ThanksGiving-your-family-hell.
i hope everyone had an excellent turkey/tofurkey day. ours was fabulous. we played on the farm, ate way too much, and spent time with the family and friends. there was football, naps, laughter. you know, probably similar to your day...but this family...must live in fear of the holidays. i found this on awkwardfamilyphotos.com, and it was originally posted last year, so this may be old news, but i just saw it and laughed at least 12 calories off. from the blog listed at the bottom, it appears to be a real email!can you IMAGINE??From: MarneyAs you all know a fabulous Thanksgiving Dinner does not make itself. I nee

New Moan.
hehe. forgive the suggestive title, will ya? you know you twilight freaks REALLY go for the boys. and i do mean BOYS. several times during the movie, i almost slapped myself. "he is SEVENTEEN! calm yourself!" phew. okay, so the movie. due to my first ever peer pressure experience where i was NOT the person doing the pressuring, my girlfriends and i decided at the last minute to see the midnight preview. i also had tickets for friday night, so OKAAAY, i went again. i should be able to put together a proper review. if you have not seen it, and plan to...here's a hint. don't read this. i'm going bullet style, 'cause i got no review skills. -i really, really liked the mo

about a girl...
almost 2 years ago, i peed on a stick. as i sat there, waiting, my heart began to beat a little faster. doubt turned into shock as the blank screen turned into two small, pink lines. it was in that instant that i knew i

What's the zip for the North Pole?
Tonight before dinner, Marlena and I sat down with the littles to write some letters about how good we have all been this year. (I totally was.) Charlie wrote some of his himself, by copying letters I had written. My little genius. (Marlena used baby Cullen's letter to ask for personal items, in

The World According to Chuck.
This is fun for me, and close to my heart, being the picture lover that I am . Adam's work camera was no longer useable for him, because the display screen broke. The camera still worked, though, and so he gave it to Charlie. Best idea ever. Looking at the photos this morning from the past few weeks was so much fun. He hasn't seen these yet, but he will no doubt be proud of his artistic vision. Enjoy the view from Charlie height. (Captions also by the artist.)Bouncy ball!