Natalie and I were inseparable. As 9-year-olds do, we shared secrets, sleepovers, and sesame seed sized insects in our hair. You know, LICE. I was there on that hot July afternoon when Natalie's mom discovered lice in her daughter's shoulder length strawberry blonde hair. A quick look at my ... » Learn More about Itchy Itchy, Scratchy Scratchy
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Reading Saves Lives
I've been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. I would pretend I could read long before I knew how to string letters together to create those magical words. One of my parents' favorite pictures is of a potty-training me sitting atop my plastic throne perusing a book I clutched upside down ... » Learn More about Reading Saves Lives
Get Your Read On! FOR FREE!
Hey, want a bunch of new books on someone else's dime? Free stuff! Now I've got your attention, huh? I've teamed up with a bunch of my blogging buddies and asked the question: what book would you recommend for a last-blast at summer reading? What book would you love to share with others? Every ... » Learn More about Get Your Read On! FOR FREE!
Summer Makes Me Fat
It's pretty unfair that swimsuit season coincides with BEER ME season. What is it about the warm weather that begs for imbibing? There's nothing I enjoy more than being outside with our neighbors, laughing and chatting over a few cold Blue Moons, watching as a slew of kids run circles around us. I ... » Learn More about Summer Makes Me Fat
Gimme Some of the Grape!
4-year-old: Can I have some more of that yummy grape stuff? Me: ...grapes? 4-year-old: No! It's in the bottle and it's yummy! Me, holding up liquid Ibuprofen: Your medicine?! 4-year-old: YES! I could eat that every day! My daughter has a sweet tooth just like her Mama (and ... » Learn More about Gimme Some of the Grape!