2008 Year in Review


I will not lie. 2008 was probably the most difficult of my life, right up there with 2003 (when my ex-husband went psychotic and we got divorced). To save you from reading my 249 blog entries of 2008, I have prepared my longest blog post ever to truncate the insanity of the year. Here’s the […]

To Liz and Mary


Dear Liz and Mary,I love you two! Thanks for such a fun time this weekend. You ladies are truly remarkable. I miss living close to you like crazy. I will never forget our night together of great food, great conversation, and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (post on that to follow). Love,Nicole

Boxing Day


I’m back from all my travels on the west coast, and arrived back in Detroit yesterday. Today I went around looking for boxes, and packed with my friends, Debi, Sue, Pat, and Lisa. Rosie’s room is about half-full with neatly-packed and labeled boxes. I’ve been going-going-going since 6 am, and now I’m going to take […]

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Christmas Together


I just have to say how wonderful it was to have Christmas together with my husband. He’s such a great man with a great family, and being with him was the best gift I could have asked for. All the stuff I mentioned yesterday (giftwise) was just icing on the cake. I can’t wait for […]

New Layout


I spent my early Christmas Morning insomnia formatting my new blog layout. I struggled through Photoshop Elements (PSE) to make my own header. It wasn’t as easy as I thought, and I wasn’t satisfied with my first draft (the image in this post, click on it for detail) I spent a little more time and […]