Nie Nie Day

Has everybody heard about Stephanie and Christian?  Stephanie Nielson (Nie Nie) is a beautiful mom of four who has been an avid blogger. (Her beautiful life featured on her blog will just break your heart.)  She and her husband were in a terrible small-plane crash in Arizona a week and a… Read More

Back-to-school mornings

I have successfully gotten up two mornings in a row at 5:15.  It is such a hideous hour, but I am really uptight about getting ready before the kids wake up (I think it’s because I’m so vain.  I don’t want to risk the chance of having to go into… Read More

This week’s food storage item

Here it is——->>>>>> You guys, I thought the oil/shortening assignment would be an easy one! So far my list of good girls is short:   Tiffany Emmie-Lew Heather H (in UT) Carolyn Harlene Mindi Anybody else have something they want to tell me?   In case you have been wondering… Read More

Aaah, the hubris

You know how I mentioned a few days ago that I have such wonderful skin?  Well, due to my bragging I am developing what will surely be one of the decade’s largest zits (everything is bigger in Texas!)  It is still in the subterranean stage, but I can feel it… Read More

How could I have forgotten?

It’s Saturday and I haven’t nagged you about your food storage item of the week.  You’ve got a few more hours to run yourselves to the store and stock up on oil and shortening. I By Hildie | Filed under Uncategorized 6 Comments Share

Field trip

Since today was our last day of summer vacation (not counting this weekend) we decided to take a field trip.  I thought it would be nice to visit the Blue Bell Ice Cream factory.  Blue Bell Ice Cream is a Texas insitution.  It is completely revered and idolized.  I’m not… Read More

Les produits de beauté

I am a bit obsessive about my skin.  I cannot tell a lie, it looks good. Especially for being as old as it is.  I like to make some of my skin care products, others I buy.  The bottom line is that I have a motley assortment of bottles and… Read More

Somebody fetch my smelling salts

I got our electric bill for July yesterday. $516.45 That’s how much it costs to run an air conditioner non-stop in 100º weather, in case you were wondering. (Nighttime gets down to a chilly 85º, so when I say nonstop, I mean it.) I need some solar panels pronto (Call… Read More

Beijing

Can you believe I haven’t blogged about the Olympics yet? What’s the matter with me? The matter is that we don’t have TV. Remember me pointing that out a few weeks ago, smugly and condescendingly? Well, I started feeling really awful that it’s the Olympics and my kids are finally… Read More