See those sweet faces? Those are my sons. And may God help the person who ever harms them. I am so sick about the events that have unfolded at Penn State. I find myself sitting down to write about it, yet I cannot bring the words from my heart to the page. I tear up and feel … [Read more...] about Penn State – No Words
Archives for 2011
Melt. – Wordless Wednesday
What I Won’t Miss
I hate those moms who think their children are perfect and are able to overlook the things that make parenting so dang hard. When I meet a mom who never complains about her kids I immediate wonder what drug she's on or if she's got vodka in her coffee mug. … [Read more...] about What I Won’t Miss
Penn State is in a Shameful State
The last time I wrote about child molestation I received a considerable amount of hate mail. I am a mother so the mere thought of someone hurting my sons, especially in such a sick, twisted, violent way, makes my Mama Bear instincts go into a Tasmanian Devil fit. Even if I didn't … [Read more...] about Penn State is in a Shameful State
To Tell the Truth
Today I had some rare alone time with Bird. We hung out and chatted while we ran some errands. Then he whooped me handily at Just Dance. He is the Pump Up the Jam king at our house. I worked up a sweat while he giggled at my immense lack of coordination. Nothing about me looks … [Read more...] about To Tell the Truth
Head Shot Yay or Nay?
I've been thinking about getting some head shots done. I have lots of professional photographer friends who could use their talents to magically transform me. Should I look the part of vixen, working girl, chic mom, glam gal, pouty flirt, curious book worm, erudite thinker, … [Read more...] about Head Shot Yay or Nay?
All Dressed Up and Somewhere To Go – 5:00 Fridays
Mac Daddy and I have a black tie party to attend tonight. We're going out like real grown ups with a social life. We even have two more cocktail parties to attend this week. In case you're bad at math, that's three parties in one week that require me to stand up straight and suck … [Read more...] about All Dressed Up and Somewhere To Go – 5:00 Fridays