Coasting Along

I went to a crop Friday night and got started making Christmas cards. When I came home, I just decided to spread everything out on the kitch...

I heard this writer George Packer on NPR this morning, talking about what sort of president Barack Obama will be, and I was very interested ...

My grandma is back in the hospital with a mild case of pneumonia, which is very common after a broken hip. Please keep those good thoughts c...

...but I'm browsing around at Amazon listening to Christmas music just for fun. Go listen to the samples from this (I think you have to...

Last night I went to work and finished the last six pages of my Christmas journal from last year. For those who don't know about it, Shi...

Todd has been getting into the woodworking groove by doing a few small projects before pursuing our ultimate DIY holy grail: a new fireplace...

I got up this morning and cleaned up the kitchen and then proceeded to trash it again by making a big pan of lasagna and a big pot of soup w...

My, that sounds nice! My favorite line from Obama's speech last night: "To those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you....

I don't know whether to feel left out that I don't get to go vote with everybody else today...or glad that I don't have to stand...

Grandma is doing well--the surgery went great and they're getting her up and walking right away. She has not been very mobile at all the...

We went up to Williamsburg on Saturday to do a little shopping. We ended up in the downtown area--Duke of Gloucester Street has shopping at ...

...that my Grandma Clark in Missouri fell yesterday and broke her hip...she had surgery today. I know we'd all appreciate prayers and po...

Well, I was in a cranky mood yesterday, wasn't I? I'll try to be nice today and spare you the rant on horrible Christmas music I was...

Every time I go to Amazon to look up a book or find a gift, I have to look at the ads for the Kindle on the home page. Which is moderately a...

Here's what I've been working on the past couple of weeks. Sorry about the bad pictures on the 12x12s...my new scanner just isn'...

Thanks for all the birthday wishes on my Facebook and in my e-mail last week!!! I felt very loved. I've had company here for the past we...

I'm afraid I need to clarify something from my last post...I don't want the zombie bear for Angelo. I want it for ME. Yes, I am a sh...

... this little guy ? I'm surfing around looking for zombie-related items, and I found him on Etsy. Oh, how I want him! I love how you c...

Look at these cutie-cute pictures I got in the e-mail today... My in-laws went to Pennsylvania for "Grandparents Day" at my nieces...