Swine Flu. Stay in bed. If you’re very unhappy and whiny and feverish and lonely and sick and you know it… Day 6. IM GOING ON DAY 6 OF…

Flu-Day 5. So I guess I’m never going back to work? The CDC guidelines state that people with flu-like symptoms should stay home and not go back to…

All Things Flu (Of the Possible Swine) I’VE HAD ENOUGH! Dear Flu (Of The Possible Swine) Eff you. I’ve had enough of being exhausted. Tis the 4th day…

Cotton Ball Phobia I’m not alone in the world! Life is good! I’ve been tweeting myself to slumber during the flu the past few days. I shall copy…

Ya know I’m just not into you Halloween. I love FALL I love Thanksgiving (for the food alone!)  I love Fall/Halloween decorations. I love pumpkin picking and candy…

Spiritless? Hmm. Not sure where the mood is coming from today. I woke up and felt meh, eh, bah. And I’m getting ready to climb into bed feeling…

Snow and Little A. My sister-in-law posted this on Facebook and my heart MELTED. “The night before A says “ya know what I heard on NPR NEWS??? It’s…

What a year! I’ve been meaning to write this post for sometime now. Thanks to Bettina, I ‘m finally inspired to do so. So it’s been a little…

Sabres Game Yep, I went to the game tonight. Who knew that I would actually enjoy hockey? Puck. Ice. Stick. Live games are sooooooo much fun! And a…

Ah, tonight I went to an Allegheny College Alumni event at the Burchfield Penny. I actually got to see the Burchfield tis time!!! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! Walked in and…

“I feel the power of Yahtzee!” A family tradition. Unfortunately, I rolled THIS after I already blacked out the Yahtzee column.  Bah!

“How did I get here?” Ah journals from last October. Good fun. I had a dream the other night that my ex came to me (at the house…

Kids Make Me Happy Yesterday I volunteered to take my friends daughter to a birthday party at B is for Books in Orchard Park…while they put the finishing…

Work. Work. Work. While the many people I love add spouses and babies to their families and houses and vacations to enrich their lives… I will just keep…

Stay(in Cleveland)cation all I’ve ever wanted… I don’t want to leave. Can’t I stay in Jen/Tim’s house with the two little ones and the air conditioning forever? Waaaa….

Simple word right? One of the first words we learn as a child. NO! I need to learn how to say no. IN THE FIRST PLACE. “I’m sorry….

You take the good, you take the bad… Good: 1. Alarm went off at 7:30 this morning and I didn’t curse even though I didn’t get to sleep…

Refresh the Pond. Woes of a Cell Phone by Jen Smith led me to the internet to look for a cell phone battery charger. My port was not…

Ask Again Later. Oh oh. I had a GOOD weekend. Busy weekend filled with fun and laughter and family and friends.  I’m in a good place right now….

No!!!!!!!!!!!! Viewed 27 times. So I did something last night. I put a profile up on Match.com. And when I woke up this morning (early by the way)…

Home. I haven’t even been in my new apartment that long and I’m already reconsidering. You see, I was moving things around in my bedroom to prepare for…

Rule of Smith Gift Giving Rule #1. (Only one rule to remember.) MUSTOPENGIFTGIVENTOYOUBYASMITHASSOONASHUMANLYPOSSIBLE. No patience involved. A Smith is so excited about the present they picked out they…

Things I lose like socks in the dryer by Jen Smith 1. Tweezers. 2. Travel coffee mugs. 3. My patience 4. The other earring. 5. Energy and motivation….

Rejected by the Buffalo Irish Times I guess my dearest friend, the Editor wanted a *serious* piece. Oops. 🙂 Being the well read Irish Lass that I am…

My friend Stephanie posted this link on her Facebook page. Facebook: ‘Why not give your ex another shot?’ Social network’s ‘friend suggestions’ getting a little … um ……

IRONY? The universe is a cursed, evil, ironic jilted lover today. I opened up the Awe-Manac and found It’s DECIDE TO BE MARRIED DAY? I’m supposed to write…

Weird. I just realized I was invoking the MJ on Facebook yesterday afternoon during the storm… Jennifer Smith DARKNESS FALLS ACROSS THE LAND (of downtown Buffalo) the two-o’clock…