We had an ice cream incident a couple of weeks ago. With two college boys, two high-schoolers and a junior-higher, we have so many ice cream eaters, we buy it in the giant size. It looks more like a washtub than it does an ice cream container. At least it has that...
Never scrimp on fake fingernails. If you've ever picked up a set of those mega-cheap ones when you were in a rush, I have no doubt you completely understand what I'm talking about. How discomforting is it to have one of those slippery little rascals flick across a...
My daughter was eating ice cream with chocolate shell on it last night. Yum. But it's more than just dessert. It can be SCIENCE. She showed it to me and said, "Ooh look, the shell made a little archy thing from the scoop to the side of the bowl."I looked and it really...
I'm navigating my way through a new computer this week. It's new and faster and--now this is really the best part--it's so much shinier and prettier than my old one. Having a pretty computer is important to so many of us gals. The term "computer accessories" typically...
I lost my voice for a couple of days this week. I have about 85 percent of it back and I sound a little like I swallowed one of the dog's squeaky toys when I try to hit the higher pitches, but I'm so happy to even have that. What a frustrating couple of days. I would...
Teen vision is amazing. It's remarkable to me that a teenager can look directly at the biggest, ugliest mess and totally NOT see it."Son, did you clean your room?""Yeah, Mom, it's all done."Then you peek in and see that it's "all done," but things are still swarming...
It's been one of those way too busy weeks. I've been much too busy to do housework. Of course, when something has to go from the to-do list, I have to admit, I really love scratching the cleaning off my list.Imagine me trying to be sincere as I whine, "I so wish I had...