100 Trees

We got a letter in the mail the other day letting us know our Delta miles were about to expire. Uh oh! What to do with 11,111 points? What would that actually buy us? A pack of peanuts? An extra blanket? Maybe a drink on the house really paid by us?
Well, wouldn’t you know it, Delta’s [...]

I Love You, Costco

Dear Costco,
I’m writing to inform you of my new found devotion to you. Where have you been all my life? I mean, I know that you’ve been around, I’ve seen you around town, but why has it taken this long for you to introduce yourself to me?
From the moment I entered your presence I knew [...]

Socially Acceptable Responses

I’m coming across several social situations where I think I might need some outside guidance. Here’s one for you…
Situation: The people across the street from us like to park one of their vehicles on the road. Right behind our driveway. It’s a fairly narrow road. I drive a honkin’ SUV. My driveway is narrow as [...]

Friday 13: Cheap Dates

I’m easy. To please that is.
Let me explain that. I’m all for dates both expensive and cheap. I’m just as comfortable dressing up in a gown, eating steak and lobster, and hobnobbing with the rich and famous (those who think they are) as I am dressing in jeans and going people watching at the mall while [...]

Story Time Goes To The Dogs

I knew it wouldn’t take long for this segment to go to the dogs. But, thankfully, I’m pulling out the flea bombs and after this week we’ll be parasite free and ready to roll.
Here’s what you do:

Look at photo below.
Comment on photo below (with a story or caption about what’s going on).
I read comments on [...]

Proof of A-Retentiveness

We’re in the process of cleaning out all of our computers and backing up the info on external hard drives. So what, you ask? I just found some old information that made me laugh. I have mentioned that I’m no where near as anal and organized as I used to be.
During the good ole days [...]

Adventures in WiFi Searching

I’m free. For a couple hours. Du is the best father in the world because he has the girls on a Daddy/Daughter date. He likes doing those. Weekly. And now that we’re settled in after the move he can start doing those again.
I have designated Tuesday nights as scrapbooking night. Each Tuesday night I’m going [...]

The Video Audition

You may recall that one of the six weird, random and unspectacular things about me was that I auditioned to be in a video.  I didn’t finish the story because it was getting too long for that list and I didn’t want blood on my hands. I only got one comment about any of the [...]

Spot On!

Hey everyone, I’m being featured today at MomDot! It’s a great site that features different bloggers and boutiques. They are using the whole month of August as their grand opening by highlighting bloggers and giving away 1000s of dollars worth of prizes. Yes, I meant to write that many zeros. In fact it’s more like somewhere between [...]

Two Birds, One Stone

I’ve been raking in the awards lately. It’s high time I start passing them along. And apparently Jaci thinks I’m too busy to post a meme.
I have y’all so totally fooled. I’m not busy homeschooling or cleaning or playing with a toddler or running a business (wait, I’m really not running a business anymore…I’m in [...]

Open Letter To The Meat Lockers

I hate being cold. I’d much rather be hot than cold. It has been hot as an oven down here and I haven’t minded a bit. In fact the heat is what is saving my life. This is what is prompting my:
OPEN LETTER TO THE MEAT LOCKERS
(OTHERWISE KNOWN AS STORES AND RESTAURANTS)
Dear managers of any [...]

Friday 13: These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

*Happy first day of the Olympics. That’s all I’m going to say about it because I’m boycotting it.*
Whew, thanks for letting me take the breather last week. I’m back, refreshed and not “having my moon” as Insane Mama so eloquently and euphemistically calls it. I am adopting that term for forever, or at least until Jesus [...]

Story Time (Better Late Than Never!)

I almost forgot! Then when I remembered I was traipsing around the city playing in a splash park and eating yummy food at the best hole in wall. Yep, I took my girl out of homeschool to spend a day with friends. So, without further ado, this week’s Story Time: Interactive Style!

Look at the pic.
Comment on [...]

Taking A Break

I started Sew Petit last fall in order to fulfill a desire. The desire was (and still is) multifaceted. I wanted to be a business woman running my own company. I wanted an outlet for my sporadic creativity. I wanted to be able to create nice things for people. I wanted to be able to [...]

Visualizing My Blog

There are those who think outside of the box. There are those of us that like to stay securely boxed.
Wordle is thinking outside the box. Here’s a visual rendering of what my blog is all about: words.

Now a little word association:
time: The thing I’ve been struggling with the most lately.
blog: What I’m doing instead of…
read: What I [...]