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I’m loving the morning shows today because they are breaking down the best of everything 2008. The Best Pop Culture Moments, Best Music of 2008, Biggest Events of 2008. It’s fun to see the recap of everything, but it reminds me how quickly a year can go by. ( Did The Today Show just list […]

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Check out what the husband got me for Christmas this year:
www.mohop.com
These have to be the coolest shoes I’ve ever owned. There is definitely a learning curve attatched to them ( just check out all the ways you can thread the ribbon) but it’s totally worth it. I got the Cherry Wedge, but I’m coveting […]

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Here are a few photos taken over the holiday. There are more to come…
This is Katherine playing Mary in the school play. She did a fantastic job, although she decided that instead of singing the songs, she should scream them as loud as she could.

Here are the girls and I at a pre-Christmas wedding. They […]

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There is only one word to describe the way I feel right now. Stuffed, stuffed, and more stuffed.Here’s just a sampling of things I ate this week (not all at once, of course): chicken cheesesteak with cheese fries, bacon, eggs benedict, green bean casserole, butterscotch oatmeal cookies, divinity fudge, wine, wine, more wine.
After a tremendously […]

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We spent the last few days near the beach in North Carolina with the husband’s mom, enjoying the warm weather and doing a little shopping. Swansboro has great little shops, where we found a few extra Christmas gifts, and a cigar shop that Charlotte  and Raymond found entertainment in.

And while we were there we also […]

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At this very minute I am traveling down the interstate, surfing the web on a teeny little computer the size of a paperback book, connected to the internet with the husband’s Blackberry. This is way cool. 

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 The husband wrapped gifts last night and bought the cookies and additional frame, so that was a big help, and I got a lot of work done while he wrapped. I’m saving the Christmas cards to address in G’boro, so I’m down to doing lots of laundry and packing tonight, cleaning the house ( which […]

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Check out how this Bratz doll was labeled on the shelf at the toy store. (Photo courtesy of The Consumerist.) Click to enlarge.

“Walking Doll Ass.”
Katherine refers to these dolls as “the ones who wear too much makeup.”   I couldn’t agree more.

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I have to toot my own horn for a minute. I’ve managed to schedule this Christmas pretty darn well, if I do say so myself. The husband and I bought the majority of our gifts early and have only had to purchase a few odds and ends this week. The kids have multiple things to […]

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