I Should Be Camping!

I Should Be Camping!

Right now I should be sitting at the lake in a lawn chair, drinking a cold beer (or Diet Dr. Pepper,depending on mood), and eating a juicy cheeseburger fresh off the grill. I should be making appropriate plans for a big campfire, complete with a 

One Year of Cookies and Cursewords

One Year of Cookies and Cursewords

Has It Really Been a Whole Year? Last May, I started thinking about writing a blog.  Actually, I think it was a divine intervention thing.  A little voice inside my head kept telling me to start a blog, no joke.  I’d done little blogs before 

Thoughts…

Thoughts…

I hate confrontation, always have. I actually go out of my way to hold back my opinion on many things, simply because I have enough stress in my life without bringing a bunch of bulls*%t controversy into it as well. Some people thrive on that 

What Happened to Respect?

What Happened to Respect?

This is not my best post, as I’m writing it from a point of raw emotion..but I definitely have something to say. My future daughter-in-law graduated from community college last night. Congratulations to her, she worked very hard for this and we are proud of 

Front Porch Chats

Front Porch Chats

With summer approaching, my mind drifts back to sweet memories of childhood. .   I enjoyed playing with the neighborhood kids. Games of hide and seek that stretched throughout the entire block and didn’t end until it was too dark to see anything, skateboarding smack 

More Than One Side

More Than One Side

I was playing with a Rubik’s cube the other day and showed my grandson when I finished one side with a matching color in just a few seconds. Not only was my grandson impressed, but his parents were as well! Grandma was a Rubik’s cube 

What Is YOUR Most Embarrassing Moment?

What Is YOUR Most Embarrassing Moment?

Every one of us has had at least one terribly embarrassing moment in our lives. I know that I’ve had my share, that’s for sure!   Heck, just yesterday I tripped coming out of my front door with a Superman kite in my hands! My 

Let’s Try This Again!

Let’s Try This Again!

As most of you know, my sister Jan had a bit of trouble when she last attempted to make Deviled Egg Easter Chicks. In case you DON’T know what I’m talking about, check out this link : https://cookiesandcursewords.com/deviled-egg-Easter-chicks-fun-method They weren’t exactly “Pinterest worthy”, but they tasted 

Flower or Weed..a Matter of Perspective

Flower or Weed..a Matter of Perspective

A friend posted the following on Facebook, and it made me think…   At the time that I saw her post, I was sitting outside of my workplace in the car.  I was getting ready to leave to go meet a client, but looked up 

My REAL I.D. Adventure

My REAL I.D. Adventure

It is now 12:08 am,so it is officially my 52nd birthday. It’s been a doozy of a week, that’s for sure. It’s nice and cool out now, but a few days ago it was pretty dang warm. My teenage son was complaining that his room