Your desert island meal

You are stranded on a desert(ed) isle for one month. There are fresh water and vitamins. What would you choose to eat? One food One sweet One beverage Me? Bacon (crispy), chocolate chip cookie dough, milk (cold!) By Hildie | Filed under IMO 11 Comments Share

October 26, 2009

Just let me make it through this week without killing anyone

This week is red ribbon/spirit week. It’s the week when the kids at elementary and middle school wear themed clothes every day. In case you didn’t know, wearing a sports team jersey, dressing like a nerd and having a wacky hairdo are all ways to keep your kids off of… Read More

October 22, 2009

You’re a caring person, aren’t you?

I think most people have good hearts and are willing to help others, but it can be difficult to know how we can best be of service. We tend to think of “charity” as orphanages and Christmas food drives. It can be a lot simpler than that, though. There’s a… Read More

October 21, 2009

Chores = sad

This may or may not be my housework creed: By Hildie | Filed under Good Things, I'm Not So Great 6 Comments Share

October 20, 2009

Oh, they wobble all right

I asked for this one year for Christmas. I mean, who could resist that monorail? Or those teacups? But I didn’t get the whole set. I only got the Mickey Mouse Weebles themselves. Maybe it was out of spite or maybe just curiosity, but I shortly found out what happens… Read More

October 19, 2009

Pass the earmuffs

One of the constants in my marriage; one of the things that never wavers no matter how many times we move or how many babies are born is this: Mister is always hot and I am always cold. It has been thus as long as we have known each other.… Read More

October 18, 2009

Don’t forget to bring tissues!

I’ve attempted to see Bright Star twice now, but I finally managed to see it last night. Mister and I were a few minutes late for it last week, so we decided to go see something else instead. I’m glad we didn’t stay and miss the beginning because the opening… Read More

October 16, 2009

Staff of Life

I love a good fake holiday. You know, “National ________ Day” (fill in the blank with just about anything: potato chips (March 14), yo-yos (June 6th), Chocolate Eclairs (June 22nd. Why have I not been celebrating this?!), square dancing (Nov. 29th), and moles (Oct. 23. I don’t know if it… Read More

October 13, 2009

When in doubt, post photos!

I have nothing at all to say today. So that means it’s time for pictures, everybody! I was going through iphoto and realized that we did a lot of fun things this summer that I never blogged about. Here is a sampler: A chain-link fence is strong enough to keep… Read More

October 9, 2009

In the morning

This is what I was doing at 7:15 this morning. How about you? By Hildie | Filed under School 13 Comments Share

October 8, 2009

Boppie

(This picture captures her personality perfectly) My mother, known by the grandkids as “Boppie”, just left after a two week visit. She spent a lot of her time doing this: (otherwise known as finishing up my sewing projects. Although during this visit I think she was stuck making a couple of… Read More