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a saturday blog!

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Yes. It’s true. I’m up, it’s Saturday, I’m drinking coffee and getting ready to take the youngest nerd to chess club.

Then…the oldest nerd is gonna help me in the yard. There’s gonna be a burnin’ today!
This is one of my favorite times of the year. We burn twice a year for the most part. And today, we’re gonna have our spring fire.
It’s gonna be awesome. We have marshmallows.
In other news, next week I’ll be speaking at The Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas meeting. Check out my Author Page on Facebook or the article posted Arkansas Times for info!
And while you’re checking out my author page, you may as well click the LIKE button. You know you want to…

day of love hangover

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Hope everyone properly OD’d on yesterday’s forced day of love.

Actually, I don’t have a problem with Valentine’s Day, but then, I’m not the kind of person who needs a holiday to give a gift or send a card. Or write a little note.

I’m a giver like that. no comments necessary from the peanut gallery. *ahem*, that means YOU.

The problem with being a giver is I get sooooo excited sometimes that I can’t even wait to give the gift. Like last weekend, I found this awesome Hot Wheels Airship and I had planned to just leave it somewhere for El Jefe to find after I left for the weekend…but of course, I pretty much walked in the door and was all “I totally have something awesome for you here let me show you it!” (and I’m sure I said it as all one word…)

Heh. What’s a girl to do?

Anyway, El Jefe and I did our V-Day stuff over the weekend (it’s lovely waking to the scent of roses in the morning…)so yesterday it was all about my friends and my kids. And we had a great time, eating food we shouldn’t be eating and laughing a lot.

Not really sure how that’s any different from any other day, but whatevs. It was the Day of Love and we had a lovefest.

Then we piled into my bed and watched Mike and Molly and Hawaii 5-0 while Kitty G entertained herself by boxing the mirror and playing with a hairband. FOR HOURS. (Have you watched Mike and Molly yet? That show is so funny!)

I hope you were treated to something very special and that the only coupons involved were from a book of love…

bad news; good news

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The bad new is, the stupid weather people are predicting more stupid snow tomorrow night and Wednesday. Like 6-10 inches of stupid snow, apparently.

And if you haven’t figured it out yet, I think that’s stupid. No me gusta.

There is some good news though. Saturday it is going to be sunny and in the 50s…which is perfect weather for the horse races!

I haven’t been this year yet, which is highly unusual. This is the first year in probably 10 or more that I didn’t get to do opening day. (which was delayed a day due to freaking weather…) But this weekend, we will be going with friends…and it will be El Jefe’s first time.

I love a horse race virgin. I’m planning a sacrifice. Possibly involving chickens and unicorns. The horse racing gods will be pleased. They love unicorns.

I’m planning to power through this freaking week by pretending the snow doesn’t exist and hoping the weather dudes are wrong. And then I will point and laugh at them gleefully.

Here’s some pics from last year’s trips to Oaklawn. I really can’t wait for us to hang with our friends, drink some really good beer and do a little gambling.


In other news, I started a new project this weekend. I’m not sure if it’s going to be something I actually pursue as a book, but it really felt good to write again!

six inches plus

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did you click the link cuz you thought I was being dirty? Sorry to disappoint. Pure as snow here.

For reals.

The boys and I will be having an epic battle of snowballs today.

Yesterday, we spent a couple of hours pushing folks out of our ditches. People in the south just can’t drive in the snow. Plus, the roads got bad really fast. I-30 is closed and probably will be for a good long while.

Ruby isn’t a big fan. It’s way too deep for her little legs and it freaks her out. I like watching her hop around though… I’m mean, I know.






As much fun as we’re gonna have today, I can already tell you I’m ready for this stuff to go away. I like it in small doses. I like that usually the day after it snows, it’s sunny and 50 degrees. I’m not a fan of being trapped in my house…especially since I have no car. (It’s in the shop) Not that I’d be driving anywhere anyway. BUT if I had my car, the knowledge that I COULD drive somewhere would keep me from feeling so trapped.

I guess it’s a good thing that it snowed while my car was in the shop though. Now I don’t have to bum rides from everyone–including my mother. 🙂

buttermilk biscuits…

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So yesterday on the way to school, one of the local radio stations was talking about old school rap and some of their favorite songs.

The boys were enjoying this topic, because “old people are funny” and “that’s not rap, that’s crap” and “omg I’m so glad I wasn’t alive back then” blah blah blah.

Anyone care to explain that if our ‘crap rap’ was so crappy, then why did they spend the entire day singing Buttermilk Biscuits? (which really was pretty crappy…but funny as hell)

To honor Sir Mix a Lot, here’s a few pics that had been buried from this summer…when I did karaoke with a couple of girlfriends at this year’s RWA Conference. Oh yeah. Baby Got Back.


Baby Got Back all right. Probably because baby really likes buttermilk biscuits. And bacon. Mmmmmmmm. Bacon.

There is video of said performance but it has been placed in a vault, sealed in concrete and buried beneath the ocean.

2011 Day the 2nd

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The day the dynamic duo did DC…

Okay, so maybe we weren’t so dynamic. And maybe we only walked around DC for a couple of hours…work with me here!

It was overcast and rainy and slightly cold. DC wasn’t crowded, so we had no problems driving around (aside from a few Google Map misdirects) and parking was easy-peasy.

We decided to go visit Jefferson first since neither of us had done that on prior trips. Jefferson’s a big dude wearing a fur-lined pimp coat. I would NOT mess with him in a dark alley…just sayin’.

See how he towers over El Jefe? and in a PIMP COAT. Dude. He was rockin’ the presidency in style, yo.

We checked out the Washington Monument from afar…


Then went to pay Obama a visit to say thanks for being awesome. He wasn’t home.



Then we checked out the surrounding area, had a beer at The Laughing Man Tavern and dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill

And a good time was had by both.

holiday recap with pictures!

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I’m pretty sure my mother’s house is where Christmas went to die, because by the time everyone was finished opening their prezzies, it certainly looked like death and destruction had occurred there.

Here is my mother with her 4 grandkids. Nonnie and the Hellions.

Me and my two hellions.

Me and my brother’s kids: Ryan and Double A

Girl, you got a bow on yo head.

After eating way too much and damn near putting ourselves into a food coma, Fishdog took the boys to his parents’ house for more gluttony and we joined them later for dessert.

Here is a picture of all the kids at the Francis Family Christmas. Only kid missing is my nephew Ryan because he went to see Tron with his daddy.

And here is my fav pic of the day. Me, my kids, and my nieces. There had been much madness and mayhem before this picture was taken. I can’t believe they are all looking at the camera. Especially Ian. Who tries desperately to stay out of every picture possible.

Tomorrow, El Jefe and I are heading east on a road trip. I may be blogging. I may not. We’ll see. If not, I hope y’all have a happy and safe new year and I’ll see you in 2011!

Party on Wayne.

you get what you settle for

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Louise: You get what you settle for.

This is from Thelma and Louise (duh). And isn’t that line the truth? Who knew we could learn such important life lessons from movies?

Now we can’t quote this movie without the obligatory shot of Brad Pitt when he was the hottest thing next to McDonald’s coffee….

Save a horse…

staring is the only way

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John Clasky: They should name a gender after you. Looking at you doesn’t do it. Staring is the only way that makes any sense. And trying not to blink, so you don’t miss anything. And all of that, and you’re YOU. I mean…
Look, forgive me. It’s just you are DROP DEAD, CRAZY GORGEOUS! So much so that I’m actually considering looking at you again before we finish up here.
Flor Moreno: Soon, please.

This is from the movie Spanglish. I love this movie because it is filled with extremely flawed characters who struggle to find love and happiness in all the wrong ways. Also, Cloris Leachman is in this movie and I love her like I love oxygen.
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This weekend was fabulous. Friday night I was in bed early. I was exhausted 🙂 and needed my rest because I had to have Rader to his chess tournament by 8:00 Saturday morning.

And I had to have the terrorists kittehs to the clinic by 10:00 so they could get fixed. Saturday afternoon was quite interesting for all of us. Chicken Nugget took losing his nuggets like a champ. He just wanted peace, love and happiness. Clementine and Kitty G didn’t come out of the anesthesia with quite the same attitude. They were totally cage fighting. It was ugly. But by Sunday afternoon we were pretty much back to normal.

Ruby didn’t quite understand why her BFF Chicken Nugget smelled funny. And I’m pretty sure she missed his nuts. This is what she did all Saturday night:

Poor baby. She was just so concerned.

Saturday night I went to a Knight Play Comedy Club for about an hour to see my BFF Jenn Christmas Christman host. She did a bang up job and looked like a million bucks in the process!

and then Sunday afternoon my best pals from college came over for a little Chirstmasy Brunch and some wine and a whole lotta gossip. I mean, catching up. Check out my tree…I’m hoping it will survive the terrorist kitteh attacks through the holidays…

Hope y’all had a great weekend! 12 days left til Christmas. Are you ready?