8:07 a.m. Thursday morning: Superman reading a Clone Wars book out loud, ignoring the cartoon on the tv behind him. As his mom, I couldn’t be more proud. As his kindergarten teacher, I take full credit.
There Are Some Things Money Can’t Buy
A successful bowling birthday party is not one of them. Number of invitees: 25Number that attended: 17 Age of Birthday Boy: 7Number of Strikes: 12 *Number of Gutter Balls: 200* Pizza consumed (in boxes) 7 Pitchers of Lemonade: 3 Hours of Bowling: 1.5Number of times Mommy cried: 1 Pictures taken: 124Game Tokens Per Guest: 8…
Seven Years in the Making
I don’t remember the day of the week. I remember that I was starving, and your daddy promised me a giant veggie burrito from El Taco. I doubled over at the local gas station, and it never occurred to me that I might be going into labor. I had no idea what it would feel…
Love Shouldn’t Be Old Fashioned
My cousin came down from Vegas this weekend, wanting to spend as much time with our grandmother as is humanly possible. Because things don’t get better when you are 84 and post-stroke. Friday night grandma woke the house up at 3:00 a.m, standing at the bottom of the stairs, wearing all of her necklaces, a…
The D Word
Let me start off by saying that my thighs are still shaking. Ahhhh……got your attention now, don’t I? You are dirty! This is a wholesome blog that does not…..…..…screw it. My mind would go there too. But this is not that kind of post.This post is about something not as fun as that.This post is…
Happy Thanksgiving! (Nope, Not a Typo)
This past Saturday, our crazy, loud, obnoxious family sat down for some good ol fashioned turkey and my amazing sweet potato casserole (some say it tastes more like cake, but anyhoooo) Raise your hand if you’re confused. (Did you do it? Did you actually raise your hand, sitting alone at your computer? I totally would…
Susan Lucci Can Kiss My Kiester
I am sitting at my laptopTrying to blog But I can’t Because out of the corner of my eyeI am staring at a contraptionI purchased in NovemberAnd have used three times When I saw the infomercialI was at once captivated and energized I looked at the buff women,Listened to their testimonialsNodded my headAnd whipped out…