Matthew is quite the little smart mouth. Tonight he was being a pain and being naughty, so I sent him to bed 30 minutes early. He stormed up to his room, very angry at me; I could hear his toys being flung and him storming around up there. I planned...
Topics: Family, Humor, Matthew, Parenting, Silliness, Sons

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I need to write this to clear away the black rain cloud that drifted in and tried to take over my good mood, especially since what brought me down was well intentioned and nothing worth fussing over. Tonight at the grocery store, I got a reminder of...
Topics: A lot about nothing

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My darling daughter has a dark side. She is absolutely addicted to grapes. There is no other food on this earth that makes me as happy as grapes, and no other food that makes her scream more. She signs “more grapes” all day long. She will.

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I am so sore today, I have found all the muscles in my body, especially in my butt. This morning while crawling into my van I actually checked to see if I was sitting on something…. nope, it was just my swollen glutes. My hands felt bruised when..
Topics: Family, Fur Babies/Pets, Insanity, Me, Photography, This is how I roll, Vacations

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I did not want to have to do this, but kids, it is time for a lesson on parking etiquette. I guess I just assumed everyone knew how to park a car except the NFH, but the last 17 days of the house next to me being for rent has taught me that I [...]
Topics: Humor, Insanity, Lame-o, Me, Ranting, Silliness, This is how I roll, Tirade

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