The other day Teacher was chasing a wasp with a rolled up magazine and accidentally knocked down the kitchen valences. As he replaced them after smashing the little menace I got a good look at them and was instantly grossed out; they were covered with a layer of dust and…
When my beloved leather checkbook cover started looking like something the cat dragged in I knew it was time to get a new one. I had recently made myself a new purse so I decided to make a checkbook cover to match. RIP poor, old checkbook cover. You served…
One night Teacher and I were cuddling on the couch watching TV when I got a craving for an M&M Blizzard. Neither of us wanted to leave the couch long enough to make a DQ run so he decided to try whipping one up for me. It was so quick…
Since I was a little girl I’ve loved looking through my parent’s wedding album, and since their 44th wedding anniversary is this month I thought I’d share some of my favorite photos. My mom made her own wedding dress, but my grandma picked out the crown and veil. Mom…
I need your help! As part of my ongoing work freshening up this place I took a peek at my About Me page and was appalled by how grossly out of date it was. The photo was from two years ago, when Little Guy was a baby and I still…
Spoiler alert! If you’re the parent of a child enrolled in my child care program you may want to skip this for now and come back after you open your Father’s Day gift. Just a thought’… Everyone else feel free to keep reading for a quick and easy Father’s Day…
Great America, here we come! Superman is the roller coaster closest to the entrance so of course, our squad wanted to ride it first. I rode it last year and that was enough. Hurtling through the air on my belly watching the ground below me speeding past was too…
Morning arrived way too early; breakfast was scheduled for 5:45am. This was the first time we’d taken a strings group to competition in addition to the band so we weren’t sure how much time we’d need to get both groups ready. After the kids packed up all their stuff they…
We followed Bus One through the misty dark to the hotel. The kids were much quieter and more subdued than they were when we started the day over sixteen hours ago. When we arrived at the hotel Teacher and the other official Bus Packers unpacked the luggage and snacks.…
Little Guy is ready for the parade! It’ll be a short parade (only about half an hour) so we didn’t bring any snacks or anything. Oops, I forgot the kids’ flags too! You can tell it’s the first parade of the season – I’m out of practice. In the background,…
