For someone who has a pretty good sense of humor, I try to find something funny or positive in all of life’s little challenges. My husband and I have had our share of challenges alright. In fact, my luck seems so bad, he is almost afraid to stand next to me, lest a meteor fall [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Have You Seen This Trailer? If So, He Needs A Butt-Kicking…
Posted in Randomness on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Friday Diet Coke Shortage—An Emergency of Epic Proportions
Posted in Food, Randomness on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am running low on Diet Coke and it shows. I already have a nervous twitch, and soon, I will probably start foaming around the mouth in a snarly fit of withdrawal. If my husband knows what is good for him, he will hit the EZ Mart on his way home and relieve my pitiful [...]
The Cookie Peace Treaty—aka Forced Disarmament and Some Granny-Style Distractions
Posted in Food, Kids on June 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As the temperature crept past 100 yesterday, I knew we were in trouble. I tried to get the heathens outside with me to weed the garden, but after fifteen minutes, even I was whimpering in defeat. 100 degrees with 90% humidity drove us back inside, and I think we all had tempers that were noticeably [...]
Things Every Mother of Boys Should Have
Posted in Home, Kids on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1. A carpet steam cleaner. Otherwise your carpet will gross you out after a very short time.
2. Walls painted with latex enamel paint…so you can clean off all those things that end up on the walls, while you remind yourself not to even ask what they are.
3. Crates of Band-Aids and buckets of Neosporin. And [...]
Hotter than Hades, and How Not To Be a Classless Floozy
Posted in Food on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s freaking hot around here. Miserably hot. Fry an egg on the sidewalk hot.
Me and heat are not the best of pals. Heat itself is one thing. I spent many a year in southern California, so I can do heat.
But in Louisiana, the heat is married to the blasted humidity, and that makes some summer [...]
When You Know You Will Have a Nervous Breakdown If You Have to Pick Up One More Dirty Sock
Posted in Home, Kids, Marriage on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Being at Stay-at-Home-Mom is often the best job in the world. Most days, I make my own schedule (whether to fold that laundry now or later), and I have the freedom of many choices, because I really only answer to myself and my family. Unless the kids are sick, or you have enrolled them in [...]
The Zoo—aka My Kids’ Natural Habitat
Posted in Kids, Randomness on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend, Husband and I packed it up for a little impromptu road trip. After too much time trapped in the house, the kids and I were getting restless, and starting to foam at the mouth a bit. Even the most creative mom and the most patient kid can get a little loopy after too [...]
Some Thumbs Up, Some Thumbs Down, and Some “Don’t Waste Your Money”
Posted in Fitness, Kids, Randomness, Reviews on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As a one-income family, we usually have to make our dollars stretch farther than a yoga master. This often makes me a very picky purchaser, and I confess that I spend way too much time on Amazon.com reading product reviews. I want to know whether my potential purchases will deliver on their promise, or doom [...]
The Dressing Room Happy Dance
Posted in Fitness, Randomness on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week is perhaps the best dang week I’ve had in years.
Me and my scale are new best friends, because it told me I’ve lost 30 pounds since the new year. Husband still has bruises where I accidently landed on him while doing my victory jump-dance on the bed.
To celebrate this super-awesome event, I went [...]
