It’s just like a mini mall!

My dear cousin, Laura, sent me an email with this message and a link to the following video: “This is a real commercial that airs in Montgomery, Alabama. It makes me happier than it probably should.” I confess that it made me happy, too. Enjoy!...

I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up

Okay, so maybe the title is a slight exaggeration, but I really like it, so there it is… I was in Blockbuster the day before Thanksgiving, and by pure coincidence found myself in front of the fitness DVD’s. I say “by coincidence” to point out...

for mothers of pre-teen to teen sons

I pull up this article, Pubermania (gotta love that title!), and re-read it every couple of years. I have 20- and 15-year-old sons, but this time around I’m reading it in honor (or should I say because of) my son who turns 12 today. I thought I would share it in...

Tuesday, during which I learn that Monday most certainly was an anomaly

Do you ever have posts which for whatever reason go unpublished? Maybe they were never finished, maybe blogger wouldn’t cooperate and upload your pictures and then you forgot to go back and publish later, whatever. I have a handful of those stray drafts floating...
The all-time greatest read-aloud-in-one-sitting children’s book ever.  Period.

The all-time greatest read-aloud-in-one-sitting children’s book ever. Period.

When my older boys were little, our favorite read-aloud was Dr. Seuss’s Fox in Socks. My goal was to read it error-free; their goal was to catch my error. These sessions were great fun for all, the boys on the edge of their seats waiting to buzz me when I got...

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