Gracie Owns Me * GROWING OLD WITH GRACIE * living life without her

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Say What!!??

Today I learned something new.

If you wish to do a book signing... say... at the mall...

You must first take out A Million $$ insurance policy for the day.

You know...

In case someone would ... say... Maybe get a paper cut from one of your books....

and decide to sue you...

LOL!!!

You laugh!

But I'm serious!

What. Is. This. World. Coming. To.??

Each day I think life cannot possibly get any more bizarre...

It does.

See you next month at the Country Club Mall in LaVale....

And feel free to leaf through the pages of Gracie's Diary: A Memoir. I'll have Band-Aids on hand in the event of a paper cut. And if there are more serious injuries as a result of the book signing, I'll be insured :-)

http://www.amazon.com/Gracies-Diary-Memoir-Bobbi-Phillip/dp/057811433X

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Wild Parties Can Only Lead To Trouble

Last night, while others were partying hardy,

this was our scene at midnight...

While many who celebrated into the early morning hours nursed hangovers this morning, I enjoyed my morning coffee as always and Gracie her cookie treat.

Our front yard guests, however...

Didn't fare so well...

Heads were rolling...

And eyes were too...

Some held up better than others...

But all in all... it was a bad scene..

Dear Diary,

Wild New Years Parties can only lead to trouble. Only trouble. Gracie.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

A Dozen Snowmen and A Dog

What to do with a yard full of snow

that you never really wanted...

Make a snowman?

I had two snowballs rolled and then I was pooped out.

(old.age.setting.in)

But as I'm building these 2 big snowballs I'm thinking,

Snowmen. Not one. Not two. But a yard full of snowmen.

Good advertising. "Look at all those snowmen!" "And the ear" "Huh! They must sell hearing aids here... Let's stop and buy a hearing aid."

Then I thought. But I can't even build one snowman yet alone a yard full of them.

Then the lightbulb!

I called my unemployed son and asked him

if he wanted a job.

He worked hard into the night.

I went out and helped him off and on. It was bonding time for mother and son. Today after church Gary and I visited the $1 Store and then put the finishing touches on the faceless mounds of snow.

And now, we have a dozen guests living in our front yard and they just might be here for a while....