Monthly Archives: August 2012

It’s seven a.m. Thump, thump, thump. It’s Brenna on her way to my room. She has my mother’s heavy heels; she was also a tiny person that managed to sound like a rhinoceros coming down the hallway. “I swear I didn’t wake … Continue reading →

I hold in high esteem people who are themselves and don’t hold back. I feel like I haven’t been living up to this standard myself. It’s time I open up and own up to some things. Brace yourselves, I have … Continue reading →

Buy one get one free! Open a checking account get a free toaster! Free! Free stuff! Come on down and get your free crap! I hate stuff, but that is another rant I’m sure you will be seeing soon, especially … Continue reading →

Tomorrow morning the alarm clocks will buzz, pop tarts will pop and the buses will roll again. Tonight I’m sure there are children out there tossing and turning; either because they’re not used to bedtime yet or those first day … Continue reading →

I tried desperately to inbed a video in this post; alas my powers in the realm of computers are limited to navigating the keyboard. Sorry folks, you’ll have to settle for good old fashioned URL clicking at the end of … Continue reading →

Yesterday the girls and were on our way to their grandparents house just like any other Wednesday when we happened into a “slow mo”ment. The radio was turned up and Mambo # 5 came on. I started dancing as much … Continue reading →

My favorite time of day is story time. Around 7:30  Brenna, Stevie and I pile in bed with a stack of books and read. Every other week story time is even better when we go to the library and borrow … Continue reading →

I recently decided it was finally time to start working off the holiday weight (Presidents Day, Easter, Mothers Day and Flag Day are also weight gain holidays for me) before they came around again. I started Weight Watchers; which for … Continue reading →

I am not one to profess my love for my husband on Facebook, claim he’s Mr. Wonderful and follow it by an unneccesary number of exclamation points. Out of the 365 days in a year he might be Mr.Wonderful 20 … Continue reading →

I spent lunch yesterday with the old work crowd, lovely women who devote their lives to enriching the lives of and caring for children in less than ideal situations. I admire these women because they do so within ridiculous restraints … Continue reading →