When I was a teenager, a boyfriend and I found what we thought was the perfect place for parking. It turned out that it was clean, quiet and safe because it was the edge of a golf course. Someone called the police and they came up quiet as mice only to startle us with their […]
Once upon a time there was a family who took forever to get their Christmas tree lit and decorated. When it was finally up there was much rejoicing. At the beginning of January it was time to take it down. The 8-year-old frowned and asked “Can’t we just take it to the garage all put […]
A VERY long time ago when I was just a child and my youngest brother was a toddler, our clothes dryer caught fire. Yes, my clothes dryer problems started with my ancestors. The flames were shooting out of the dryer, but my mother reached through the flames to unplug the dryer and drag it from […]
Once upon a time Doug was driving through downtown Knoxville and saw a woman walking down a busy street. He was riding in the Jeep without the windows and she asked him if he could give her a ride. They made it about a block before he realized he was not a good samaritan, but […]
It’s Girl Scout cookie time in East Tennessee. When that girl comes to your door, please be nice. You don’t have to buy the cookies, just don’t be rude and hateful. You would not believe the awful things that people will say to Girl Scouts trying to sell cookies. You’re on a diet and have […]
No more pepto-bismol and bubble gum colored blog for me! Megan cleaned up my site and I think it looks MUCH better. What do you think?
Are you sure it’s not a Monday? or a Friday the 13th? Can I just go back to bed and start over tomorrow?
In the mornings I used to start my day at the computer but now I wait an hour or so for Doug to finish whatever he’s doing. Once the children get home from school one of them is usually on my computer. In the evenings Doug is again on my computer. I will be soooo […]
Types of toddler naps – Toddler naps come in two varieties. The first type happens when their parent needs that down-time to actually get something done. In this case, the parent puts the child back in bed until they are so exhausted they can’t get anything done. Sometimes the parent actually falls asleep waiting for […]
No, we are not naming this baby “Murphy”. How about John, Paul, George or Ringo? Or Roger, David, Nick, Rick or Sid? There’s always “Omega”.