Overheard, during the drive home after school today: “Mom, guess what I did? I stuck my hand up a chicken’s butt! No one else would do it [hmmm, me thinks wise classmates]. It felt GROSS inside! I cracked a wing, too.” 1) Who said it?2) What...

…and sometimes they surprise you. Pleasantly so. A few weeks ago, we took Stephen and Rachel to one of our favorite “happy places“. Tad and I were sipping a little not-necessarily-Southern comfort while reading the latest and greatest (meaning I...

Perhaps this drink tastes sweeter, because it took so long to fill the glass. I’m so happy for you, so proud of you, you get a post whether you like it or not ;). You d e s e r v e it ;). Congratulations in your new, well, “officially new”...

…I found myself actually liking Justin Timberlake’s techno “Sexyback“. This revelation totally mortifies me and I guess by “like” I mean it had me car-dancin’. I don’t know the lyrics….didn’t google them...

I’m going on record here as saying teachers don’t get paid nearly enough. I don’t care that they have 5-6 weeks off in the summer, a week at Christmas, a week in the Spring, and days off here and there, they don’t get paid close to what they...

Before I headed out for the day, I checked in with Everyday Mommy to see the results for the Writing from the Heart contest she hosted last month. Although I haven’t read all the entries, I’m working my way through the list. If you’d like to be...

Want it FREE?! Check out Susie from Bluebird Designs. She’s giving away two free customized designs to those who email her between now and September 22. Her e-dress is bluebirdblogs@ gmail.com Poor Susie is working with me on a PENSIEVE re-design (can you...

So I end the week of my first bloggiversary not knowing quite how to spell “bloggeversary” and not having written half the posts I thought I’d write this week. They’re all swirling in my pensieve, but stapling my tail to the chair is a whole...

Some blogs I read for fun, some because they’re kindreds, some to be encouraged and some when I’m up for a challenge. The diversity is appealing. I read both people with whom I have much in common, and those who I will never see eye-to-eye with. Perhaps...