one of those that is impossible to dust. Fifteen minutes after you finish, the dust is right back where it [...]

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But, You Can’t Spell “Mediocre” Without “Me!”

August 17, 2008

When I was in high school (which was too many years ago to count), there were basically four different “crowds” to which a kid could belong. You had your “Popular, Cool Kids,” the “Hippie Freaks,” the “Geeks,” and the “Band Qu**rs” (that’s what we called them in the days before “political correctness,” “The Band Qu**rs,” [...]

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Cartoon Carnage: Sponge Bob Squarepant’s Untimely Demise

August 17, 2008

News Flash: The beloved cartoon character Sponge Bob Squarepants met a violent end Friday at the hands of crazed teenage ninja warriors. After being tied with a rope and hung from a tree, poor Mr. Squarepants was repeatedly attacked with swords, as onlookers jeered. This cruel act of senseless brutality was apparently unprovoked. “Friends” tricked [...]

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I Won A Contest!

August 15, 2008

I never win contests, but I did this time! You can see right here that Linda Beebee, the Vice President of Marketing at The Texas Beef Council, pulled my name out of a hat. See! It says, “Shelly,” and that’s me! Whoot! I won that contest for blogging about “beef,” not for “beefing,” as I [...]

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Between A Rock And A Hard Place

August 14, 2008

I wanted to write for the Thursday Thirteen today, and I had fun stuff to share, but I’m needing to spend time in other pursuits. Mostly I need to think, because I’m facing some hard decisions that frighten the heck out of me. I thought if I fess up and tell y’all what’s going on [...]

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Circus Figurines Bring Back Memories

August 13, 2008

When I was a little girl, every now and then my Mamaw made a birthday cake for me. It was always topped with tiny ceramic figurines of circus critters and characters, which in those days were considered quite delightful decorations. I wonder what these looked like when they were brand spankin’ new and had all [...]

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Caramelized Mushrooms

August 12, 2008

Oh. My. Thunder! I love mushrooms! Tonight, I cooked some our favorite way and let them cool, then added them to a salad (you don’t even need dressing). Usually, I serve them as a side dish. Just thought I’d share it with you. Yumm! So very simple, and ready in less than 10 minutes. In [...]

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Too Good To Be True, and The Power of Story

August 12, 2008

I read this story in a book this weekend: Many years ago, back when airlines had to offer promotions to get your money, United Airlines offered a deal called, “Fly Your Wife for Free.” Businessmen were encouraged to buy a ticket for a trip and they would receive a ticket to take their wives along [...]

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