Tips for Tuesday - Best Kitchen Organization Tip

Hit me with your best kitchen organization Tip.
I love my kitchen and oh how I love organization. Here is my favorite thing…….making kits. You probably all already do this but you haven’t given it a fancy name.
A kit is created when you put all the stuff that goes together in an easily accessible box or [...]

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More on the Airline Security Toy

You really have to look at this. Thanks to Karli for sending me the link.

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My Dad in Texas with a Chainsaw

My Dad’s been driving down to Beaumont, Texas every Saturday with a chainsaw…..don’t jump to conclusions….. to help with hurricane cleanup efforts. Since he recently shaved his beard for the first time in many years, several of his friends from church worked alongside him, not knowing who he was.
Eventually some super-friendly guy [...]

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Lawyers and Annoying Things

My lawyer Andrea (pronounced on-dray-ah) has an impeccable sense of timing. Our first meeting with her coincided with Laylee’s most infamous poop smearing incident to date. We discovered it 2 minutes before we were supposed to leave to name the beneficiaries in our will. Let’s just say that when Andrea asked who we wanted to [...]

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How to Spaz out your Betta Fish…and What Kathryn Needs

So Karli dropped by some chocolates yesterday to increase my health and my pants size. While she was over, she showed me a cool trick. If you hold a mirror up to your Betta fish, he thinks its a rival fishy and starts fritzing out. He puffs up and paces back and forth, eventually “attacking” [...]

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Some Humor from my House of Sickness

I blow my nose.
Laylee: Did you do a REALLY BIG blow?
Me: Yep.
Laylee: Did you not do a median blow?
Me: Nope, that was definitely not a medium blow.
I bounce a large green ball on my head. This is cheap and easy entertainment from a mom who doesn’t want to move. Laylee has been playing independently and [...]

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Okay, I’m laughing my guts out

Check this out. Be sure to read the reviews underneath. It hits pretty close to home since Laylee’s ticket was randomly selected for increased security checks on the way to our summer beach vacation this July. “Okay, honey. Please remove your shoes. Can you stand like a starfish while I wand and pat you down?” [...]

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You Got a Match on Ya?

Being sick with kids is pretty much the worst (okay, I’m exaggerating. I can think of lots way worse things but it’s definitely the worst thing this week…that I’ve experienced). They seem more full of energy and more in need of attention. They say your name over and over and over again but you can [...]

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Tip Day Tuesday – Outside Help

It’s REALLY early Tuesday morning and I can’t sleep because my head is about to explode. I will not regale you with tales of how many times I have blown my nose since I got into bed but let’s just say I’m keeping everyone awake. So as I wait for my Chamomille tea [...]

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Oh, and Happy Columbus Day

So, I hope none of you dragged your achey, cold-ridden body off the couch and drove with your two children to the post office today to mail your sister a copy of the West Wing episode she missed last night because you know what it’s like to miss an episode of the West Wing right [...]

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