The Match Game. Bone Marrow Match, That Is

March 12, 2008

One of my most vivid memories of childhood is of me at six years old. I was running helter-skelter down the narrow hallway of our local clinic in my underwear, screaming, “bloody murder!” My Momma and Dr. Lancaster (with a syringe in his hand that looked five foot long) chased me. He was going to [...]

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It’s A HAPpening Thing

January 22, 2008

She contacted me out of the blue back in August. I had been having a bad day with Share A Square, and was feeling a little discouraged. I wrote about it on the blog. Deborah e-mailed me to tell me: “You are not alone.” Turns out, she wasn’t talking about the voices in my head; [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #33 I’ve Been Working On A Chain Gang

January 10, 2008

Didja get it, huh? “Chain Gang?” It’s my “hook” to draw you in (I sound like Jay Leno begging for pity laughter). Some of you may be aware that I have been working on a little charity project on my blog. It’s called Share A Square, and it’s about making crocheted granny afghans for 140 [...]

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I FOUND People With Big Hearts

December 27, 2007

During the holiday season, many charities report receiving more donations. It is the “Season of Giving,” after all. It just doesn’t occur to some folks to “give” year round, probably because we all lead such hectic lives. Taking the time to give isn’t always easy. Then, there are some folks who give of themselves (not [...]

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December Share A Square Update

December 7, 2007

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The Share A Square project has ended, and the afghans were delivered on July 7th, 2008. Although we will not continue that project, an exciting NEW endeavor, called the Good Medicine Project is in progress for summer camp 2009. We hope you will join us.] THE CONTENTS OF THIS POST HAVE BEEN MOVED [...]

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Bragging Rights

December 2, 2007

Did y’all think I got lost in that nasty hotel room in Beaumont? I’m back home now, and hard at work here at the house. That Share A Square Project can be overwhelming! I have tons of work to do for it over the next couple of weeks. I can’t keep up with you folks! [...]

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Mail Call

November 19, 2007

I got home from my two week trip to find a huge pile of mail for the Share A Square program! My Sweet Spousal Unit went faithfully to the mailbox every day while I was gone. Isn’t he a good guy? Whoot! Look at what piled up. Thanks to everyone for your hard work. I [...]

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November Share A Square Update

November 1, 2007

On December the 12th, the local arts council here in Denton has agreed to let me lay out the finished afghans on the floor of the building and take a picture of a “Sea of Afghans!” I hope to get a photographer to take good pictures of each afghan (I’m hopeless as a photographer!). With [...]

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“I Have No Words”

October 28, 2007

Well, actually, I do. Have words, that is. It takes a lot to make a storyteller go speechless, but this week almost did it. That title quotes my friend Lola, who faithfully translates my pages into Spanish so she can read them. She had seen a picture I posted of a boy who has cancer [...]

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Post Office Madness. Share A Square Update.

October 23, 2007

Hey, Kids! We are back from our trip to California, with much to tell you. I found myself on the coast of northern California (Mendocino) without much ability to get a regular internet connection, so I’ll be posting more about California in the next couple of days. For right now, I have to play catch [...]

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Warm Your Heart

October 12, 2007

Y’all, any day that you think there is too much evil in the world, I want you to think about this Share A Square Project. We are working together to make 140 afghans for the children at Camp Sanguinity. It’s a summer camp for children with cancer. You would not believe the response. Volunteers from [...]

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Thursday Thirteen Number 29 Make A Difference

October 3, 2007

I didn’t start out to be a “Charity Blogger,” although my friends Sandee and Jessica The Rock Chick both have dubbed me that. I’m honored that they think so, but I wanted to be sassy and silly and just write about whatever the voices in my head were saying! Then the voices in my head [...]

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Manic Monday, In More Ways Than One

September 24, 2007

It’s Manic Monday, in more ways than one around here. Mo at It’s A Blog Eat Blog World gives us a word prompt each week, and those of us who participate use that to inspire a post. The word for today is “kit.” This weekend, I’ve been working on some afghan “kits” for Share A [...]

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Manic Monday. Labor of Love

September 3, 2007

Since June 14th, 2007, many people have been laboring with love. They have been making six inch crocheted or knitted squares to put into afghans for children at Camp Sanguinity Cancer Camp next summer (2008). Others have been stitching these into beautiful afghans to bring comfort to those children, and let each child know that [...]

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Thursday Thirteen Number 25. I Just Have to Share

August 30, 2007

Y’all, there are days that I worry about the “monster” I have created. I had spent six months building a readership for this blog. I made many blogging friends and enjoyed visiting them every day. They came faithfully to read the stories that I wrote. I was having a lot of fun with it. Then, [...]

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Fumbling Around

August 17, 2007

Yesterday was a frustrating day for me, because I could not find my glasses. I fumbled around and looked high and low (and yes I looked on top of my head, Vixen and Jen). I backtracked trying to trace my steps. I looked under the bed in case the cats had knocked them under there. [...]

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Share A Square Day Update—Lemonade

August 13, 2007

Sometimes, my friends, all you can do is make lemonade. Sunday was Share A Square Day in Denton, Texas. I had talked Michelle, who owns a totally awesome local bistro called “banter,” into allowing us to use her space for the day (I didn’t have to twist her arm very hard). She generously offered free [...]

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Share A Square —”The Nekkid Truth”

August 3, 2007

Do y’all know that fairy tale of the shoemaker and the elves? Sure, you remember: The poor shoemaker couldn’t work fast enough to get ahead, so those little nekkid elves came and helped him work. They could do in one night what it took the shoemaker a week to do. I wish I could find [...]

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Getting My Ducks In A Row

July 31, 2007

I had hoped that during the last month I would get organized. I wanted to “get my ducks in a row.” Summer is almost over, and here I am. I didn’t get there! Every time I think I’ll get my act together, something comes along to make those ducks get out of line. Yesterday, just [...]

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Guest Post At Life Is RANTastic for Blogathon 2007

July 28, 2007

Can you imagine how hard it would be to write a post every 30 minutes for a twenty four hour period of time? “Why in thunder would anyone do that?” you ask. For charity! Many people today across the internet are blogging to raise funds for their favorite charities during Blogathon 2007. Jessica The Rock [...]

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