And God Said, Let There Be Light!

264 hours of no power. But thank God Almighty that it finally came on yesterday! I took an extra long, hot shower this morning. I took an extra long time to dry my hair and I have never appreciated my morning coffee such much in my entire life! My house feels so warm and it [...]

Going on Day 8

What a fake smile. I am snuggled up to Ty trying my best to stay warm. Not sure how this picture got taken, but I am delirious now and don’t care. When I posted last Monday, I only thought then was I going to snap. Now we’re going on Day 8 of no power and [...]

Pull Your Weight

OK, this post may be a little bit of ranting… OK, OK, a LOT of ranting.We’re going on to day 4 of a terrible ice storm that has hit Springfield. This ice storm began last Friday night and came in 3 different waves over the following 3 days. Although it didn’t rain (only a few [...]

Sign me up for some Thin-Mints Laura Frost!

I was a Girl Scout back in the day and the thing that I loved most about it was the challenge to sell the most boxes of cookies. In 1986, at 8 years old, I did it. I sold a whopping 305 boxes of Girl Scout cookies and broke all sorts of state records. I [...]