Audra Jennings

Tonight's blog is going to be short and sweet because I've not been able to watch the Rangers much this week. We started off at the softball fields during a big win Monday (followed by an uncooperative DVR that wouldn't let me change channels) and because of the same DVR reasoning, I missed all four of Josh Hamilton's home runs. I was sure following on my phone app though. Historically, there have been some big games for the Rangers in Baltimore with high scores. After all the history surrounding Hamilton's four home runs on Tuesday, I've been ready to watch today. I even turned my TV around to face my hall so I can sort of watch the double header today from my desk. See: I'm really watching through a crack in the door because of where my desk is. The home run history went opposite of the Rangers' way last game. Really Colby Lewis? Three straight home runs in the 1st inning, 18 straight outs, then two more home runs. For shame! Now, the sec...

Earlier this week, I sent a message to my friend Rakia asking if going to the original Starbucks on our trip to the Northwest would appeal to her. I said I thought it would be fun. Her response was, "I wouldn't say fun...if it happens, it happens, but I wouldn't want to go out of my way..." OK, so in all honesty, maybe it wouldn't be so much fun. Maybe it's one of those places I would go to say I've been. I've been to a lot of those kind of places on past vacations. Maybe I just don't know what a fun vacation is. Let me share some of the things I have done over the past few years on vacation, besides the whole head lice eradication last year. (I can assure you, that was not a fun vacation.) We'll make this part one of a series. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since 2006 (the farthest back that I have digital pictures on my computer, I've been to Branson three times. And two of those times I went to the Butterfly Palace. Mom ...