Monthly Archives: June 2008
Advice Columnist
While I have a set of fairly regular readers here at Running With Books, many of the daily visits I get are from people who have done a search on Google and are looking for information or answers to their … Continue reading
Filed under advice, blog searches, humor
Three Mysteries of Fame
We are Roman Catholic. There was a long period of time in my life where I went to church every Sunday, most notably, when I was a child and had no control over my Sunday mornings. In my college years … Continue reading
Beauty School Dropout
“PLEASE mom,” my six year old son Snags begged. “Please let me give you a make over. Please?” I tried to convince him to do something else, clean up his toys, get ready for bed, read a book, even sit … Continue reading
The Choking
Have you ever seen a person choke? If you’ve seen it in the movies, or on a sitcom, it doesn’t count. You have to see it in person to understand how truly frightening it is. And when it’s your own … Continue reading
Caterpillars and Moths Indoors! Oh, My!
It all started several weeks ago as I was walking my son home from school and we came across a caterpillar crossing the sidewalk. “Look, Mom,” Snags said, as he pointed at the caterpillar. “I wish I could keep it.” … Continue reading
Forty
Wow. So I’m turning forty in a few days. 40. 40! But you know, I don’t FEEL forty. And I don’t think I LOOK forty. Except a few things that have happened over the past few days have really made … Continue reading
Filed under birthday, birthdays, identity, Kindergarten, life
Happy Blogiversary To Me (or How My Cousin Saved My Nose Piercing)
Exactly one year ago today I wrote my first post on this blog. For those of you with nothing better to do than watch reruns, I will point you to that post here. Since that time one year ago, I … Continue reading
Filed under blogging, family, grocery shopping, Halloween, life, nose piercing, thanks
