It's time for another installment of Chicky Family Christmas Pictures!*Thundering cheers**Smattering of polite applause?**Fine, one lady in the back who wandered in thinking this was a sewin… Read More
There are many things in this world I am afraid of - Losing my family, a fire in my home, hairy French Canadian men in Speedos vacationing on Maine beaches - but only one stops me dead in my… Read More
No really. Anything at all. It's the lamest trick in the book o' blogging but I need something to write about. It's been a month, so I'd say that qualifies for the "desperate times" depar… Read More
*Spoilers ahead. If you watch Glee and haven't seen this week's episode yet, you may want to save this post for a later date.*My husband and I don't go to church. My children have only bee… Read More
I've been a parent long enough to know that no matter what I do, no matter what I say, I will always, inevitably, mess up something.Little gaffes will go unnoticed by everyone but me. Sligh… Read More
I'm still here. Last week I wasn't, however. I was here instead:It was a last minute trip South of the Border. Threat of hurricanes and tropical storms be damned! We had an opportunity t… Read More
Today is my birthday. I'm 38 years old.Let me start by saying, 38 is not old. I don't feel old, though my knees might think differently, and compared to the lifespan of the average America… Read More
She...Can swim the length of a pool and back unassisted.Can ride a two-wheel bike without training wheels.Is learning to read and write at an amazingly fast pace.Is constantly running, jumpi… Read More
Hey ladies. Feeling under appreciated at work? Want a big, fat raise but just don't know how to go about asking for one? Then I've got one word for you -Douche.That's right, douche. Clea… Read More
Calling all design-types!This is my dining room.The room looks light and bright in these pictures. This is due to the flash. It's not this bright, trust me.As you can see it's red. Very r… Read More
Children have no idea of the power they hold over their parents.It’s just as well. If they did, imagine the possibilities.It would all be puppies and ponies and chocolate for dinner.B… Read More
See this kid?She’s awesome.She’s almost always filthy, half naked, with her hair in her face, climbing something incredibly dangerous and sticking sharp things toward her face on… Read More
(I tried really hard to add some pictures to this post but Blogger is being a complete douche canoe so for now think of this as one of those old school, photo-less posts.)I sat down to write… Read More
It's been a busy couple of weeks 'round these parts.Mr. C. took two weeks off in a row for vacation - something virtually unheard of for the man who is looking into having his Blackberry, Ma… Read More
Hiya.Yep, I'm still here. Not writing but still... Here.If I don't write, does that still make me a blogger? Probably not, huh? I'm going to a blogging conference in a couple of weeks, do… Read More
Oh, hey there, internet. What's happening?What's happening with me? That's so nice of you to ask.Let's see.... My kids both had birthdays in the last couple of months, but did I blog about… Read More
I still don't like Mother's Day very much.However...There are others who hate it with a white hot fiery passion for reasons only they can explain and those people deserve to be recognized.*g… Read More
So... yeah.I've been moping. My dog, Lana, has been moping. We've been mopey. Moper McMopersons. My cat, Nina, aka Jabba the Cat - who is trying her best to lose that nickname, now that… Read More
My dog is dying.I don't mean to sound fatalistic, but it's the truth - Fisher, my beloved yellow lab, will be dead soon.Actually, if I'm being completely truthful it's not that simple. He i… Read More
You know how you can have a really good friend, have lots in common, and really enjoy talking with them - and do, regularly - but then you lose touch with that good friend for months and mon… Read More
Hey there, blog. How have you been? Me? Oh, I've been a little bit busy. I'm working on a new/old endeavor. I have two kids who won't give me a moment's peace. I have a husband who tra… Read More
I know, I know, it's another link post. But I would be selfish if I didn't tell you about how I almost got into a fight at the Harry Potter exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science - and how… Read More