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I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm a transplanted Iowan taking serious root in Chicagoland.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

That guy Tom. He's my friend.

My Blog

This Lawn is Your Lawn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOXtNdQxGw8
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:59:00 GMT

More on the store

Okay, it's official. I am opening a store right where I wanted to in June. You can read all about it in my "real" blog at:www.straightenupflyright.blogspot.comAnd the website is kind of starting to ha...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:27:00 GMT

Running with Scissors

I am opening a store. In a non-shopping district. At the beginning of a recession. Am I crazy? Crazy like a fox, I hope. . .Fly Right Gifts will be opening soon somewhere in Berwyn’s Historic De...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:21:00 GMT

He Sees You when You’re Sleeping--A Christmas Blog

Spoiler warning--read only if you know the truth about Santa Claus. . . Went to Iowa to see the folks. They had a party Christmas Eve with a bunch of family friends that I grew up with. There was one ...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:13:00 GMT

My summer profile song

My summer profile song is by my future brother-in-law, Captain Ronzo. He emailed it to us, and I messaged him to put it on his MySpace so I could have it as my profile song. He's so cooperative. . . I...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:28:00 GMT

Etsy.com--another fun way to kill the day

I have been sucked in to yet another internet sinkhole--Etsy. I've been handcrafting stuff for as long as I can remember. I think my earliest recollection is of making doll dresses out of  Kleene...
Posted by on Thu, 03 May 2007 08:46:00 GMT

Words and Phrases

This is a short list of words and phrases that make me giggle: ointment saucy menstrual phlegm novelties animal husbandry (this is an actual major at ISU) oxymoron empty your bladder  And it...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:45:00 GMT

The Smell of Pancakes & why I'm a bad person

Yesterday I attempted something that I know I'm bad at--making pancakes. It must be hereditary, because I've never seen my mom make anything but Swedish Oven Pancakes (which I am good at making--you d...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:12:00 GMT

Baby, it's cold outside

Well, like I said, it's cold outside. I'm well-equipped for it, but it still takes me by surprise sometimes. (Like this morning when I went outside in my pajamas to put a fallen Christmas bow back up)...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:19:00 GMT

My-Oh-MySpace

Well, I've finally joined MySpace. Thanks to Debbi and Christine and Tom, I now realize that it's not just for kids and the adults who stalk them! I'm having fun trolling around (or is it trawling aro...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:21:00 GMT