In honor of National Family Week I want to mention some blogs about amazing families. These blogs should NEVER be called “just another Mom blog” because they are written by strong women who are raising incredible families. This is by no means an all inclusive list so please leave me a note about family blogs […]
About five years ago I had to take Tommy to another city for a medical test. The test began at 7 a.m. and required that he stay awake the entire night before. Tommy can’t stay awake if he takes his meds, so sans medication, Tommy and I checked into a hotel near the hospital. As […]
Discounting all the babysitting I did as a teen, my first job was at a movie theater in a popular mall (image of Fast Times at Ridgemont High). When the movie Pale Rider was released, the studio decided it would be a good idea if they sent free passes to preachers since the main character […]
Sarah recently complained about Tommy’s insistence on playing a song over and over (Blue) and I had to laugh and tell her to learn to cope. As a child, my younger brother’s room was right beneath mine. In an effort to annoy me, he would put a 45 on (that’s sort of like a CD […]
A few years ago I was on my way to the hospital to give birth to baby number four. I had been having contractions the entire day and was quite uncomfortable. It was near midnight but Doug asked if we could stop at the gas station/store for some snacks. I gave him the eyeball. We […]
A million years ago I checked into the hospital to have my second child induced since she wasn’t coming on her own. I had been there less than than 20 minutes when the doctor broke my water and raced out the door saying “I’ll see you tonight.” The door hadn’t even closed when my now […]
A reminder and a question before I step into storytelling mode for the weekend. First, don’t forget that I am collecting little known facts, interesting information and anything else that makes the Great Smoky Mountains such a wonderful place. For every fact you send, you’ll get one entry in the contest. Thanksgiving weekend I’ll randomly […]
Uh-oh, Molly has eaten the hands and feet off of Amy’s Dora doll.
There are some wonderful blog designs out there. I’ve been wanting a new one for ages but here I am still using this pink thing. I am soooo overwhelmed by life right now. I need a reality tv crew to come in and get my life back on track.
It’s Friday already? Thanksgiving is next week? Christmas is HOW far away? Aaaargh!