I've been asked to contemplate what my favorite movie is. Truth be told, I am not one of those people who will watch movies over and over and over. That's my husband. You might make it onto my list as a favorite even if I haven't watched you in 5 years. I've been trying to … Continue reading Who is Chewbahoe Anyway?
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My Bands Go To Eleven
What Stasha? You'd like to know my top ten list of Real or Imagined Band Names? OF course! I would love to play this week! You say my Twisted MixTape posts are the highlight of your week? Oh yes...oh, you're too much! Thank you! Ok, I admit it, I think Stasha at Northwest Mommy, through the powerful … Continue reading My Bands Go To Eleven
If Anyone Doesn’t Know What I’m Doing This Summer Then They Have Not Been Paying Attention
Hey, did you know that I'm going to Hilton Head, South Carolina in June? Oh no? Well then WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Already one of my Finish the Sentence Friday's was all about it, In My Mind I'm Going to Carolina. And then there was this week's Twisted MixTape: Summer Vacation. So what to do … Continue reading If Anyone Doesn’t Know What I’m Doing This Summer Then They Have Not Been Paying Attention
How A Day in The Park Turned Into a Nightmare
It was the perfect day here in the suburbs of Chicago. We live in a beeeautiful area not far from the lake halfway between Chicago and the Wisconsin border. I decided to take my son and my niece to one of our favorite forest preserves. We love this one because it has easy trails; essential … Continue reading How A Day in The Park Turned Into a Nightmare
Birthday Week Re-Cap
Ok, well it hasn't been a whole week since my birthday. And although we do get birthday weeks here on this side of the interweb, (My house, the other side is your house) my week has been cut short for a variety of reasons: Husband went out-of-town to drive his mother home from Florida. She … Continue reading Birthday Week Re-Cap
I Know Why I Started, Now How Do I Stop?
I had dreams you know. Dreams of having a baby that would sleep in a crib; happily cooing at its mobile, living in the beautifully serene room I had decorated. A baby who might sleep through the night after 8 weeks (lies). We have a first floor master, a good friend whose twins were 9 … Continue reading I Know Why I Started, Now How Do I Stop?
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
"Let us put men and women together, and see which one is smarter. Some say men, but I say No! Women got the men like a puppet show." ~ Harry Belafonte Here is something I have learned since becoming a wife and a mom. I, as the woman, am the keeper of all knowledge. I … Continue reading Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Mojo vs. The Evil Dragon Lady
This freakin' weather! Not everyone has the pleasure of living in the midwest. I am aware of that. And I am acutely aware of the fact that many people live places were the sun shines at least, oh I don't know; once every 4 days? Wow, that would be heaven. That would be like a … Continue reading Mojo vs. The Evil Dragon Lady
I Cannot Live Without Sheldon, Shawn, and Sherlock
Today's Finish the Sentence Friday is, "I am very passionate about." Well, there are a lot of gimme's so I'm not gonna go there, kids, writing, eating....you know, the important stuff. The thing is, these days I have so little no time to myself that I am seriously jonesing for my TV! Not to mention the … Continue reading I Cannot Live Without Sheldon, Shawn, and Sherlock
This is the Story of Billy Joe and Bobby Sue
My sister and I don't use the word "Aunt" in our family, we prefer "Queenie." When our kids were born, (well my kid, 'cause my sister was "waiting"), we were trying to decide what our son should call her. "Aunt" just seemed so meaningless to us - it seemed every friend wound up being … Continue reading This is the Story of Billy Joe and Bobby Sue
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