Beth

  • For Mother’s Day

    Pam, the talented author of the Writing, Work and Weasels blog, had a nice idea for Mother’s Day – write some of your favorite mom memories for Mother’s Day. Here are a couple of mine that I haven’t previously shared. A trait I inherited from my Mom is the ability to take a common word…

  • The Estate Sale

    Last week we all got together at 6am to hock Mom’s things. My aunt and cousin had put in hundreds of hours to have what one dealer later called “one of the best estate sales I’ve ever been to” – with everything displayed and priced. The estate sale started at 7am, but by 6:30 cars…

  • Hitting People is Illegal and Other Issues

    I have an issue, one of many, about my looks and my age. See, from I don’t know when people have always thought I was older. From that time in 8th grade when someone mistook me for a substitute teacher, to the battles in high school to convince the cafeteria staff that I did not…

  • Meet Sam!

    Last week, you got to meet April so this week meet our new girl Sam! Sam is a blue beagle we adopted from Hound Rescue. The cats want us to pass along that they’re not amused and should she ever get brave enough to sniff one (she’s all beagle) they have a surprise for her.…

  • Meet April

    World, meet my good friend April and be sure to check out April’s Googly Eyed Car Project while you’re at it. I love my friends! (Sometimes a picture is worth 1000 blogs.)

  • The Cho’s

    You know how random memories just spring up when you least expect them? Today’s had to do with a writing assignment my 4th grade class received. We looked at a mimeograph (remember those? I can almost smell the ink) of a man treed by a bear. Our teacher explained we were to write about what…

  • The Affectionate One

    This past weekend my aunt and I went through more of Mom’s belongings to get ready for the “estate” sale. At least, I think that’s what you’d call it since it will encompass more than the garage. Still, I don’t really consider us “estate” people – we’re more “squatters” or “modest dwelling inhabit-ors” or “one…

  • Vision Problems

    There are days, at least in my world, where you wake up and say “today I’m staying home.” As Kati once said, “you have a vision problem – you just don’t see yourself at work.” This is one of those stories on one of those days (and I probably worked for Kati then). I woke…

  • This I Believe

    As most of you know, I’m a big fan of NPR (I get that from my Dad) and in particular a segment called, This I Believe. Stealing directly from their website: This I Believe is a national media project engaging millions of people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values and beliefs that guide…

  • The Rightness of Right

    This morning I got up early and thought it would be a great time to head to the grocery store. I could beat the crowd and clear up our afternoon for other errands. As I was driving up to the store, I got to thinking about its layout. You see, these particular stores have four…