Loose Ends

December 18, 2007

I’m limping along here and can barely sit at the computer. The weekend trip to San Francisco was a blast, and I’ll share more about it later in the week [if I get where I can sit]. It seems that I aggravated the arthritis in my left knee while navigating all those hills! Or, perhaps [...]

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Thursday Thirteen Number 32. Dear Abby Is Back!

December 12, 2007

Dear Abby, I’ve been promising my readers that I would have a contest on my blog, but I have so little time! I’ve been crocheting for a cause, and having to work, too! On top of that, there are the holidays upon us AND my husband and I are planning a last minute getaway leaving [...]

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We Have A Winner

September 22, 2007

The Dear Abby Writing Contestis now officially ended, and we have a contest winner. My thanks go out to everyone who played along and sent a silly letter to Dear Abby: Marcia; Jamie; Teamouse; Lori; Lissa; Jessica the Rock Chick; Janet; Kansas A; Vickie; Susie J; Robin; JAM; Crank Mama ; Sara;Thorne ; Kim; Laura. [...]

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Neck And Neck

September 21, 2007

The Dear Abby Writing Contest is a close race! At this moment, Jamie’s King Henry VIII has only a slight lead (one vote) over Sara’s Muffin Lady. But, Lara’s What Now and Teamouse’s All Plucked Out could come from behind. I’m curious to see how it all shakes out. Tomorrow at High Noon, the voting [...]

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YOU Be The Judge! Choose the Best Dear Abby Letter

September 16, 2007

The Dear Abby Writing Contest is in the final stage. It’s now time for YOU to be the judge. I’m not about to try to make that decision; it was difficult enough to pick a top ten list! There were some hilarious letters, and a lot of creativity. I admit that I couldn’t actually choose [...]

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Dear Abby, You won’t believe this, but

September 15, 2007

I let YOU be Dear Abby on my Thursday Thirteen, and some of you got very creative! Y’all are funny! I woke my husband up with my cackling this morning; he thought we had a hen in the study laying eggs for breakfast. Scroll down to see how some of you answered the Dear Abby [...]

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Dear Abby Entries

September 14, 2007

UPDATE: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Are y’all getting tired of Abby yet? The deadline for entering The Dear Abby Writing Contest is Saturday, September 15th at 11:59 p.m. Texas Time, so you still have plenty of time to enter. Remember you don’t have to be a blogger to win. There [...]

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A Quick Note

September 13, 2007

I’ve been all tangled up in yarn again. We are getting many afghans made! Connie K. just e-mailed today to tell me she will have four more to deliver on the last day of the month. She also shared her “wallpaper” on her computer at work. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ [...]

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Thursday Thirteen Number 27. YOU be Dear Abby

September 12, 2007

Y’all, the calendar in my head is out of whack (does that astonish you?) and so I’m posting early. I’m going to be busy for a couple of days with a certain project. I’m using my Thursday Thirteen] to promote a writing contest going on at “my house” for bloggers and non-bloggers as well. It’s [...]

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Only The Good. It’s A Dog’s Life

September 11, 2007

When I saw this dog on the back of the truck at a gas station in Oklahoma, my first thought was, “Danger!” The dog could fall off the truck, harming himself or causing a wreck. But, this is a farm dog; and an obviously happy farm dog, as evidenced by the twinkle in his eye [...]

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Manic Monday–Dear Abby, I’m Clueless

September 10, 2007

It’s Manic Monday over at Mo’s It’s A Blog Eat Blog World. Each week, Mo gives us a “theme word,” and we write a post from that. The word this week is “clue.” I’ve been pondering it. I’ve started a new writing contest this week, and I have no clue why people aren’t jumping in [...]

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Dear Abby Contest

September 8, 2007

UPDATE: The contest is closed to new entries! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Y’all, I was giving thought to resurrecting the This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contestuntil today. Today, I was talking to a non-blogging friend who avidly reads my blog. I mentioned a writing contest, and she said, “How [...]

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