Another school year is back in full swing, and though I’d like to say I was prepared and have a handle on it… I won’t say it, because I’d be LYING. The school year brings it own special sauce of chaos for families, and if you’ve got school-aged kids, then you’ll feel this. Here’s a […]
Dorm Days Of Summer
Last weekend was college move-in day for two of my kiddos… on the exact same day (#bigfamilyprobs). It just so happened that both kids needed to move on the same day that The Captain was not available, so moving was a Mom & Me bonding moment for each of them. I’m not gonna lie– it […]
I Won’t Buy The $3 Shirt, But A $4 “Bono” Guinea Pig Portrait? TAKE ALL MY MONEY.
I’ve always been the finance manager in our family, which is ironic considering that as an English major/words person, numbers have never really been my forte. But through the leaner years, I’ve scrimped, saved, & budgeted to keep our oft-frayed ends meeting. I suspect that it’s a mom-martyr thing, but I rarely buy anything for […]
Eye Can’t Take The Allergies; They Blow. (So Does The Nose. Constantly).
I’m an allergy sufferer. That’s how they always refer to it in the commercials, no? “If you suffer from allergies… ” “If you’re an allergy sufferer…” I’m one of those people that is allergic to basically everything; we’re talking near Bubble-Boy status. Somehow, my immune system rejects the majority of the physical world around me. […]
Carrots, Pickles & Twinkies: aka “Our Weird Car Game Code”
It all started with a Twinkie. Not the actual sponge cake bar of creamy goodness, mind you, but the shriek of, “TWINKIEEE!!!” triumphantly exclaimed from my backseat. All it took was a single shout of “Twinkie” to put us on the cut-throat roller coaster of competition that is The Car Game. There were no reason […]
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