Posts Tagged "dallas"

An open letter to our beloved cat, Dallas

Posted by on Aug 28, 2012 in Things I Love | 6 comments

 

Thanks for the kick ass 16 years, baby! From the moment you were born, you were a fighter. Daddy cut the umbilical cord wrapped around your neck which saved your life! We knew from that moment on we would keep you! You were the runt, after all, and we tend to love those runts.

Making moves from Dallas {Greenville Ave.}, to Addison, to Lewisville was never a problem for you. Indoor-outdoor..all with ease. Thanks for never bothering us with a cat box! I think your favorite place to live was Lakehill Lane.

You loooooved living by the lake. I specifically remember several times having to catch live bunnies, birds, and frogs running wild in the house, that you had brought in through the kitty door. One particular morning you were loudly meowing and nudging me to wake up. So, even though I was tired I followed you downstairs, as you rubbed the banister going down purring and meowing the whole way. This is where I found a poor snake that had been neatly and methodically taken apart. It was no doubt a GIFT. I knew it then and I still believe those were prizes for me. Even though some of them were messy and crazy, I loved every last one of them. Thanks, Dallas!

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West Nile Virus Be Gone!!

Posted by on Aug 15, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

As a mom of 3 little ones, I am kinda freaking out about the news that Dallas/Ft.Worth has been declared a state of emergency with 10 deaths and more than 120 cases of the West Nile virus in Dallas/Ft. Worth alone. Frightening! The north Texas region — which includes Dallas and Fort Worth — has reported 14 deaths and more than 460 cases. Read more about it here.

If it being close to 100 degrees is not reason enough to keep the kids inside, now we have to worry about deadly mosquitoes?? Wow. It’s absolutely mind-boggling how rampant the West Nile virus is in our area.

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Yvearl takes on VELVET TACO

Posted by on Jul 24, 2012 in Cooking, Places I love | 2 comments

I only had a few minutes to grab a quick lunch while I was downtown today, and I’ve been dying to try a friend’s new restaurant. {Well, it opened in 2011, so not really new, but new to me!} VELVET TACO is in a prime location: Henderson and 75. It has a nice little patio and it was rockin’. I couldn’t wait to try it! {And I was ravenous}

I went into decision overload when I looked at the menu. Knowing that I could probably only eat 2, I had to think quickly and just go with my decision. I went with the #1 and #15.

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