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LOST – This is such a fun show to watch. Michael has a good description of this week’s episode. As usual, the episode ended with even more questions to ponder. I think the purgatory storyline no longer holds water. Are the whispered voices imaginary or evidence that the island is some sort of observatory? Which […]

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One of my favorite bloggers, Lost sent in these facts: 1. Five forest types can be found in the Great Smoky Mountains. 2. Together there are more than 130 species of trees, and 4,000 other plant species. 3. They represent all the major forest types along eastern North America. 4. As elevation increases within the […]

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A blogger with good taste in music, Countertop has sent in some interesting facts about the Smoky Mountains. 1. Sequoyah, a Cherokee Indian, is the only known person in history to single-handedly develop and perfect an alphabet 2. Trade, Tennessee is by far the oldest town in the state and has held Pow Wows since […]

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How many black bears are in the Great Smoky Mountains? 1500-2000 How many black bears are in the Rocky Mountains? 27 I have a prize that needs a contest. For the next week, send me your little known facts, interesting information and anything else that makes the Great Smoky Mountains such a wonderful place. For […]

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Sarah has declared that tomorrow is “Official Spongebob Day”. Everyone should talk and dress like their favorite Spongebob character. Friends are exchanging Spongebob gifts and (of course) they are all going to see the movie. Her tickets have already been Fandangoed and she is going to wear the Spongebob shirt she made in art club. […]

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Since there are no blogger jammies in the online stores in time for Christmas shopping, maybe “Life is Good” jammy bottoms are the perfect gift for the blogger on your Christmas list. Isn’t life good when the children are safe in their beds and you are blogging in your jammies?

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Not content with a steady stream of “What’s this?”, “What’s that?” and “Why do you do that?”, Tommy likes to add in commentary. “That’s stupid.” In addition to the constant barrage of questions, his hands are moving faster than Doc Octopus trying to touch and grab everything in sight so that he can hold things […]

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The phone rings after less than an hour of the school day and my heart sinks when I see the caller ID. “This is Tommy’s VP.” “Uh-oh. What happened?” “I don’t think suspension encouraged Tommy to change his behavior any. Instead of bumping into the girls, today he is grabbing their bottoms to get their […]

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Bad News – I still haven’t sold Noah’s old furniture and I need that money to pay for paint so he’s not moved into a tiny ‘pink’ room. Good News – Tommy is back at school today. Bad News – I’ve already had a phone call from Tommy’s VP. Good News – I got a […]

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Except for some really nice pictures from this morning that I can’t put in the blog since we have no scanner, today hasn’t been an improvement over yesterday. Tommy and Doug are at each others’ throats. I don’t see the point in sending Tommy back to school tomorrow as angry and unhappy as he is […]