Mar

31

Fun With Books

March 31, 2008 | 3 Comments

Usually in our house you can hear the dull, steady hum of the TV in the background. But I was reminded this weekend what happens when you turn off the TV and let music fill the house instead.

Those that weren’t reading were either drawing, painting, dancing, writing or doing something else creative and productive. […]

Mar

28

How To Handle Telemarketers

March 28, 2008 | 3 Comments

A friend of mine sent this to me. It is by far the funniest way I have ever heard of to deal with those annoying telemarketers. Watch and enjoy (oh and don’t be drinking anything while you’re viewing this - my coffee went all over my screen).

How do you handle telemarketers? Do you ignore their […]

Mar

27

If I Ate More, Would I Weight More?

March 27, 2008 | 6 Comments

On Saturday I took my son with me to get the Easter shopping done. I know, nothing like the last minute right? Anyway, he had an ulterior motive - a new bike. He’s been saving his allowance all winter long and decided since enough snow had melted that you can see parts of the ground, […]

Mar

24

Easter Weekend Recap

March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments

Easter itself was pretty laid back for us but the weekend was full of a lot of little stuff.

On Saturday I took all 3 girls over to the hairdresser for some seriously long overdue haircuts. We walked in and within 30 minutes the 3 of them were back out of there looking polished. What were […]

Mar

22

Happy Easter!

March 22, 2008 | 2 Comments

For those that celebrate it - I hope you have a wonderful day with your families.
And have fun peeling your children off the ceiling by the end of the day. I know that’s always my favorite part.

Mar

21

Men & Their Toys

March 21, 2008 | 2 Comments

My husband has a new toy. Or two new toys to be exact. You see, given my husband’s current physical condition he spends a lot of time on the couch now, in pain, surfing the too-numerous-to-count TV channels. And he stops on a lot of infomercials. There is one in particular that he has […]

Mar

19

A Boy and His Dog

March 19, 2008 | 5 Comments

I was driving into town yesterday so I could take care of some errands. It was cold and there was a light mist falling. It was only 34 degrees outside - not quite cold enough for the rain to turn to ice or snow but cold enough to cut right through you.
As I turned […]

Mar

18

What Would Freud Say?

March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

I had the craziest, scariest dream last night. I was walking up a logging road in the woods - but not the woods near my house, more like the Great North Woods. Up ahead of me was what looked like a mound of some sort (dirt, animal bodies, who knows?) and on top of that […]

Mar

17

Kiss Me I’m Irish

March 17, 2008 | 2 Comments

May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life’s passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!

Mar

16

Home Improvement

March 16, 2008 | Comments Off

Remember how yesterday I said I needed to paint my walls so they’d be ready for Angela’s beautiful photo? Well guess where we went today - Lowes! And we bought 8 gallons of paint. We are finally painting the walls in the entryway, living room, dining room and best of all we are peeling off […]

Mar

15

I Won! I Won!

March 15, 2008 | 2 Comments

I swear I never win anything but I still enter all the contests for things I love anyway. It’s why I’m dangerous in the casino without a set amount of money. I could keep betting and betting, sure if I just hang in there my luck will change. Believe me - when I was young […]

Mar

1

The American Obesity Epidemic

March 1, 2008 | 2 Comments

There’s an excellent post over at Michael Ruhlman’s site.
Check it out. It’s worth the read.
Food Rant: America’s Fat Problem