My first-grader's friend visited yesterday and they worked on a jigsaw puzzle together. "Eureka!" my son called out as he found the piece they were looking for. "Hey, Mom, do you know what 'eureka' means?" "Sure," I told him. "It means 'I found it'." "You're wrong," I was informed. "It means 'YESSSSSSSSS' in Science." Doing Continue Reading
ArchivesApril, 2009
14AprNot Ready for my Close-up
It may be a school vacation week for my kids, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing on the to-do list. Actually, I'm taking advantage of the fact that the kids are all home: we're going to the mall! Boy, do I dread that trip. One of my sons will be heading for the store Continue Reading
13AprWeird Holiday Monday: Spring Break Edition!
My kids have the week off from school, so I'm sure we'll be doing a good deal of running around this week. But we'll have to fit in some of these great celebrations. Weird Holiday Monday is a way to highlight those unusual occasions and pair them with great savings opportunities. Monthly Celebrations April is Continue Reading
10AprThe Spice Girls
My neighbor's daughter just turned 5. She likes to help me make spaghetti and meatballs. I call her the Spice Girl. I hand her a spice container and tell her to give it a good shake over the pot full of sauce and another good shake over the bowl of ground meat for the meatballs. Continue Reading
09AprTime to Stop Dribbling
Things started out so well on my NCAA tournament bracket. I picked 15 out of the first 16 games. It was all downhill from there. I'm seriously relieved that I didn't wind up joining anybody's tournament pool, because I only had one team left in the Final Four, and they lost Saturday night. So by Continue Reading
08AprClever Catalogs Hit the Web!
I grew up before the infomercial days, but we did have our share of "As Seen on TV" stuff. That was back when your choice of payment included C.O.D., not a debit card. (And back when my mom could put a dollar in the mailbox along with ten unstamped letters, and the mailman would stamp Continue Reading
07AprIt's Peep Time!
It's my favorite time of year: time for Peeps! Peeps are a springtime candy. I know that the manufacturer has tried to break out of its seasonal niche and market Halloween, Christmas and Valentine Peeps. But if they're not chickens and bunnies, they're just not Peeps. My favorite Peeps are the traditional yellow, but the Continue Reading
06AprWeird Holiday Monday! April Showers Edition
It's time again to have some fun celebrating those unusual occasions. What better way to celebrate than with some great money-saving opportunities? So let's get on with the holidays. Month-long Commemorations April is Emotional Overeating Awareness Month. And I'm well aware of my emotional eating habits. Pass the chocolate. 10% off orders over $50 at Continue Reading
03AprYou Have a Package at the Desk
When I was in college, I lived in the dorm for three years. Everyone would wait eagerly for the rumor to go around, "Mail's in!" But even better than the mail was a call over the loudspeaker. We had a sweet senior citizen who staffed the dorm desk on weekdays, and when packages came in, Continue Reading
02AprThe Neighborhood Pets
Mama and Papa Mallard paid a visit to my front yard looking for something from under the bird feeder. We did them one better and threw them some bread. I'll have to look for them again tomorrow; I've been hearing them quacking around the neighborhood for about 2 weeks now but this is the first Continue Reading
01AprApril Fool!
I sometimes wonder if this holiday wasn't made up by a bunch of kids with too much time on their hands. Speaking of which, my kids have been plotting their April-Foolishness for days now. I'm beginning to think that my husband purposely scheduled that out-of-town trip this week so he wouldn't be home to play Continue Reading