472 Mile Car Trip
No, I’m not entirely packed. It’s past 11:00pm the night before we leave and crap is everywhere. The bottoms of my six year old’s special spiderman pajamas are still at large. Actually, I’m not sure that ANY pajamas have been located. (*Scribbling this fact down on the list next to me.*) I think we are going to have to bring the training potty (thanks to my 3yo being a little particular about exactly where he goes… ew to that). We can’t forget to bring the antibiotics my 6yo started today thanks to the 100 degree fever he sprouted this morning. Coloring books, DVDs, snacks, juice boxes (if they’re organic and contain 25% sugar, maybe the sugar fr

My New Moon After-Glow
I awoke this morning, hair tousled, with a far away gaze and a sly grin. What did I do last night you wonder? Well. Of course you know. I went and saw New Moon. And before I get any crap for the post I am about to write I want to say two things. Whatever justification I have for my Twilight interest can be found here. Read it and perhaps it will gain me a couple inches of slack. And secondly, I know I know, all crap given is perfectly understood and probably deserved. You see when I parked my car in front of the theater last Friday, with the kids strapped in the back, car hazards on, and ra

Bending in the Wind for Anissa
Last night, I read a message from a husband telling his wife’s friends that she has had a stroke. Anissa Mayhew was in the ICU and we had no further information. A stroke. A mother, a blogger, a friend, my age, infatuated with Edward Cullen and looking forward to a Disney Cruise planned for tomorrow, had a stroke and is now unresponsive. I don’t claim to be Anissa’s BFF. By no means. And I won’t get all freaky and make this tragedy all my own. But my heart has broken regardless. If you know Anissa even in passing, or fr

My Wii Fit Plus Review
I love my Wii Fit. I do. I have loved it from the moment I stepped on my brother’s balance board and decided I had to get up early and go wait in a Best Buy line to purchase my own. Yeah, I did that. I rushed in, swiped my bank card and was handed a balance board. I took it home, set it up and have loved it ever since. Why? Well, I’m a mom, home with my boys, getting by on one income. I am also the proud owner of a lovely little muffin top that I would like to be rid of. I adore running away from my kids but don’t get a chance to do that as often as I’d like to since my husband works late. A gym membership is out - I won’t pay for

Twilight Mom or Wannabe Teen?
So. I’m going to finally come out about it. I’ve been quiet for a long time figuring it was no matter, quite sure I’d lose some street cred for saying so anyway. But since I can never keep my trap shut for long… here it goes… I’m into “Twilight”. I’ve read the books. I own the movie. I play the soundtrack in the school car-line. And I’m going to “New Moon” as soon as it