Excessiveness—Guilty As Charged! How Much Is Too Much?
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There's an old saying: You can never be too rich or too thin? (coined by Wallis Simpson, an American debutante (June 1896 - April 1986)...
Anxiousness Is For The Birds!
I understand there are some younger folks out there who may not get the title of this post. Just so there's no confusion (I'd hate for...
Are You Really Going To Put Me On Your Prayer List?
As much as I hate to admit it, I've been guilty of telling someone I'd put them on my prayer list and then forgotten to include their...
Are You Driving Like A Fish?
Hey, I appreciate a cool set of wheels as much as the next gal! Unfortunately, the slick, hybrid BMW E3 (above) doesn't belong to me and...
How Long Would You Be Willing To Wait For Magnum PI?
In the eighties, tall, tanned, and super hot, Tom Selleck (a.k.a. the original Magnum P.I.) was all the rage. For those of you who don't...
Help, I'm Steppin' Into The Twilight Zone
Left to right: Sandy, Me, Molly and Brenda I'm very fortunate to have three awesome sisters! Check out this shot of the four of us from...
Bringing Scrunchie Back
Ordinarily, I save pulling my hair up in what my husband, James refers to as "Show Pony Hair" for any time I'm not in the office. The...
Why You May Be Dreaming About Snakes Right Now
In my book, It Happened In The Hill Country, Jill Murray and her dog, Simon, rescue a young boy from a snake-infested pond in an area she...
Confessions Of A Closet Worrywart
As much as I hate to admit it, I'm guilty of worrying about pretty much everything! People who know me well, know this—it's actually a...
Don't Ask The Question If You Can't Handle The Answer
When my youngest son, Nick returned home from college, he noticed the crazy amount of clothes in my closets. “I bet you could go the rest...
The Arctic Cat's Nine Lives
Bob and me on his front porch in Blaine, Washington in 2018- he always grew the most beautiful flowers! Shortly after my youngest sister,...
Why Camo Kathy Never Ages
My beautiful friend and colleague, Kathy Gibbs (aka Camo Kathy) has informed me that if we can't celebrate her birthday together...
Wearing My Birthday Suit On Easter . . .
Spring is definitely my favorite time of year! I love everything about it—okay perhaps not all the pollen, but overall spring has a lot...
Seriously—Don't Give Me Any More Pigs!
Buying gifts for my mom, Franny was super challenging! My sisters and I shared a little friendly competition on holidays to see who'd...
No Cats Were Harmed In The Making Of This Post!
So, I've had a few people ask me about the cat on the cover of my romance-novel, 30-Love. The adorable feline is non-other than Cabbit,...
What I Would Have Worn To Work . . .
Closet ClotheSure continues . . . Well, here we are finished with Week 9 of my 2020 Closet ClotheSure Challenge! As I mentioned last...
Why I don't believe my mom is looking down on me from heaven.
#texasbluebonnets #windyday #smileyoureintexas #Texas #sunday #mom Franny, Aunt Molly, Jacob, Me & Nick on a windy day in March 1994. A...
Dial it back, already!
Okay. I admit it. I may be a bit of a diva (as evidenced in the photo above taken in Cancun a couple of years ago) Truthfully, I thought...
I fell in love with a tennis pro . . .
It's hard to believe that thirty-five years ago today, I married James. We met at Oakwood Country Club in Enid, Oklahoma. At the time, I...
It all started with a green thong . . .
As we enter the season of shamrocks and green beer, I'm reminded of a gift I bought for my sister, Brenda many years ago. I was at...
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