Am I the only mom who lets her kids wear just about anything they want (within reason) to school? I mean, I ask them to dress in unstained, seasonally-appropriate, modest, and dress-code-obeying clothes. Do I really want to fight about minor issues like matching and correct shoe-to-outfit ratio? Especially since my girls’ current definition of [...]

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I will never take indoor plumbing for granted again. 24 hours after my last post, I have a sparkling clean septic tank with an unclogged valve. (I’ll take the septic guy’s word for it; I didn’t peer down there with a flashlight or anything.) The basement flood is history, but we’ll still have to cut [...]

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So does a video post qualify as Wordless Wednesday? I don’t think so. Especially when I post a Top Ten list with it. But it’s still funny. And we need funny because today? Our septic tank is out to get us. Right now I cannot take – but DESPERATELY need – a shower. (I mean [...]

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“Last one there is a rotten egg!” “Nu- UH! FIRST one there’s a rotten egg!” Did you ever do that? Do your kids? I hear this exchange at least once a week. But with three kids, they usually add, “Oh YEAH?! Well I say the MIDDLE one there is a rotten egg!” “I’M NOT RACING!!!!” [...]

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Yesterday I celebrated two full weeks of abstaining from sweets in the only way I knew how: I served myself a package of dark chocolate M&Ms after dinner. And let me tell you: They were GOO-OOO-OOD. It was a risk, since I didn’t know if a taste of something desserty would trigger a chocolate binge. [...]

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Today’s Works for Me Wednesday post: How to remove burnt odors from a microwave. But first some parenting advice: When your tween child asks you how long to warm a Quaker oatmeal bar in the microwave, it would behoove you to be 100% focused on him when you answer. (Okay, I was just looking for [...]

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So Charlie and I were chatting about where we’d be living after all the kids left the nest. Would we stay here, in the country on eight acres of Georgia clay? Consensus: Only if we had enough disposable income to pay some person(s) to take care of the property. Unless the economy turns right around [...]

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Here’s another of my favorite posts. It still gets a lot of activity, but I don’t think I can take credit. It appears that a lot of people are curious about “chicken foot necklaces,” and their google searches lead them here. I bet they’re just a little irritated when they read what I wrote. (For [...]

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So last week I got tagged on Twitter for a meme by a new friend, Sheila Gregoire (@sheilagregoire), to share seven weird things about me. Sheila is obviously a NEW friend, since in six months I’ve shared on this blog at least ONE HUNDRED and seven of my quirks already. But I’m always up for [...]

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Wordless Wednesday Close to three years ago, I finally met my hero: I told him so when I asked him to sign a book. A book that I have lost somewhere in my house. Dangit. For more Wordless Wednesday, visit 5 Minutes for Mom.

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