Just Barely » Jesus wants me to eat doughnuts

Best. Birthday Present. Ever. -Updated-

Amy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:20:10 +0000

For my 31st birthday I got a Dunkin Donuts bumper sticker and a lacy thong in the mail from my aunts and my grandmother.

Seeing as how I can’t imagine the day getting any better, or funkier, I’m going back to bed.

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Wait, it just got better. My neighbor just gave me a… [keep reading]

Jesus really wants us to eat donuts.

Amy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:02:01 +0000

Okay, remember when I wrote that post about the Joys and Concerns of the kids at Sunday School? Here’s a post script that was too late to make the May Overheard list.

Ella’s Joys and Concerns

Ella: “Mommy, is today a church school day?”
Me: “No, baby, church school is over… [keep reading]

The Thumb Story

Amy — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:13:00 +0000

Okay, it seems I can’t just drop a sentence about a bloody thumb and not tell the tale, so here it is.

I was standing at the kitchen sink Wednesday morning, opening a can of cat food so I could give my cat his medicine because he’s fat and he tore his cat acl… [keep reading]

Why I Can’t Quit Dunkin’ Donuts

Amy — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:31:51 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, while I waited for my psychiatrist to write up my prescriptions at the end of our session, I mentioned that I was heading to the new Dunkin’ Donuts that just opened down the street from her office. “One opened near my house, too. It’s changed my life. I eat about… [keep reading]

Vegetarian for a Month

Amy — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:21:01 +0000

Steve and I have decided to go vegetarian for the month of March. The idea was mine to begin with, but I’m kind of fuzzy on the reasoning behind it seeing as how I don’t have any moral or health problems with eating beasties–in fact, I find them to be quite delicious. I think it… [keep reading]

It’s a Sign

Amy — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:13:00 +0000

My pen and I are on vacation at the Lake of the Ozarks right now, so I’m giving you a shorty I wrote in January, a little over a month after Addison was born.

The entrance to the wing in which my psychiatrist works is marked by a sign that reads, “Anxiety and… [keep reading]