We have 6 cars. Yep, 6. That is 6 oil changes, 6 transmission fluid/power steering/windshield fluid checks. 6 brake checks. 12 bumpers, and 24 tire rotations/replacements. Let’s just say car maintenance is a huge budget item at our house. We don’t buy new cars. They are always used, and with each car that is totaled, … Continue reading Thank God for Car Guys
Just for Fun
MacGyver in the Shower
My alarm sounded in the wee hours of the morning…just as it does every morning. Every time I wonder if working out this early is sane. I roll out of the bed hair askew, eyes only half open. As if on cue, Bella hops onto the bed taking my warm spot which prevents me from … Continue reading MacGyver in the Shower
Elephant Encounter
I have always thought elephants were cool animals. Ever since reading Dr. Seuss's, I Wish That I had Duck Feet as a kid, I have imagined how cool it would be to have a trunk. However, whenever I have gone to the Atlanta Zoo I have rarely seen an elephant. I am not sure why … Continue reading Elephant Encounter
The Lonely Loaf
“Tell us Papa! Tell us!” “Okay my children. I will tell you the story once again so that you can pass it along to your children someday….When I was young…merely 12 grains in a mixing bowl…I had no thoughts of how my life would turn out. My excitement came from looking ahead to the unknown. … Continue reading The Lonely Loaf
Milk and Bread…and Peanut Butter
For all my non-southern friends...better known as Yankees… You laugh at us, heck even I laugh at us, but there is a reason southerners run to the store for milk and bread at the mention of winter weather. It is the Ice Storm of 1973. I was born and raised in Atlanta. Therefore I am … Continue reading Milk and Bread…and Peanut Butter
Snow Day with Snow Dog
It is a snow day without snow. I have to say my disappointment was significant, but not as much so as Bella’s. (Our Siberian Husky) The sheer coldness of the air had her heading, once again, for Alaska. I am convinced it is her goal in life to run in the Iditarod. Each year when … Continue reading Snow Day with Snow Dog
The Abominable Snowman
I have dry skin. Always have. This was a blessing in the acne-prone teenage years. Rarely a zit. It made my some of my friends a bit envious that I was mostly clear as they were regularly having their faces blasted with dry ice. I waited for the inevitable pubescent oil to appear but it … Continue reading The Abominable Snowman
World Geography
I never had geography in school. I am not sure how that happened exactly, but I hardly noticed. In fact, because I was not at all interested in anything outside my own world, I was thrilled that somehow I had escaped the torture of reading a world map. Honestly, for many of my childhood years, … Continue reading World Geography
I Gracefully Accept…
First I would like to thank all my friends who have supported, encouraged, and never given up on me. Your faith in me has kept me going on days where it would have been easier to quit. I would not be standing here without you. To my family, you have made me who I am. … Continue reading I Gracefully Accept…
I Have A Problem
Hi. My name is Michelle and I have a problem. I am a paperholic. This is my first time at SSA (school supplies anonymous) and I want to share my story. It all started harmlessly when I was a young girl. My first time was simple note cards. Flowers decorated the front of each card … Continue reading I Have A Problem
Michelle's Mosaic 