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Experienced, but no wiser

If you’ve never attended the funeral of a child, I consider you to be blessed beyond measure. I never fathomed that I could experience so many emotions at once…grief, pain, relief, joy, guilt, anger, shame, faith, doubt.  Not the day of my wedding, the births of my children, the deaths of my grandmothers have I [...]

Peyton rocks the runway…again!

Tuesday night Peyton got up on stage again and strutted her formidable THANG down the runway for the Fashion Funds the Cure event, benefiting the Pediatric Cancer Foundation. *hint: if you want the video on the FFTC link, you may see last year’s runway performance and  just tear up the teeny tiniest bit* Last year, [...]

I’ll be sleeping with this woman in July!

Now that my mother has had a complete nervous breakdown, I should explain myself, right? This chick is going to be my roomate for the upcoming BlogHer convention and I can’t wait because she is FLAT-out THE funniest read I’ve ever come across.  She is that person that I have to make sure I’ve gone [...]

What would YOU do for a Klondike bar?

Well, I don’t have one for you. However, the real question is “What would you do for a pair of these?” This gorgeous pair of fresh water cultured pearl and diamond earrings could be yours. They’z purrrty, no?  All shiny and blingy and in my current possession and right here on my desk and SO [...]

If it doesn’t have fireworks or a six-pack of Coors, is it REALLY a redneck celebration?

*I’ve had the mixed blessing of knowing a lot of women who every day inspire those around them to be more than you thought you could. Through pain and loss of unimaginable magnitude, they are able to love fiercely and live with laughter in their lives.  I met one of these tremendous people for the [...]