Ever After

My friend, Melissa, tagged me. Now, I’m fairly new to blogging, and I’ve never been “tagged” before, but I think that I’m supposed to post answers to the questions and then “tag” someone else? A- Attached or Single? Attached B- Best Friend? BT C- Cake or Pie? Both D- Day of Choice? Friday E- Essential [...]

As Bryan and I sat down to play a game of Quiddler together this evening (a VERY rare occurrence these days), Ariana wanted to join in. We explained that we needed some mommy/daddy game time–moms and dads that play together stay together–but that she was welcome to watch. In the 2nd round, the game got [...]

LOST: One 2-inch, 512 mb jump drive containing sensitive and irreplaceable data–our bank account #’s, tax returns (including social security #’s), a file of all BT’s passwords, the only copy of family history work, and all sorts of other sensitive information. Last known whereabouts–Bryan’s pocket at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve, a 200-acre park in Plano. [...]

What parent wouldn’t be at least a little AFRAID if their 2nd grader came home from school and announced that she was authoring a book on “Love and Marriage” . . . a book revealing her views of her parents’ relationship and her notions of romance . . . a book that could be put [...]

[audio:http://tolberts.org/lori/Audio/green.mp3] Poor little Vivi’s nose and lungs were “bein’ green”–NEVER fun, but especially NOT EASY when it’s your 2nd birthday. She wouldn’t touch the heart pancakes I made for her birthday breakfast. But she did perk a bit when one of her special friends, Sally O, stopped by with a birthday surprise. She put up [...]

If I didn’t know better, I’d think that we were back in Utah–it snowed most of the day! The girls played outside a bit this afternoon, but without gloves (we don’t own any) it was a brief adventure.

Chapter 1 And Farmer John said unto Adam and Eve, “because thou hast eaten of the forbidden fruit of my garden, thou shalt be cast out forever.” And the Farmer and his posterity did chase Adam and Eve out and constructed a barrier around the Garden of Eatin’ to prevent further intrusion. And Farmer John’s [...]

Just Wait Five Minutes!” When I first moved to Texas, I read that saying on a bulletin board at Ariana’s preschool.  Over my last five years of residency in this great state, I’ve developed a greater appreciation for just how accurate those words are. Several days ago, it was 87 degrees. Two days ago, the [...]