The things your kids don’t tell you

I have twin boys – they are nine.  I thought that they told me everything, but I learned last night that one son, Cameron, has learned the power of omission.  Last school year, he had two friends, Andrew and Gabriel.  He talked about them all the time – they were buddies.  I knew who he [...]

What day is it today?

I ask that question not to remind everyone about our fallen soldiers who all died for our freedom, but to find out what day it really is. The soldier stuff is important – really important.  There are men and women (past, present, and future) who have died to support the freedoms that we take for [...]

This post is dedicated to the one I love

This is my husband, Lewis.  He is most definitely the funniest man that I have ever met.  We laugh a lot in our house, and anyone who has spent time with us is a witness to his wit and snappy comebacks.  I frequently tell him that God put him on this planet for the sole [...]

I miss Spam!

And before you think that I've got an affection for canned meat, let me tell you that is NOT the Spam I'm talking about.
We used to have this little stuffed pig that was maybe 5" tall.  His name was Spam. My husband and I would hide Spam for each other to find in random places. Unfortunately [...]

Addicted to WW

After the last two days at poking fun at other people's expenses, it is time for a little piece of humble pie. And at this point, humble pie sounds so good since it is about the only pie I can have these days.
I'm addicted to Weight Watchers. But this is actually a secondary addiction. The [...]

Movie Trailers…they should be rated

I took the kids to see "Over the Hedge" yesterday – great flick. Any movie that has a reference to both "Streetcar Named Desire" and "Silence of the Lambs" is a winner in my book.
Let's talk instead about the previews that we saw before the movie actually started. We all went to see RV a [...]

Zoo Moats

The boys got guinea pigs for their birthday, and since we haven't played with them in a while, they are starting to get skittish.  In order to curb that, we're making a dedicated effort to spend more time with these little creatures and feed them lots of carrots. They can't hate us if we give [...]

Is this really what our Ice Cream man has turned into?

It is Sunday afternoon, and the kids were downstairs finishing up lunch.  I heard the dreaded “ding ding” of the ice cream man, followed by the panic in my child’s voice as he screams upstairs, “MOM! THE ICE CREAM MAN!”; I think quickly to try to remember how much cash I have in my wallet, [...]