Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Wow, I think that’s the longest I’ve gone without posting in a long time.  I’ve been so incredibly busy the past week that I can’t find the time to wipe my own butt let alone post.  Rest assured my mental state is just fine and I have not been tempted to take any flying leaps [...]

The art of whining

Have you ever noticed that all children whine?  Even the most well behaved children.  And don’t give me the, “my children are perfect angels and never whine” crap.  I don’t buy it.
It’s not like we sit down and teach our children whining.  Think about that.  They just learn it.  I don’t know where they learn [...]

Now that’s out of the way

It is a well know fact that I like shoes. Oh, I hadn’t mentioned that? Let me once again affirm my love for shoes. I luuuurve them. *smoochy smoochy* I feel better now.
In my on going quest to beat Imelda I have racked up thousands of dollars in shoes. Sadly, [...]

I should be working, but instead I’m writing this blog post

You know what sucks?  Working for a church.  Ok, it’s not so much that working for an actual church that sucks, but the church holidays that happen along the way.  Christmas is a particularly bad one.  I like Christmas and all, but my particular job is such that I have specific deadlines and Christmas falls [...]

I love corned beef, or how I got banned from Trader Joes for life*

It’s St. Patrick’s Day.  For the past 11 years I have made St. Patrick’s Day dinner.  Sometimes it’s just the trusty husband and I (because I quit my job and we lived in Kansas and had no friends) or I make it for the trusty in-laws.  Then there is tonight, where I got all excited [...]

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