Jun
14
This is what’s become of my kitchen counters. Is it sick that this sight fills me with glee? Don’t answer that. I have a kid, a real kid. No baby girls here no more.
Sure she still has a few mispronunciations. She says “baft-yobe” for “bathrobe” or “yobe” for short. [...]
Jun
12
And I ask myself, “Where did they all go?”
Jun
12
‘Tis the time of summer. Lots of people have birthdays in the summer. I think most of them are first or only children because after a mother’s had one third trimester during the hottest part of the year, she likely learns to… ahem… time things a little better the next time around. [...]
Jun
10
Thank you so much for all the heartwarming smiles you gave me as I walked through the store on Saturday. I was wearing makeup, cute shoes and an “outfit” and walking with an unmistakable mom-on-the-loose-for-the-weekend swagger. Your grins only confirmed my perception of my own hot-ishness.
I plan to drop-kick you all later.
Because the [...]
Jun
10
And now for week 3 of The Series:
If you don’t have enough pet hair on your couch, you can get it in just 3 easy steps.
Doggy Steps™
Why waste another day worrying about that ugly septic pipe in your yard when you could spend your time looking at an ugly fake plastic tree stump? (includes lifelike [...]
Jun
08
Laylee’s got a chunk missing. If you spent less time going to work and more time sculpting piggy tails, you might know that already. [read more]
Jun
07
I got off the phone with my friend today when Laylee put her hand on my shoulder and said seriously, “Mom. I have one thing. When you were on the phone I heard you say a little bit of ‘craps’ and that’s not a good thing.”
Jun
06
I spent a good chunk of yesterday writing a proposal for a blogging gig I think I’ve decided not to apply for. Then I took the opportunity to update my résumé . When Dan got home, I gave him my daily explanation for why the house looked like… our house… and told him [...]
Jun
05
Last night I asked Dan to get my wrist brace from downstairs so I could put on my last piece of my Darth Vader evening wear and go to sleep. He said, “Dork Vader?”
Pretty much.
I’ve got my zit cream, my plastic mouth guard and my black wrist brace. Just add a helmet and [...]
Jun
03
And now for week 2 of The Series:
If you purchased all of the organizers and devices in the catalog, you would need an organizer to hold all of your organizers. It appears that the catalog itself is an organizer for exclamation points and photographs of sythetic materials.
“Dashboard Organizer keeps essentials at your fingertips so [...]