So, the good thing . . . About being obsessed with documenting stuff is that when the grandparents call to say they received an empty envelope instead of a promised letter, you just **might** have made a photocopy before sending it. Here you go Mimi, Poppy & Kiki! (And everyone else, because it’s just too …
The “Un-Going Away Party” {DFW Mamas Invited!}
Ultimately, I Think . . . The greatest compliment you can pay the planners of a surprise party is to have absolutely no clue. And of course, the best way to prove that you have no clue is to show up with no makeup in a sweaty sports bra with a caribiner strapped to your …
Advice Please! How Do You Make Your House A Home???
The Limousine Kicked Up A Cloud of Good Ole Texas Dirt As we whooped our way down my favorite country road. In those days “going to the ranch” meant hanging out of the sunroof and waving to Calico (the old shetland mare) like a movie star with my seven and eight year-old cousins. Their world …
Do Cubicles Equal CAFO’s?
Daddypotamus Bought Me A Cactus For My 21st Birthday I named him Frank. Now, if you’re not immediately thinking what a total keeper he is, it’s only because you don’t know the story. See, eight months earlier I’d fallen in love over the sneeze guard of a salad bar. Oh yes! An unfamiliar voice called …
Life According To Twitter {Happy Birthday Katie}
Dear Katie . . . Last year as we celebrated 1095 trips around the moon together I summarized your life in Facebook updates. This year – TWITTER! But first, let mama have a sappy moment, okay? Today – your birthday – is only time the sun rises and sets in the same place. Oh yes, …
Gobble! Gobble! A Special Message . . .
When Daniel and I were newlyweds we decided to create meaningful and unique holiday traditions. Here’s one we’d like to share with you. It’s our official Thanksgiving greeting, usually given as soon as we arrive to the feast. Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Dear Daddypotamus
When Googling “Foreign Object Nasal Obstruction” Didn’t Work . . . You were the first person I called. And that night dinner was charred beyond recognition? Oh yes, I remember how you suddenly developed a craving for scrambled eggs . . . for the third night in a row. Heck, I’ve puked on your feet. …
Blog Attack of the Zombie Jet-Lagged Mama
In other words, why today’s post has more photos than paragraphs. Boston Common ~ Boston, Massachusetts Dr. Kotlow’s ~ Albany, New York “What do you mean there are three high-tech lasers worth $200K in the basement, Mom? I thought we were here to pet the monkey!” Essex, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut Did you see the “butterfly”?? …
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