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confession: dogged determination
Honey is a three-month-old puppy trapped in a four-year-old dog's body. But in four years, her spunky nature and playfulness has never waned. Especially when it comes to her favorite toy, the lunge whip (long whip used in lunging horses in wide circles). I stole this...
confession: nerdy confession #1
From rodeo queen to queen of the nerds. It's possible. I've reached the pinnacle, if possible. I haven't even told my husband, because I know he'll try to hold back a smile and nod and pat my shoulder supportively. So. I bought my own slide hand clicker for when I...
thankful thursday: week eight
41. surprise flowers on Valentine's Day (even though I told husband not to...) 42. a plan falling into place with near perfection 43. productive meetings 44. forgiving souls 45. dry days in February... in the Pacific Northwest. 46. co-workers sharing recipes 47....
confessions: computer fatigue
After a lovely three day weekend, the first day back at work can always be rough. Your mind is a little scattered. You need a little extra caffeine... You know the feeling. I had a major case of the Mondays yesterday. (Even though yesterday was a Tuesday.) I also took...
confessions: putting pieces back together
After blogging last week about how everything in my life felt like it was broken or falling apart (the mechanical/electrical stuff), I've continued to wade through each day and I've watched how each little piece can be put back together. Even if it is a little...
book review: The Tutor’s Daughter
Book Description: Emma Smallwood, determined to help her widowed father regain his spirits when his academy fails, agrees to travel with him to the distant Cornwall coast, to the cliff-top manor of a baronet and his four sons. But after they arrive and begin teaching...
thankful thursday: week seven
What a wild week. Blame Valentines Day for the Thankful Thursday post being on Friday. I hope you're not too OCD to bear with me. Did Valentines Day brighten your week? If so, ignore my grinch-like ramblings. But make an effort to have those sorts of days more...
confessions: the anti-valentines day post
I posted this two years ago and it holds true today. It’s not like I’m against Valentine’s Day. People get all happy and the pink and red come out in force. It's hard not to catch a little of the giddiness. But I’ve always believed there should be so much more to it....
confessions: when everything seems broken
You know those people who just seem to have everything in their life together and working? Yea. I'm not one of those people. In fact, most everything I touch seems to break. I've blown two motors in two different vehicles and it seems I end up with the electronics,...
confessions: true love is…
Need I really say more? Valentine's day, Shmalentine's day. I hate the commercialization of this as much as I hate that people only ever "give thanks" during November. Show your significant other how much you love them year round -- and go beyond words. Be there. Go...