so sad
Two Year Old Smokes 40 Cigarettes A Day (link) Quote from his mother: “He is totally addicted. If Ardi does not have cigarettes, he gets mad, screams and bangs his head against the wall. He says he...
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My armchair broke yesterday... my FAVORITE place to sit, of course. It's the part that supports the cushion you sit on. It's falling out the bottom. I have no idea where to even start to get it fixed....
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Just watched the cutest movie. It has: Andy Griffith Great music super-cute plot um… and is super-cute! Alright. My list is not that great, but this movie is awesome. The premise is that the grandkid...
View Articlenew canisters!
Since I moved into my house 2 years ago, I have been looking for kitchen canisters. They are hard to find! I have darker colors in my kitchen, black appliances, I don’t like clear, I didn’t want...
View Articlewinnings!
Today, I am playing with my new toys. In May, I attended the WorldatWork international conference in Dallas. It’s a Total Rewards organization that I am a part of, and since the conference was in...
View Articleanniversary present
Well, this is a little late because I have not really made time for blogging lately, but… Matt and I celebrated our one year anniversary on July 4th! :) He surprised me with these: But when I put...
View Articlevacation, sweet vacation!
I’m in Long Beach… absolutely beautiful! Albeit there is a hurricane coming and the weather is about to take a nasty turn, but fun anyway! We walked along the beach yesterday, and today I went and...
View Articleand, almost 3 months later…
My blogging has been abysmal, at best, over the past three months. I don’t even know if I have readers anymore… so if you read this, maybe leave a comment so I know you’re out there? A LOT has...
View Articlehouse stuff
I am refinancing my house… after being in it for only 2 1/2 years. I am really excited, because the interest rates are awesome right now—record lows—and I am able to save a pretty substantial amount...
View Articlefriendship bread
Well, tomorrow is Baking Day. My friend Heather gave me an Amish Friendship Bread starter back in May, and I have baked bread every 10 days (or 9 or 11, and once 12) since May. The end of May. Six...
View Articlei love christmas lights!
I know we have all seen these before, but so worth watching again!!!<br/><a...
View Articleplease tell me!
So, today I went up to UTD to meet with my academic advisor, as my new student instructions told me to. I ended up registering for my first classes (yay!). However, she told me that tuition was due...
View Articlethank you, and you, and you, and you!
My aunt has been telling me since my mom passed away 10 years ago that I need to get BRCA tested. Well, who, at 18 wants to do that? Fast forward to 2007, when I moved back to my hometown, and moved...
View Articlethe gift of Christmas
Tonight, I went to a performance at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, called “The Gift of Christmas”. Prestonwood is a HUGE church, and they put on a spectacular production, with two acts, video...
View Articleoh christmas tree!
Growing up, we ALWAYS had a real Christmas tree. In fact, I didn’t even know what it was like to put up an artificial tree until I helped Janet a few years ago. (Kinda prickly!) I think they look...
View Articleleavin’ on a jet plane
Tomorrow, I leave for Chicago to see my Gramma. I posted a few weeks ago that she was really sick—and she still is. I decided on Monday that it was high time for me to go up and see her. It was that...
View Articlegranny
God really knows what he is doing. That is an understatement, of course. Last week, I went to Whiting, IN to visit my granny. As I have mentioned, she is really sick, and the prognosis is not great....
View Articlemelts my heart
When I was in Indiana, I did a little pictorial tour of my Gramma’s house, so I could remember it just the way it is today, they way I want to remember it. I was down in the basement, trying really...
View Articledaddy daughter date night.
I had been planning to go to the Spring 2011 MBA Orientation at 6;00 on Wednesday up at school, but late Thursday morning, my dad called me unexpectedly and said that Janet had to work late, and would...
View Articleschool bells! (well, not really)
I start my first class at UTD (University of Texas at Dallas, for you non-Texans) tomorrow, 7:00-9:45 PM (whew!) I know it’s kind of nerdy, but I still feel the same way I did EVERY OTHER YEAR OF MY...
View Articlegramma martha
Dear Gramma Martha, You have gone to be with the Lord today. Though I will miss you so much, I know where you are is even more wonderful than the human mind can imagine. If I did have to imagine, I...
View Articlemy new little “companion”!!!
MEET TWERP! She is my Gramma Martha’s dog, and I have the privilege to adopt her and take care of her! Twerp was SOOOOO important to Gramma, and I made a promise to myself and to Gramma that I will...
View ArticleI HAVE RELOCATED!!!
I decided to retire the MissGayle blog, and I am now blogging over at http://graceforgayle.blogspot.com. Or just click HERE.
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