There are very few things in life which offer immediate satisfaction. And I am always in search of some sort of immediate satisfaction whether it be shiny hair, the perfect iPod playlist or exercise shoes that don’t require a break-in period. Rarely, I come across something that takes very little effort with HUGE payoff. However, […]
Archives for August 2009
I love moments like these…part deux.
My daughter, Avery, has borrowed her dad’s iPod while playing outside. I hear her come in and run to her room rifling through her things. I pay it no mind as she does this about forty-seven hundred times throughout any given day. I mean, she’s six. What else does she have to do? But then […]
Unexplained Phenomenon: Dads are Invisible?
Okay…I havea question. I’m almost certain I am NOT the first person to ask this question. In fact, I’m sure this question has come up in many different ways followingall kinds of different scenarios, in turn, brewing anger and resentment. Here it is… Why…oh….why…are our children only able to see mothers? It’s like they have […]
Blackberry Dump Cake Recipe
Okay, everyone. Are you a fan of “the dump cake?” Do you know what one is? They are this God-send…this little gift from heaven …to the non-baker out there in Martha Stewart land. They are the answer to “what in the heck am I going to take to that potluck?” You can throw ANYTHING into […]
Suggestions please…How to Keep a Little Boy Busy
So yesterday I posted about how utterly relieved I am that school is starting soon. I still feel that way. Definitely. But I have another problem that public education is not going to solve for me. I touched on it briefly yesterday but I actually pondered this dilemma in detail while lying in bed last […]
Hip Hip Hooray…Back to School!
Oh. Thank. God. School is starting up again soon, in some parts of the country it already has, and I really couldn’t be more relieved. Let’s all take a moment to give thanks. (Pause for hallelujahs!) I love my kids. I really do. But I’ve got to be honest with you here…they’re driving me freakin’ […]
I love moments like these…
I am absolutely not kidding when I say that I am sitting here on my couch, looking out my picture window into the backyard and watching my almost 3 year old son, Jack, trying desperately to pull his pants off and pee into his wading pool. Man, I wish I had that kind of determination. […]
I Would Never Have Guessed THIS Would Happen….
So, I discovered something about myself the other day. Something I never saw coming in a million years…are you ready? Here it is. I kick ass at water aerobics. I’m not kidding. I’m shockingly good at it. What defines “good”? How exactly does one “kick ass” at water aerobics? Allow me to enlighten you. Recently, […]
Taco Pasta Salad Recipe
Jer has been working, pretty hard I might add, at growing a garden. We have all kinds of things going at any given time. Lots of things. Good things. Like, tomatoes. And corn. I think there might even be zucchini in there. Maybe some cucumbers? Honestly, I don’t even know. I spend about as much […]
Just What Am I Doing Here?
I wanted to explain a little about my goals for this blog. I really love having the opportunity and the open forum to discuss my thoughts, opinions and general musings. I have always been a person who has something to say about stuff. Sometimes I’m a person who has a whole lot to say about […]