by Mary Carver | Oct 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
We bought my car, an Oldsmobile Alero, six years ago. It has been clear to us that it’s not the best car ever made in these 50 states for about five years. Mark has hated it for approximately five years. We paid it off just over one year ago.Despite the rattling...
by Mary Carver | Oct 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Photo by Jenny DowningWhen I was in high school, I sang a duet at our spring concert. The song was called “Heart Half Empty,” and it has been stuck in my head since I started writing this post.Anyway.Sometimes I hear people say things that are just...
by Mary Carver | Oct 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT! Random.org picked Jessie from Vanderbilt Wife to win this CD! Congratulations, Jessie!!—————————-I have a confession. Even though I consider myself a music person, I’m not one of those cool...
by Mary Carver | Oct 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
Extra credit to anyone who can name that song (in the title).Do you make plans? I do. I’m a big planner. I like making plans. But sometimes – as in, right now in this very moment – I’m really not sure why I bother.Let me start with the good parts of my weekend....
by Mary Carver | Oct 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Fifteen years ago today (or yesterday by the time most of you read this), I went on my first date. And it just happened to be with my husband.Thankfully, my mother was handy with the camera that night. For posterity. And the torture of teenage girls.Despite the look...