The Season of Lying
I love Christmas. This last one was particularly delightful. My just turned five-year-old has reached the age of really "getting" the whole deal with the presents and Santa and what-not. I love the...
View ArticleThe Other 84 Million Moms
I've been a little busy lately, so you'll have to forgive me for my apparent cave residency, but I only recently learned of the existence of One Million Moms. Someone I know posted a link to one of...
View ArticleThe Bees: Part 1
A little story from a long time ago...My husband and I purchased our very first home on February 29, 2000. At the time, my husband traveled full time for his job, which meant that he left for O'Hare...
View ArticleThe Bees: Part 2
In case you missed it, The Bees: Part 1.So there we were, enjoying our carefree Saturday. I was playing around on my computer in the office. My husband made a frozen pizza for lunch and called up to...
View ArticleThe Bees: Part 3
In case you missed it, here are The Bees: Part 1 and Part 2.Our house had been invaded by bees. We had sealed their entry point, but had to deal with the fact that there were over a hundred bees in our...
View ArticleThis Week in Tweets: The Return
My only recurring blog topic, This Week in Tweets, has been away for far too long. Well now it's back, baby.My personal ten favorite tweets from this past week.This week in tweets made possible by:...
View ArticleSnark Therapy: Inspirations
Recent additions to my Pinterest Snark Board.link to PinterestPsst. Little orange fish. You wanna know which direction I think the shark is going to come from?link to PinterestHey, Lady! You might...
View ArticleHope-y Change-y Gas Prices
So I saw this picture on Pinterest the other day. Of course I didn't pin it and now I can't find it again on Pinterest. Dammit. So instead I turned to Google Images. Bam! (Google, you rock, BTW.)Here's...
View ArticleThis Week in Tweets: I Can't Get that Oompa Loompa Song Out of my Head
My personal ten favorite tweets from this past week.This week in tweets made possible by: @mikeyversace@sbellelauren@SDenckhoff@Cheeseboy22@BorowitzReport@MomsBitching@TheWreckingDollNow go... follow...
View ArticleStory Sticks
This past weekend we had absolutely no plans, so I decided to make Saturday a project day, inspired by a couple projects I saw on Pinterest. The first project was inspired by this:Photo from: Life in...
View ArticleThis Week in Tweets: An Obese Drug Addict
My personal ten favorite tweets from this past week.This week in tweets made possible by: @jillsmo@LABeachmom@JohnFugelsang@BorowitzReport@SarcasminAction@MomIn_AMillion@MarinkaNYC@Cheeseboy22Now go......
View ArticleThis Week in Tweets: The Only Guy That Can Beat Obama
My personal ten favorite tweets from this past week.This week in tweets made possible by: @JohnFugelsang@JimGaffigan@Brenvolio@BorowitzReport@smonkyou@gonnakillhim@FunnyJokeBook@LOLGOP@Cheeseboy22Now...
View ArticleMy Remember List
These days it seems that everyone has a bucket list. I do not. While I am quite a lover of lists, I have decided that one thing I don’t need in my life is a list of things to accomplish before I die to...
View ArticleDOMA = Defense of MY ASS!!!
I try to write profanity-free. I'm not exactly profanity-free in my normal, walking-around-in-the world self, but I just think it looks icky on my blog. But right now, I am so annoyed that this is...
View ArticleVisiting the Other Side
Today, I'm going to take you on a little journey; a journey to the other side. It's a journey I've taken scores of times, so I'll hopefully be a pretty good guide. The journey to the other side begins...
View ArticleBenign
Shortest blog post ever. Update from the last blog post. Both biopsies came back benign. Carry on.
View ArticleI Need a Book
It has been forever since I read a really good fiction book. I love non-fiction and read a lot of it. What's more, my usual subjects are probably what most would consider atypical. I love A.J. Jacobs,...
View ArticleHow Twitter Mobile is Making Me CRAZY!
I'm on vacation at the moment. It's a kid-free, do absolutely nothing kind of vacaton. I'm really enjoying it. I've pretty much been laying in bed, in a beach chair, or by the pool with my iPad and...
View ArticleRelaxation Vacation
This past week I have been on vacation. My husband was invited to a work event that took place at the Ritz Carlton in Orange County, California. By attending, his airfare, rental car, and lodging would...
View ArticleThe Bittersweet Take on a Rubyspikes Vacation
As you may know, I was on vacation last week. It was fabulous and relaxing and blah blah blah...Sorry, folks, but even the best of vacations aren't quite perfect. And that, my friends, is my great...
View ArticleHow Wrong I Was
I am writing this post from my iPhone. This is not the easiest way to write a blog post, but I am doing so because I am trapped under my sleeping 6 year old. Trapped in his bedroom, lying on his bed,...
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So it just so happens that BlogHer 13 is this weekend and guess who's going? That's right, me. I know, it makes perfect sense doesn't it? A prolific blogger like me going to BlogHer?What's that you...
View ArticleBlessing of the Hands
So I was sitting at my desk today, working diligently, as usual, when a woman stopped by my desk to inquire as to whether I would like to have my hands blessed. No, I am not making this up.Now just so...
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