Hey there, swell people!! What's the haps? I'm still coming down from the high off of organizing - and attending - the #ClimateStrike here in Mountain Home, Idaho. What a moment this is! Did you go? Did you strike? If... Read more →

Well, well, well. As she says, "It's Britney, bitch." Welcome back, playas. It's Friday, just after 1800 MST. (Speaking of which, we've lived in Idaho over two years, and I still forget about the time change. My East Coast pals,... Read more →

Hey, guys! You came back! I'm always excited when I (remember to) do a Saturday 9 or Sunday Stealing post on time, because it usually means I get to visit with my friends in the blogosphere. So I'm thrilled you're... Read more →

Oh, my gosh, how is it Friday again already?! I keep meaning to write and blog, blog and write, but the weeks are passing away from me way too quick-like these days (years)! But here we are, Friday night, which... Read more →

Hey, y'all! Welcome back. I'm thrilled to be back after missing the last few weeks due to illness. Glue me down, because hopefully I'll be sticking around for a while. Link up here if you want to play along this... Read more →

Hi again! Link up here if you're playing along this weekend. ~*~*~*~*~ What do you find hilarious, but most people don’t find funny? Potty humor 2. What was the best year of your life so far? Probably 2001, since that's... Read more →

Welcome back! Link up here if you're playing along with Sunday Stealing today. Here we go: ~*~*~*~*~ Writes Bev: "Here's something different for this week. "There is a woman named "Wendy Weetabix" who wrote a blog called That's My Bix,... Read more →

Welcome back, those of you here from By Claudya's weekly carnival, Sundays in my City. I haven't been posting in a while, and now we've moved from Miami, Florida, to Boise, Idaho. Big leap of faith and huge culture shock,... Read more →

Hie thee here and link up thusly if you're playing along today! 17 Meme Stolen from: Survey Haven Are you a jealous person? Rarely. It's not a "yes" or "no" question for me, because normally I am not jealous of... Read more →

For the last four days or so, I've been working on this purdy li'l thang. I finished less than an hour ago! The sweater, technically called a "sacque" because I don't know why, was the first piece I made. I... Read more →

Since this guy: has been freaking me out since Thursday with his possibly having had a stroke or several (hi, two ER visits later and we have yet to have him see a Neurologist, grr), I've been what you might... Read more →

My friend C has a pet African Gray parrot. Recently, she commissioned me to make a crocheted version of Tesla. I haven't done a lot of amigurumi, and I couldn't find any patterns for an African Gray, so I had... Read more →

Link up here if you're fragmenting along with Mrs.4444 today! I can't promise my fragments today won't depress you. If you don't feel like it, shuffle on along now... ;) ☼ So I had this friend. A really, really good,... Read more →

I'll be brief. I made this today, being highly desirous of some instant gratification. It satisfied the need. His name is Flappy. He's cute as a bug, and I love him. It's my first amigurumi, unless you count this rocket... Read more →

On Friday morning, I drove out to EBF Chesapeake to pick up Stephanie and wee baby Luke (who, at 8 months -8 months already!!!! - is really no longer "wee" at all) and carry them back to our house. They... Read more →

Don't ask. It won't make sense anyway. Today: Sophia looked particularly adorable. She dressed herself, as always, and even though I told her it was about 1100º out and she would be far too hot, she insisted on wearing the... Read more →

That guy is supposed to be "overwhelmed," which is what I was when I first arrived at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Thursday afternoon, but I don't know if that's what I think of when I look at it.... Read more →

I should probably go to bed soon, but I'm wide awake. I hope that changes soon. I have to go up to Richmond - and back - tomorrow for Day One of the homeschoolers' convention. Tomorrow is just preliminary stuff,... Read more →

As most of you know, Rob and I run the charity that we started in our son Robby's memory, called CARE Package, Inc. You can read more about it on that site; I won't go into it here in this... Read more →

I was a trouble-maker at the doctor's office today, but you know what? I don't care. After I posted last night, I ended up soaking in a tub that Rob says was very hot but felt like lukewarm to me.... Read more →