Category Archives: Personally

Autopilot

Posted on October 5, 2014 by joey

If you’ve never driven a familiar route, letting your mind wander off, singing along mindlessly and suddenly realizing, “Oh look, there’s my exit! How’d I get here so fast?” then you probably won’t relate to this post. I’ve done that … Continue reading →

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Long Week, Date Night

Posted on October 4, 2014 by joey

Mercury went into retrograde today…I guess for a change, I was ahead of the trend. This week was sucky. Almost nothin went well, and absolutely nothin came easily. I am happy to report that most of our problems were First World … Continue reading →

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God and the Leopards

Posted on September 25, 2014 by joey

One day, when Bubba was seven, we shared an unforgettable conversation. While I trimmed his hair, he asked me, “Do you know the story about God and the leopards?” “No, tell me.” “I don’t understand it, so I can’t tell … Continue reading →

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One-Liner Wednesday — That Wasn’t in the Books!

Posted on September 24, 2014 by joey

“You mean you have to burp them every single time they eat?!?” — Incredulous me, to my mother, four days after Sassy’s birth   One-Liner Wednesdays are brought to you by LindaGHill

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Monday, but with Folly

Posted on September 23, 2014 by joey

I had such a day yesterday, Tracey compared me to enacting The Comedy of Errors and I couldn’t argue with the correlation. Dreams and tossing about made sure I slept poorly Sunday night. 6am did not care. I walked the dog, … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten-ly

Posted on September 20, 2014 by joey

I really am forty. In a two months and a few days, I’ll be forty-one, and hopefully, no worse for wear. I know it’s all the rage to appear to be twenty-nine forever, but I can’t really get down with that. … Continue reading →

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In Other News

Posted on September 18, 2014 by joey

I recently became a grandmother. Sissy and the baby are both well, and for that I am extremely grateful. I am also delighted Sissy gave Sassy’s middle name to her son. He’s beautiful, and I’m not even biased, cause I’ll be … Continue reading →

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One-Liner Wednesday — On True Love

Posted on September 17, 2014 by joey

“This yogurt is my bae.” (And other things I say to make my children cringe.) One-Liner Wednesdays are brought to you by LindaGHill

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Creepy

Posted on September 16, 2014 by joey

Y’ever notice how passionate creatives seem linked to one another, despite introversion? I’ll tell you how it happened to me. I had about six writer friends, but they had about six writer friends, who also had about six writer friends … Continue reading →

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Bookshelf Tag

Posted on September 11, 2014 by joey

I was tagged for this post by Fondly Elizabeth at Breaking the Cycle.  I call her Fondly Elizabeth because the comments she leaves me are these darling miniature letters which begin with Dear Jolene: and end with Fondly, Elizabeth. I’m … Continue reading →

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