May and June will be bringing us our last two birthdays of the Season (“the Season” spans from December-June with a birthday every month). As bad luck and poor planning will have it, both children are due for a birthday party. Arabella (turning 11) hasn’t had one for three years and Jasper (turning six) has […]
Well, it’s another Makeupless Monday. I’m very sorry but this weekend has been hellish. Mister found out on Friday that he will be losing his job. Suck, suck and double suck. Please remember us in your prayers. Hopefully we’ll find a job soon and in the meantime we’ll be happy, strong and positive (and not […]
Today for Fess-up Friday we’re going to talk about kitchen disasters. My biggest disaster had to do with an egg. A hard-boiled egg. I made several in a pot of water for my kids and I. When I peeled the first egg I realized it wasn’t quite done. I’d heard that you shouldn’t put eggs […]
Well, it’s another Makeupless Monday. I’m very sorry but this weekend has been hellish. Mister found out on Friday that he will be losing his job. Suck, suck and double suck. Please remember us in your prayers. Hopefully we’ll find a job soon and in the meantime we’ll be happy, strong and positive (and not […]
In case you’re new to this blog, I’m pretty religious. But I’m not goofy about it (I hope!) It’s a big part of my life so I talk about it here on my blog. And of course if it weirds you out you can unsubscribe. Or just come back when I write another snotty post […]
I have barely posted anything over the past two weeks. As I mentioned earlier, it’s been a bit busy around here. This is the last week of school and I am both excited (no more early mornings!) and dreading it (Ada and Arabella were driving me insane this morning and I almost chucked them out […]
Anybody care for a fried egg and toast? I mean marshmallow fluff with lemon pudding and misshapen angel food cake? (sadly I have a hard time cutting bread nicely, so my kids are used to funky-looking bread. They didn’t even bat an eye.) Now I’m trying to find an old pregnancy test to give to […]
Dear Selwyn, Sorry things are so yucky for you right now with the ex being a douche bag. Here is the recipe for the amazingly wonderful Cream Cheese Brownies to help you drown your sorrows. I would send you some but you live in Australia and they would taste wretched by the time they arrived. […]
Well, it’s another Makeupless Monday. I’m very sorry but this weekend has been hellish. Mister found out on Friday that he will be losing his job. Suck, suck and double suck. Please remember us in your prayers. Hopefully we’ll find a job soon and in the meantime we’ll be happy, strong and positive (and not […]
These products have all found their way into my garbage can this week. My vote for the most horrid mascara of all time (in case you can’t tell, it’s by Revlon). Not only is is clumpy and globby, but imagine applying your mascara with a twig. Or with a mascara brush that your dog has […]
First of all, the preparedness item this week is Spaghetti Sauce. It’s a pasta topping! It’s a pizza Sauce! It’s multi-talented! If you are aiming on spaghetti/pizza/etc. once a week, that’s going to be 12 jars. Think you can handle that? If that’s too much for your pantry (or your budget) to handle, then get […]
When I was a teenager I used to read those magazines where they’d ask models what their most vital piece of make-up is, and their replies would be things like “mascara” or “eyebrow pencil”. At the time I didn’t realize that that’s how you know you’re beautiful enough to be a model; when the worst […]
We have lived in Austin for not quite three years. We all adore it (well, I don’t know if the kids do but who cares what they think) and never want to leave. One of our favorite things about Texas is just . . . that it’s Texas. You can’t believe how much people […]
I neglected to mention that while I was at Round Top a couple of weeks ago I hurt my foot badly. It turns out that I messed up a bunch of ligaments on the top of my right foot but it felt more like I broke my arch in half. Instead of taking it easy […]