Both Art Linkletter and Bill Cosby knew a very simple truth: kids are a goldmine of unintentional hilarity. Raising my two red heads is often frustrating and almost always exhausting, but it’s also entertaining. More times than I can remember, they have done or said something that was so funny it was spit-take worthy… a…
Yes, it’s Saturday. I understand. If I keep this up eventually I will need to do one of 2 things: change “Friday Five” to “Saturday Six,” or just get my sh*t together and post on Friday. 1. Vacations: After Lil’ G (our 2nd and last offspring) was born, the husband and I decided we wanted…
It’s Monday…need I say more? OK…here in the MidWest it’s that nasty “Wintry Mix” weather outside today. You know, that stuff that sounds like a tasty snack but is actually disgusting slush that is extremely unpleasant to walk through. Also, on the family agenda tonight – shopping for new cell phones. (Visiting the phone store…
It’s a new year, a new day – a fresh start, a blank page. Whether you have made resolutions or simply resolve never to make resolutions – may 2012 bring happiness to your life. Personally I have big plans for 2012, my calendar is full of major goals and lots of good intentions…but above all…
A while back I posted about how Miss A was on track to earn enough money to buy the 2011 American Girl of the Year: Kanani. Well, the girl did it. She dried enough dishes, shoveled enough snow (did I mention this is the MidWest? We got some of that white stuff TODAY for peanut…
Day 13 of 17 days of Irish! Pronounced “fesh” a feis is a festival of Gaelic arts. For an Irish dancer, it’s a dance competition where they get a chance to perfect specific steps of their dances to be judged – there’s a lot more to is than that, if you’re interested – here is…
1. Seeing as many websites and blogs host their giveaways on Friday, I often include links to a giveaway or two on the FFF. Today there are some great ones: awesome prizes for an awesome cause: first up, from Today’s Mama: they are giving away an 21.5″ iMac with iPhoto and iMovie and iWantToWinIt! The…
We had a day off from school a week ago and after I dragged them to the gym so I could work out I took the girls for a quick treat before heading to a ceramics studio for some painting fun. I know I gripe about motherhood alot, but I am so happy with my…
1. If you have read the last few posts o’ mine – you may have noticed the area in which I reside was bombarded with a heckuvalot of snow. And woo-hoo! We are supposed to get more this weekend! I don’t know where the snow is going to go…but I fear it may still be…
1. This weekend my family is attending a “SouperBowl” event. You can enter a soup into a competition, I jumped on board and am planning to make a recipe I’ve never tried, but saw a friend post on FB about the Tortellini Kielbasa Soup she was cooking, and it sounded so yummy, I decided I…
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