"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Family on Jun 19th, 2008
“Eena-mina mink-munk Clink-clunk Oooza-wooza becka-dish Eye-ah why-ah weck!” This is a nonsense choosing-rhyme my Grandma taught my sister and I when we were little kids; it was her version of “Eeenie meenie miney-mo.” I’m not sure if it was entirely made up by Grandma and her brother when they were kids, or if this was […]
Posted in Family on May 9th, 2008
I was walking across the room to investigate the ice-cream situation when I heard my dad utter the above phrase. I knew he’d hit his stride. It was the weekend before last, at James & Dahlia’s get-together for their daughter’s first birthday. We’d dropped by to say hello and hand over a big bowl of […]
Posted in Family on Apr 30th, 2008
My folks were down for a visit this past weekend which was AWESOME. It’s been quite a while since they were able to get away and since the weather co-operated with them. They’d been planning to come a couple of weeks ago and got snowed in the day they meant to leave. April blizzards are […]
Posted in Family on Apr 1st, 2008
My folks live way out in the outer boondocks of northwestern Nebraska and have been Neighbors of Note since about 1973, when they first bought the “new” Dunlap store. Back when my folks were newbies to the neighborhood, they were “those California hippies who bought Dunlap.” Â I think a lot of people were expecting […]
Posted in Adventures, Family, Photo entries on Jan 15th, 2008
Yeah, the winter blah’s have set in on me, which is why it has now taken me nearly three days to post a weekend wrapup consisting of a couple of paragraphs, a couple of photographic links, and not much else. I can’t shake this hibernatin’ feeling. So, on with the entry I started writing on […]
Posted in Family, Party, Photo entries on Nov 12th, 2007
My little sister and her sweetie tied the knot this past weekend. I’m going to try to recap, but I think the expression on my sister’s face in the following picture will say pretty much everything that I am not articulate enough to write. First dance together as a married couple. In fact, I think […]
Posted in Family, Fashion, Utter Silliness, Well I'll Be Darned on Nov 3rd, 2007
And his endearing goofiness is one of those many reasons. I was talking to my folks earlier today and my dad commented that he’s just about ready for Audrey and Matt’s wedding, he’s lacking only a tie. He admitted that mentioned his tie deficit to one of their neighbor ladies, a kind-hearted craftswoman who was […]
Posted in dumb things I have done, Family, Fashion, Fashion/Sewing stuff, Photo entries on Oct 2nd, 2007
1. My sister is coming to visit me today (so I took the day off from work) and she’s going to try on the wedding dress I’ve been making for her. I’m excited to see her and to see how this dress looks on. She’s also bringing her young son Max, who is quite a […]
Posted in Family, Imports from old blogs on Dec 30th, 2002
Well, I’ve been meaning to update. Not for any particular reason, just feel chatty. The familial visit was really nice. It was great to see my sister–she’s still the cute one, still ornery, and we still have a great laugh when we get together. Mom & Dad are doing great, and Mom paid me such […]
Posted in Family, Imports from old blogs on Dec 25th, 2002
I’m so excited! My folks are coming to visit this weekend, and they are bringing my little sister along with them. Squeeeeee! I haven’t gotten to see my sister in over a year. We visited her at her old apartment last year just before Thanksgiving. This year, at Thanksgiving, Todd and I went up to […]