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Am I the meanest mom on Facebook…? (I am pretty sure there are others just like me.)

January 10, 2012 44 Comments

Before I get to Facebook: I am thrilled that a panel of some of my favorite bloggers judged my Cowhide Dresser as one of the Top 6 entries in Not JUST A Housewife’s DIY Projects of 2011 contest.  There were almost 800 entries, so I am pretty darn excited about that! click here for the tutorial Now […]

Filed Under: Conner, Devin, Facebook, family, furniture re-do, parenting

Humiliation, if used correctly, can be a useful parenting tool.

January 9, 2012 41 Comments

Don’t ya love it when your kids forget you are friends with them on Facebook….? Being friends with Mama is a requirement in order to get a Facebook account around here.  You want privacy…?  Get your own apartment.

Filed Under: Conner, family, just funny, parenting

Merry Christmas to all!

December 24, 2011 8 Comments

 

Filed Under: family

3 simple Christmas traditions to start for your kids.

December 22, 2011 11 Comments

If you do it twice, it’s tradition.  That’s kind of a family motto. The only way to start a tradition is to just start doing something.  It doesn’t have to be a big, elaborate thing.  I told you about our family Christmas tradition of going out to see lights by boat, but we also have […]

Filed Under: Christmas, family, just funny, traditions

My favorite Christmas Tradition: a boat ride through Naples.

December 19, 2011 Leave a Comment

We have lots of family traditions this time of year, but one of my favorites is looking at the Christmas lights by boat. We live near a neighborhood in Long Beach, California called Naples.  Naples is an island neighborhood, and in the center of the island is a loop of canals. Each year we rent […]

Filed Under: Christmas, family, friends, no reason - just fun, traditions Tagged With: Traditions

The Great Banana Race

December 3, 2011 8 Comments

Scene: Grant is in the kitchen, having a snack. Random guys, dressed as bananas, doing their part to help Keep Austin  Weird. Grant: “Mom, I just timed myself while I was eating my banana. I did it in 1 minute and 59 seconds!” Me: “Um, that’s nice….?” Grant: “Yes! I was trying to do it in […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, Grant

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2011 8 Comments

It’s not that happy people are thankful… it’s that thankful people are happy. via Pinterest Lord, for what we have ALREADY received… may we be truly grateful. Wherever you are, whoever you’re with today, I hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway for $150 towards anything at Bathroom Mirrors Direct!

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My son weighs in on Ricki Lake’s birth plan….

November 14, 2011 21 Comments

Ricki Lake is famous for several things, but one of her more recent projects was to film the birth of her baby… in a bathtub… in her apartment… with a midwife.  I’m not going to provide any social commentary here. (cough, cough, epidural!, cough, cough) To each, her own. Last week, Handsome Hubby and I […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, just funny, no reason - just fun Tagged With: Conner

Favorite Songs: Grant shares his Top 4.

November 12, 2011 14 Comments

Scene: driving Grant to his football game last night.  I am punching through radio stations, looking for a good song.  Grant pipes up from the back seat… Grant: “Mom, do you want to know what my favorite song is?  Born To Be Wild!” Me: “oooo! Nice one!” Grant: “And also? No Sleep Til Brooklyn.” Me: “The […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, Grant, hilarious, no reason - just fun, quirkiness

Happy Veteran’s Day to my favorite Bad-Ass. Semper Fi.

November 11, 2011 20 Comments

This is my dad. He spent 22 years in the Marine Corps, but as I understand it, he’ll always be a Marine. He retired as an E9 Master Gunnery Sargent.  I guess that’s as high as you can go as an enlisted officer.  (He’s a really big deal.)  We went to a Marine Corps Ball one […]

Filed Under: Couldn't be more proud, family

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