our one thanksgiving tradition
My kids love holiday traditions.They actually get really mad if I forget one.And it's actually gotten worse since they've gotten older.Or maybe it's that they are teens and they are just better at communicating what a loser I am if I forget one.We only have one Thanksgiving traditionand I wanted to share it with you.Our Thanksgiving table cloth.I realize that you will see some of the real names of my kidsbut it wo

shopping with hormones
www.clipartguide.com/.../0003-0702-2115-3616.jpgI went to the grocery store yesterday to finished up my Thanksgiving dinner shopping. I tried to plan ahead. I really did. But planning ahead is not one of my strengths.I did my "big" shopping last Friday afternoon. I thought that I would get everything I needed and then just pop in and p

fighting kids
I'm not talking about human kids.I'm talking about the four legged kind.Yeah, we've all heard it before, puppies are worse than babies.Can't take your eyes off them even for while they are sleeping.Sometimes I wish I could stick a diaper on him.

Stepping out of his comfort zone
My alarm went off at 5:30 this Saturday morning.The Hubs and I both hustled out of bed, but we didn't mind.Our oldest son, Bud, was going to his first Forensic meet.We're not just some of those proud parents (we'll maybe

If I tell you my weight I may have to kill you
I finally went and got my Illinois drivers license yesterday.I have obviously been procrastinating. I couldn't anymore.When I went to Florida with my friend Gigi last month, I got stopped by security because my Michigan drivers license had expired. I hadn't realized it. The nice security guy let me go, but not before letting me hear all about how nice it was of him to do such a thing.I've only lived in three states, but every Secretary of State office seems the same to me. It's there some kind of law that says the office has to be a dirty, smelly, dreary place. Same thin brown "carpets", same looking counters with the same tired, frustrated, sad looking p