I remember when I had little kids. There was nothing quite like a Friday afternoon when I would anxiously count down the hours until the babysitter would arrive and then I would be FREE! I didn’t even care where I went as long as no children came with me. I… Read More No, no, I’m not […]
Sometimes I see families at church that are very cuddly with each other. They’re all sitting on the pew with their arms around each other. This is not us. This is not how we are. I view them like I do people who have clean laundry rooms: with admiration, bafflement and a smidge of suspicion. […]
March 6th marks the hundredth birthday of Oreo cookies. They are very special to me because they’re the only store-bought cookie that I like (I am the snobbiest of cookie snobs). Every time I eat one I think, “boy, I forgot how good these are!” Did you know that they are the best-selling cookie in […]
Everything gets planned for Saturday mornings. It’s been bothering me a lot. This morning: Mister has a Seminary meeting to go to (They don’t want him to ever sleep in!). He was out the door at 7:00. York has a basketball game to go to at 8 am India has… Read More I went and had […]
It’s a funny idea about the wedding bells. Who has those anymore? I didn’t. But I did wear a white dress and eat cake. And that all happened exactly 18 years ago today. Eighteen years is a long time. It’s been mostly good. Hopefully we’ll be together for another eighteen more (hopefully even more than […]
It’s a funny idea about the wedding bells. Who has those anymore? I didn’t. But I did wear a white dress and eat cake. And that all happened exactly 18 years ago today. Eighteen years is a long time. It’s been mostly good. Hopefully we’ll be together for another eighteen more (hopefully even more than […]
Yeah, I know, you’re making faces just thinking about this, aren’t you? Before I start, let me just warn you that there will be a lot of talk about periods, cervixes and blood in this blog post so if you’re a man you probably do not want to continue reading.… Read More Some of you may […]
Target never ceases to wow me. Last night as York and I were shopping for supplies for his art class I came across the new skincare line from Boots. Not only is it so darling, but the lip stuff is actually called Lip Salve. This is what I have always called Chapstick, Carmex, et al. […]
My mother is a major tightwad. Especially when it comes to things that are death and burial-related. It’s all a rip-off as far as she’s concerned. Thus we had this conversation a while ago (I swear this is absolutely true). Mom: “When I die I want to be buried in a plain plywood box.” Me: […]
Target never ceases to wow me. Last night as York and I were shopping for supplies for his art class I came across the new skincare line from Boots. Not only is it so darling, but the lip stuff is actually called Lip Salve. This is what I have always called Chapstick, Carmex, et al. […]
Helloooo? Anybody out there? Anybody still getting some extra pantry items? Well, you should be. And this week you should be getting flour. In less you have some sort of gluten-intolerance (in which case, SORRY! That sucks for you), flour/bread/cookies/cereal are a big part of your life, I’m guessing. Now imagine your life without these […]
Like most teenagers growing up I thought that cities were The Best. There could be nothing better in the world than being surrounded by culture and coolness 24 hours a day. Maybe I figured that if cities were amazing, then I must also be amazing by virtue of living in one. (But if you walk […]
Remember how last week I was saying that Valentine’s Day is stupid unless it involves giving me a present? And that my husband is super fantastic? Guess what he gave me for Valentine’s Day? The most romantic and beloved of gifts: a new laptop. You probable don’t remember how my Macbook Air died a slow, […]
Like most teenagers growing up I thought that cities were The Best. There could be nothing better in the world than being surrounded by culture and coolness 24 hours a day. Maybe I figured that if cities were amazing, then I must also be amazing by virtue of living in one. (But if you walk […]