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Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico. (The Shark Story) Part 3

August 8, 2009 32 Comments

Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico (Part 1) Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico (Part 2) If you’ve been following along, you know that my best friend Eva and I went to Mexico for a vacation, just the two of us. You know that we spent the majority of our week with a Mojito I.V. […]

Filed Under: friends, mischief, Tales To Tell

Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico. (The Shark Story) Part 2

August 6, 2009 22 Comments

Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico. (The Shark Story) Part 1 Check out Part 1 of this story for the details, but in a nutshell: My best friend Eva and I went to Mexico, just the two of us. We stayed at a beautiful resort and were lazy slugs by the pool for a week. […]

Filed Under: friends, mischief, Tales To Tell

Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico. (The Shark Story) Part 1

August 6, 2009 24 Comments

(This is Part 1 of a three part story.  Be sure to check out Part 2 and Part 3 to see what happens when two responsible moms go to Mexico for a Girls’ Vacation and get stupid.) Spurred on by Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, I thought I would share this tale. While it […]

Filed Under: friends, mischief, Tales To Tell

Barkley Bad Dog: life with a quirky Dalmatian.

June 28, 2009 33 Comments

In March of 1996, my former husband decided we needed a dog. A puppy, specifically. Actually, he said Devin needed a dog….. “A boy needs a dog. A boy needs a dog.” Devin was 3 and a half and I was pregnant with Conner. I love puppy breath and I love those sharp little puppy […]

Filed Under: family, Tales To Tell

What would you do for a Klondike Bar?

June 24, 2009 29 Comments

Devin, my oldest son, is 16 years old. He’ll be 17 in August. He’s handsome, he’s smart, he’s funny, he’s sweet. But… He acts first and then asks questions later. He forgets his stuff all the time. He doesn’t use his head in social situations. He just plain ‘ole doesn’t use his head sometimes…. Yesterday […]

Filed Under: Devin, No Mom wants to hear..., quirkiness, Tales To Tell, WTF?

My Prom? Just like “Carrie” but without the pig blood.

May 4, 2009 20 Comments

This is a story of my Senior Prom and how much it sucked.  It’s long, but at the end of this post you’ll be glad you weren’t my date. Let me just say on the front end of this story that I was practically able to laugh about most of this while it was happening. […]

Filed Under: Funny, Handsome Hubby, Keepin' It real, Tales To Tell

How I ended up with my Dream Man. (And I only had to wait 20 years.)

April 19, 2009 24 Comments

Gratitude. I don’t often lead with that. Beyond my rants, raves and the thick layer of sarcasm, I really am a girl who counts her blessings… both big and small. I’m grateful for my children and all the trials, tribulations and joys that come with parenting. On that note, I am also very, very grateful […]

Filed Under: award, Handsome Hubby, Tales To Tell

The Great Blackout of 1997… or… Why All Bad Things Can Be Traced Back To Chuck E. Cheese

July 11, 2008 2 Comments

In a previous post I mentioned The Great Blackout of 1997, and that it was a story for another time. Now is that time. If you are from the “short and succinct” tribe… come back later. (This almost certainly includes my darling Rich.) You “long and verbose” people, come with me. In the Spring of […]

Filed Under: Conner, Devin, family, Funny, Tales To Tell

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