Name Our Gnome!

Pin itOK, so right before our landscaping show on MomTV, Judd and I were really wishing we had a garden gnome to joke around with. So for my birthday, he and my daughters brought me a present bright and early (Yawn)!  You guessed it– a gnome! He said that when they were in the store, [...]

Do You LOL?

Pin itI don’t know about you, but I am SO over typing “LOL” when I laugh at someone! I want to let them know I’m laughing, literally out loud… usually followed by my husband saying, “What are you laughing about?” Then I have to try to explain the joke to him, which he usually doesn’t [...]

Rollin’ on a River… Our Dance Teacher Needs YOUR Vote!

Pin itOK, I don’t usually ask for much here on this blog.  Maybe a comment, or a subscription, or maybe just your undying devotion.  But not much else! Well, today I am asking for something!  The folks at Just Dance Game for the Wii are holding a video contest on Facebook!  I saw a post [...]

9 Readers Digest Headlines You Can’t Live Without

Pin itI have been meaning to write this post for a long time!  Every time I get my Reader’s Digest in the mail, I am amused, (and slightly alarmed) at the headlines on the cover.  It seems that in the absence of Readers’ Digest to save us, we are all on the brink of utter [...]

When We Were “Glee”

Pin it Oh, yes… and I have more where that came from! See more photos at Wordless Wednesday at 5 Minutes For Mom

I Live in the Single Best Town In America! Do you?

Pin itThe High Country of North Carolina is a very interesting place. Here, we are surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, home to several ski slopes, but can sometimes just snowboard down our neighborhood streets!  We have a rich performing Arts and Cultural Heritage, ranging from Opera to Bluegrass; you can even [...]

Snowboarding Through the Neighborhood

Pin itMy husband’s friend Chris faces the neighborhood road, armed with a snowboard and a camera. Will he conquer the mountain, or score a big wipe out?

My Special Bond With Conan O’Brien

Pin itI have a few things in common with Conan O’Brien. First, he was born in a suburb of Boston. Coincidentally, I was born in Woburn, MA, just a stone’s throw from Boston.  Unfortunately, I only spent about a month of my life living near Boston, however, I still have family there now. Also coincidentally [...]

2009 Blog Recap

Pin itI am so excited that Jo-Lynne from Musings of a Housewife is doing her Blog Recap Carnival again this year!  It really is one of my favorite times to look back at some of my work/fun from the last year!  So here’s what we do: write the first line of the first post of [...]

You Pick: Top Christmas Movies of All Time

Pin itThe other day, Nicole Wick posted a question on her blog: “What is Your Favorite Christmas Movie?” ( I love Nicole, BTW, if you don’t know her, you need to!) Well, there were the standard answers of serious, comedic, and old-time movies, all of which I love! But here was my comment: OK, so [...]

Brats and Dogs: Up in Smoke

Pin itOne of our favorite summer meals is a batch of brats from the grill! Put those babies on buns with horseradish mustard and I’m in heaven! (in moderation,of course!) After a long day at the pool, I was so looking forward to our old standard summer dinner, with fresh green beans from the garden [...]

Real Life Cleaning Tips

Pin itI think it’s very helpful that we moms (and dads) give each other tips and tricks that work for us.  But sometimes I get that “June-Cleaver-Martha-Stewart gag-me-with-a-spoon” feeling when I share all the wonderful things(all three of them) that we do here at our home. I mean, this is Real Life, right? So today, [...]

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