The Relief Society is in charge of the ward Christmas Party this year. I already have my decorating theme (Candy Canes! Everything will be red and white.) But I’m not really jazzed about any of the program/activity ideas that that we’ve been considering. Have you been to any church Christmas parties that you’ve really liked? […]
My husband, Mr. Jennie, does not like to be blogged about. He finds the whole idea of blogging to be egotistical and embarrassing. He likes people to think we are incredibly normal and pleasant. (Then what was he thinking marrying me, you are probably wondering. He asks himself that question on a weekly basis.) What […]
For years I cooked bacon on the stove because that’s the way my mom and grandma always did it. When I went to college my roommate, Heidi, showed me how to cook it a better way. Technically, it’s baking your bacon. If you only make a couple of slices at… Read More
Picking strawberries in an annual tradition in our family. It’s one of my favorite things to do not only because it makes me feel like a farmer, but I just flat out love strawberries. There’s a u-pick farm near Austin that we go to every Spring. Well, “near” meaning an… Read More
So, did you have a nice break from worrying about food storage? Let’s get back down to business here. You will most likely be traveling this summer at some point so let’s have this be preparedness every-other-week for the next few weeks. On the off-weeks you can catch up with any items you might have […]
There are a lot of disgusting things that happen when you have children. There are also a lot of disgusting things that happen when you have pets. Put them both together and what do you have? A blog entry! Arabella let Maggie the dog out to go to the bathroom… Read More This is our dog, […]
Ok, everybody, I don’t want to rain on your parade, but I keep getting these forwarded emails and I simply CANNOT believe there is not some basic fact-checking going on before this stuff is passed on. In all fairness you boggers are not the ones perpetuating rumors. My friend Jay (who is completely unaware of […]
I wrote the letter to withdraw India from school. Yes, I got up the guts to pull her out of 7th grade. After listening to her cry and beg endlessly* to be homeschooled, I decided that I’m up to the task. Friday is her last day. I’m a bit nervous, but at least I’ll […]
We’re back on with Makeup Monday. Sorry I missed it last week. I had something important happening but I’ve already forgotten what. This week we’re going to be talking about mascara. I have to be truthful here; mascara is not that big of a deal to me. I have dark hair and decent eyelashes so […]
Random Christmas facts: I really like putting Playmobils together. I got massive quantities of candy in my stocking, but no worries because I also got Dance Dance Revolution for the wii and I plan on dancing myself thin. My bedroom looks like a complete disaster with shopping bags, scraps of wrapping paper and Amazon boxes […]
Tuesday night was the National Night Out. It is supposed to be the time when every neighborhood in the country has a party. Well, that’s not a lofty goal, is it? Being a block captain, it is my job to be in charge of our street’s party during the National… Read More I’m starting to really […]
It’s Red Ribbon Week. Oh joy. I love to rant and rave about how stupid it is (you can read about it here). There is no way that having weird hair/crazy socks/wearing pajamas is going to keep my kids off drugs. That’s the whole point of red ribbon week, right? To get kids not to […]
I got out a giant jar of jelly beans this morning which can mean only one thing: it’s potty-training time. I usually wait until the hapless victim is three, but Jasper seems very savvy. Or rather, he seemed very savvy. When I was potty-training Ada last year he was into wearing underwear and sitting on […]
It’s getting all Christmassy around here finally. I’ve been working so hard on my craft room that I really haven’t given much thought to decorating. Plus, I feel like my mojo hasn’t been around since I’m missing a third of my children. It’s just not the same. But I did do the minimum of decorating, […]