Month: August 2010
Reality Bites….sometimes.
Why is it every season on the Real Housewives someone gets the idea that they can sing? Seriously, do these ladies not have friends or a mother to tell them that they are not at all talented? The show is supposed to […]
MacGyver Drawer Withdrawal
I used to be a normal person. Then I became a mom. This became very evident yesterday as my daughter and I unpacked the kitchen. She had the task of unpacking the craft/school supplies drawer. We have a very large drawer in […]
I just need a little support…
Can someone please explain to me why it is so difficult to buy a bra? Maybe I am the problem. I dread bra shopping so much that by the time I go in search of new bras mine are pretty much down […]
I just need a connection..
Recently I spent a week in Tennessee on our family farm with my grandmother. When I tell you that the technology capabilities there are not up to speed with the rest of the world I am being kind. First of all, she […]
Back to School
I love the back to school season. It is so full of possibilities and promise. New notebooks, clothes and plans to make this the best year ever. Every August I become energized with the thought that this year will be the year […]
An Affair to Remember
Every summer I fall in love with the library and a few months later we break up. It usually begins when Ashley needs books for summer reading and I get the bright idea to venture out to the library and save myself […]
Three Day Warning
Recently our air conditioner, washing machine and most importantly my daughters blow dryer decided to discontinue performing the service for which they were purchased. They gave no warning , no two week notice or any indication that they were unhappy with their […]
Rules for Aging (for Charlene)
Last night a friend of mine was complaining about turning 40. She had found a hair on her upper lip and was mortified. I didn’t want to be the one to inform her (but I did) that she was in the Karen […]
Discombobulated
Discombobulated. That is the best word I can use to describe my summer. Everything we own is in the wrong spot. We own way too much stuff. It is amazing what you accumulate in seven years in a home and 20 years […]
As most couples do, my husband and I disagree from time to time. Over the years our most heated arguments have been over what constitutes an emergency. For example: When long distance was being charged by the minute instead of the lovely […]