Sweetheart, Bitter Heart, Now I Can’t Tell You Apart

I just wandered into our office to look something up on Google, but now for the life of me I can’t remember what it was. Dammit.
Anyhoo, since I’m sitting down in front of the computer for the first time in couple of days, I might as well take advantage and detail for you the week [...]

Dear Academy, I really don’t think it takes five people to present one award. Just a suggestion from a viewer who’s a bit irritated by how long your stupid show was last night.

Truly, listless is the only way to describe my state of being this morning. So I’m taking part in Anna’s Listlessness Monday with this collection of 10 random thoughts that went through my head during last night’s Academy Awards ceremony.

Hugh Jackman? Seriously?
Are those extensions in Mickey Rourke’s hair?
What the hell is Zac Efron doing there?
No, [...]

And also? Faye Dunaway scares me.

So, I gave my notice at the Pineapple yesterday. It got to the point where just-above-minimum-wage wasn’t enough to compensate for the weekly struggle of getting people to watch my kids. I mean, that homeless guy really didn’t want to leave his sign at the intersection and get in the car with me, but when [...]

Wordless Wednesday: It’s Coming Right At Us!

Gimme A Cupcake, Dammit

Oh my God it’s Monday.
Raining outside, both kids sick, massive headache, laundry piled up everywhere, no groceries in the house, no way of getting groceries due to sick kids, Aunt Flo on the way… I actually cracked open one of my husband’s Monster energy drinks this morning because coffee just wasn’t enough.  
I wonder how soon I [...]

“Hearts will be practical only when they are made unbreakable.”

This is my incredibly late post for the Spin Cycle. The brilliant, beautiful and bodacious Sprite’s Keeper has assigned us the topic of “Love” for this week’s Spin. 

When I was young my Grandma was an amazing cook (not to be confused with my Demented Grandma With No Eyebrows whose specialty was hot dog sandwiches).

Gram had her own [...]

“This is U.S. History, I see the globe right there.”

So, a little while ago I stepped into a puddle of what I assumed to be urine. Turns out it was actually a melted banana popsicle.
Initially I was relieved when I saw the stick laying there in wet spot because the bottom of my sweatpants had soaked up some of the liquid and banana popsicle [...]

Wordless Wednesday: I know I’m not the…