I feel for my daughters. I am sure these kinds of things morph in little boys, but, as I have none, I am going to stick to what I know.
Growing up is such a hard thing to do. Even in the early stages. I can’t imagine (and am so glad I can’t remember) the frustration in [...]
Yep, that’s me- a crazy person. I wrote this spring about ways to cure office boredom (#15 is my favorite), and I thought I’d share with you 10 MORE ways I’ve decided to torment my coworkers (keep in mind, my husband is the “boss” so it’s especially titilliating to me)!
1. Find the lone Mac user in [...]
While I was pregnant with our second daughter, my body did a strange thing…it’s mass increased by 80 pounds. Hmm. Pregnant causes some of that. Eddy’s Double Chocolate Chunk and McDonald’s french fires causes the rest. Who knew?
Anyway, I got real serious about taking off that baby weight. In the process, I learned that not [...]
Hold on a sec while I figure out where this fantastic recommendation came from. This book was so good I have to make sure I get this right.
Found it! Dewayne Melancon from Genuine Curosity (and fellow JJL contributor I might add) raved about this book back in July. Now, I think Dewayne is a pretty smart [...]
I will admit, I probably read this one long after everybody else had. These kinds of books make me skeptical and therefore do not tend to rank high on my “to do” list. However, after hearing The Secret mentioned what felt like a gazillion times in less than a week, I figured I had better at [...]
The moon has just disappeared. What an awesome occurrence! I am typically up very early. However, on this morning, I have company.
Hubby loves an eclipse. The older kids find it fascinating. They have all found it a worthy reason to get out of bed early. It is true that Savannah wasn’t so easy to convince. [...]
Some may say that’s not nice, but I don’t care- I can denigrate myself if I want (especially if it’s not offensive to me)! Why am I a dork? Because not only do I have a fetish for office supplies, I want picnicmob.org to spread out to Austin. Picnic Mob is a virtual picnic which [...]
I had the awesome luck some time ago to win the new CD by Christine Kane. This was very exciting to me because I figured if her music was half as good as her blog, I knew I was in for a treat.
She did not disappoint.
I knew when I popped the CDs in, (it’s a two disc [...]
I’m totally serious. I have an uncontrollable office supplies fetish. I’ve known this since I was a young girl. I’ve always had OCD and I adore unpacking a fresh bundle of supplies and putting them on in their places on the shelves (but don’t tell anyone that I love the smell of packing plastic- it’s like [...]
Joyful Jubilant Learning has been one of the greatest sources of “miracle grow” I have found in a long time. The group over there is energetic, smart, and supportive. If you haven’t been there, go now – then come back.
I told you it was great. And you can be a part of the awesome collective! Here’s [...]
1. DON’T encourage your kids to make stupid stunt videos, but DO encourage their friends to type in credits at the end of their videos on the off chance that your stupid teen is involved. Solid proof you were there, buddy- you’re grounded, give me your cell.
2. DON’T leave town for an extended period of [...]
If you have 4 minutes, a sense of humor and are pondering technology, watch this stupid animated video (for those of you who don’t have teens or younger siblings to tell you about nerdy underground cult humor, I’ll enlighten you by noting that Homestar Runner is a superstar on You Tube… watch and you’ll know [...]
With a degree in English Literature, I often refer to some of my favorite readings. Call me a dork, I don’t care! Some of you know that I’m a big fan of blog lists (especially writing them). As a scatterbrained person, it is an easy way for me to organize my thoughts. [...]
Dewayne Melancon over at Genuine Curosity has tagged me with a “5 sites you use at work” after he had been tagged by Ariane.
Like Dewayne, I am not sure if these are “top” – meaning, it is very possible that you could say, “Well what about…” and I would rethink.
But, these are five that I visit [...]
I first encountered the “W” list over at Liz’s place. Thrilled probably mostly describes how I felt when she included me in her thoughts. Liz’s brain is a wonderful place – I get excited every time I realize I have passed through there.
The W-List was created by Valeria Maltoni to compile a database [...]
Itty, Bitty, Teenie Bit has out grown her baby carrier.
We are now in a big girl carseat.
Where does the time go…
So very exciting! My friend Lani has joined me here. I hope you all will find her as thought provoking as I do.
Lani has already introduced herself, so I’ll explain how she got here. I have addressed it before, but now she is here!
Lani and I began exchanging emails. We found out very quickly that [...]
After much procrastination, I’m finally writing my first post on my friend April’s site! Well, you are here, so you already knew where you were… [nervous pause] So, this picture was taken this summer of me acting mad that the photographers caught me in my husband’s inherited top hat (another day you’ll hear that story) [...]
For those who don’t know, I have recently recovered from 2 solid years of pregnancy – yep, I’ve got the elephants beat.
In February 2005, we discovered that we were expecting our third child. A crushing blow came 2 months later when we found out we had lost her. 2 months later, we got the news [...]
As you know from my Saturday drive by post – family fun day was in full effect! Mom graciously agreed to keep the two babies – if we agreed to take Dad
Saturday morning, almost right after I hit the publish button on the blog, we loaded up and headed to Splash in the ‘Boro. [...]
We are on our way and the kids couldn’t be more excited!
Well, it looks like Em’ has enjoyed these last couple of posts being about her. In an attempt to keep a firm grip on her position, she has decided to get sick.
There are few things that tug at my heart like a sick baby. At this age, she can’t tell me what hurts, what she [...]
The shoes post was received warmly over the weekend. Mostly because my Em’ is so darn cute. But also because I think it resonates with most parents.
If we had one pair of shoes to give our children, what kind would they be and why? If you have multiple children, would they be the same type [...]
My Em’ loves shoes. All shoes. Mine, her’s, her Daddy’s. High heels, flip flops, boots, and sandals. She even likes to make sure that you have shoes.
It is almost amazing how good she is at it. These wedges are pretty tall – she walked up and down the hall way listening to [...]