When friends behave strangely, act out of character, or do something that in any other situation, with anyone else, you might take offense, take a deep breath and give them the benefit of the doubt. Ask yourself, “If the situation were reversed, what would I want most from me right now?” Then do that. Because you care. Because you, too, make...

My friends know that I’m quite cerebral…always good for a unique perspective or a question no one’s thought to ask quite that way. I can entertain myself for hours with ideas. So it would come as no surprise to them that I like TED talks…introduced to me in 2010 by a kindred cerebral friend. On this first Sunday of the new year, I ask you to...

NaBloPoMo has declared the blogging topic for January 2011 is friends. Best friends, worst friends, friends of the family . . . how many do you have, how many do you need, and where are they when you need them? If ever there was a topic I could blog about everyday for a month solid, this is it. Throughout my life, it has been my friends who’ve sustained me....

I was out and about this morning, meeting the football coach at the bank to sign papers making me the official Treasurer of the Booster Club, and got a phone call from Oldest Son saying he was at my house. They didn’t work today, even though it’s not raining, so he came to do some work in my yard and play around on one of the computers. Since he and I...

So, ok, as I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, I SUCK at things like NaBloPoMo. I post much more often when I’m not trying to post everyday than I do when I am trying to post everday. Must be the inner rebel in me…I don’t know. But I’ve decided to do a little experiment: July’s NaBloPoMo theme is: Food. Now, come on – can...

I received my first request to write a weekly column for a website today! Holy moly! How ’bout that!?! I’m dog-tired and don’t have any details to share, but couldn’t wait to tell you all that it happened! I’m still pinching myself! Nitey nite – more details soon – I promise!

Second Son broke up with his former girlfriend a couple of months ago. Of course, I am the last to know anything, so I was somewhat confused when he and one of the neighbor’s daughters started ‘hanging out’ together. PDD has been friends with this particular girl for awhile now. She’s only 6 months younger than Second Son, but she is the...

PDD is at a slumber party this evening so I’ve got me a date with a hottie: Second Son! We’re going to see “The Incredible Hulk” and “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” at the drive-in here in a few minutes. Try not to be jealous, folks!

PDD attended Vacation Bible School with Baby Sis and Baby Nephew this week. There were 948 kids, 37 leaders, 267 volunteers (of which Baby Sis was one), and 177 teen helpers in attendance this year. Uhhh…yeah… A big ol’ honkin’ VBS! Certainly the biggest I’ve ever witnessed! PDD was a bit leery upon arriving the first morning....

In continuing birthday festivities, I had dinner with my two BFFs, Patsy and Kelli. We caught up, talked trash, laughed and solved the world’s problems over great Italian food and wine, peach frescos and margaritas. These two women have known me for years and have loved me through all kinds of self-created hell. They cheer me on and encourage me. They accept me...