February 20, 2008 – 9:26 pm
I tried to watch the lunar eclipse with the kids tonight (at 9:01 pm CST), thinking of what a fun memory that would be to have together, but it’s too cloudy to see anything besides all the clouds.
February 20, 2008 – 5:25 pm
Thirteen of my favorite podcasts:
1. This American Life
2. Barnes & Noble’s Meet the Writers
3. The Dave Ramsey Show
4. Divorcing Daze
5. Manic Mommies
6. More Hip Than Hippie
7. MuggleCast
8. The Pet Vet
9. What Really Matters
10. Jumping Monkeys
11. Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for [...]
February 19, 2008 – 9:40 pm
It’s been three months since my niece Megan died.
I miss her.
February 19, 2008 – 6:06 am
I saw this quote over at The DHX.
“We need to be the people we want our children to become.” — Rafe Esquith, Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire
This statement reminds me that one of the most important things I will do is parent my children.
February 18, 2008 – 6:28 am
I write about a variety of things, as is shown by these recent searches that brought visitors to my blog.
fake fingernails for kids - My youngest daughter loves to wear fake fingernails. The press-on kind, the glue-on kind, but not ever the salon-acrylic kind. She buys them with her allowance, glues them [...]
February 17, 2008 – 3:28 pm
Look at this article about the Jonas Brothers; “Straight-laced Jonas Brothers defy rocker image.”
This is one reason in a long list of why I don’t mind my kids listening to their music.
February 16, 2008 – 8:45 am
A couple of women at work were talking about Tom Jones yesterday. They even sang parts of this song and did his signature dance movements.
My parents were not big Tom Jones fans, so I’d not ever seen him perform it and cannot remember ever hearing the complete song (before this morning when I found [...]
February 14, 2008 – 9:17 pm
I’m the type of mom who says Happy Valentine’s Day to my family with food. It may not be the healthiest food around, but it’s heart-shaped! I get credit for that, right?
Pizza
and brownies!
We’ll have veggies and fruit tomorrow!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 14, 2008 – 3:49 pm
Thirteen things I like about this time of the year:
1. Mardis Gras
2. Chinese New Year
3. Valentine’s Day
4. Rain (this year, at least)
5. Making memories with my children
6. Bits of green grass starting to pop up in my yard
7. Daffodil shoots coming up in the flower bed
8. [...]
February 13, 2008 – 10:58 pm
This little Santa teapot sits on a small corner shelf in my kitchen. It’s right beside my kitchen sink. The spice rack behind it was my maternal grandmother’s and the pecan chopper to the right is from my parents.
The Santa teapot was a gift from Chrissie last year. I’ve not been able to bring myself [...]
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