On the left side of the sanity bell curve
I am a writer. I am a wife. I am a mom. I am a gamer. I am riddled with ADD. Order changes daily.
For several months we swore off crayons. When the kids would get a box, more than 3/4 of the wax sticks would get broken – accidentally or not – and the other 1/4 would have their paper torn from them and then used in “cakes”. Cakes being these things lovingly crafted by Cara containing wooden… Continue reading Wherein I Decide if You Can’t Beat Them You Put Down a Lot of Paper
This is a sponsored review from BlogHer and Ragú. There are two vegetables I can get Cara and Ollie to eat: green beans and corn. Other than those two, my chance of getting anything resembling a vegetable into them is slim to none. People have suggested I “sneak” veggies into sauces and substitute vegetables for… Continue reading Ragu No Frying Chicken Parmesan Review and $100 Giveaway
I know this isn’t my usual kind of post but it’s relevant to what I’m doing today and I’m feeling charitable SO I figured I’d share this with you. I’m in the process of ordering some stuff from Mom for Cara’s birthday: a realistic kitchen set from One Step Ahead. I freakin love this catalog; if… Continue reading One Step Ahead Coupon Codes
This is a witch Cara drew yesterday. Though it may look like said witch has a rather unfortunate patch of eyebrow between her eyes, rest assured that is just what makes her “mean”. From that, I can only assume years and years of ridicule at the hands of peers has caused her to, more than… Continue reading Hello Kitty Witch by Cara
Alana is going to hate me for this but I can not get into The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and I have tried. Really, really tried. I have the copy she lent me and an audio and ebook version someone else lent me and I have tried all three versions and I DON’T LIKE… Continue reading I Can’t Read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Cara has been cracking me up with her new found love of music. Since Tucker and I would probably shrivel up if we had nothing to listen to, Cara never seemed to feel that pull or compulsion to listen to anything other than cartoon theme songs. Just here recently she’s started picking “favorite songs” from… Continue reading Running: Worst Case Scenario I’ll Get Bored and Move On
I realized today that I have to start thinking like a Kindergarten teacher. Not just one of those teachers who used to let you eat paste – one of those teachers who made you think and explore and who made you look at the world a bit differently than your five or six year old brain… Continue reading Kindergarten at Home?
I know what you’re thinking. You saw “squash” and/or “flax seed” and you wanted to vomit. Please don’t throw up on my blog. Thanks. If I told you to trust me, would you? Sure you would! Have I ever led you astray. Actually, I don’t want to know the answer to that. Back to the… Continue reading Autumn Ready Harvest Squash Flaxseed Bread
When I was in high school, I fancied myself a dark haired Britney Spears or a female Rob Thomas. I basically sang anywhere: the shower, the car, the checkout line at Walmart. And, you know? I wasn’t that bad. Actually, I was pretty good. As the years have passed – not too many years, mind… Continue reading Talent: The Casting Call Wants Your Audition
This isn’t a happy post or a funny post or a post about food; I wish it was one of those or all of those. Anything other than what this post has to be. Initially, I wasn’t going to say who this post is about. I was going to disguise the person with just a… Continue reading Sometimes You Have To Save Yourself
Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and it’s unfortunate it had to fall on a Sunday since it’s not receiving the attention it deserves and has received in the past. Poor pirates. First it was the ninjas and now it’s the football keeping them down. What’s a parrot loving, eyepatch wearing pirate to do? Let… Continue reading International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Tucker has drill this weekend and so as not to fall off of our “walk the trail” thing we’ve been doing – heck of a way to wear out the kids – we went as soon as he got off of work. We’ve been going to the trail after dinner when it’s cooler so the… Continue reading The Creek
