Friday night, Peter and I dragged our tired, frustrated carcasses back into the apartment he keeps in Alabama.  An afternoon of scoping houses had turned futile and we found ourselves in a Mexican standoff.
I’d fallen in love with a gorgeous house full of natural light, sprawling open space and a kitchen to die for.
On a [...]

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Guess what I’m doing right now?
I’m NOT jabbing myself in the eye with a white hot, rusty spoon.
But OH SO close.
Househunting!
Househunting with three children.
And Pete.
Suffice it to say that we aren’t that strong at making decisions.  We can turn any situation into an mental gridlock of epic proportion.
Peter gets a job offer that’s practically covered [...]

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There I am, watching a commercial about the BEST ENERGY DRINK EVER!
In fact, one of the greatest selling points is exactly how little time it takes to ingest.
Marketing geniuses, I say.
After a full sixty seconds of energy drink propoganda, they close it up by announcing that you can purchase this product at all “these fine [...]

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Not feeling the Christmas love?
Having a hard time getting your holiday groove on?
Are you made of BAH-humbug?
I got your fix.
Watch it!
I dare you not to smile.
Oh, and if you watch all the way to the end of two minutes, Peyton gets a little “Outta my spotlight, kid!”
So proud, so very proud.

You’re in my spotlight! from [...]

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I asked my husband: Pete, would you pull out that white hair sticking up in the front?
My husband replied: Which one?
Saying the right thing? Ur doing it WRONG.
However, further proof that FAIL is a genetic family trait…Rachael stood behind me as I started to write this teeny post and she was reading aloud, “….would you [...]

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