One of Chris’s favorite meals is chicken pot pie. We used to make it with canned chicken, a can of veg-all, a can of cream of something soup and store bought pie crust. Well, we don’t eat that way any more so the recipe had to be revised. Even after a bit of revision, I
Well, I thought it would be at least another week before I could tell how the new stuff we planted was doing, but I looked out there today and was once again surprised to see things sprouting out of the ground. We have a few sprigs of spinach coming up already. The broccoli has sprouted
I had written this whole paragraph of blah and then I deleted it all. It was about how the week dragged on and blerg and blah and more blah and I just felt myself slipping into old cranky habits. So I deleted it. All things should be this easy. Bad day? Delete it. Shoes rubbed
Yesterday morning, I turned on the morning news show while I sat down to my cereal and peanut butter waffle. It was a mistake. All I heard coming from the TV was hate. Blue people hating purple people because they weren’t blue. People who love square buildings hating those who love rectangular ones. People hating
This is one of those entries where Chris will say “Dammit Woman! Give me some warning will ya? Sos I can sets up a Pay Pal”. ‘Cause Chris talks in hillbilly when he’s annoyed. Well, it’s that time of year again and I let it sneak up on me. The Oklahoma City AIDS walk is
I did not forget, I’ve just been really busy today. I have a list. And it’s a good list! Getting my name out there The brief few minutes in the morning when I have the lab all to myself Taking my time Getting an encouraging phone call The gardens at Philbrook Getting to spend time
Over the weekend, Chris and I met my family at Philbrook Museum for the To Live Forever exhibit. The exhibit itself was great. They even had a page from the actual Book of the Dead. Chris and I read it out loud and promptly had to leave since we’d woken all the mummies. I’ve been
Today, I am just thankful. I am thankful to have a little bit of hope. I feel like something good is heading my way, but I’m not ready to say exactly what that is. Just keep your fingers and toes crossed. My mantra for meditation today was “I am thankful for this day, this moment
Some times we come across the most unexpected things on our daily walks. Yesterday, this mantis was the surprise. I haven’t seen one this big in years, probably not since I was little. I like the way she kind of blends in to her surroundings. I know there’s a lot to be said about standing
