Be Good and You Might Get a Skittle

I was talking with some fellow moms the other day and and our conversation turned to the recent “back to school dentist visits” that our kids had endured lately. We all agreed that it seemed like our kids had more cavities than we did growing up. Of course in an effort to discover the root [...]

The One Where I Try to Catch You Up On Everything

Summer is almost gone. The boys will actually start school a week from Monday. I feel a small twinge of guilt because we haven’t been able to find any time to take a vacation together this summer. A lot of other events have taken place though:

Two weddings – nieces on both sides of our families [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I’ve “Fallen” and I Don’t Want to Get Up!

I moved my clocks back this past weekend. I “fell back”. I gained an hour, but where did it go. I think I lost it as a part of the hour and 45 minutes I spent watching “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.” 
I’m not bitter, just tired. And I enjoyed the time I spent at [...]

Bad Women Drivers

Women are consistently portrayed as inferior drivers, and I’ve never really been sure why. I pay more in insurance premiums for my teenage son to drive than do the parents I know who have teenage daughters, so the insurance industry doesn’t think females are worse drivers than males. In fact, statistically, male drivers are known [...]

VACATION!

I am blogging to you from the beautiful beaches on the gulf coast of Florida. Our boys have the week off from school so this is basically our summer vacation.
We weren’t sure if we would be able to come because of hurricane Ike, but since he decided to “go west young man”, we came on [...]

A Few of My Favorite Things

We all have them. Julie Andrews sang about her’s. Oprah Winfrey dedicates an entire TV show to showcasing hers. And I thought I would share a few of mine with you.
Favorite “girlie” things:

Pink Grapefruit shower gel and body lotion by Bath & Body Works. Smells oh so yummy!
Bare Minerals makeup by Bare Escentuals at Ulta. I have used this [...]

The Self Cleaning Locker

Our boys have home lockers that they use to help keep all of their stuff organized and in one place. As oppposed to their previous plan of attack, which was to leave things scattered all over the house.
They are every useful – the lockers not the boys – however, they do need the occasional purging [...]

Tales of a Fourth Grade Something

Our youngest started fourth grade this past week. It’s a milestone for us because this will be his last year in elementary school. Our elementary school only goes through 4th grade and then they move to an intermediate school for grades five and six before heading to middle school.
So this year will be full of [...]