Jeff and I went to a black tie event Friday night. It was actually a Ball. The story behind why we were attending a Ball is complicated and difficult to explain and also not that important to the story. It's much more interesting to note what happened before the Ball as I was getting ready Frida...

I cut my own hair this week. I know this isn't a huge deal to those of you who do this type of thing on a regular basis. But trust me, the circumstances had to have been dire indeed for me to get to this point. In fact in my entire life, this is my first time. My history with hair trouble has be...

It's been a long and busy week here at Casa de Crazy, and I'm hoping that next week isn't quite so kooky. It's only what, two weeks til Christmas, so I'm sure it will be calmer!?!? Anyway, I had the opportunity to hear Alice Waters speak this week, and she was delightful. She is a chef, a proponent ...

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Author Jo Leigh lost her husband this year to cancer. Theirs was a story of reunited lovers worthy of a romance novel. The loss of her husband hit her hard, both emotionally and financially. (authors are self-employed, so often have no medical insurance.) In an effort to raise money to help her pay ...

Kids say the darnedest thing... The other day we - DH,little man and myself (is that incorrect English, oh well) were riding along after normal rare night of eating out we went over a hill. Naturally DH sped up for that little hill. Anyway, as we went down the other side little man giggles and said ...

I’ve spent the last few days packing and getting things together for RWA next week. It’s a short trek for me since it’s in the same state, but I have a lot of stuff to get from here to there and since I only take carry-on luggage, I have to mail the bulk up north ahead of time. I&#...

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Having your jammies on, ready to call it a night when your hubby takes the Girl outside to see a few fireworks. He discovers that a school family is across the street, they are friends with neighbors we don't really know. We are invited over. I put on pants and a bra and wrap up the boy and go acros...

So, I’ve decided I should write blog posts on Wednesday, if I’m not able to write them the rest of the week. I figure Hump Day is a good one. I can tell you what I’ve done with my week so far, as well as what I hope to accomplish the rest of the week. First – Happy Anniversar...