Category: Family

Fill in the Blank Wednesday

Mom on the Run Hits the Slopes New Years’ Eve…I swear the children only drank sparkling cider, so why then does my son look tipsy? My son teaches his godmother how to play Mariocart…both had great fun! My favorite Christmas…

Snuggie Update

At dinner last night my children and I started talking about the Snuggie. Well, actually I was still laughing about an earlier discussion and the conversation continued. We got to talking about other uses of the Snuggie: – Snuggie with…

Love Thursday: Diet Coke

I’ve said it before and I will say it again…I love Diet Coke. While pregnant all three times I gave up caffeine and diet drinks. It was hard. I would occasionally ask to sniff my husband’s Diet Coke. Before my…

Stocking the Shelves at Sainsbury’s

My job was stock person at Sainsbury’s supermarket in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England — Summers 1984 and 1985. I was a freshman home from college in the United States (Franklin & Marshall College). My uniform was a blue plaid dress with…

Pediatric Cancer Sucks

There aren’t words to describe how absolutely awful pediatric cancer is. Natalie shared her thoughts. Sums up my feelings entirely. https://canicontrolmylifeificantcontrolmyhair.blogspot.com/2009/01/anguish.html A friend of a friend’s son has neuroblastoma, possibly the pediatric cancer with the worst prognosis. I keep up-to-date…