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…
Category: Musings on Family Shopping Time
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…
Black Friday or Why I Felt the Need to Brave the Crowds on the Busiest Day of the Year
Black Friday is a word that strikes energy and excitement in many diehard shoppers. I have heard families planning their shopping strategy on Black Friday with the precision of a military strike. I am not one of those people. I…
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,…
