We’re on Sick Day #10 with at least one sick kid at home and there’s no end in sight. I can’t wait for spring. Everyone has taken a turn except for me, knock on wood. Jack, the generous kid he is, has taken one for the team by hanging onto his fever for 7 days. …
Everyone has at least one. A story. A story that they can’t live down. A story that resurfaces at every family gathering. A story that’s infamous in its embarassment. A story that no matter how hard you try, you’ll never be able to shake. Everyone has one. Even me. It was the summer of 1985. …
Sometimes I wonder why I do the things I do. Especially things that go against my nature. My nature being INTROVERTED. Some examples that come to mind: Trying out for the high school field hockey team my junior year when a) I’d never even picked up a field hockey stick, and b) I didn’t have …
I’m in an exercise rut. Well, not exactly a rut. I can’t motivate myself to get out of bed at 4:45 every morning and drive 20 minutes on the cold dark lonely streets to get to the gym. And it has nothing to do with this class I suffered through a while back. I need …
I know! Two posts in one day. Unheard of. But, it’s someone’s birthday. Staying on his good list has its perks so I wanted to give a shout out to him. Happy Birthday Hubs! Now, a few reasons why he’s on my good list: In high school he always gave me his Hostess Ho-Hos. He …
… is good for the soul Mom. I had a great time with my sisters and my mom this weekend in San Francisco. We celebrated Ashley’s first baby with a shower thrown by her husband Nick’s family. Nancy gave Ashley a bag of Nick’s baby clothes she had saved for him. In it were these …
The sun was soaked, paparazzi was spotted, Mickey and Minnie were visited, the Lego inauguration was impressive, miles were traveled, souvenirs were purchased, and Idaho was once again realized. We’re back! What I learned on our trip: When you trade your tried and true Maui timeshare, remember there are those choice few properties in the …
We are off to check the kids out of here: To hop onto this: Destination: and and here: (OK, not that last one. But wouldn’t THAT be fun?!!) And the best part? The kids have NO IDEA! Do you know how hard it is to pack for a 13 year-old girl without her noticing and …
Remember a few weeks back when I went to H-E-double hockey sticks in a hand basket? And how the one good thing that came out of that experience was my love affair with a thrift store pair of lenseless reading glasses? Well, it seems my affinity towards faking it has rubbed off on some of …
Caught on my Flip camera at the local sports store the other day Woo hoo! Yessss! Fiiiiiiinally! I was beginning to wonder where I was gonna get myself a hand gun.
We’ve been married almost 16 years. I think we’re both in it for the long haul. Some days I find myself reconsidering. But for the most part we’ll probably stick it out. Why, then, does my husband feel the need to come up with and test out new pick up lines on me all the …
I’m now writing a monthly column in our little tiny local paper. My first one came out yesterday. Is it at all surprising that this little tiny paper isn’t online yet? I didn’t think so. So here it is (and it isn’t the Annandale Advocate, if you were wondering. Like my glasses?): I went out …
