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 […]
Mr. Roboto Now Creeps Around My Grocery Store
I have basic routines throughout my week, one of which is to shop at the same damn grocery store every.single.week. In fact, I find myself there what feels like every.single.day., because no matter how carefully we plan, we forget to buy something that requires a trip back. Until last week. Maybe I need to find […]
The Great Graffiti Gaffe
We’re a few weeks into summer now, & our backyard trampoline has been getting a lot of action. It goes without saying that if you get your kids a trampoline, you’re getting one for the entire neighborhood. Somehow your entire neighborhood ends up in it. Now granted, trampolines carry the potential for bodily harm: But […]
The Dino-Mite Gift Of Laughter
#3’s 13th birthday has come & gone, which now brings our house’s teenage total to THREE. We have some limited experience with teenagers because 3’s older sisters are now 16 and 15, but since 3 is also our oldest boy, this is a fairly new road for us. This year has already brought about changes […]
Let’s Talk Turkey
Thanksgiving is almost here, so there’s lots of turkey talk. I’ll admit that never in my life have I had to cook an actual turkey,and that’s a fact that served me well in my discussion via text with my poor, unsuspecting mom this morning. I saw a few posts online about pranking your mother with […]
