College 101

I think I mentioned in my last post that I am going back to college. I’m actually pretty excited about hanging out in the hallowed halls of learning again. As geeky as it sounds, I’m looking forward to sitting in a lecture hall, having homework and and pulling all nighters. Ok, maybe not the all nighters. [...]

Wordless Wednesday – A Birthday Trio

Last month was my birthday. And not just any birthday. It was special because I was able to celebrate with the two people who share my birthday: my Daddy and my Aunt J (his younger sister). Through the years we have never been able to be together on our birthdays, so this was a first. [...]

Since We’re On the Subject of Driving

This past weekend I attended a family wedding. That meant driving 3 1/2 hours into the mountains of NC and across a particularly steep and winding piece of highway known as Caesar’s Head.
I enjoy driving through the tight curves and switchbacks that this road provides, and Saturday was a beautiful, sunny day. The views across the mountains and [...]

Is It Safe?

There is a whole lot of talk about the safety issues of talking on cells phones while driving. And now we have to worry about TWD (texting while driving). Both of which I am guilty. Although, I will say that I use my speaker phone/hands free feature almost exclusively while talking  and I almost always [...]

5 Things Friday #3

 

5 Things I’ve learned this week:

 More than anything, my 9 year old still wants his mommy to tuck him in at night.

More than anything, women like bright, shiny objects. Only in my case it happens to be a new set of stainless steel pots and pans.

More than anything, I love the way my husband knows [...]

5 Things Friday #2

I was looking for 5 interesting news stories for this Friday, but we all know the press was only interested in one this week, so I thought I would turn off the TV and turn on my MP3 player. Except I didn’t turn off the TV. I recorded my favorite shows and fast forwarded through all [...]

Mom Powers and Mad Cooking Skills

It would appear that I can still impress my children. Ok. If I’m being honest I can only impress one of my children. The youngest. He’s nine. And, yes, I realize it’s a very impressionable age and I’m going to take advantage of that as long as I can.
The other two are 16 (going on [...]

5 Things Friday

I thought I would try something new this year, and because I’m not a fan of resolutions, it’s not a resolution, or a promise to be consistent. Although I will try. It’s more of a goal and to give me something to write about. At least one day a week. Because I know my faithful [...]

Concentrating On My Laundry Detergent

I’ve never really had any brand loyalty when it comes to buying laundry detergent. I’ve always been persuaded to make my purchases based on cheap prices, pretty packaging, and the promise of clothes that smell like “the mountains in springtime.”
I’ve always been a sucker for that “mountains in springtime” smell. Not that I could tell the [...]

Winding Down and Gearing Up

My Christmas break vacation is rapidly coming to an end. I’ve only had to work one day in the past two weeks; which has been nice. I’ve drank lots of coffee, ate too many rich foods, done way too much unnecessary shopping and totally messed up my body’s sleep pattern. All in all, I’d call [...]