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Because it’s Monday, and Mondays are crazy for everyone, even stay-at-home moms, we’ll do a picture post! Roses. I know, who hasn’t seen roses before? But these are my roses, and that makes them special. I’m feeling a little bit frazzled today. I’m organizing another …
You must all cancel what you had planned this weekend, and IMMEDIATELY go see Juno! It was rated 94% Fresh on Rottentomatoes.com! I have never in my life been to a movie where people laughed so loud! It was so clever, and adorable, and hilarious! …
He’s watching The Backyardigans and they’re singing. It’s a surfer-dude kind of song, and they’re doing a surfer-dude kind of dance. He turns around to look at me and he’s smiling, as if to say, what do you think? It’s pretty cool, huh? Yeah, man, …
Five years ago today, I married my husband. It was a Friday, at lunchtime, and the courthouse was covered in a foot of slushy snow. We were young, maybe a little crazy, and barely 2 months more than strangers. He called his mom before we …
New Year’s Day is over. We never got around to taking down the Christmas tree or finding places for all of Dylan’s new toys. We never left the house, never changed out of pajamas, thanks to about eight inches of new snow. That is a …
Dylan had a good Christmas. He got more toys than any eighteen month-old child ever needs to have. He got more toys than we even have room for. We didn’t even realize how much Santa bought for him until we saw it all in one …
It is disturbing to me how he is drawn to these commercials. He doesn’t care about The View that I am watching as I fold the laundry. But when the commercials start, he is drawn to them like a Siren’s song. The volume is louder, …
I don’t want to discount this movie by lumping it in with the other cheap zombie movies out there. (I’ve probably seen more zombie movies than any girl ever needs to see, thanks to hubby.) I mean this – I am Legend is THE BEST …