I have a Mini-Van. I have a love/hate relationship with it. I love that it does everything that I need it to do. It can haul 3 kids and 3 dogs at the same time to my mom’s house with room in the trunk for all the juice boxes and Coke Zero I require for…
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Where’s My Brick?
I (H) am on the phone this afternoon talking with my friend and all of a sudden she turns into a raving lunatic. I have to start this narrative by telling you that my friend A2 is the perfect example of Southern Belle (with that cute slow southern drawl and everything). I saw her…
Tire Tracks
First off let me state that I am NOT modest (or apparently proud because I am sharing this with you). That said, I got out of the shower yesterday night and my 4-year-old daughter came running in. Her nightgown hiked up over her belly shouting “Sorry Mom! I didn’t want to have an accent! ”…
Beyond the Dinner Table
I have made a couple of posts that included some insight into my cooking abilities (or dis-abilities?). I can NOT make biscuits, buns, rolls or cookies. By some inexplicable phenomenon they always come out raw on the top and absolutely burnt black on the bottom. I have tried lowering the oven temp, raising the temp,…
Awkward
I feel like all my conversations end awkwardly. Not just with my close friends, but all of them, even when the pharmacy calls. I feel like all my phone conversations end with me either scolding, chasing, or otherwise being interrupted by kids (my husband counts as a kid in this instance.) Sometimes I wonder if…
Beyond the Fourth Birthday- A practical Gift Guide for 4 Year Old Girls
This month my “baby” turns four. My little girl is growing up. It makes me feel so old, but not as old as when my oldest turned eight. But I digress… that is a separate post all together. I would like to let parents, and aunts and uncles know about some helpful gifts for a…
Dinner Surprise!
Like most of my female friends and acquaintances I have fallen into the dinner rut. You know the one. We have spaghetti once a week because all I really have to do is brown some ground pork sausage and onions then boil water, throw in sauce and “ta-da”, dinner is served. We have the same…
How to Prepare for a Kid to Visit (Short Term) When You Don’t Have Kids
There was a point in time (100 years ago? Ok, really only eight) when I thought to myself “why can’t she just make her kid behave and stop breaking my stuff?” I thought this about a really good friend. Someone I had known for years before they had kids. I actually questioned her parenting techniques…
Snow Days Again.
I live in Michigan and we are on our 7th (maybe 8th) snow day since the new year. Plus throw in 2 half days and MLK day. I have an 8, a 6 and an almost 4 year old. They are finding new and “creative” ways of entertaining themselves. (After the threat of an early…
Beyond the Tax Time Dilemma
To view or download this article as a .pdf click here: Beyond the Bustle – Taxes January 31st is just around the corner which means that April 15th is closely approaching too! Whether you view your tax return with fear and loathing or as another Christmas present, you know they have to get done. I am…