Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
The albums span 2002-present. My mom has been collecting photos and my write ups and other things to record his feats of glory. The books came out GREAT! SB may not appreciate them now, but he will. In the meantime, I'll sure enjoy them! I'll also enjoy that glorious lint roller (you rinse it off,... Continue Reading →
Also, for a little spike of your own Christmas spirit - please go read this post. Erika & Jenn are lovely ladies who I've followed since last year around election time and I've just fallen in love with the writing on their blog. They are trying to adopt in case that picture at the end... Continue Reading →
Happy Festivus! Now, I know that given my usual proclivity for decorating that you might thing this was MY doing, but no. Just a random photo found on the internets. I don't actually do anything formally for this other than, well, that which I am quite good at: The Airing of Grievances!! I know, I... Continue Reading →
I *was * starting to when I thought about all I had to do before Friday combined with parties/lunches/workouts/rides I had to deal with. Thankfully though, lunchtime shopping today was fruitful & while I was have to do that again on Wednesday I feel somewhat relieved. Meanwhile....here I am full of questions again! (balancing out... Continue Reading →
Forgive the crappy photos, but of course I only had my iPhone with me: Over 5900 kids were pre-registered for the toy giveaway event. I got there mid-morning to help with some wrapping first, then I was placed at a table as a "giver" with a matching "runner" to grab the toys which were sorted... Continue Reading →
August mom LSM asked this question on her site last week: What is your favorite holiday treat? and If you had to choose only one holiday tradition to observe this year, what would it be? Now, my first thought was that this question was excepting the actual day itself which is, of course, a day... Continue Reading →
Oh yeah - that would be me 🙂 Considering that I used to frame the three big french doors/window with tinsel + lights, this is actually somewhat subdued 😉
Yes yes, I thrive more completely on snark and sarcasm and humor. However, after spending some time reading and hearing about what other people are facing this holiday.... I sat in the parking lot at the grocery store waiting for son #1 to come out and watched the cars and people busting around, dashing in... Continue Reading →
Ohhhhhhhhhh! OK, I kid a little. My Sweet Prince has done an excellent job over the years with this holiday. Roses (both live plants and the cut flowers), jewelry, teddy bears - all very lovely things. But by and large I do tend to look at this as a huge gretting card industry endeavor. Because... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 