The Backyard

For those of you who have seen what my backyard looked like when we moved in, I wanted to show off what a little grass can do. I tried to find the picture of the backyard as it looked, but I guess we got rid of it. You only get the “after” shot. [...]

You Say Toe-may-toe, I Say Toe-mah-toe

I’ve been thinking about how differently we all pronounce certain words. (I don’t know why. Just roll with me here) I often wonder why it is, really, that we DO pronounce them differently. Why is it that here in the US, when we want to apologize, we say “saw-ree” and you [...]

Some Things I’ve Learned

Here are some important things I have learned since becoming a mother:
1. A timer is everything. I should carry one in my diaper bag.
2. If you call it a reward rather than a bribe, then you are a good mommy.
3. Sometimes you have to talk to the toy to get answers from the 4 year [...]

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble

To all of us in the States:
Happy Thanksgiving! May your turkey be delicious, your pumpkin pie perfect, and your after-dinner nap satisfying.
To everyone else:
Happy normal Thursday that really isn’t different from any other day! May you enjoy Survivor and CSI on TV tonight, shopping for Christmas gifts, and going to bed at a [...]

Close To Home

An incident was reported on last night’s news broadcast that an 8th grade student had written a “hit list” of other students’ names on his notebook. These were students who had bullied the 8th grader. Also on his notebook was written a list of some students and teachers who would be spared because [...]

Time Waster

If I’m not doing what I should be doing, it’s because I went and got myself addicted to this. Pretty simple, but I keep playing anyway. What do you do when you are wasting time on one thing instead of doing what you should be doing?

Random Friday

Yes, I know I’m writing this on Sunday, and really it’s only going to be Sunday for one more minute, so maybe this will show up as Monday. But that helps this become more of a Random Friday, right? Because it’s random. You expected it on Friday, and instead you get it [...]

Millions of Fingers! Millions of Thumbs!

This month is Drum Month. I don’t know why, or who says, except that on my newsletter from Cool Mom Picks it said November is Drum Month. So…
Dust off your Remo heads, my friends, and beat the heck out of something! When changing the tire on your vehicle, compare tightening the lugnuts to tightening the [...]

My Sunday I’s (12 for the 12th)

1. I love to take a Sunday nap for hours on end
2. I enjoy watching other people struggle with their kids a bit at church because it makes me feel like we’re actually normal
3. I think I became the answer to someone’s prayer today
4. I like the warm, fuzzy feeling that I have by being [...]

Gettin’ My Vote On

I voted on Tuesday. I’m quite proud of myself, but it was really stressful. I mean, how hard is it to make a few small decisions, right? Ha.
First of all, I have now voted in states and in three different ways. In Idaho I filled in a little circle (like a standardized test or something) [...]