People very often say to me, “I don’t know how you do it with so many kids at home.” Sometimes I don’t know how I do it either. It’s often a shakedown cruise here at my house. But sometimes, we are a (sort of) well-oiled machine. And it’s for one reason: our kids have responsibilities […]
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A Cute And Easy Halloween Decoration That Uses Up Those Broken Crayons
A couple days ago a friend of mine posted a picture of a pumpkin her daughter made. I had never seen anything like it before, but I thought it was so cute. I Googled how to do this, and all you needed was some crayons, a little glue, a pumpkin and a hair dryer. I […]
This year things will be different. My pledge for this school year.
School starts in a little more than ten days. Every September I do the same thing. I vow to start the school year off differently. And then I disappoint myself by not following through. This year will be different. This year I will not disappoint myself. Because this year I will be realistic. Here is […]
Let’s get cookin’.
I really enjoy cooking. And if you’ve been here a while, you know I like the Food Network. A lot. And you probably know that Trisha Yearwood and her cooking show annoy the crap out of me. But she always talks about her mom. And she makes a lot of “Mama’s” recipes. Mama’s roast beef with […]
Well since you asked, THIS is why.
Yesterday I posted this picture on the facebook page. That was part of my kitchen yesterday. The other parts didn’t look much different. But I was impressed with the level of disaster. And, again, I thought… I bet there are other moms out there feeling like their house is a mess. Feeling embarrassed. Thinking it should look […]