A Son Who Will Be Missed When He Goes to College

A Son Who Will Be Missed When He Goes to College

Our 19-year-old son graduated high school last May, but because housing wasn’t available at the college he’ll attend, he’s been home with us for a year and will start school next month. You would think a teenage boy at loose ends for a year is a...
Easy Layered Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert

Easy Layered Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert

The first time I ate this dessert, I had no idea it was made from ice cream sandwiches; I thought it was something amazing and complex in its multi-layered glory. I’m going to walk you through preparing this delicious and extremely simple dish, guaranteed to win...
Mr. Toad, Frog Went a-Courtin’, or some other title appropriate for these pictures

Mr. Toad, Frog Went a-Courtin’, or some other title appropriate for these pictures

Flickr is undergoing some formatting changes, the biggest of which, for me, is the ability to easily grab code for 640px images. Within minutes of noticing that change, I added 50 extra pixels to my main content column, which then meant that I had to add 50 extra...
The Bird’s Nest in My Front Porch Light

The Bird’s Nest in My Front Porch Light

Last year we noticed a bird building a nest in our front porch light. My 15-year-old son wrapped some packing tape around the bottom to block the bird before it could lay eggs. Unfortunately, he was too late. We later noticed bird’s feathers stuck to the tape,...
How to Identify a Blogger

How to Identify a Blogger

As I was walking out the door this morning, I took a look in the mirror and giggled. To the untrained eye, I looked like an ordinary mom. To the trained eye, however, I had blogger written all over me. Here’s a shout out to my online (and some real life) buddies...

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