This symbol is what one of my friends so artistically created to represent how many of us feel about this year. Aside from the smile in the middle of the turd, it’s accurate. Because everyone we know is experiencing. Maybe it’s just Alabama – or maybe it’s all of the United States. Who knows, maybe […]
Blog Roll
Your Official Invite to My Reality Show.
I’ve always been a technological early adopter. From texting before it had a name, to joining Twitter in 2008 and scrolling through every user in Birmingham then writing my first tweet: “I don’t think Birmingham is ready for Twitter just yet.” (And we weren’t. But I came back year later, and we were.) But in […]
This Week’s Headlines
This week’s household headlines: “’Hopping around is so much fun – when you’re naked’, Agree Toddler Boys Everywhere.” “Negligent Mother Makes Children Wait Until She Finishes Her Lunch Before Fixing Them Their Third Lunch. Authorities Launch Investigation.” “Toddler Places Open Mouth on Meat Counter at Publix Three Times – Then Acts Shocked At Mother’s Screams […]
On The Issue of Being a Morning Person.
God has blessed me with children who appreciate the fine art of sleeping. Ali napped until she was five, Noah’s still napping at four, and they both wake up well after the 7 o’clock hour (and have been known to sleep until 9:30.) As such, it is only right and honorable to homeschool my children. […]
Crochet Shorts: The Review.
There has never been any news article released that both my readers and friends felt such unanimous urgency to send to me than Crochet Shorts for Men made out of recycled vintage afghans. The tweets, Facebook messages, emails, texts, and IRL “You have GOT to SEE THIS!” lasted for well over a month. Perhaps it […]
10 Best Hikes and Runs in Birmingham.
It’s the first day of spring, guys. I can nearly feel all of the viruses and bacteria of this infested winter die. Isn’t it wonderful? And it’s time to get back outdoors and enjoy our beautiful state. We’re blessed with winters that are mild enough to allow us to comfortably be outside regularly, but the […]
Stuff Finds Me.
Thank you, Antibiotics, for going above and beyond the call of duty to take your share of the blame for life’s uncomfortable moments. I MEAN. What clinical trial intern saw that 15% of their victims reported diarrhea weeks to months later, and said, “Yeah, sure – we’ll claim that side effect. Heck, we’ll even put […]
Cherries, Take Me Away.
My life has been the definition of “train wreck” lately. Nothing devastating or life-changing – no worries. Just a constant onslaught of sicknesses and injuries and roadblocks and traumatic doctor visits. The upside is, they often make good blog posts. Y’all have read about some of them, but I haven’t written about a lot of […]
Because Printing Is Hard.
In this digital age of presentations and tablets and electronic interfacing notes, we have lost the fine art of simple printing. Ink on paper. And archaic and environment-destroying though it may be, sometimes it is still necessary. I miss Kinko’s. All I wanted was a black and white coloring book – the one I told […]
VeggieTales: Noah’s Ark {Giveaway}
We’ve been watching VeggieTales’ newest movie, Noah’s Ark, on repeat at our house for the past couple of weeks, and they sent us a couple of DVDs and Bobs to share with you guys! Ali loves this movie because she gets all the humor (or most of it – but they always put those nuggets […]