Summer garden party? Going to a stylish restaurant? Getting down? School clothes? With my 10-year-old…you just never know what she will come out of her bedroom wearing. Stripes and plaid. Paisley and fluorescent. Everyday is a mystery…except mismatch day at…
Category: Family Shopping Time
WalMart After Christmas Sales Rock
I may not be a WalMart 11 Mom, but I do know a thing or two about Walmart. For the last 4 Christmases I have shopped the WalMart after holidays sale. I went on a whim and was astounded at…
Walmart Rocks
My son turned 6 last weekend. He chose a Star Wars themed party. He was very, very, and did I say, very specific about what he wanted for his birthday party. Let’s just say we had a lively discussion about…
Oliver’s Labels: How Kids’ Stuff Finds Its Way Home!
I cannot even imagine how many items I have taken out of my house over the years. I’ve had children in toddler time, preschool, elementary school, and now middle school. I never leave the house without a drink for one…
Star Wars and 5-Year-Old Boys
At Halloweentime my son announced that he wanted to be Darth Vader. I found this odd since he had not seen any of the Star Wars films, nor expressed much interest in Star Wars. In the weeks before Halloween he…
A Hat for All Seasons
My folding laundry hat. My cleaning the garage hat. My proud to be an American hat (I became a citizen in the 90s). Have a favorite hat? Post it here. https://flickr.com/photos/33223799@N06/?saved=1
Javier Bardem, Gene Simmons, Sammy Hagar: Does a Singer or an Actor Need to Be Attactive?
Musings from Me on Music and Movies: On Kristie’s blog she posed the question David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar — Who is the best lead singer for Van Halen? My answer was “Uh, is the answer ‘none of the…
Dear Clothing Manufacturer
Example of “fugly” shirt. Why all those circles? Why brown, beige, and orange? Dear Clothing Manufactuers: I’m not happy with the size and style of clothing that I need to wear. Three pregnancies and a largely nonexistent willpower have left…
Clothes Shopping Is Not My Idea of Fun
I am in need of new clothes since I discovered that many of my shirts have some form of permanent stain…since I realized that I don’t fit in to any long-sleeved shirts…since I hate what is left iny wardrobe. So,…
