January 21, 2010

Girl Talk Thursday – feeling peevish

This week, we’re discussing pet peeves for Girl Talk Thursday. Here are four of mine: The phrase “Pet Peeve.” I mostly hate this because for years and years I thought it literally referred to some sort of pet. Like a domesticated animal. A peeve? What was a peeve? Was I the only person [...]

January 20, 2010

awareness

AwarenessWhen global isn’t all that far away.

Haiti has always been there. A nation on an island. A lilting, pretty accent. The homeland of a popular musician. The source of a intricate language. But for many of us, Haiti wasn’t concrete. Haiti didn’t have a face.

Now, as the world watches a nation struggle [...]

January 18, 2010

sexy ladies and sniffly mamas

The weekend flew by too quickly. On Saturday, George stayed longer than I expected him to. At first I felt cranky about it. I’m sick and having trouble keeping up with both boys on my own. But when my husband returned with stories about his family and a crazy hardcover Playboy book and military [...]