Wake-up Call
At 6:02 this morning, I was woken by a nudge in the back and a wet nose in my ear – the dog, looking for her breakfast and a play with the ball. She was terribly persistent, poking at my face with her paw and dropping her ball on my head until I gave up [Read On]
Feed My Starving Children
No, I didn’t take the day off. Recently I was given a reminder to be grateful for all the food we have (and not just the secret Oreo stash in the back of the cupboard…) when I had the opportunity to chaperone on a third grade field trip to Feed My Starving Children’s (FMSC) Libertyville packing [Read On]
The Great Noodle Rescue
It’s a terrible thing to lose a dear friend. It’s even harder to bear when you are completely responsible. Of course, I’m speaking of the untimely “loss” of Pea’s favorite stuffy, Noodles. The original post can be found here. I’ll wait while you go read it…. You’re back? Excellent. Fast forward two years where we find ourselves [Read On]
I am only a DIYer on Pinterest. It’s a shame.
I am not a handy sort of person. It is a shame, as my father is the original MacGuyver who can give you the most obvious “why didn’t I think of that” solutions and is chock full of clever ideas. He can build or repair nearly anything (as long as you are very specific, as [Read On]
On the Rolling Stones, and Sharing a Passion
Last night, the Hubs and Boo went to the Rolling Stones concert. This was a big deal for both of them – to say that the Hubs is a HUGE fan would be an understatement, and he has shared his love for the Stones with Boo, and for my nine year old, well, this [Read On]
The 10-Year Anniversary is…Aluminum
Ten years ago today I married the love of my life. How do you celebrate that? According to the interwebz, with aluminum, or tin. Wha-huh? Admittedly, this is the traditional gift. (The modern gift is, erm, *ahem* Diamonds.) But, traditional we are…right down to how we met. Have I told you the story of how [Read On]
In which I tell you why I’m awesome. By Default.
There were really great prompts for the Writers’ Workshop this week. Unfortunately, I struggled with all of them. For example: I have been living in corporate housing for the past 5 months while we wait to move back into our own house (we rented it while we were living overseas). I hate pretty much every [Read On]
Reasons My Daughter Is Crying
One of the funniest Tumblr pages I’ve seen recently is Reasons My Son Is Crying. I can relate to the accurate and hilarious captions given to the photos of…well….the author’s crying son. Don’t judge me. They really are funny, perhaps due to the honesty of the shots — don’t our children totally lose their tops [Read On]
Starting Over. Again. (Or, I’m going gluten/dairy free.)
While I like the idea of the new year being a great time to start over and try to eliminate bad habits or form new ones (good ones, that is), I have no problem admitting that I suck at resolutions. I mean, heck, in my New Year’s post, I specified the things I would do *this [Read On]
