Barnes & Noble has a Starbucks coupon for “Buy 1 Frappuccino Get 1 Free.” The coupon is only good at Starbucks location inside B&N and expires May 24. Enjoy!

This is a great video from Michael Deppisch.  Follow him on Twitter @deppisch.

mmdeppisch — May 02, 2010 — Between May 1st and May 2nd, 2010, Middle Tennessee received the greatest amount of rainfall in recorded history. It left us with several casualties, millions of dollars in damage and an indelible mark on our city. This video shows but a small sample of the destruction and mayhem wrought by this disaster. Please pray for those affected. If you feel so inclined, please make a donation at http://www.nashvilleredcross.org.

Crae, Winston, and I survived the flooding on the first to days of May. We watched as our backyard began to flood; the water had to rise four more inches before it came into the house. We are blessed and the water receded Saturday evening and did not give us any other scares even during the Sunday downpours.

Fieldstone Farms did have its problems. The sections closest to the Harpeth River were partially underwater. There was flooding at Citation and Fieldstone Parkway. The baseball fields were a large lake and caused some flooding issues at Blackhorse and Hillsboro Road.

We went on a short ride for an adventure and took some photos.

1. Saturday Evening at Fieldstone Parkway and Cotton Lane

2. Saturday Evening at Fieldstone Parkway and Cotton Lane

Read more »

I realize that I need to be working on Writing Center Theory homework and Directed Reading homework and my own syllabus for the Fall and a million other items on my to-do list, but instead, I’ve decided to procrasti-post.

My poor dog Winston. Actually, no. I don’t think that is an accurate sentiment. Winston is not poor. In fact, he’s very spoiled. Winston has two beds, a myriad of toys, and yummy treats. Winston definitely has Kevin and I trained, as opposed to Winston being trained, and while we’re working on that pesky little issue, Winston is about to drive us nuts! You see, Winston has relocation anxiety. Read more »

On vacations, it in this case stay-cation, it seems like we eat our way through the city. Yesterday it was La Peep and The Flying Saucer and today it is Provence. The sandwiches were good, but the dessert was most excellent. It was a “Pistachio Torte” with layered white chocolate ganache and jellified raspberry coulis and a cafe au lait.

One-year anniversary cake! Sort of…

Poor Kevin.  For the last week or so he’s been plagued with a nasty sinus infection/who-knows-what-it-is-the-doctor-sure-doesn’t.  He has seen the nurse practitioner twice (note: this is the same lady who misdiagnosed my pneumonia), has breezed through rounds of antibiotics and anti-histamines, and is still coughing and wheezing.  And so, in this altered state, Kevin asked that we stay home Sunday morning before Mother’s Day Dinner at Brie and Sean’s so that he could get some extra rest.

We rolled over around 9 o’clock, completed the morning chew-and-tickle-bite with Winston, who is always wishing we’d get up earlier, and finally made a move for the big red couch.  Kevin, being the good pup-dad that he is, went for the red leash hanging on the door and said the magic words, “Hey, Winston.  Ya wanna go out?” Read more »

I’m usually a thinker, but I don’t usually consider myself a reflector. However, the end of this semester has been unusually reflective – not just the image in the mirror kind of reflective, but the blinding light in the face reflective. Last semester wasn’t real for me since I was Pneumonia Girl, and so this semester I’ve had to jump in head first and hang on to the graduate school ride. I’ve realized a few things Read more »

During this “recession” everyone needs a break on basic human needs. Here are some coupons for food and clothing. Go to TGI Fridays and enjoy dinner with your sweetie. After eating all that food, head to Old Navy to use this coupon for 50% one item. Enjoy!

After getting back from NOLA Crae and I went to my parents house to pick up Winston. He was so excited to see us and wagged his tail constantly. Even though tail wagging is par for the course, he was in a complete frenzy.

Fast forward to Saturday morning: Winston woke up and his tail was hanging behind him and there was no wagging. We thought he might be angry with us for some reason or maybe he ate too much at my parent’s house and did not feel well. There was no change throughout the day and I began to worry. After a little research I found a list of the symptoms similar to the ones Winston was presenting with. His ailment- “limp tail.” He wagged and used his tail so much that he basically pulled muscles in his butt and tail.

Crae and I injured our dog by simply coming home and making him happy!