I’m going to have squirrel for dinner

Diptic

*not really. No actual squirrels were harmed during this blog post* OH IT'S ON. At first I thought it was cute to have a furry companion with large teeth trying to break into my attic. I told Ben about the determined little rodent and accepted the fact that he would probably try to kill him with his bb gun. and then laughed at him as he would charge out the front door with the gun when we … [Read more...]

In which I almost knocked over an elder in my church (while wearing amazing heels…)

heels

I love heels. If you follow me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram you may have saw a picture of some killer heels that I wore recently. I got them at a thrift store and they were exactly the brand and PRICE I was wanting. Now I feel sassy, grown-up and classy wearing them with my skinny jeans. I've met my first goal of my New Year, New You series that I'm writing about in my Exercise Nothings … [Read more...]

musings on being a single mom

First of all, I'm not really a single mom. I decided to keep a bit of a journal while Ben was away on a business trip last week and here are some journal entries: -my house is cleaner. -re: previous statement- is this because Ben's absence OR because I rely on him less for help? -I CAN take the trash out and change the cat little box easily and quickly. (Please don' t tell him that I said … [Read more...]

Rookie

newspaper

"So, are you in college?" asked the young salesman at Rush Running. I smiled politely and just said no. Launching into the fact I'm over ten years out from that phase of my life, married and with 2 kids just seemed unnecessary but I appreciated the accidental compliment. Or was it?! I bought the new running shoes! HAH! ********** I decided to start running again. Back when I was in high … [Read more...]