I want to KNIT!

I’m crafty.  I can scrapbook, I can stamp. I make my own cards, I can crochet.  I bead and I can make jewelry.  I can (sort of) sew. At least enough to make my daughter’s curtains for her room.  Why am I having such a hard time learning how to knit?
My great grandmother was a [...]

The Baby Game

Olivia and I play “The Baby Game.” 
The Baby Game is our innovative way to pass the time while at Wal Mart, the mall, or the grocery store.  We get points for each baby that we call.  There are extra points for crying babies, walking babies, and babies who are running away from their parents. Those [...]

Happy Birthday to…..ME! :)

I get one day that’s all about me, so I’ll take it.  And no, it really isn’t all about me because it is my sister’s birthday, too.  No, we’re not twins. But we both HAVE twins.  Go figure that one out…we can’t. We just share a birthday.  Four years apart.  Was I the best birthday [...]

How to feel old

The number one way to feel older is to watch your children grow up.
 Today is my daughter’s fifth birthday, which isn’t such a big deal.  But then the next question that follows when I tell someone how old she is…”How old are the boys again?”  They are 9. Fourth grade. They’ll be 10 in February. [...]

I need balance

I live for symmetry.  Balance, order, symmetry, whatever you want to call it.  My scrapbook layouts are very linear and geometric, things need to be lined up and neat. Yes, my cans in my cupboard are all organized and the labels face out so you can see what they are.  Things are grouped according to [...]

Chicago Chicago

The countdown is ON.  I leave for Chicago on Friday, October 13th.  And for some strange reason, it doesn’t even bother me that I’m flying on Friday the 13th.  I’m so desperate to get away, I don’t care what day it is or what kind of jinxes may come my way. I may even go [...]