You can't wash stress from your hair.It's a rare day when my boys are home alone. It's even rarer when their behavior is such that I feel a compulsive need to wring their little necks (they… Read More
This morning before church, I took the Butter on a little jaunt to the grocery store to fetch the necessities for breakfast. (Ok, I was craving bacon. Sue me.)While there, we seperated at… Read More
On a whim, the Butter decided to venture into the black hole we call a garage on a quest for old books. He hauled in a rectangular-shaped box full of paperbacks and proceeded to dump them i… Read More
On clear days, I often sit in my family room and gaze out the window at the Catalina Mountains that rise to the north of Tucson. Where my house located, I can stand in the front yard and se… Read More
For fourteen years, I wondered what I would do if my parents ever came to visit me.This past Christmas, I found out.First, I was overjoyed, over the moon and then, overwhelmed. The pending a… Read More
I took a break from writing recently. It wasn't because of banner ads on journals since I keep a seperate blog over on AOL. (I didn't write there, either)It wasn't because I'd lost my touch… Read More
My husband has a pat answer for just about anything. His favorite is the "you don't know what you're talking about" quip that for some reason, just rubs me the wrong way.Granted, I do somet… Read More
This is going to sound really newbie-like, but I need some code help.If you're viewing this through IE (Or AOL) chances are, the sidebar has dropped to the bottom. (Right hand side.)I've go… Read More
Suspect #2 is a miniature schnauzer named Sadie. She is seen here disguised as Benji. She is known for yanking the stuff ing from various plush toys. She is considered armed (sharp teeth)… Read More
5:43 am.I sat bolt-upright in bed, a spicy scent hanging in the room had awakened me and I immediately don my slippers and shuffle quickly out into the darkened hallway. As I gaze into the… Read More
Every year around this time, I write a letter to my dear friend Kristin to let her in on the happenings in my life since I saw her last. I usually write it about the same time every year; he… Read More
It seems to me that there's a town in Georgia that's missing their idiot.Nope, wait, I think they found her.Thirty-seven year old Lisa Clark slept with a 15 year old boy and decided it was l… Read More
This is not redemption!California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger denied Stanley "Tookie" Williams clemency this afternoon, citing, "Without an apology and atonement for these senseless and b… Read More
It was the cough heard round the world. Actually, it was the cough that was heard in the kitchen, but I spent the majority of my time there yesterday so it is my world.The white skin, beyo… Read More
In a daring nighttime raid, the Elite North Pole Guard was successful in capturing the the suspect responsble for the heinous mauling of Woodland Santa. Footage shown here (courtesy of the N… Read More
Suspect #4 is another Army dog. Ellie has no known history of criminal activity, but that doesn't exclude her from scrutiny. If she didn't perform this heinous act, there's a serious possi… Read More
Suspect # 3 is the Army dog. Scout was rescued last year from a shelther in Ventura County, California after an unfortunate dumping by his human mother. Scout is being cared for until Janu… Read More
Suspect #1: Casey, six year-old boxer seen eating a bar of Ivory soap shortly after crime was committed. Was he trying to clean himself up? Was he trying to get rid of the evidence? The… Read More
Warning: This is a picture of a crime scene. It is not for the faint of heart. Tonight I stumbled upon a gruesome discovery; a collectible Santa lying face down on the carpet, not moving. I… Read More
These are undedited crime scene photos just in from the North Pole Police Department. Investigators declined to be interviewed but said they would release photos of possible suspects within… Read More
It felt like a Monday. Slow to rise, even slower to get out of the house to get the kids to school and then make it to work on time. But, the mood was good and hope and anticipation was in… Read More
I'm beginning to feel the twinges of anxiety associated with the impending arrival of family for the holidays.I'll put it into perspective, lest someone think I'm off my rocker for no reason… Read More
I love the holidays. It brings out a particular nasty in people.See how pretty my yard looks? It's the desert, so there's really not much to see. We'd do landscaping if we owned the house… Read More
I cut myself shredding cheese. Oh, I know you can buy it already shredded into little slivers of yummy, but for two bucks less, I can do it myself and sustain an injury in the process. Ever… Read More