Good news--my husband started Weight Watchers with me this week and one of us is back in his or her jeans from college. *cough*Also, I have a winner in my Thin Mint and $10 Starbucks gift card giveaway!Random.org saysThe twenty-ninth comment was:Yes they are, Stephanie! Please e-mail me to claim your cookies and coffee, hon!Cheers, … [Read more...]
Cat vs. Chipmunk vs. Mom
9:34 pm By 23 Comments
Honey, it's me, Nota. Can you hear me? Yes, I know there's a twelve hour time difference between here and Japan, but I wanted to talk to you before your meeting.Well, the cat got outside after dinner tonight. We called and called for him.I was getting worried and it was about time for the kids to go to bed when Killer finally came home.You know how we keep him in because he hunts when he … [Read more...]
How You Know He Loves You, or Happy Valentine’s Day
3:08 pm By 15 Comments
What's that smell? Pine-Sol?When I was dating my now-husband, I was a divorced mom of two little boys. I was finishing my undergraduate degree and he was a starving grad student. We had no money and two adorable chaperons.We had a day off school in January and were hanging out with my kids. Between studying and loads of dirty clothes, I discovered my younger son had a horrible bathroom incident.I … [Read more...]
New Giveaway: Starbucks Coffee and Thin Mints
5:39 pm By 52 Comments
It's Girl Scout cookie time! I have in my hot little hands three boxes of Thin Mints and a $10 Starbucks gift card to give away to a dear reader.Thin Mints are my favorite, but I'm not one to discriminate. I'll eat any cookie. No cookie left behind. It's the code I live by.The problem with Thin Mints is that a box only serves two and I have a husband and four kids. My solution is to hide the … [Read more...]
Looking for the Perfect Acne/Wrinkle Cream…
8:42 pm By 16 Comments
I was born in the Seventies, so I consider myself to be young. (Hush.) Still, I have been preparing myself for the slow creep of middle age.Because I had kids so young (statistically-young, not country-song-young), most of my mom-friends are ten years older than me.For twenty years I've been able to see my own future previewed on the faces of my friends. It's not bad and it seemed to happen so … [Read more...]
