...if I had a CD player in my car I wouldn't have heard THIS combination of songs this morning ( Read more... )

Welcome to the Freakshow that is sometimes my job ( Read more... )

Picture my sad-skinny-self, frazzled, bedraggled, hauling the 3 offspring around Safeway at 5:00 the night before Easter. We tramped all over the store buying groceries and looking for egg dye. "Mom, don't forget to buy EGGS." Oh ya, I had "Single Mom" written across my forehead in NEON. The Boy was literally bouncing like the Easter Bunny, ( Read more... )

Ever since the Boy was a toddler I've been writing down the hi-larious things that come out of his mouth. As of late, here are a few funny things that have been said and done ( Read more... )

I may not have mentioned that our family grew by two a few weeks ago. We adopted sibling cats and in true browncoat style we named them Malcolm (Mal for short) and Inara. They are somewhere around 10 months old now and they LOVE each other, do great with the kids and are a superb addition to our family ( Read more... )

Kinderho and I were talking early Easter morning about our plans for the day. She was explaining how the Easter Bunny brought D&D figures, dice and such for their kiddos. I described the new books, puzzle games and croquet set the Easter Bunny brought for my kids. "It's how geeks celebrate Easter!" I said. "It's Geakster!" she said ( Read more... )

I rely on the painful moments in my life for my inspiration. I know, I know, the running jokes about suicidal poets...but it's TRUE. My best material has come from the bug attacks and the drunkass moments of heartbreak. So how do I tap into the creative source in this universe to have some POSITIVE sources for poems and blog entries? Cause I ( Read more... )

"Slowly we are learning ( Read more... )

Binary Meme -- answer only yes or no ( Read more... )

It's 1:34 on Sunday afternoon and I'm all full o' bourbon. It's been a long weekend. The Boy being away on vacation with his great aunt notwithstanding, I haven't won any mom of the year awards. At least, it doesn't seem so to me ( Read more... )