It seems that boobs are bad. A boob is a moron, a mistake, even a species of sea bird that undoubtedly poops on your seaside picnic. Blue Footed Booby. To be called a boob is to be reckoned an oaf. Boob tube. Booby hatch. Yet boobs are also a teenage boy's best … [Read more...] about Boobs Aren’t All Bad and the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
Dirt and Noise
Gin & Tonic – 5:00 Fridays
I'm Indian. As in dot, not feather, as the decidedly un-PC jokesters say. Back in the day I played Pocahontas in a grade school play because I was A) Indian and B) the only brown girl in my class. I'm used to this un-PC way of life. I even find it ever-so-amusing time to time. … [Read more...] about Gin & Tonic – 5:00 Fridays
Back to School Blues
The tears started over a toadstool. I was walking Lark, our uber sniffing beagle/corgi mutt, and came upon a row of toadstools. I bent down to peer underneath them to see what gnome was hiding out under there. It's a game we play to pass the time and avert the whining on our … [Read more...] about Back to School Blues
Back to School Daze – Wordless Wednesday
Turning 7
Bird's birthday is today. He's seven. Technically speaking, at the time I am writing this, he was not yet born seven years ago today. He just made August 29 by 28 minutes. After the initial cuddling and cooing over our baby boy, I sent Mac Daddy out for a vanilla milkshake and … [Read more...] about Turning 7
I Have a Dream – 5:00 Fridays
So I realize that today is Friday. But it turns out that something pretty monumental happened 47 years ago tomorrow. Gosh, does that sentence even make sense? Any idea what happened August 28, 1963? Let's see, it was 47 years ago. I said that, right? That means it wasn't my … [Read more...] about I Have a Dream – 5:00 Fridays
Kid’s Menu Isn’t Good for Kids – Eat Like the Italians!
I imagine you are tired of me pining away for Italy. You probably don't want to hear me go on and on about how fantastico our vacation was. No one cares that Bird and Deal are saving up their piggy bank pennies to help us buy a vacation house in Sorrento (tops on the family wish … [Read more...] about Kid’s Menu Isn’t Good for Kids – Eat Like the Italians!