The Last of the Vacations

by Meg on July 30, 2010

If you’ve noticed that I’ve been absent and you don’t follow me on Twitter…well…you suck.

Ok, really. We’ve been gone to visit Shane’s family in North Carolina. I had every intention of blogging once we got settled into our vacation rental, but there was no Internet (or tv or air conditioning, but I digress). So instead, I took an unexplained week off the ol’ blog and…nothing happened. It was kind of a nice reminder that even though I pour a lot of myself into this website, it’s not really something I have to do. However, the solitude and beautiful scenery were like a charger for my dying batteries and I’m back, feeling ready to start doing some serious writing.

The week was packed with visiting loved ones (including this amazing man), hiking, picnicking, driving the Blue Ridge Parkway, playing on Grandfather Mountain, partying at Bele Chere in Asheville, gem mining, and front porch sitting. While it was an amazing time, I’m so glad to be back in my air conditioned house. I missed my dog. I missed my bathtub. I missed my bed. I missed my blog.

I, however, loved getting to see things through the eyes of a 4 year old. She loved the mountains and is already planning our next visit. I am too, but my plans involve my camper hidden in the woods. No more house rentals for this girl…I need to get away from civilization.

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Only Funny if You’ve Seen the Movie

by Meg on July 20, 2010

We’re movie buffs in this house, especially when it comes to movies that aren’t exactly popular (Lone Star State of Mind, anyone?). So this weekend when we had a house full of people, I was happy to introduce them to Office Space. We spent Sunday morning laughing our way through the movie and feeling sorry for Milton.

Today I went in to work and the following text conversation between Shane and I took place:

Me: “I’ve been at work for 3 hrs and haven’t done a damn thing because our Internet is down. Yay!”

Shane: “Sounds like my day so far.”

Me: “I’m going to go all Office Space on this joint.”

Shane: “Somebody’s got a case of the Mondays.”

Despite the fact that I was overly frustrated and feeling like Milton after being shorted on a piece of Lumbergh’s birthday cake, that made me laugh. I love that he gets me.

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Bewb Fest

July 15, 2010

As you may or may not know, there is a little friendly competition going on in the blogosphere. The amazing Lotus has brought it upon herself to host the third annual BewbFest, a festival so amazingly bewbalicious and for a great cause. All in all there are 44 pairs of bewbs and 5 pairs of mewbs. [...]

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DVD Giveaway: Safety First

July 13, 2010

I often joke that Cambry is my little Safety Patrol. She’s forever memorizing rules and reminding me of them. While this comes in handy for so many reasons (ie: don’t run in parking lots), it also drives me somewhat batty. Being somewhat reckless and adventurous, it only figures that I would have such a cautious [...]

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Humbled

July 10, 2010

The sun is shining for the first time in weeks. I’m lounging on a blanket, soaking up the heat and participating in a picnic with Cam and her stuffed animals. The moment has a watercolor effect to it, it’s that perfect. We’re making small talk and pouring “iced tea” into imaginary glasses for the animals.

“Do [...]

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An Answer That Justifies Nothing

July 8, 2010

I recently had a question from a reader about my open hatred for Joan Cusack. It’s been something I’ve felt for a long time, so I had to go back to the root of my bitchiness and figure out just what it was that started it.
I think it began somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 years [...]

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Cast Your Stones

July 5, 2010

One of the most difficult aspects of being a parent is, for me, balancing my personality with how I want to raise my child. I was raised in a very sheltered home with no real concept of life until I was out on my own. My husband, on the other hand, was raised in a home [...]

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Happy 4th

July 4, 2010

Because poppers are boring on their own, sometimes you have to take a propane torch to them.

Hope you all had a fun…and somewhat safe…4th of July!

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Weather Watching, Oklahoma Style

June 28, 2010

Last night there were some pretty crazy looking storms rolling in, so we did what true Okies do and we went outside to watch. We stood in my sister’s back yard and watched as nasty weather accumulated all around us. Needless to say, it turned crazy…
First my brother in law said: “Lookit y’all! Them there’s [...]

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It Happens in Threes

June 26, 2010

Wow. This week…just…wow.
Everyone in my little family wound up at the doctor for a different reason this week. Shane has perpetual ear problems thanks to a hole in his eardrum, so he was having one of his many usual visits for antibiotics. Cam and I were doing just fine until she spent most of Tuesday [...]

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