Scarlett in the Bell Jar

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Rantings of a neurotic Southern belle

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  • The terror of Itty Bitty Kitty on Jul 27, 2009

    So sorry for the long delay between posts....I have been so busy. Anyway...got something funny to share!Recently, I agreed to foster a four week old kitten rescued from Highway 82.As the president of the humane society, I was obligated to take him.

  • All sorts of randomness on Apr 7, 2009

    Recently went home to see the family and I came across this:They served food out of a trailer that read "Chihuahua" on the side. From an advertising standpoint, probably not the best marketing campaign -- unless you're from one of those third world...

  • Metaphor of my day on Mar 10, 2009

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  • A couple tidbits..... on Feb 23, 2009

    Recently, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea -- you know where you literally stop breathing on an off throughout the night.Well, it turns out I stop breathing about 24 times and hour, and when I do stop, I must wake up in order to start breathing again...

  • I'm still here just.... on Jan 27, 2009

    I know I haven't posted in a while, but I have been a very busy girl! I will have a new post by the end of the week.

  • If Mother isn't happy, nobody's happy! on Jan 2, 2009

    Every year on Christmas Eve, my family gathers at my Aunt Jean’s house for a Christmas feast, scripture reading, and gift exchange. The more than 50 members of my extended family cram into the house for the Sexton family’s most cherished traditi...

  • 'Go get your shawl' and other Christmas tales on Dec 17, 2008

    During the Depression, my great aunt, Tura, taught at a country school in Eudora. Poverty was a way of life in rural Mississippi, and with the Depression lingering for many years, her students never experienced Christmas morning with a mountain of p...