Author Archives: barb

I was informed yesterday, and sadly not for the first time, that I am no longer considered young. Actually, it is an extra special tidbit that seems to be coming up a lot these days and can I just say, … Read More

Generally speaking, can we agree that I am not an easily irritated person? That I am more inclined to laugh than to develop a pet peeve, that I am not prone to road rage (unless you count cheerful singing of … Read More

Once upon a time, I was a naive young woman who unwittingly permed her hair mere days before the Beloved proposed to make me his bride, and thus change my life forever. Having no use for long engagements, we were … Read More

Perhaps I have mentioned this already, but not being an innately useful person, I make it a point to stand next to really useful people. Thus, when inevitability overcame yet again and I decided to blog (confused? Back to the … Read More

So I was up a little before 4 am today, reading Samuel Rutherford quotes. (Oh relax, I went on to Hulu soon after and got hooked on a plotline where the president beats up a good-looking assassin. Obviously a story … Read More

Due to circumstances that I really cannot claim were out of our control (though, heck, this would sound better if they had been… makes me sound kind of shallow to admit we are starting school late because I was traveling), … Read More

*The times, dates, and tenses are off on this post. Oh well. If I am being quite truthful (and I like to think I am known to be, especially here. To the point of, gah! Please make the truth stop, … Read More

But I have a really good reason, I promise. Yes, I have horribly neglected this blog because it turns out, despite popular opinion, I do have a daily word limit and while it is a disturbingly high number, it does … Read More

So I got a free treadmill off of Craigslist and didn’t even get killed. Fine, technically I sent the Beloved to pick it up, so if anyone was going to get Craigslist-killed, it would have been him (three cheers for … Read More

Hear that? That is the deafening sound of another academic year reaching its close. Pip-pip and break open the junky cereal!! And for those of you who find your fibers inextricably woven to the rhythm of the more traditional school … Read More