19.11.09

The Last Song



Now that Robert Redford has been filming in Savannah (and had dinner at A.J.'s on Tybee the other night), let's not forget what fun we had when the Disney gang was here last summer...

Watch the trailer for "The Last Song," the Miley Cyrus movie filmed on Tybee Island last summer....




check out the trees in front of my dentist's place - so savannah!






No cavities, always a plus, but what really struck yesterday morning were these trees parked outside my dentist's office on Forest Park Drive. So Savannah!!!

** ps he's a GREAT dentist, if you're looking for one, and also my neighbor, and I just love his staff. Lynn is sweet, and Donna makes me laugh. Laughing - at the dentist - I'd call that a coup!


Dr. Philip Friedman

17.11.09

corner view: phone story

ok it's not that i don't WANT to do the right corner view and be on TIME with it - it's just that - well, wednesday comes so quickly each week and i don't remember until (what time is it?) yeah - nearly midnight on tuesday night...i don't MEAN to procrastinate, i'm just busy! (or forgetful, or both!) SO once again, i'll do my own variation on the theme (since i'm late, and can't do the real theme.)

it's a story of one of my first entrepreneurial adventures - back in high school. my friend krate (short for Mary Kate which is short for Mary Katherine) buckley and i decided we would go into the gutter cleaning business. we put an ad in the paper and got our first call. krate answered the phone.

the lady asked her if we could clean her gutters. "Oh yes," said krate.... and the lady said, "do you need a hose?" and krate said, "a hose, what for?" and the lady said, "to rinse the gutters after you clean them," and krate said, "OH a HOSE!!! I thought you said a PHONE!"

and if you have a few more hours, i'll tell you about trying to open up the ladder while the lady watched....

it was a short-lived business, but a learning experience, nonetheless!

have a fun day!

16.11.09

happy

a friend shared this with me.....i like it - do you?



13.11.09

My Parents Made a Crash Landing in Savannah - Literally


It was a girl's worst nightmare. My dad and Betsy were due to arrive at our new house any minute, when my cell phone rang.

"Kim? It's Betsy. We had an accident."

I arrived at Memorial before the ambulance did - don't ask me how, and don't ask how I looked, because it wasn't pretty. But I was there, and that's all that mattered. Details of the crash emerged as I watched my Dad roll out of the ambulance, shards of glass scattered across his face. Someone had waved them through an intersection - given them the "all clear" - when it wasn't clear at all. A white van smashed into the driver's side, crushing the door, and sending my parents into a telephone pole.

Thankfully we only spent the afternoon in the ER, while my dad got checked out, x-rayed, ct-scanned, poked, and prodded. Final diagnosis: O.K! YES!!! Anybody who's ever lost a mom will understand, that's as close as you want to get to losing your dad.

***
By the next night, the three of us were sitting around a table at Sundae Cafe on Tybee, enjoying martinis (them), a glass of Cabernet (me), and a fabulous meal.

Betsy had a spring salad topped with oysters, Dad had seafood bisque, and I had an amazing pecan breaded chicken, half of which I took home with me.


I wanted to get a picture of the three of us, because accidents happen, life is short, and well, it's always nice to have a photo for posterity. As usual, Bets refused to be in the photo, but snapped this one of Dad and me. But she ended up in it anyway, in the reflection! If I look exhausted, it's because I was - I am - the move, the trip to the ER, etc. - but I'm slowly recovering! Come visit - I'll let you pick any of the million boxes to unpack!

Have a fun weekend - and please, for me, go wild!

10.11.09

my new corner - still savannah, but down the road a little...


all sacked out in the new kitchen
(ok, so this is it before the boxes arrived!)





most of us are happy,
some still unsure



there are
boxes to unpack,
books to shelve
pictures to hang,

***

still missing:

the belt my my son is required to wear to school

corkscrew

pink one and blue one (hershey's kids -
please don't tell her they're just stuffed animals -
like a good mom, she takes them to safety when i vacuum!)

***

here's how conversations go around here lately...


"mom, have you seen my _________?"

and

"why isn't the _____ working?"


it takes two seconds
to fall asleep
and when i wake i see
this:




thanks for stopping by!!!


4.11.09

packing...moving...not blogging







but i will be back!!! wish us luck !!! :)