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Lessons from My Refrigerator

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100

I bought a new Amana refrigerator and to my horror when I went to get a glass of water out of it…it was room temperature. I called the manufacturer and after two different visits from the Amana repair guy it was determined that the water is not supposed to be chilled.

Let me ask you…why do I need to get water out of my fridge if it is not chilled? I can just throw a filter on my faucet and have nice-clean-warm water from there if that is all I want in liRead More...

Lessons From My Ridiculous Lawn

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100

During the summer, I travel a lot. As in, I have been home exactly 11 days in the last 2 months. And since it’s been 105 degrees most days, and I am not blessed to have a sprinkler system, you might naturally think, like I did, that my lawn would die, and I would not have to mow every time I am home during those precious 11 days of home time. But no, it seems to grow MORE when I am gone. And not only that – while the lawn grows, the plants in the flowerbeds diRead More...

A Lesson on Aisle 14

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100

I went grocery shopping with my oldest daughter the other day. We went to a popular grocery chain in the dfw area. There were an interesting couple that were shopping at thRead More...

Lessons from a Foster Dog

Wed, 27 May 2009 05:00:00 +0100

I must have had a moment of temporary insanity a few months ago. I decided to become a foster for the Dallas Fort Worth Labrador Retriever Rescue Club. My first foster dog arrived at the beginning of February- he was an emaciated, stinky, beaten down shell of a dog. He lived with me, and my lab, Grace, for about three months. In that time, he put on 30 pounds, reveled in the simple joy of squeaky toys, and became one of the most playful and loving creatures I have ever beRead More...

Angels and Demons

Wed, 20 May 2009 05:00:00 +0100

On Sunday, a middle school youth named Brandi asked me if I thought she was mature enough to read Angels and Demons, the Dan Brown book that is the basis for the controversial new sequel to The Da Vinci Code movie, starring Tom Hanks. My first thought was “Is anyone mature enough to read that?” But then, I’ve read it, and I actually enjoyed it a lot-just like I enjoyed the Da Vinci Code. Between the media interviews and the blogs surrounding the release of the movie, everyonRead More...