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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
St Patricks Day

My wish is that it’s completely green and pure gold for you (and that you don’t get pinched)! 🙂

You know, I remember getting dressed in green and going to the St. Patrick’s Day parade as a kid, but we just don’t do that anymore.

So, for those of you who celebrate by going out to have a few green beers… Cheers! (to you AND your designated driver… hint, hint) 😉 …

Loving all My Personalities…Group Hug!!
Multiple smileys

My son thinks I have several people living inside me… and not all of them are sane. He’s probably right…but as I’ve explained to him, as long as they all keep communicating with each other we’ll be fine… =)

I’ve always had people telling me I’m crazy. Not in a “call the men in the white coats” kinda way. It’s more of the “I can’t believe she just did/said that!” kinda way.

I think I’m just not willing to give up my inner child. And as an adult, you can’t make me! 🙂 …

I Trust My Intuition… Doesn’t Everyone?
Intuition Trust Your Heart

I’m not an expert on intuition…I just know I’m intuitive…to the point of being scary sometimes.

This topic came up this morning when my boyfriend laughed at me for walking away from someone after barely acknowledging them. I’m not a rude person… far from it actually… at least from my own personal perspective. But I do know there are people in this world who perceive that I’m VERY rude… and I’m ok with that. …

Christmas 2011
Patio Christmas Lights

This year was much better than last. We got the Christmas lights put up on the patio…gorgeous if I do say so myself!

My son was healthy for the most part (coughing up a storm but we believe he’ll live… he’s gonna let me know if he feels that’s changing!).

Z got to relax and seemed very content with the fact that I made chicken and real mashed potatoes on top of putting together a huge pot of Posole.

And even though the day was quiet and none of us had bought any Christmas presents, it was a great day. …

Give Up? Quit? Never! That’s NOT a Gen X Trait!
Never Give Up

I came across a blog post today that asked this question: How do you know when you should just give up and realize that what you’re doing isn’t for you?

It got me thinking since I’m new to the whole blogging thing…

In the article, the author asked if there was something we had quit before. Yes, there was. …

Gone But Not Forgotten – I Love You Mom…
In memory of Jacqueline Lee Crouch Blakeman

Fifteen years ago today I watched my mom take her last breath. I woke up this morning thinking about that day. It’s amazing how vivid the last 3 weeks of her life are to me, even after 15 years. I miss my mom…

There are so many things that I’ve wanted to say to her over the years, so many things I wanted her to see.

When I was a kid I thought she’d live forever. I’m not sure many people ever think about the mortality of their parents when they’re young. …

Baby Boomers Defined

Baby Boomers were born between 1946-1964, right? Well, sorta…

Everyone seems to agree on what year Baby Boomers got started. Birth data, not to mention the end of a war, makes it easy. However, it’s tough to find a consensus on the exact year of when to declare that the Baby Boomers stop & Generation X begins.

It makes sense though. It’s a lot like saying that the day before your 18th birthday you’re NOT an adult, but suddenly at midnite…ta-da!… you’re all grown up. Yeah right. …

Do You Know Where Your Children Are Planking, Owling, Balling, Tea-Potting, Pillaring, or Toothpicking?
TeaPotting

This is hilarious so I just had to share since this entire blog will be covering many of the fads that have come and gone over the decades of my life.

I just read a post by a friend and fellow marketer that listed many of the crazy things people are doing today, specifically planking, owling, balling, tea-potting, pillaring, and toothpicking. The only one that I was familiar with (and only due to the fact that my sweetheart loves YouTube) was planking, so I went to Google and looked the rest of them up.

From what I can tell, it appears that all of the newest fads are stemming from people who heard about planking, and are making an attempt to “one up” the fad. …

Halloween… Yay!
Halloween Dracula Bite Me

Halloween is absolutely my MOST favorite holiday of the entire year! I’ve loved it for as far back as I can remember.

As a kid, it meant at least one day of no homework so that we could dress up in really cool costumes, and get ready the school parade where parents were going to come watch us walk around the schoolyard. And it meant that my mom was going to get a few hours off work to come be my room mom and hand out treats to my friends! …

My Family Tree
Family Tree Maker Software

My family tree… hmmmmm… ALWAYS an interesting discussion.

I’ve been using Family Tree Maker Software to deal with my family tree since I was on Windows 3.1. I find that it’s easier to set up the technical, genealogy side of my life than actually explaining the “family vine” that I call my family.

I only have to go as far as my parents and my grandparents before I start confusing people and making them wonder if I was born in the back woods of Alabama or Arkansas.

And before all of you who were born in Alabama or Arkansas start e-mailing me and calling me and telling me that I’m prejudiced toward your state… I am NOT the one that started this stereotype. …

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