Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
posted by K | filed under Adoption, Costumes | 3 Comments
Mindy and Teague at Fixer Upper are comic geniuses … they dressed up as A Three-Martini Renovation Bloodbath. If only I’d thought of this, we would’ve been a total hit in Eutaw.
Though I guess we looked pretty cute, too. Here’s how we dressed up for our neighbor’s Halloween party:
I was a rag doll, and […]
posted by K | filed under Reflection | 1 Comment
I’m proud to say that one of my many crippling, irrational fears is finally - after more than 10 years - completely, utterly gone.
I grew up a fearful and highly suggestible person. Afraid of the dark (especially passing in front of doorways leading to dark rooms); afraid of critters under my bed (literally “critters” […]
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
posted by K | filed under Shopping Disease, Reflection | 1 Comment
I’ve decided that when I become a millionaire (by as-yet-undetermined means), I’m going to buy lots of art.
This weekend we went to the famed Kentuck Festival of the Arts in Historic Downtown Northport. I’ve been meaning to go for years - especially since our across-the-street neighbors are always talking about how awesome it […]
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
posted by K | filed under Costumes | 1 Comment
I’m on “vacation” this week. That is, I’m taking vacation time from my real job to work at my parents’ store this week to help mail out the orders from our costume website (which I designed and manage).
Halloween is naturally the busiest time of year in both the store and the website. This […]
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
posted by K | filed under Bathrooms, Family & Friends, Mr. and Mrs. | 6 Comments
The real purpose of the Work Day Club is not - as some would suggest - to use the appealing aroma of cheap liquor to lure friends into a nefarious plot to save a buck. We have work parties for the same reason people used to have barn raisings and husking bees - if […]
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
posted by K | filed under Misfortune | 3 Comments
It’s official, the Wall Street Journal is clueless. Here’s their response to my strongly worded e-mail:
“I’m writing in response to your email of October, 4, 2007 objecting to certain aspects Jennifer Saranow’s Sept. 28 article on home renovation parties.
There is no mention or suggestion in the story that Julia Denise Fuller served alcohol […]








