by Mary Carver | Aug 24, 2012 | Books, Movies & TV, Family Life
I just read that Jerry Nelson, the voice of Sesame Street’s Count, died. Obviously I didn’t know him personally, and I’m sure that, had I not read about his death, I wouldn’t notice the difference the next time I catch an episode of Sesame...
by Mary Carver | Aug 9, 2012 | My Life
This weekend, my church is having a picnic. Less than two months ago, not long after I’d started my new job at my church, I found out that I would be the person in charge of planning this picnic. And then I found out that this wasn’t just any picnic. It...
by Mary Carver | Jul 28, 2012 | Books, Movies & TV, My Life, What I'm Into
I think I have a problem. And I’m not referring to my car that’s headed to the mechanic because it won’t go, the big zit on my neck, or the fact that my daughter seems to think accessorizing her dress-up outfit with one glove, ala Michael Jackson, is...
by Mary Carver | Jul 20, 2012 | Books, Movies & TV
When I was in sixth grade, I had a slumber party on Halloween night. After trick or treating and pigging out on candy, we ran to the basement, changed into PJs and crowded around our little TV. We flipped through the channels – only a few of them, because this...
by Mary Carver | Jun 30, 2012 | Books, Movies & TV, My Life, What I'm Into
Wow! Half of 2012 has passed! I know it’s a cliche to say that time flies, but it’s still true. And when life gets crazier than usual, it seems to fly by even faster. Of course when temps are in the three digits, it’s hard to be too sad about that!...
by Mary Carver | Jun 25, 2012 | My Life
When I decided to eat low carb for a while, I was surprised by a) how good it felt to follow that diet plan and b) how well it worked for weight loss. In just a few weeks, I lost 10 pounds. Then my brother-in-law died. And I started a new job. Life just got crazy in...
