Jennifer Makes The Best Aprons

About Me

My name is Jennifer. I live in Oklahoma with my much-adored husband Patrick and our five-year-old boy/girl twins, Patrick, Jr., and Cooper, and our wretched but very cute Lab puppy, Tucker. Tucker recently got a buddy for the backyard, a big hoss of a dog named Henry.PLEASE, PLEASE, don't send me friend requests without some sort of note. If I don't know you, and you are suddenly eager to be my friend, I have to assume you are a freak. Wasn't it Harpo Marxx who said "I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would want me as a member?" TELL ME why you think we should be friends, even if your only reason is that you find me hysterical, precious, or just downright idiotic.If you read my blog, it's all from my newspaper column, called "Sounding Off." I've been writing this column for about 15 years or so, in various papers in states where I've lived. When I started this MySpace page, I copied and pasted some favorites from the last two or three years; if you read them, you'll find that the oldest ones are first and the newest (and I think best, LOL) are towards the bottom. I don't know how to fix this. :)Thanks for stopping by! Next time, stay for coffee and gossip. I usually have some of both.J

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Larry McMurtry, Anne Tyler, Anne Rivers Siddons, Nora Ephron, Pat Conroy... oh, gosh, this list could get long! I can't think of any non-writing celebrities I'd like to meet, although of course, I'm sure there are many. I just can't think of them right now. I recently had the distinct honor of meeting Laura Bush; I'd love to have the opportunity to meet her again and actually get to talk to her.

My Blog

An Ode to Trumpet Vine

An Ode To Trumpet Vine This is my ode to trumpet vine;Each gardener has a nemesis; you, vile weed, are mine. You drape yourself all over my yard,to my lovely daisies, you show disregard. Each day I go...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:02:00 GMT

New Aprons on Etsy!

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Posted by on Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:02:00 GMT

Looking out the kitchen window, lessons learned

Last Saturday, my much-loved neighbor died. It wasn't unexpected; she had a rare form of stomach cancer that was apparently incurable and mostly untreatable. So, of course, I am heartbroken - for her ...
Posted by on Fri, 01 May 2009 08:08:00 GMT

December 11

Nine years ago today, my boyfriend Patrick took me out for a ride in a white limo, supposedly to drive around and look at Christmas lights. In reality, he took me out to a romantic setting on the dam ...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:56:00 GMT

Seven Years Old

Today, my Dynamic Duo is seven years old. Oh. My. Goodness. How time flies, truly, when you're having fun. And my children ARE fun. I find that completely astounding. I knew before I had them t...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:36:00 GMT

Please vote! Need your help!

We won the preliminary round of Bud Light's Ultimate Tailgater contest several weeks ago. Now the finals are up and we are WAY behind! If you could please, please PLEASE go here: http://www.thegameday...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:17:00 GMT

Bathroom Sharpies

The Kindergarten Moms Book Club (there are no books, and in fact, none of us have kids in kindergarten anymore, some never did, and one of us is actually a dad, not a mom, but I digress). Start over. ...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:27:00 GMT

Dad’s birthday

Dear Dad, Happy birthday! There are some things that I probably should say more, but I don't. But I do think them. First, thank you. When mom and Rance divorced, I was a very unh...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:36:00 GMT

Nearing the end

Earlier this year, my Uncle Danny was diagnosed with cancer. Coincidentally, it was the same day that my best friend was diagnosed with a severe colon problem. They had surgery on the same day, at the...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:28:00 GMT

My Mother, My Turn

I have one of those mothers you can't buy for. She has everything, and what she does not have, you can't afford. She's impossibly beautiful, completely glamorous and totally chic. Her hair is perfect...
Posted by on Sun, 11 May 2008 08:31:00 GMT