My favorite glass is was my Coca-Cola glass, even though I prefer to drink Pepsi. Notice that I had to say that this glass "was" my favorite. That's because it's apparently someone else's favorite too, and that someone left the empty glass on his desk. One of the kids bumped into the desk, and the Continue Reading
ArchivesOctober, 2009
07OctThe Big Switcheroo
There's a chill in the air. This morning I wanted my winter gloves as I stood outside waiting with my kids for the school bus to arrive. And it's definitely time for everyone to put away those shorts and tank tops and bring out the long-sleeved shirts and cozy socks. I discovered, a week or Continue Reading
06OctThe Search Is On
...for the perfect handbag. I own a lot of handbags, and in the past few weeks I've been changing purses about as frequently as I change my socks! One bag just doesn't do every job. While taking my older son on college visits, I grab the biggest bag I can find. There are always plenty Continue Reading
06OctDecorating Mistakes I'll Never Make Again
Besides the badly-chosen window treatments in my family room (I still hate them, by the way, and am still secretly hoping that one of the kids will yank that rope just hard enough to break something, but not so hard that bodily injury is caused), there's another instance of decorating stupidity that I'll admit to. Continue Reading
05OctBackyard Raceway
I've mentioned before that my family is big into Scouting. And some of the neighborhood kids are equally involved. My youngest has one friend who was captivated by the Cub Scouts' annual Pinewood Derby. He just loved building, painting, and racing his car. He would bring that car here for weeks after the Derby took Continue Reading
05OctWeird Holiday Monday: Wet Dog Edition
What do you expect when Fire Prevention Week and Adopt a Shelter Dog Month collide? October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month! And while this event is a month long, the fabulous deal below is only good today--so hurry! TODAY ONLY! Up to 20% off select Dog Healthcare items at Doctors Foster and Smith Discounts Continue Reading
03OctRead the Fine Print!
I cheated myself yesterday out of $10 in grocery savings because I hadn't read the ad carefully enough. The store was offering one of those "almost-too-good-to-be-true" deals. It's not the store where I usually shop, but I couldn't pass this up. To get the deal, I had to buy 10 boxes of Kellogg's cereal or Continue Reading
02OctFireplace Ins and Outs
It's definitely autumn. There's a chill in the air, and we're putting away the summer shorts and tank tops in favor of jeans and sweaters. It's also that time of year when my neighbors start to make heavier use of their fire pits, chimineas, and wood-burning stoves. My older son is jealous. He's a Boy Continue Reading
02OctHalf-Size
My younger son, at seven, is at that "in-between" stage where clothes labeled SMALL are too small, while clothes labeled MEDIUM are too big. His closet and drawers are overloaded, because he's got some of each size going on in there as he makes the transition to a bigger size. Clearly I need to feed Continue Reading
01OctHalloween Costumes the Easy Way
While I'll admit to purchasing a few Halloween costumes over the years, many times I've taken another way out. No, I didn't refuse my children the opportunity to dress up and wander the neighborhood in the dark, begging for candy. Halloween is one of my husband's favorite days of the year. He loves walking around Continue Reading
01OctFalling Down
There's been a rash of broken bones in my neighborhood lately. Two children in the same family fell on the same day, both breaking their right wrists. Their mom was hoping for a 2-for-the-price-of-1 deal at the orthopedic doctor's office. I suggested that she pose them for their Christmas-card picture in their matching casts Continue Reading