Did you know that March 8th was International Women’s Day? Yes, even my spell checker doesn’t believe me. It is a day set aside to celebrate the achievement of women past, present and future. Yeah, I didn’t get the memo. I spent it at home, doing laundry and taking care of my children. I’m pretty sure I didn’t have shoes on for most of the day either.
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If you give a mom a cup of joe,
she might just ponder way too long why it’s called joe. Couldn’t it be a better name? Joe is just not very exciting and the Joes that I have known…well, let’s just say I don’t really want to be drinking a big cup of them or anything they might be oozing.
Her Royal Highness (my 6-yr old daughter) received a cool gift from the grandparents: A Hallmark “Keepsake” Ornament which displays a countdown to Christmas. HRH loves it. Every morning (once I finally blast her ass out of bed and she’s fairly presentable for school), she races meanders down stairs to announce the countdown, “12 DAYS! 8 HOURS! 27 MINUTES and 32 seconds… no 31… no 30… no 29… no…”
Category: Decorating & Fix-Ups, House & Home, Humor
I will always champion the single parents and military spouses. I really do not think I am made of the material they are to handle the enormous task of parenting on my own. While my own situation is not ideal, with my husband working second shift and every weekend, we have managed to strike up some bargains that make it seem a bit more equitable, playing on the other’s likes and dislikes.
Category: Budgeting, Finances & Money, Decorating & Fix-Ups, House & Home, Marriage, Parenting, SAHM
There’s something to be said about owning a house. For many years, due to my husband’s job, we lived in furnished apartments on college campuses. Some were nice and some were…er..not so nice. Drop-ceilings, walk-in showers (reminiscent of an 80′s gym locker room) and lack of closet and cabinets were like an HGTV reality show challenge. Every time we moved (which was about every two years), I thought Vern Yip was going to appear, cock his head to the side and say, “So, how are you going to make this space yours?”
