Faithful Friday 5-24
Buy a Musical Instrument Day
I feel like this holiday should be in the fall, but today is Buy a Musical Instrument Day. I am very fortunate that I grew up in a family that values music and playing instruments. I was gifted my clarinet when I was in high school and after my car it’s the most expensive thing I own. It’s the first… Read more »
Someone’s Got Their Head up Their Butker
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’d heard all the hubbub about Kansas City Chief’s kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at the Benedictine College in Atchinson Kansas. The usual suspects are complaining that he is being criticized for “speaking out about being a Christian”. Which is, of course, complete and utter crap. If Butker had given a speech about… Read more »
Faithful Friday 5-17
Dance Like a Chicken Day
If you’ve been to a wedding in the Midwest in the last 30 years you’ve probably done the Chicken Dance. My grandmother loved it! Today is the day to celebrate those memories and maybe even bust a move with your family and/ or friends. Whether or not do you it in a chicken costume is up to you.
FOMO, Northern Lights Edition
I’m kicking myself like crazy today. Somehow I missed the memo that the Northern Lights would be visible in my neck of the woods this past weekend. I don’t know how I missed it because now it seems like it was EVERYWHERE. My allergies were kicking my ass most of the week, so maybe I was just in a Benadryl… Read more »
Faithful Friday 5-10
Nature vs Nurture Feline Edition
There are few things I love more than my lil fuzzbutts- i.e. my cats. There isn’t anything like the feeling of coming home after a long day of work and seeing one or more of my babies running down the hall to see me. Or the contentment of having a purring kitty in my lap. The other night Pat and… Read more »
Faithful Friday 5-3
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
Today is celebrated every day here at Casa Palmer- it’s adopt a shelter pet day! While Lilly came from the mean streets of Hampton, both our other cats came to us via a shelter. Yes it’s true that we got Boots from a friend, but she got her from a shelter. And of course Oreo was from a shelter and… Read more »