My mom spent my childhood punishing me and my siblings. Store-bought cookies and Wonder Bread were treats from the Gods, but my mom did all of our baking. So instead of Oreos or Chips Ahoy cookies, we had to endure homemade chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodles and gingersnaps. We were SO picked on. And we letContinue reading “Homemade Baked Goods = Abuse”
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Book Review: Two Books With Strange Titles
“The Elegance of the Hedgehog” by Muriel Barbery is a collection of essays about beauty, art, life and movement wrapped around a heartbreakingly bittersweet story of acceptance, love and grace. In order to keep up her “expected” role as the dowdy, stupid concierge at an upper-class apartment building in Paris, the uber-intelligent Renee hides her love of music, art and literature.Continue reading “Book Review: Two Books With Strange Titles”
Funniest things at my nephew’s graduation
My nephew graduated from Murray High School last week (Go Spartans!) Since I’m also a Murray High grad, it was fun to sit through another graduation. (I’m TOTALLY lying. Graduations suck.) Anyway. I’m very proud of him, but his graduation had some definitely funny moments including: The girl who totally biffed it as she walked offContinue reading “Funniest things at my nephew’s graduation”
Book Reviews: An Orphan and a Teenage Girl
Oliver Twist Two or three times a year, I’ll dive into a literary classic. Often it’s Jane Austen or Mark Twain but this month was Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist“. Big fan of old Charles, I am. But I’d never read “Oliver Twist” and decided it was high time I did. A vast amount of swooning,Continue reading “Book Reviews: An Orphan and a Teenage Girl”
Sugary Goodness
My sugar addiction is well documented. As a child, my diet consisted of Sugar Pops, sugar cookies, Sugar Babies and sugar straight from the bowl. We lived in Murray, Utah, about a mile from a small store called Mr. G’s where I spent every waking moment perusing the candy aisles, deciding which sugar-filled candy item toContinue reading “Sugary Goodness”
Movies That Scarred Me For Life
In my current Life and Laughter column, I discussed scary movies and how they basically ruined me. Here’s a more complete list of life-altering movies that made me who I am today. Messed up. The Wizard of Oz: The tornado in this movie scared the living s*** out of me. I was convinced that everyContinue reading “Movies That Scarred Me For Life”
Book Reviews: Boys Behaving Badly and a Lonely Old Woman
At any given time, I am involved in a novel. If I’m not reading something, you should probably check for a pulse. During the last few weeks, I’ve read two books I thought I’d share with you–if only as a warning for the fainthearted. The first book is SO well-written that it’s worth reading justContinue reading “Book Reviews: Boys Behaving Badly and a Lonely Old Woman”
Happy Mother’s Day
It’s been five months since cancer took my mom. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of her and thank her for the opportunity I had to be her daughter. My mom could be. . . how do I put it. . .stubborn. But she taught me how to love being a mom, andContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day”
Dead or Alive
I like to read. I read all the time. I’d rather read than do laundry. I’d rather read than go to the dentist or get a pap smear. I’d rather read than give birth. So on occasion in this blog I will share the book I’m reading and give it a review. This past weekContinue reading “Dead or Alive”
Pardon My French
If you heard vast amounts of cursing coming from the west side of the valley for the last few days, that would be me. You see, I’ve been trying to get this &#&%ing blog set up and if it weren’t for chocolate chip cookies and Southpark episodes, my computer would have been crushed under my garageContinue reading “Pardon My French”
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