A few weeks ago, my mom, Kellen and I attended a local concert, celebrating our school’s 100 year anniversary.  Performers were all school students, or alumni of the school, and I think there were over 200 people in the various choirs and band that took turns performing.  It was held in our church and was [...]

Thanks so much, truly, for the personal stories and suggestions regarding kids and banking accounts.  I think this upcoming Spring Break, when we have some spare time on our hands, we’ll all mosey on over to the local bank (yes, the one that gives out warm Otis Spunkmeyer cookies on Fridays, I’m not stupid) and [...]

yep, I know, time for me to once again shamefully pump the peoples of the internets for their opinion.  You guys helped me through handling my daughter’s steroid rages, naming our new dog, what kind of doorbell to buy for upstairs, when and under what guidelines my children should get cell phones, and …….. other [...]

What is …. when the kid who wins the “guess how many gumballs are in this jar” game at her class Valentines Party (357, in case you were wondering) is the same kid who has braces and can’t even chew a single one  ………..  not that you can even SEE the braces because that would mean [...]

Or whatever the title of that book is. 
Ours actually started out as a no good, very bad evening last night.  Putting it into perspective, I *get* that a grumpy child is not a catastrophe, but wow, was Kendrie ever in a cranky mood.  Blaine wasn’t feeling well, so the two of them stayed home while [...]

**It takes a LOT for me to get annoyed enough to actually complain about something.  I am the sort of person that will push raw chicken around on her plate at a nice restaurant, then fix a pb&j when I get home, before I will return a meal.  I bitch and moan a lot, but [...]

Regarding the proposed health care reform, I should be honest and say I don’t know enough about it to really form an intelligent opinion …………… so that’s all I’ll say about it.  I have an UNeducated opinion, but don’t want to start **that** discussion on this blog, so we’ll end it there.
But I will say [...]

While things are still a little hectic around here, and the downstairs looks like a tornado hit us, I think we’re turning a corner.  I broke down and bought a new laptop yesterday so I can at least stay connected online because goodness knows I’m not patient enough to go to the public library every [...]

My life has fallen to crap.  (Before anyone panics, this is written entirely mostly in jest. No one is ill, no one has disappeared, no one has been abducted by aliens.  Absolutely NOTHING serious has happened.  But other than that, my life has fallen to crap.)
Remember in late October when my camera lens, the good one, [...]

Shatteringly?  Is that even a word???
Regardless, I have to ask, because the lower temperatures outside tell me its that time of year again …. time for cozy fires, flannel blankets, and hot chocolate?  Warm scarves and pink cheeks and perhaps, if we’re very lucky, even a snowball fight or two, with laughing children and sleigh bells and [...]