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Update on Dad – Good news

Posted by: ST on May 28, 2011 at 12:25 pm » 3 Comments

Hi all! First, thanks SO much for all the prayers.  I was telling dad on the way to the hospital yesterday morning that the prayers were pouring in here, at Twitter, and at Facebook for him and he was very touched and wanted me to thank you all on his behalf.  They were definitely felt! [...]

 

Open Thread and Prayer Request

Posted by: ST on May 26, 2011 at 8:40 pm » 16 Comments

Hey y’all, Sorry for the light blogging the last couple of weeks.  Life has been a whirlwind for me between a busy schedule at work and personal responsibilities – some days I come home just flat worn out.  I tend to be able to be online in spurts now rather than being able to be [...]

 

Celebrating Mother’s Day

Posted by: ST on May 8, 2011 at 1:44 pm » 3 Comments

I’m currently at mom’s and dad’s awaiting the arrival of my sisters and bros-in-laws to start the official mom’s day celebration. Wanted to wish all the mom’s out there an awesome Mother’s Day! Here’s a photo of my mom and me from last October when we made a business trip (for her) to Durham. Fun [...]

 

Public Secrets banned from Facebook? UPDATE — ban lifted

Posted by: Phineas on April 11, 2011 at 1:01 pm » 9 Comments

**Posted by Phineas Apparently so. A reader wrote to tell me he was blocked from linking one of my posts there because of “abusive or spamming content.” So, I fired up the seldom-used Public Secrets account and, sure enough, I was blocked from linking a post from my own blog. Hmmm….. It had to have [...]

 

CPAC-bound!

Posted by: ST on February 8, 2011 at 3:32 pm » 5 Comments

Hey, y’all! Sorry for the light blogging from yours truly today. Last couple of days have been super hectic. I’m out the door in just a few minutes to drive a few hours to meet my friend @bluedevilmsn, and tomorrow she and I will be headed up to DC for CPAC! Looking forward to it. [...]

 

Toldjah turns the big 4-OH!

Posted by: ST on January 22, 2011 at 8:57 am » 21 Comments

40 years ago today, a glamorous blogging star was born …. On the back of the picture, mom wrote “approx 6 mos. old’ – which tells me she didn’t write it shortly after the pic was taken, because she’d have known for sure. I think I may be a little older in the pic, but [...]

 

I’ve got my white Christmas :)

Posted by: ST on December 25, 2010 at 10:12 pm » 4 Comments

Started very late in the afternoon (after 5, if I remember correctly) but it’s coming down. Here’s a short video I took earlier when it first started: Photo of the flakes taken around the same time as the video: Just read a recent weather update – the snow is supposed to start picking up here [...]

 

Things I am thankful for

Posted by: ST on November 21, 2010 at 10:35 am » 1 Comment

Posted this on Twitter, and wanted to make sure I posted it here as well – Thanksgiving week has officially started. Here are a few things I am thankful for, in no particular order: Electric blankets. Never have been interested in those before, but mom has 1 & it makes sleeping in autumn a lot [...]

 

On oak trees, weeping willows, and the fragility of life (FRIDAY UPDATE)

Posted by: ST on November 18, 2010 at 9:13 pm » 23 Comments

Friday Update – 10:00 PM: Dad willl be in the hospital til Mon. when biopsy will occur. Got news tonight that was grounds for cautious optimism but we won’t know for sure until biopsy results come in. Thanks again big time for the prayers & well wishes. Y’all are AWESOME. —————— Hey y’all. I rarely [...]

 

The evolution of Sister Toldjah blog design

Posted by: ST on July 29, 2010 at 10:55 pm » 17 Comments

Tonight, I was digging around for an image stock photo I thought I had saved somewhere on my computer and in the process came across some screen caps/image graphics of all of my old blog designs. Boy, it sure brought back some good memories, memories I’d like to share with you – fond ones that [...]