I scaled back my work a few years ago to be home with Bird and Deal until they started school. Those first few summers without preschool left me in tears more often than not. Poor Mac Daddy came home to a hot mess of a wife despite my attempts to present myself as a hot wife. … [Read more...] about Adieu Summer – 5:00 Fridays
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Hurricane – 5:00 Fridays
Irene is wreaking havoc on the whole East coast this weekend. It's a shame because Irene seems like the kind of woman who knits and subscribes to Readers Digest. I pegged her for a cardigan wearing gal who always has mints in her purse and spoons out sugar cubes from a proper … [Read more...] about Hurricane – 5:00 Fridays
Chillin’ – Wordless Wednesday
Food Bank Needs a Flood of Donations to Support Tornado Victims
I have been grappling with how to process and adequately express my feelings about the spate of tornadoes that hit North Carolina a couple weeks ago and those that ravaged more of the South just yesterday. My family was fortunately out of town when the twister hit Raleigh, and … [Read more...] about Food Bank Needs a Flood of Donations to Support Tornado Victims
Hey, Bud – Wordless Wednesday
Crippled by Japan
March Madness has taken over my house. It's during times of sports foolishness mania that I feel the testosterone displacing what little estrogen rules this roost. The boys are watching the DVRed Wisconsin-Kansas State game (that started waaayyyy past bedtime last night) while I … [Read more...] about Crippled by Japan
