I’m 42 years old. I’m ridiculously, pathetically, and embarrassingly out of shape.
Not surprisingly, I’m also overweight. Not ridiculously, pathetically or embarrassingly overweight, but definitely overweight.
I don’t enjoy exercise, I don’t enjoy sports. Never have, never will.
I’ve made attempts over the years to get in shape and to lose weight. Can’t say I’ve ever gotten [...]

I enjoy a good April Fool’s prank. The lighthearted holiday will be here before we know it. I plan to serve dessert first that night…only I’m disguising it as taco salad!
What kinds of tricks do you play on your kids for April Fool’s Day?

Silent Saturday…on Sunday.

This week, I had the chance to see two of my darlings take center stage in their respective activities.
Leah and her Daisy Girl Scout Troop gave a presentation about Girl Scouts (or Guides as they are called) in Mexico. The event was in celebration of World Thinking Day: a day when Girl Scouts and Girl [...]

Well, so much for the Blog Dare! I haven’t written a post for three days! It’s not that I didn’t want to, it’s just that it was an imp0ssibly busy week and there was no time to get everything done.
In my defense, blog posts weren’t the only things that didn’t get done this week. I [...]

Today, I am very simply thankful for the sunshine.
It shone so brightly in my windows today that it blinded me this morning as I was trying to fix lunches and fill backpacks in front of my east-facing windows.
This afternoon, it shone so brightly in a west-facing window that it reflected off the pages of the [...]

One of the most difficult tasks a parent has is finding someone capable of caring for your children on the occasions that dictate you must leave them at home when you go out.
I thought I had someone I could rely on. Someone who could care for them as well, if not better, than I. I’ve [...]

Today is nearly done. If I were to give it a grade, I’d go with B+.
On the up side:

My work-at-home husband was gone most of the day so I had the house to myself (well my daughter and the dog were here, but you get the idea).
I was super productive while he was gone. Many [...]

I recently read a post by Pauline Karwowski over at Classy Chaos entitled  I can’t make this stuff up. #worstmomoftheyear. In it, she tells the tale of how her beautiful daughter ended up wearing a cheerleading costume to preschool on picture day. I encourage you to read the post, it’s very entertaining, but the short [...]