The Flavor of Summer

The Chili family is in love with Good Eats. The other day, we watched an episode where Alton Brown works with melons.
I’ve been in love with watermelon my entire life. It’s not unreasonable for me to finish an entire seedless watermelon all by myself and in one sitting. Anyway, I usually bring [...]

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Pavlov Was WRONG

So, here’s the thing: I’ve got these two gorgeous children who have become my reason for existing. They are heathly. They are smart. Most of the time, they bring me indescribable, excruciating joy.
And then there are other times when I really do understand why so many mothers are in therapy.
We have, [...]

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What Do You Get When You Add….

…..a week of rainy weather…..
….thirty-two boxes of pre-finished wood floors….
….two floorless rooms….
….a bunch of bored contractors….(whose picture I don’t have)
….and two thousand dollars….?

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Look Out - I’m On a Roll!

I just finished Kite Runner in record time - less than 24 hours, actually. It was a compelling book and I was completely hooked. Either I’m getting better at reading or am turning soft, because this book made me cry. Up until I read The Secret Life of Bees, I’d never cried [...]

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Flower Blogging!

LOOK at what I have in my yard!!!
WeedWoman gave these to me when she dug them out of the yard in her old house (something that she continues to do, by the way - I guess part of the sales agreement was that the new owner lets her come in and re-appropriate all [...]

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Trying My Hand at Political Blogging

Note: As a general rule, I try to stay away from political blogging. I’m not very good at it, and I fear it will get me in trouble somehow. Still, this is important to me, so I’m tossing caution to the wind and letting fly.
This disgusts me. I’ve been reading and [...]

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Song Blogging

I love it when Vanx does this, so I’m going to shamelessly rip off his idea.

Slap Leather / James Taylor

Take all the money that we need for school
And to keep the street people in out of the cold

Spend it on a weapon you can never use
Make the world an offer that they can’t refuse
Open up [...]

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“I’m a Mystical Motherf**ker.”

Oh, DEAR GOD!! Fussy keeps a blog where she takes her son’s action figures and puts them in yoga class. It is a screaming riot every…single…time! I know I’ve sent you there before, but this most recent post sent me right over the edge, so go check it out again, really. [...]

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