The other night Charlie and I were watching Design Star on the HGTV. Which we normally view between The Ultimate Fighter and What Not to Wear. Except during football season. (Our viewing choices, they are schizophrenic.) At the end of this episode of Design Star, the network aired a commercial for a new show. At [...]

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This post is for Bridget Chumbley’s One Word Blog Carnival. Go visit to read more on this week’s word: Ego. Two of my children are approaching their teen years. They’re tweens, in today’s language. And their tweenitude comes with a healthy dose of insecurity, embarrassment, and self-centeredness. Everyone else is looking at them, making fun [...]

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Self-control, self-control… How in the world will I write about self-control for today’s One Word Blog Carnival? It’s not like I’m a shining example of self-control or its cousin self-discipline. Listen. Last night, I couldn’t even control myself with my middle child. I couldn’t keep myself from MAKING HER LIFE MISERABLE. It all started when [...]

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My finger, rockin’ the Dora Band-aid Frugal or sentimental? You be the judge.

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Sometimes I wonder if/when the kids will ever beg to be kept off my blog. Then one of them makes a video like this one, and I think maybe these kids aren’t capable of embarrassment. Am I right, or am I right? I think this might qualify for Wendy’s Life is Funny…. Now I’m off [...]

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You know how “they” always say that having dinner as a family is crucial to family unity? I don’t think this is what they had in mind: Dinner conversation last week, in which we began talking about Hannah’s homework: making her own musical instrument. Me: Hannah, we should name YOUR instrument like we did LC’s [...]

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Wordless… My baby boy is in middle school. For more, visit Wordless Wednesday.

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Wanna know how random this post is? I just named it after a fictional show on Demi Lovato’s new Disney Channel show, “Sonny with a Chance.” That’s how random. (I know: I am way too knowledgeable about children’s programming.) Anyway, first, I want to thank my lovely commenters for the warm (and absorbent) response to [...]

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No, not ME. That would be what Hannah has said to me at least 57 times in the last 24 hours. Make that 157 times. Yes, my oldest daughter, at all of 9 1/2 years of age, has finally gotten holes in her head. And I bet you think I must have a hole in [...]

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That title has ALMOST nothing to do with this post. For some reason, an old Shake N Bake commercial came to mind just before I hit “publish.” (A CLASSIC commercial which I cannot find anywhere) (Can ya help – I mean hayulp – a sista out? Link in the comments!) Today I woke up feeling [...]

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