Shane and I were laughing the other day thinking of some of the things the kids said or did when they were kids…. I picked Middle Child up from preschool one day and was instructed to go to the office. Teacher:  “MC” was very upset today. Me:            “Really?  Why?” Teacher:  “She said her daddy left [...]

Huh….LIGHT BULB…. You know (and moms do know…) when the bathroom trash overflows and there are used tissues and Q-Tips that land on the floor….you know…and you have to get down there and pick them up.  You know how gross that is. Well….I just realized that it is impossible to understand how gross that feeling [...]

Shane is a goofball.  I made a lovely dish of cauliflower, broccoli, snap peas and zucchini all from our garden.  He says: “What is that big chunky, half circle shaped stuff…Cucumber?” “Yep, it’s cucumber…from our garden!” “Oh, it’s good!” “Thanks!” *it’s not cucumber.  it’s zucchini.  but Shane swears he doesn’t like zucchini.*  lol Okay.  Now…here’s [...]

(this conversation takes place after explaining that I met and had idol chat with a man from India.. at the grocery store) ME:  “I just love their flowing clothes!  All creamy white and soft and flowy” *sigh* SHANE:  “Yeah, they look very comfortable” ME:  “I’d totally wear one of those if people didn’t stare at [...]

How come when we put laundry outside it smells fresh and wonderful. But when we put dogs outside they smell like stinky sweaty dog? **************************************************************** Finally picking stuff from the garden.  Mostly I’m blanching and freezing stuff. Day 1:  Cauliflower…. “God, what is that smell?  Does someone have gas?” “I’m blanching cauliflower” “Well, it stinks.” [...]

So Shane just completed the biggest putting green he’s ever created.  It’s about 1500 sq. ft and per the customers request, it was built in the woods.   It’s beautiful.  But dang, was he beat after this one!  Three weeks and the last week was in the mid 90′s.    One day he came home.  It was [...]

A young girl called me on the phone and asked if I would help her earn credit for a trip at school. The catch is I would have to sit and listen to her pitch a 45 minute sale to me at my house.   I told her I just didn’t have that much time, I [...]