Today we made watering cans. It was pretty easy. Here’s what you need: a milk jug (make sure it has a screw on top) or small laundry detergent container a drill (you could probably use a hammer and a nail if you don’t have a drill) paint, if you want to decorate your watering can […]
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Forget the easy button. I’ll take a mute button, please.
Yesterday after I wrote about my gray-hair-producing trip to Shop Rite, a few people shared some mortifying out of the mouths of babes moments of their own. Which reminded me of two others I had just last week. That’s another one of the downsides to having lots of kids. And lots of young kids. There […]
What happens in Shop Rite stays in Shop Rite.
I rarely take my children with me to do grocery shopping. Usually I’ll go either when I have a babysitter, or at night, after my husband has gotten home. But yesterday it was unavoidable. My parents are down in Georgia visiting my brother, so I have no babysitter. And I couldn’t wait until my husband came […]
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. I guess the same goes for stupid.
It’s no secret I have a potty mouth. Back in my teaching days, one of the male teachers asked me how I managed to keep it clean when the kids were in the classroom. I’m not really sure how I did it, but somehow I managed. And somehow I manage at home. Don’t get me […]
Easy milk jug bird feeders
We made bird feeders today. The kids had fun, and they are pretty easy to do. Everything I used we already had here at home, so the only thing I paid for was the bird seed. Here’s what I used: sharp scissors milk jugs acrylic paint (because it’s water resistant when it dries) sticks found […]
I think Richie Rich would have been more fitting.
I kind of have a problem with Jessica Simpson. And her family. And friends. And her Tom Sawyer themed baby shower. You know, her second baby shower. Come on, famous, rich people. What the hell does Jessica Simpson need to be showered with at this point? She’s like, a bazillionaire. I know she has a […]