sandhillsis on September 18th, 2009

So here’s the deal. I started this bathroom makeover….how long ago now? For-ever, and I’m still not done. The fall weather set in and I lost my mind, then threw a pickin’ party, then I canned some more salsa, and I got side-tracked and decided to paint my kitchen counter tops instead because the bathroom ones turned out so well.  (It’s [...]

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sandhillsis on September 17th, 2009

  I thought today couldn’t get any more special, then I found out it was Constitution day.  I don’t know what folks usually do on Constitution Day, but I have some ideas. I could… ~  Talk to our kids (and elected officials) about the importance of the Constitution. ~ Fly the U.S. Flag. ~ Pray for our [...]

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sandhillsis on September 16th, 2009

  White Vinegar. Is there anything this magic wonder can’t do? It makes me almost want to marry it. I use it to clean windows, the bathroom, the coffee maker, in the laundry, and on the floors. Did you know it has germ killing ability? And it’s cheap, like me. What’s not to like? In the [...]

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sandhillsis on September 14th, 2009

It was eight o’clock Halloween night, 2002. I was nine months pregnant with Deputy Barney and W was three then, singing and splashing around in his bath when the phone rang. I closed the door to the bathroom when I went to answer it. “Hello…” “B, it’s your mother.” She was crying. I knew that Dad’s [...]

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