Category Archives: Odds and Ends

Odd and Ends is the junk drawer here at Blue Duck Copy. If we can’t find a logical place for it, you’ll find it in here.

Louder Than Words

Things have been pretty quiet here. But that’s okay. When you get alone with God…and honor and embrace Him for all that He is… Holy Changeless Powerful Peaceful Generous Genuine All-knowing Blessed Beautiful Glorious Jealous Just Righteous The source of all truth, wisdom, goodness…. love Eternal Perfect …you may find yourself speechless. But that’s okay….

What Christmas Means

Hello! I am starting to feel human again, and this new-fangled diet has my figure looking good! This is just a quick post to let you know I have a guest post up over at Writer Dad’s. You all know the address, I’m sure. Sean asked for a guest posting long before the flu hit,…

Is it hot in here?

104 fever= hallucinatory blogging. Be back soon, I hope.

His Favorite Christmas Story

I’m feeling Christmas-y today. In honor of my Holiday temperament, and my need to study for two more exams, I’m posting the lyrics and music to one of the cutest little Christmas stories I’ve heard this year. “Capital Lights – His Favorite Christmas Story” Lyrics by Various Artists – “X” Series | from the album…

Santa’s Surprise

Here’s a tear jerker for ya. Grab the tissues, you’re gonna need ‘em. This three year old girl asked Santa for a blue truck and her daddy.

Still Wonky

Well, this final paper has consumed my life. My house is a natural disaster, my kids have had mostly free reign since Saturday, and I haven’t seen my bed since Tuesday. Oh wait, today is Tuesday, make that Sunday then. At this point, I would pay someone hordes of money to entertain my kids (duct…

Go Granny!

OK, Because this is finals week for me, This week will most likely be wonky. Just to jump start things, here’s a hilarious video I got in an email this weekend. There’s an annoying ad thingy in the beginning. Just wait it out, it’s worth it. There will probably a normal post sometime later today,…

Say What?

My feed reader is full, thanks to a lovely case of Pink Eye. So, in place of Blog Nirvana this week, I thought we’d go for a little humor. No worries though, I’ll post a double dose of quotes in the next Blog Nirvana. hmmm.. which is less? Well, no comment. Do I still qualify…

Just Hit Pause

There’s a blanket of snow outside. The sky is grey and there’s a fresh pot of Blackberry tea with peppermint sprigs boiling on the stove. Fresh pumpkin pies are steaming on the counter. The house cleaning ritual is complete for company tomorrow, and my little guy’s fever is down to a manageable 101. We pile…

Happy Birthday, Dad

My father was born during the blizzard of 1950. He was my grandmother’s first baby, and she went into labor during the middle of the biggest snow storm in 50 years. My grandfather left to fetch the doctor who was a considerably smaller man than my grandfather. To get through snow that covered the tops…

Protected: Overcoming Defeat

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Meet Lily

Meet Tiger Lily. She’s my birthday present this year and I think she’s adorable. Since it’s Sunday, I thought I’d ramble about my little darling. For you cat-haters, we’ll be back to business tomorrow with tips for Online Business School. The Cat Story I mentioned to my husband that I would like to have a…