A Beautiful Biopic So, my husband and I, his sister and her husband went to see the movie “The Butler” recently. I’m a little bit of a history buff and tend to be entertained by epic biopics. Also, I didn’t … Continue reading
Funny Friday – Convos with Hope – Black Eyed Cheese
Last week, I likely offended a few with my emotionally charged narrative chronicling my experiences at McDonald’s Playland. I promised to detail Hope’s retelling of this story in my weekly Funny Friday piece. (Hope is my four year old) Well, … Continue reading
Adventures at McDonald’s (Sometimes you accidentally kick a kid in the head)
Sometimes we have to rescind a thing or two. If you read this menstrual, emotionally charged, politically incorrect rant about kicking a kid in the face at an earlier time, please accept my heartfelt apologies. Please read my new struck-through and … Continue reading
Menu Monday – Plan to Eat for the Week
Inevitably, all these nuggets I live with want to eat. Every day. Multiple times a day. In our house, the job of feeding the many hungry mouths is mine. If the hour of 4pm rolls around and I haven’t thought … Continue reading
Funny Friday – Convos with Hailey – Are We Hippies?
At home, we do our best to eat clean, use as few chemicals as possible and be as “green”as we can. This means we eat grass-fed meat, drink raw milk and use oils and herbs instead of pills and chemicals. … Continue reading
Coffee Makes You Ugly – What to drink instead
Should Ten Reasons You Shouldn’t be Drinking Coffee 10. It’s bad for you. It has a lot of caffeine in it. Over-consumption of caffeine can lead to adrenal failure, hormone imbalance, anxiety symptoms, depleted iron and calcium levels in women, … Continue reading
Are You Depressed, have Migraines, Can’t Sleep or Poop? Read This.
Newsflash: You’re deficient in magnesium and calcium! The Journal of the American College of Nutrition says that 68% of Americans are Magnesium deficient. Many more experts think that number is low and more like 80-90% of us are dangerously low … Continue reading
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By Maya Angelou The free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to … Continue reading
Funny Friday – Convos with Hope – Miley Cyrus Jokes
Recently, while sneaking and watching Saturday Night Live in our bedroom, my husband and I had a really good laugh watching Vanessa Bayer do her Miley Show … Continue reading
The Emasculation of America
We women deserve a good, firm scolding. What are we doing? We’re so busy being empowered and taking over the world that we’ve created a major monster. So many of the men of this country are beat-down dogs with their … Continue reading
I Don’t Wash My Hair – Five Reasons Shampoo is a Big, Fat NO NO
It’s true. I don’t wash my hair. I don’t lather it up, slather it down or rub anything into it. For the last year a half, I’ve been no-pooing it. It’s not what you think and it has nothing to … Continue reading
The Old Violin – The Touch of the Master’s Hand
‘Twas battered and scarred, And the auctioneer thought it hardly worth his while To waste his time on the old violin, but he held it up with a smile. “What am I … Continue reading
Funny Friday – Convos with Hannah – The Question of Zero
Every family has a kid that questions everything. In our case, that kid is highly observant and smart as a whip. You can see the wheels cranking inside her little blond head each time she’s confused or less than impressed … Continue reading
Diva Cup – Goblet for Mariah Carey or Something Else Entirely?
I have this secret that I carry around in my purse. I’ve showed it to a few close family members and have gotten some strange looks and interesting comments. It’s a little silicone “cup” that looks a little like a … Continue reading
When Blessings Masquerade as Heartache
Usually, the Lord has to crack me over the head with something really big and obvious for me to really see his hand at work in my life. I’m stubborn, prideful and loud and that makes it really hard for … Continue reading
What do Homeschooled kids do all day, anyway?
/ Said I, “Well, kids, lounging in your underwear with electronics days are so over.” Summer has come to an abrupt end and I am in full-on Psychotic Homeschool Mom mode. *Have you ever wondered what the heck homeschooled … Continue reading
Funny Friday – Convos with Hailey – Showers and Boob Talk
One afternoon, when I had miraculously carved out a few minutes to take a shower, (alone, I might add) I had asked my ten year old to be in charge of the baby. When I was just wrapping up my … Continue reading
Birth is Personal: When you don’t get your orgasmic birth
Obsession Ever since I squeezed out my first baby in 2003, I’ve had a slightly macabre fascination with all things labor and birth. I’ve read countless stories, watched many a Youtube video (I highly recommend this as entertainment) and of … Continue reading
Funny Friday – Convos with Hope – Talking Private Parts
Any of you who have a four year old know that you just can’t trust their pie-hole. This is the transcript of a recent conversation with my four year old. One morning Hope ambled into the bathroom to go … Continue reading
Tour of a Real Homeschool
School Supplies and Flies? Okay, so we all know school days are rapidly approaching and man, oh man I gravitate to the back to school aisle like a fly to fresh poo. I can’t help it. Index cards and Sharpie … Continue reading