Maggie needed three Book Sox (visual aid above). Material book covers in fancy colors, some of them have photo pockets and new this year…scratch and sniff cloth book covers. Someone like me sees that and thinks, “Won’t that get all dirty and nasty if people are always scratching it?” Anyway, I went to Office Max…
I hate the grocery store. I like having food, but the process of shopping for it is annoying and don’t even get me started on the unpacking and putting away business. Michael cooks and…he likes to buy the food. Perfect right? It would be, except lately he invites me to go with him, cruise the…
I saw this on…Pinterest, of course, and I got to thinking. On the surface, this appears to be comparing the treatment of women from yesterday to today. I’m guessing the message is that during the 60s a woman was treated with respect. She was called a woman and the simple title of pretty is demure…
I am possibly the most non-photogenic person on the planet. I’m the one that jacks up the group picture by closing my eyes or flashing the psycho smile. When we review photographs from vacations or the dreaded Christmas picture, it’s not uncommon to hear laughs and a few “Oooh, what happened there?” or “Mom, that…
Fun. So important to have and often hard to find as adults, unless shots of Tequila are involved. My sides hurt by the time I dropped my son off at school this morning. He has mastered fun. Granted he’s only 15, so there’s not a whole lot to worry about, but he is a fun…
I can understand why people become dishwashers. I wash the dishes in my house and recently have discovered that I like it. It’s simple and an achievable goal. Two things not often found in my life. There’s a pile of dirty dishes and once I’m done methodically washing and drying (of course I have a…
I love peanut butter, the movies, Saturday morning, turning the pages of a book, being in a new city for the first time, and Milk Duds. When you’re little you always hear that you shouldn’t say you “love” anything because love is reserved for people and that is true, but I use it anyway. There…
I had a spray tan for the first time yesterday. If you know me, I’ll pause and give you a moment to laugh your ass off. Okay, moving on. I’m Irish and German, probably the last two nationalities that come to mind when you think gorgeous cocoa butter skin. Not a lot of us in…
I’m a sucker for advertising. I’m also the woman on the car lot that walks up to the car I want, usually as the salesman is approaching, and proclaims “I love this car!”, but that’s a different story. Ads with great music, movie trailers, every damn thing in the Apple Store…all of it. I cave…