You might have noticed that I haven’t been around much in the past few days. Didn’t notice? Well, it’s a good thing I don’t get some sick self-esteem boost from having your approval, or I’d be REALLY bummed. {sniff} Anyway, I have been a little AWOL. I’ve had to skip personal responses to my blog [...]
The tide’s out, and so are the … paper towels?
March 9th, 2009 · 17 Comments · Blogging about blogging about blogging, Bringin the crazy, Humor: You're laughing WITH me, right?
Tags: groceries·humor·life·personal
Disgruntled loners and irrelevant Star Wars references
February 27th, 2009 · 17 Comments · Humor: You're laughing WITH me, right?
Dear Google Maps, z 578 7m777qzzCd! Erm, excuse the interruption. That was my 14-month-old nephew’s contribution to this letter. Although if I wanted to express in code the words I was shouting muttering in my truck last night as I got thoroughly lost in downtown Atlanta, “z 578 7m777qzzCd” is as good a translation as [...]
Tags: atlanta·google maps·humor·personal·snuggie
Joe’s not here, Man. Or why I have a headache.
February 12th, 2009 · 16 Comments · Adventures in "cooking", Humor: You're laughing WITH me, right?
Mmmmmm, coffee. If you brew coffee at home, who sets up the coffee pot? In our house, that person is me. It makes sense: I get up first. And I’m the morning person, so I’m the most alert when making it. And it’s a great (and pretty painless) way for me to practice selflessness first [...]
Tags: coffee·humor·marriage·personal
Blisstinifically Domeshhhhh… Zzzzzzzz
February 7th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Blogging about blogging about blogging, Travel: Taking the crazy around the world
Nashville, TN. 7:30 pm Stephanie Wetzel here, reporting from the magnificent Hotel Preston on this lovely mild Tennessee night. Hit me with your best shot, duDUM duDUM duDUM! Why don’t you hit me with your best shot… Oh. Sorry. That was just the song playing when I left the Cocktail Party and Karaoke Fest rockin [...]
Tags: 80s music·blissdom·karaoke·personal
What I’ve Learned This Week/Day/Hour
January 27th, 2009 · 12 Comments · My musings
So, by joining Musings of a Housewife’s “What I Learned This Week” blog carnival, I kinda promised some rilly important learning for today. You might have even expected profound. I dunno if this post is gonna fulfill either of those expectations. But I think it’s important. (On a side note, one lesson for today is [...]
Tags: faith·growth·learning·personal
Grant… Grant? Grant! GRANT! No no NO!
January 24th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Humor: You're laughing WITH me, right?, Parenting
Wow, on Saturday I had an unplanned “blog fast.” It happened when my sister and brother-in-law’s work shifts overlapped a little, and I agreed to watch my nephews for a few hours in the afternoon. I love my nephews, and my kids love their cousins. We always have a great time getting both families together [...]
Tags: family·humor·kids·Parenting·personal
Variations on a theme – LINKS
January 16th, 2009 · 12 Comments · My musings
Have you ever had this experience? When you go to church and the pastor’s sermon makes you wonder if he’s been reading your diary? And then you meet a friend for lunch and she tells you about a struggle she’s been having and it sounds totally familiar? Soon after, your spouse or kid makes a [...]
Tags: faith·personal·personal growth
I know you are, but what am I?
January 16th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Humor: You're laughing WITH me, right?
“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!!!!” [...]
Tags: Christmas·decorations·humor·life·personal·poll
Too good (bad?) to be true
January 15th, 2009 · 26 Comments · Humor: You're laughing WITH me, right?
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. [...]
Tags: chocolate·diet·food·humor·life·personal·sugar
And I had such lofty goals…
January 14th, 2009 · 26 Comments · Humor: You're laughing WITH me, right?, Works for Me Wednesday
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 [...]
Tags: burnt·humor·microwave·odor·personal·Works for Me Wednesday




