by Mary Carver | Jun 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
I won’t be here next week. But instead of letting this place “go dark,” as they say, I’ll be posting articles I’ve written for other blogs.First – no, I don’t know who “they” are or what “go dark” really means. Second – yes, I will stop using the quotation marks...
by Mary Carver | Jun 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Sing it with me, now: “But if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need.”Next week, we are going on a family vacation. Mark and I fly to Orlando on Sunday, spend a few days avoiding the Mouse and soaking up the Florida humidity sunshine, then head...
by Mary Carver | Jun 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
When Mark and I got married, we pulled together a bedroom suit of furniture from – essentially – our parents’ leftovers. We used a dresser from his parents and one from mine, the full-size mattress and box springs his parents bought him in the early...
by Mary Carver | Jun 24, 2009 | Giving Up on Perfect
Last night was quite eventful.First Annalyn and I went to Walmart. As we pulled into the parking lot, a few sprinkles hit the windshield. I thought that was odd, considering the blue skies all around and the (dismayed) promises of our local meteorologists that it...
by Mary Carver | Jun 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
When Mom said I’d have to share everything (except Teddy) with you, I had no idea it would include the joys of homemade clown costumes.