Designated Driver Confusion

Recently the former Miss USA Rima Fakih was arrested for driving under the influence.  She was allegedly speeding and weaving through traffic with an uncorked, half-empty bottle of champagne and a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when she was arrested in the Detroit. […]

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OMG Mom! Do You Have Cancer?

Yesterday I became overwhelmed with love and pride for my daughter Ashley. As a result of my flurry of warm and fuzzy emotions, I thought I would take the opportunity to write her a note.  This is her first year away from home and […]

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Automated Answer Man Why Do You Torture Me?

This week I have to call the cable company.  I would rather have a root canal. First I know I am going to get that annoyingly friendly sounding automated man.  He sounds very cheerful which surprises me because I am quite certain […]

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iPhone Follies

I would like to apologize to all the friends and family I have sent a text to that is completely unreadable. I love my new iPhone but if I don’t have my glasses on sometimes my brain just fills in the blanks of what […]

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We Don’t Have A Magic Sink

Along with the laundry elf and the self propelling vacuum cleaner, my children must also think we have a magic sink. I say this because they randomly dump bowls of cereal, half empty ice cream cartons and anything else they don’t want to finish […]

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I Am Not Thankful For,,,

Every year we all do a “what we are thankful for ” list .  This year I thought I would put a different spin on it and list a few things that I am not thankful for, just for fun. I am […]

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Be Careful What You Wish For….

Last night I went to say good night to my son Michael and he was  in bed sleeping.  While I was glad he was in bed at a reasonable hour I was also a little sad that we didn’t say good night […]

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Expert Parenting With No Kids

Ten years ago I received one of the greatest gifts imaginable.  My brother and his wife finally had a child. Being ahead of him in the kids department, I had an eight year old and a four year old.  I was the […]

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Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

Last night my daughter Ashley decided to come home a day early and surprise me.  It was a great surprise and I was very happy to see her.  The only problem was that several of her Christmas presents were out on the […]

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Friends

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and everyone on Facebook has been stating what they are thankful for.  I have so many blessing in my life that I thought I would just pick one today and blog about it. I am so thankful for […]

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