Ugh. Three days later I’m still painting York’s room. He was semi-suprised to be by himself and is thrilled to sleep without anyone “breathing weird” or touching his sacred Legos/Nerf guns/Star Wars junk. I still haven’t been able to find any attractive, cheap bedding. So York is using an ugly… Read More

I was thrilled last week to find several great deals on cereal. I hope you stocked up like I did! This week we’re going to keep the Family Favorites category going strong with Macaroni & Cheese. I’m sure there are kids out there who don’t like this, but they are… Read More

Today for Fess-up Friday we’re going to talk about kitchen disasters. My biggest disaster had to do with an egg. A hard-boiled egg. I made several in a pot of water for my kids and I. When I peeled the first egg I realized it wasn’t quite done. I’d heard… Read More

I’m starting a new feature that will run once or twice a month; it’s called Fess-up Friday and the whole point will be to (I’ll bet you’ll never guess!) get something off your chest that maybe is not so great. Today’s theme is Non-Green As in “what is one of… Read More

It’s time to get started with the grand kick-off of the 2014 Get Prepared-a-thon! Here’s the plan: I don’t want to overwhelm you with talk of a year’s supply or wheat grinders or dry pack canning. I want you to get your three month supply of food and water. We’re… Read More

I had some nice maternity pictures taken with Jasper since I knew he was my last baby. They were so pretty (except the ones where I look super fat). I’m not about to put them up here for your perusal since I don’t want to show my almost-nakey self to… Read More

Today I’m posting at Segullah about blessings. Sometimes I feel like my life could use a few more blessings. But this morning I went to a funeral and realized that I have quite a few blessings–and they are the most important ones. My poor friend buried her husband today and… Read More

This girl, my oldest child, turned fifteen a few days ago. The ultra weird thing is that I remember being fifteen. I remember it quite well. My fifteenth year was the one when my relationship with my mother reached an all-out toxic point and we mutually agreed that it would… Read More

I’m over at Segullah today talking about how we’ve scaled back on our extra-curriculars. It’s pretty hard-core. Check it out. By Hildie | Filed under Uncategorized 4 Comments Share

My dog is sitting next to me looking out the window. She likes to bark at motorcycles and big trucks. We live down the street from a limestone quarry so she barks about every three minutes when a truck full of rocks rolls by. How can dogs not get tired… Read More

I’m sorry I didn’t post this earlier, but this is today’s Groupon for Austin (don’t tell me you aren’t slightly interested!) Did you notice the name of the place offering this class? The Brass Ovaries. For reals. You’ve only got a few more hours until this one expires, ladies. By… Read More