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Why You Sneeze the Way You Do, or “More Evidence That I Don’t Have Time to Blog, but I’m Throwing Stuff Out There Anyway”
(This is a published article: I didn't write it!) God bless you! Whether it's pollen or a spring cold, there's a whole lot of sneezing going on. What makes us sneeze? In addition to being a symptom of an underlying condition, such as allergies and colds, we sneeze...
Overheard in my living room:
"Felicity, I need you to come to the center of the stage. You sang "One Horse Open Sleigh." The vote was unanimous. You're going to Hollywood!" Does anyone else have a house full of Idol wannabes?
just for fun
And the winners are…
{this and that} won the copy of Norton Antivirus 2007 that I donated through the Ultimate Blog Party, and Melissa Mae won the recipe journal/organizer from the drawing I posted on my own blog party post. Melissa is actually one of my real-life friends, but I promise...
Amazing Grace
I have felt much more peace this year after posting about my mother two weeks ago. This upcoming Friday it will be three years since she passed away; it will also be my 41st birthday. When I found out I was expecting my eighth child, I was stunned: it didn't seem...
Feeling Foolish
Have you ever posted a comment on a blogger blog and needed to go back and view the post, so you copied your comment so that you wouldn't lose it and then hit the back button, reread the post and then hit the forward button, pasted your comment back in the comment...
From the mouths of babes
My observant and painfully honest three-year-old daughter sat behind me this morning while I was fixing my hair. At one point she said, "Mommy, your bottom is bigger." Foolishly and with trepidation I said, "Bigger than what?" "Bigger." "Bigger than what?" [Did I ever...
Why I Blog
MomRN2 at My Quiet Corner is asking a series of questions for feedback this week during the blog party. Here are her latest questions and my answers: How do you define blogging? If you were to describe it to another person, what is it for you personally? Do you have...
The Ultimate Blog Party Begins!
The Ultimate Blog Party begins today, hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom. What is a blog party, you ask? It's a great opportunity to meet other bloggers and win prizes! I am a prize host, #10 on the American-only list. I'm giving away Norton Antivirus 2007, so if you're...
My lucky day!
A few months ago I found out that Harry was coming to town and that tickets were going on sale that weekend. My husband works with a guy with ticket connections, so I asked him to please beg for some tickets, especially since the concert is so close to our birthdays...









