This month's mantra, written 1 day ago, Eating my childrens' leftovers does not fight global poverty. Eating my childrens' leftovers does not fight global poverty. Eating my childrens' leftovers does not fight global poverty. Eating my childrens' leftovers does not fight global poverty. Eating my ch...

random christmas meme, written 16 hours ago, If you're reading this, consider yourself tagged! 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? For Christmas, it's gotta be wrapping paper... the gifts end up as part of my decor, so I like to invest in about 3 co-ordinating papers! 2. Real tree or Artificial? no tr...

The 10 Best ... or Worst Christmas Song Parodies, written 3 days ago, Now that Christmas is near... the air is filled with Christmas songs.  I happened to do a post earlier today on my favorite Christmas songs.  As much as I love all the Holiday music I quite enjoy the Christmas song parodies.  J...

Prop 8 - The Musical, written 1 day ago, See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

Catching up, written 3 days ago, I cant believe that its been over two weeks since I last published! Where does the time go? I have been busy, with bible study, MOPS, play dates, mixed in with preparing for my wonderful in laws visit, my birthday (I maintain I am still 26), and Thanksgiving. We had ...

Ten Tips for Your First Vacation With Your Baby, written 1 week ago, By Jen Stoddart Your first vacation with your baby can be exciting and it also takes some advanced planning to ensure its success. Our list of 10 things to consider will help you plan a successful vacation for you, your partner an...

Celebrating Advent, written 2 days ago, With our Thanksgiving travels and houseguests, the first Sunday in Advent seemed to sneak up on us. But we were ready with our tried and true family traditions. The neatest part as we began them this year was Ida's memory of them from last December. No explana...

Pee Pee in the Potty, written 1 day ago, I've been aware, over the past few months, that Ben will need to be potty trained in the near future. Lily's training was really a breeze, due in large part to the fact that I waited until she was ready. I'd said that I would do the same with Ben and have bee...

I Need To Clear Up A Few Things Before I Begin:, written 1 day ago, (Get caught up here!)   * First off, I'm more like Andre Agassi than the earlier Billy Jean King era of tennis. I never wore short shorts, except on the 8th grade basketball team. And tennis is awesome--as is country music. Howeve...

Monday Joy, written 3 days ago, I'm getting ready to take O to MMO. Let's all take a moment and let that sink in. There ..... To say that I am looking forward to some alone time is an understatement. And, I know what you're thinking .... I just had some time alone when I went away for my annivers...

CSI: Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs, written 22 hours ago, You might recall that we were in Phoenix last week, ultimately forgoing our planned trip to the Grand Canyon due to some unfortunate puking incidents. You know, it's never really a holiday unless someone is barfing, right? Pete is back in Pho...

On my wish list: more time, written 2 days ago, Right now I wish I could ask for more time. I have two e-books to write and release within the coming two weeks, two design clients to attend to, a business to run (even though Revka is doing most part of it thankfully) my own sites to run and then a f...

Thanksgiving Planning Countdown…, written 1 week ago, One week ’til Thanksgiving!  If you are having a meal in you home, are you ready?  This year we will be celebrating in our own home for the first time in 5 YEARS!!  We normally go out to town and celebrate with family, but this year, Jared...

It's all in the label, written 1 week ago, Overheard somewhere on I-5 northbound between Portland and Seattle: Michael: "One, two, three..." Laurel: "Stop counting! Stop counting!" Michael (giggling mischievously): "...four, five, six..." Laurel (loudly): "STOP...

First Yule Journal Pages, written 8 hours ago, Amy over at Magical Musings is giving journal prompts for a Yule journal this month on her blog. I am participating, my first time doing a journal from prompts, and my first Yule art journal. It's my second art journal at all (and I'm not even 1/2 don...

The Green Fog A.K.A. The Stink Bomb, written 1 hour ago, Don't deny it!  Everyone does it!  Well, ladies don't fart.  They fluff...lol.  And everyone knows that men, kids and animals are the only ones that can get away with farting in public.  For women, well... it's just plain embarrassing.....

Christmas Shopping, written 5 days ago, While other people were getting trampled on at stores across the country yesterday, I was sitting at my computer desk - safe - buying a Christmas present for Jeremy.  I have never been to any stores on “Black Friday” because, well, I don’t like people e...

Freezing Wimps, written 15 hours ago, Do my hands work? OK, good... I wasn't sure they would because I am freezing my orbs off in here! I have come to understand that south-east Texas weather is... simply Weather-By-Sybil. Yesterday, I was being blown three counties over by winds that bent trees,...

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Missing, written 1 month ago, I’ve been missing from the blog! Truth is, life has been pretty hectic and mostly depressing. I haven’t felt compelled to write much, what with all the money worry that is going on with us right now. I haven’t checked the Google Reader in over a week, haven’t be...