So You Married An Idiot

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Chin Up

Note to Self
You do not sleep well when The Husband is not at home. Look on the bright side, at least CMT was airing “Top Gun” one night. Find a way to say “Son, your ego is writing checks that your body can’t cash” sometime soon. If you’re ever watching it again, remember to mute the movie whenever Val Kilmer [...]

Sweet November
I’ve never seen the movie, I just like the way that sounds. I think November is my favorite month.  Even though my birthday and Valentine’s Day are both in February and I am a very greedy person who loves getting presents, I prefer the celebrations that take place in the eleventh month. First, Thanksgiving.  I have always [...]

Note to Self
You were touched by Miley by extension when you tried on that skirt. You must purge all things Miley from your head. Listen to some Celtic Thunder, STAT! That’s right, Steal Away.  *sigh* You’re feeling much better now. Life can return to normal. Well, as normal as things can be when you’re gearing up to get in costume later for a party. Great.  [...]

Miley Mania
For the most part, I have been spared from being taken over by Miley Mania.  My older daughter heard a couple of songs from Hannah Montana (the show? the movie?  I don’t know) when she was at dance camp this summer, but for the most part she is still blissfully unaware of the tween scene.  [...]

Run Like the Wind!
Running.  The final frontier.  This is the voyage of the earthship Vanessa.  Her five-month mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out sweat and new muscles, to go boldly where this Vanessa has never gone before. I blame Facebook, really.  If not for Facebook, I probably would have been happy with walking three times a [...]