Andrea Cooley Creative Services

When the person on the radio said it was 22 BELOW this morning, I waited for them to laugh and say they were joking…but they weren’t lying. It really was 22 BELOW ZERO this morning with windchill. It makes the sun just seem like a cruel taunt to come out side and bask in its [...]

i have just finished reading a book, a fluffy novel telling the story of an Italian girl and her family growing up in a milltown on the East Coast in the 1920s. now i have the dilema of choosing what to read next. only a true reader understands this quandry. when you finish a good [...]

I am sitting on the floor of our second bedroom, fiddling with a pair of rabbit ears (Adam insisted on putting tin foil on them, but I don’t think they really help) trying to get a clear signal to watch the Bears game. It’s so frustrating to get such fuzzy reception when we’re used to [...]

Adam and I have declared it a Sunday snow day. It started snowing late last night and by this morning we had 4 or 5 inches. I’m sure we could have made it to church, but it’s so much more fun to stay home and make pancakes, drink coffee, and watch cars try to navigate [...]

It’s that time of year to make new beginnings and reflect on the old year. This is my version of a Christmas letter.
Here I go with a little game I like to call High/Low
Highs of 2006:Adam and I bought our first house in March. It is a condo in Des Moines, really close to [...]