Like most single parents (well, hubby relocated ahead of us and we will be a month behind), I look forward to holiday specials so I can strategically use them to entertain my children while I clean the kitchen, load the dishwasher, program the coffee for my 6am wake up, fold laundry,… Read full post »

As the prospect of having an actual house dances before my eyes like a piece of New York cheesecake smothered in caramel and chocolate, I can’t shake my pessimism. Mainly because we have to move from this temporary condo [the one we have been killing time in while we sold our… Read full post »

For years I have held a grudge against Disney and to be honest, I am not even sure who started the fight. As a child in Kansas, I only had four channels to choose from so I grew up on “The Wonderful World of Disney” and reruns of “The Mickey Mouse… Read full post »

Returning from our three day whirlwind tour of NC to look for houses, I have come to the decision that house hunting is just like dating. Nothing is perfect, you just have to decide what you are willing to overlook for a 30 year marriage...I mean, mortgage.

My husband and… Read full post »

One of the major bonuses to being a parent, besides having an excuse to eat pizza rolls, is that Halloween reclaims the title of “Super Fun Holiday”. Halloween has always been my favorite time of the year and I love all the cheesy holiday goodness: carving pump… Read full post »

There is really only one thing I look forward to each week and that is kickboxing. It rights me. It allows me to beat the shit out of someone who is willing to take the punishment thereby significantly diminishing the possibility of me verbally attacking anyone who violates any of my… Read full post »

I was looking through old photographs in one of the boxes that line the walls of our temporary home, and came across a rare pic of my sister and I with one of our "nannies". I use quotes because we never used the term nanny growing up but in… Read full post »