Command Center Breach
TweetWhile we were on vacation in Utah my cell phone disappeared. “Oh,” you might think, “That’s a shame. Good thing it was just a cell phone.” The problem is it was not just a cell phone. That little...
View ArticleHTC Incredible – DROID
TweetSo I’ve been playing around with the Motorola Droid for a few weeks and I’m gonna share some thoughts on the experience soon. However, I’m first going to jump to the end and say that I LOVE the...
View ArticleWITH Siren
TweetMy parents and sister came to visit us for Christmas and it was so fun to have them here. It’s the first time we’ve ever had family up for the holiday and we wanted to make it special so we each...
View ArticleMelting Down In the Grocery Store – A Cherished Milestone
TweetIt’s time to break out the die cuts and vibrating-uvula-shaped punches because Wanda just had her first full-scale grocery store melt down and I’d like to capture this special moment properly....
View ArticleGrocery Store Casting
TweetI saw a woman in the line at the grocery store today who was a dead ringer for Dame Judy Dench. It made sense to me because Dame Judy seems to pop up in all kinds of places. But then I thought,...
View ArticleGuess What I Ordered – No Really – Guess
TweetIt’s time to introduce a new game on the blog. I like to call it, “Guess What I Ordered – No Really – Guess.” The way it works is I order something in the mail and slowly reveal what I found...
View Article3T Ninja
TweetMy mom sent Wanda these cute leggings for her birthday. I misread the label, seeing it as NINJA (3T). It may not be what was actually on the label but I think it fits.
View ArticleRule Breakers
TweetI was surprised to see so many humans inside Target. The requirements for admittance are clearly marked.
View ArticleYogurt – As Promised
TweetThis is the label on the case of yogurt I bought at Costco recently. Really?! Zero percent non-fat? So that makes it what percent full-fat? MAXIMUM FLAVOR UNITS!
View ArticleStop! Person Who Made a Poor Choice and Stole Something!
TweetI would title this post, Stop! Thief!, but that would mean labeling one of my children and from what I’ve read in these here parenting manuals, there is no such thing as a “bad child,” just a...
View ArticleOn Magoo’s Mind – The Crushing Weight of Monarchical Responsibility
TweetWe’ve been going to Costco for the past 11 years lately and each time we go, we have to get our receipt “checked” by the receipt checking person at the exit. They don’t really check. But they are...
View ArticleProduct Review – Amplicom Alarm Clock for the Hearing Impaired and People...
TweetI don’t often do product reviews on the blog because that’s not really what this blog is about, but it is about my family and if something strikes me as particularly cool or important or relevant,...
View ArticleSinging Telegram
Tweet Wanda was sick. She’d been hacking up a lung for days and I’d kept her home from school and other activities. One morning she woke up coughing nigh unto death and barfed all over her bed. It was...
View ArticleNovica – Review and $75 Giveaway
TweetDo you remember when I became obsessed with only buying fair trade items? Dan does. It was the year I told him exactly what I wanted for Mother’s Day but said I only wanted it if he could find it...
View ArticlePearls with Purpose
Tweet I wore pearls to my wedding, my mom’s pearls. They’re classy and dignified and I love the way you can wear them with jeans or an evening gown or even yoga pants. And now you can do more than...
View ArticlePlease Sir, Will You Buy My Book?
TweetWe’re so close, I can taste it. I guess I could actually taste it, if I wanted to. Although Drops of Awesome: The You’re-More-Awesome-Than-You-Think Journal doesn’t release for another week, I...
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