I'm Going Fishing
on Nov 20, 2009 in Gone Fishing This mama is going fishing today. I'm going to drag my eight year old with me and we are going to catch us some fish. I seem to be the only one in my family that enjoys the sport and I'm perfectly happy sitting outside to enjoy a beautiful day while...

It's [Not] All Gravy
on Nov 18, 2009 in The Mamalaws holidays Today I was sitting in the faculty lounge reviewing lecture notes and preparing for class. One of my female colleagues was in there baking greenbeans, chicken, and, well, working. We started to chit chat and wouldn't you know, her meal was for the T...

I'm Coming Over!
on Nov 16, 2009 in me time catching up bloggy love I've been so overrun with home, work, outside committments, and just life, generally that I haven't been reading my blog friends nearly as much as I used to. And I miss y'all. So I'm taking this week to dust off my Google Reader, stop by and see how...

The Help
on Nov 13, 2009 in good books Book Reviews I just finished (literally just finished) reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett, and I just had to post. You must read it. It's one of those books where you'll let the laundry pile up, the kids stay up until 10pm, and throw a frozen pizza on the table...

Sunday Crawl
on Nov 8, 2009A few months ago I posted about that darned Sunday Dash where craziness seemed to overwhelmingly dominate every single weekend. Somehow or the other, I'm now in the opposite place. I now find myself in an absolute slump on Sundays. Not only can't I g...

Love Without Bias
on Nov 4, 2009 in what's on TV parenting in the news advice Last night hubby invited me to watch a sports documentary with him (yuck!, I thought; but since you asked, sure…why not, I thought). I don’t watch sports, so you can only imagine my enthusiasm to watch a sports-related documentary. I was rather...

Stay Near Home Mom
on Nov 2, 2009 in mommy guilt funny things kids say stay at home mom working mom I'm guessing it's because I've been away from home a lot in the past few months, but my girls are now asking me to stay home on a daily basis. It's unusual because they generally don't pay hubby or I any mind if one of us comes or goes, but latel...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition - It's a Giveaway!
on Nov 1, 2009 in reviews giveaways Walt Disney World Is your three-year-old daughter driving you crazy with the incessant watching of HSM 3? Is your five-year-old daughter working your nerves with the constant references to Hannah? Or is that just me? Ahem. Just when I was about to swear off Disney for...

At the Farm
on Oct 28, 2009 in halloween fun projects fall Last weekend my sister and I took the kids apple picking at a fabulous local farm. It was lots of fun and beautiful weather, to boot. Two turns of the Halloween Boo Barn, A tub of kettle corn, 2 servings of fresh apple fritters and some of the yummie...

Giving Myself a Break!
on Oct 27, 2009 in Permission Slips I haven't posted in quite some time. I've been really busy at work, for starters. Also, I've given myself a permission slip to handle a few things at home like, I don't know, cook dinner, play outside with the kids, get back on my work out routine, f...