Mom Jeans and the Dreaded “Long Butt”

UPDATED: A Plus Sized Sequel was published on October 12, 2012.  Click here to read that post. A few months ago during one of our more “social” small group gatherings (in which all of the guys tend to gravitate to the kitchen to be closest to the snacks while the girls sit in the living […]

Art Class From an Art Ignoramus

So the other day when I posted about my recent experimentation in the world of painting, I had just as many comments about the photo of the Celtic knotwork as I did about the painting, so I decided that I would teach y’all how to do it.And I DO expect you to go get the […]

My Non-Resolution Update

So I just finished watching Miss America and feeling totally out of shape and, well, in general how every girl feels after watching Miss America, so I decided I’d write a blog to encourage myself (by the way, why did Miss America say that the first thing she was going to do after winning was […]

Dishwashing Freedom!!!

If you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I am a bit. . . anal. Or, to be nice, we could call it “Detail Oriented”. And, in my defense, Chris is even more detail oriented than I ever dreamed of being. I know. Ali […]

Strategic Play and Dinner

I needed to cook dinner this afternoon (Which, by the way, after writing about it this morning and craving it, I made Pork and Spinach with Egg and Lemon Sauce), and Ali is going through a rather clingy stage, due to neverending teething. She played for a little while, but then kept saying “Mommy Hold […]

Urban Legends Consumer Report: Listerine.

Every now and then, I’ll get emails with lists of great household cures for every ailment. They are always so random and out there, but supposedly “so simple”. So I decided to try one. We have HORRIBLE mosquitoes in our yard. If I were to give an example of how many mosquitoes will land on […]

William Hallmark

I was getting close to running out of checks, so I started my usual perusal of all of the coupon sets in the Sunday paper, to see which of the check printing companies had the best current promotion, and the best design. I usually like the geometric, modern, symmetrical designs, but this time I completely […]