Sick Day Today, Greener Day Tomorrow

Poor Mr. D is sick. Flu sick. Icky sick. I'm proud of him, though. Instead of being all manly (stupid) about it, he asked me immediat...

If I were in Opera, I'd get a Breeches role

What you see above is not the Triple-Death-Round Championship Belt from WWF's pay per view match last night. It is the rib guard I wea...

Things I've Learned This Week

This weekend I noticed that one of my oldest friends has a major jones for 80's pop music as that's all she played on her fancy Siri...

Free to be me

I really thought I'd have it more together by my 37th year. I remember thinking when I was younger and poorer that by the time I hit my...

Mr. B's Oscar Disappointment

Just as the Red Carpet was winding down, a small skirmish erupted in the tub. Mr. B started crying. "Mr. T squirted water in my eye!...

Green Girl Fakes a Good Time

First the cool news: Jen on the Edge (blogging diva) and I are starting an Eco-living blog together and we kick off on March 1st. Stay tu...

Pork chops and applesauce

I'd gladly cook dinner for Peter Brady. But I'd layer sliced apples and onions atop my butterfly chops and serve them up with a si...

A Mother's Pride

1 Batman place mat + 2 brothers who want to eat breakfast on it = Sharing And Green Girl didn't even suggest it, they came up with this ...

35%

That's the projected turn out of eligible voters for today's primary election. Everyone's buzzing about it, ordering extra ball...

20 Things To Do on Snow Day No. 5

The snow came down, the closings scrolled across the TV screen and holy cow, my parents took my sisters and left town! How do you spend your...

They Put the "Fun" in Dysfuntional

To recap, we've seen our share of snow days here. And it's coming down again. I live inside a freaking snow globe. On top of a li...

Green Girl Dishes on Seed Catalogs

First a disclaimer. This is my opinion based on my experience . Second, I do not ever recommend buying plant seedlings via catalog. You...

Finding Forgiveness

It's hard for me today. I had grand plans. I'd put aside my own interests for the sake of Team Testosterone and today was to be my...

Book Club Prep

Don't know why, but it did. It took me all day to clean, bake 3 batches of cupcakes for classroom parties tomorrow, run to the cheese ...

Green Girl Posits a Theory

Today my sons give these on Valentine's Day The other weekend I sat with Team Testosterone and a few boxes of Batman valentines. Mr. T...

Mr. Darcy (sigh)

Mr. D is not Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy would not call Mrs. Darcy from his golf trip in Arizona and say, "It was 78 degrees today and last...

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night It's just a Saturday night! Aaaaand the Bay City Rollers are stuck in my skull. Day 2 of Gol...

Older AND Wiser

Those of us who are a certain (ahem) age do notice when old trends are brought back as "new." Bell bottoms? Are flared jeans....

Why Children Don't Drive

While skiing through the woods yesterday I saw oak leaves hanging out in the snow: A person could feel lost in the Back 40 when it looks lik...

Green Girl Gives a Seed Lecture (yawn)

Gardens. Not my priority these days with the snow blowing and the ground frozen, but the seed catalogs call and I'm getting ready to cr...

Everyone pretends

Most kids wonder if they've been adopted--they think this when they're angry at their parents. They're not really my parents. ...

Cereal for Dinner?

I filled my home with Super Bowl widows and orphans yesterday--and I was so impressed. Every year I do this and then I spend hours cleaning...

Thank Goodness for Little Girls

In a month we will have cases of Girl Scout cookies delivered to our house. Why? Because Mr. D lu-uves little girls. Little girls with ...

Fairy Godmother Green Girl Grants Awards and Gifts

Blog World is chock full of interesting, generous, and fascinating people. I read crafty/bakey/arty blogs that inspire me and put me to sha...