The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men…

…Get their necks snapped by morons.
OK, so maybe that’s being a little harsh but, really, how many days does it take to replace a cigarette lighter in a car? We started trying to get it fixed last Wednesday. They finally got the part we needed yesterday morning. So, instead of leaving on vacation when we [...]

Down to the Wire

What happened to Sunday being a day of rest?
OK, in all honesty, Sundays never feel very restful for me. I mean, come on, trying to deal with four wiggly boys five and younger through an hour+ sacrament meeting? Restful doesn’t begin to describe it–more like sweat inducing. Oh, speaking of which, Sean had his first [...]

Broads and Bowels

As we were taking a trip to the local mega-store last night, N~ was telling Sean and I a story that neither one of us was really getting. It involved one of his friends at church saying something about an “old lady.”
“You know,” Sean said to him, “older women really don’t appreciate being called ‘old [...]

A Little of This, A Little of That

I usually post when I have something on my mind, or had something significant happen. I actually have a big post that I need to write about online scammers and the saga of the new camera.
Oh! My camera came today! I took Nicki’s advice and got the Cannon S5. I’m still trying to figure it [...]

Auntie Em! Auntie Em!

Last night, I sat in my living room watching tv and waiting for my children to finally fall asleep. As things got quieter in their bedroom, I started noticing occasional flashes of light outside. I finally realized that it was, in fact, lightning. But it was obviously far away since I wasn’t hearing any thunder. [...]

Motherhood Myths

I have been thinking a lot about the role of a mother/wife lately. More specifically, I have been thinking about the attached expectations, and how realistic our own expectations are.
When I was about ten-years-old or so, I started a journal (separate from my other, daily journals), where I was writing about what a mother should [...]

Much Ado About Nothing*

What the heck is the deal with bathing suits? It has only been two years since I bought my last one (which had gone kaput in the elastic department, resulting in an unfortunate show of areas I didn’t want shown every time I took two steps), but I certainly didn’t remember having such an issue [...]

I’ve Always Been a Dog Person

As I sat reading in a traffic jam on my way to the gym this evening, I suddenly realized that I was reaching the last couple of pages of New Moon.
“What?” you ask. “Weren’t you just starting Twilight a couple of days ago?”
Yes, I was. Despite their thickness, these books are some quick and [...]

Maybe We Should Cut Back the TV

This morning, as we were walking into the local mega-store, N~ noticed an older gentleman who was loading a motorized wheelchair into his van.
“What is that, Mommy?”
It is a wheelchair.
“How does it move?”
It has wheels, and a motor that makes the wheels go.
“Oh, like on TV–doo doo doo, Hoveround!”
Good grief. As if that wasn’t bad [...]

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