Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
1) Buy a used Xbox 360 as an early Christmas gift 2) Set up an Xbox Live account so he & his brother can play games online with friends 3) Agree to get him the latest game (previously mentioned Black Ops, this time for the Xbox) also for Christmas. Stumble into a nice cash back... Continue Reading →
Because everyone needs to see this, no matter what. Because we need to stop the bullying on matter what the reason. Because we need to particularly send the message to our LGBT youth that there really are more and more of us out here who believe in equality for all. Because it does get better.... Continue Reading →
I may or may not be able to post much again this week. Every time I think I can, something comes up. In the meantime though, what I worked on last week was actually for another site. I'll post it here later, but for now, make sure you bookmark or add Whatever Nation to your... Continue Reading →
Background: A few months ago SB was invited up to Knott's Berry Farm with his friend. SB's dad sent him along with $100 for his entry fee and some food and asked for the change at the end. The friend's parents ended up very generously paying for everything. SB devilishly decided his dad didn't need... Continue Reading →
This post inspired by Ooph and her Monday's Mother post this week. I realized after leaving a too long comment there that perhaps I should put those thoughts together more completely here 🙂 Yes, I'm a mom. And a blogger. So I guess that makes me a mommy blogger though I thoroughly chafe at that... Continue Reading →
Woo hoo! We were SO excited that 8th grade was over! Actually, after having to get to school 30 mins earlier than usual, we were more ready to go back to bed than excited 🙂 I would like to thank his school for NOT individually calling out the names of all 684 8th graders being... Continue Reading →
The teenager and I have been enjoying some new things together. He's older so he can get into a few more nearly-adult things so our world is expanding beyond sports. For instance, we are watching more TV together. He may not admit it to his peers, but he's a total Gleek. He laughs and sings... Continue Reading →
I think June may be the most conflicted month of the year. I sit here looking at the calendar just stunned that the year is nearly half gone. Yet, when you have school aged kids, or work at a school, June marks the end of a year. Our kids have been counting off the days... Continue Reading →
Oh, if only you had been on a fly on the wall at my house or in my car this week 🙂 Tuesday brought me much musical joy as Volume 3 of the Glee collection was released on iTunes. I promptly downloaded it and made a CD. I had been particularly eager to hear Chris... Continue Reading →
Because I am a mean single working mom I actually make my boys take care of themselves AND help out around the house. One would think that having one of those boys be an actual, well, MAN (gulp!) would mean that he is easy enough to get to do things, right? For the most part... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 