It never ceases to amaze me how silly teenagers can be. Second Son and his friends had been outside running around in the rain. When they came in, they decided to rinse the grass off their feet in the bathtub and since they were all wet already, they just had a...

Second Son broke up with his former girlfriend a couple of months ago. Of course, I am the last to know anything, so I was somewhat confused when he and one of the neighbor’s daughters started ‘hanging out’ together. PDD has been friends with this particular girl for awhile now. She’s only 6 months younger than Second Son, but she is the...

PDD is at a slumber party this evening so I’ve got me a date with a hottie: Second Son! We’re going to see “The Incredible Hulk” and “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” at the drive-in here in a few minutes. Try not to be jealous, folks!

Wrapping up a week-long celebration of turning 9, PDD had her first ever slumber party last night. In attendance were 4 friends from school. That’s PDD in the middle. The two girls dressed alike are sisters, but not twins. The older sister (on the left) is going into 6th grade next year, while the rest of the rest of the girls are going into 4th. PDD’s...

I had such a great day today! And today’s the full moon, no less! How cool is that?? First, I had my annual OB/GYN appt this morning at 9 and of course, the first thing they want you to do is step up on the scales…I have lost 4 pounds since I was in their office a month ago. That’s always a nice way to start off a doctor appt! Then, my blood...

That’s what this day has been like, so far. We’re in the last month of school, and the kids are interested in anything and everything but school. So substituting for an English teacher who’s in the middle of reading “To Kill a Mockingbird” was not fun. The not fun part was watching the kids blow this classic off. Of course, it...

It was Mother’s Day a week early at my house this weekend. Oldest Son (who’s working for a landscaper) came bearing gifts: 4 pots of baby Japanese Maple trees (about 6 different varieties) and 2 pots of Sedum. He was full of instructions on their care and maintenance, which is good, because left to my own devices, I’d probably kill them. Actually,...

No, I didn’t go anywhere…physically, that is. Other than to work concessions yesterday morning for the Special Olympics and a harried trip through Wal-Mart on the way home, I’ve been here all weekend. You’d think I’d have glorious tales of domestic accomplishment to report, but alas, that is not the case. I did give it a half-assed try,...

For those of you less fortunate than I to have the honor and privilege of living in the presence of Second Son, this post is my gift to you. Upon inspecting his gorgeousness (which he does with growing frequency), he announced while looking in the magnifying side of the mirror, “Wow – I’m even sexier when my face is big!” followed by,...

Prima Donna Daughter has been selected as one of 20 kids in the 3rd grade (from her school) to participate in a 6-week after-school art program at the Philbrook Museum of Art. Given that she’s been drawing since she could hold a crayon in her little fingers, she’s thrilled and looking forward to it. The program begins today. Second Son was chosen to...