Laundry Lottery = The person who benefitted the most from that day’s laundry. Example – “Sarah, you won the laundry lottery today. I washed ALL your jeans AND you got clean sheets.”

When the 9-year-old wants to have a friend over, I have to pull out my planner and check. “Ummm, sorry but Wednesday is booked solid. Get back with your friend and pick another day.” Doesn’t everyone do this? Yes, we also have a large calendar/marker board beside the front door to remind everyone of immediate […]

Last night, Boston Legal finally made the diagnosis that I made in the first few seconds of “Hands” walking onto the screen. I know Doug remembers the moment a few weeks ago when I sat straight up and shouted at the screen “He has Aspergers!” When you are the parent of a special needs child […]

Aww, come on. You know you need more sleep too. 

Are the cheerios in the diaper being saved for later or disposed of like brussel sprouts under mashed potatoes.

Dad – "Amy, who put gum on this chair?" Amy – "Mommy is gonna find out."

I miss the old Rocky Top Brigade. We used to have regular announcements, discussions, blog-pimping and bickering. There was a discussion board that has since disappeared. If any of the current or former Tennessee residents want to communicate again, I set-up a yahoo group. Click to join rockytopbrigade

Our Girl Scout troop is going to decorate denim squares to be made into quilts for injured soldiers. How about a quilt from the Blogging community? How about a Rocky Top Brigade quilt? If any bloggers are interested, make a note in the comments, I will e-mail project instructions and my address and I will […]

The children will all wear their jammies inside out tonight. 

There are about 200 uninhabited islands. Are the LOST castaways on one of them?