So. Would Anyone Like To Win An Oreck Vacuum?

Now in fairness I should tell you that I do not personally own an Oreck vacuum cleaner. But Sister does. And Mama does. And if you were sitting around with all of us at any family gathering, at some point you would get to listen to Sister and Mama … [Continue reading]

The Only Drawback Is That I Can’t Seem To Get That Toto Song Out Of My Head

Oh, internets. I do apologize. It was never my intention to leave you hanging about the whole yellow fever vaccination thing. In fact, I was going to write about it over the weekend, set it to auto-post, and thereby make sure that all the yellow … [Continue reading]

I Know That The Internets Feel My Pain

For the last few days Melanie has been keeping me updated about Target's winter clearance sale. I promised myself that I wouldn't buy any Christmas-related items until the prices were drastically reduced, so when Melanie informed me yesterday that … [Continue reading]

TRANS-FORRRRRRRRRRRRRRM

Sorry. I realize that title makes no sense at all. But after a morning of listening to the little man scream that very phrase AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS, it's the best I can do right now. I am embracing my limitations, if you will. So. How … [Continue reading]

And As A Result, All I Can Eat Tomorrow Is Air

Today I took a little road trip BY MYSELF, ALONE, WITH NO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR, BECAUSE YOU SEE IT WAS JUST ME AND NO ONE ELSE. Not that I'd been looking forward to a little solitude or anything. (A brief aside: you know those personality … [Continue reading]

In Which I Want To Give Hawaii A Big, Chocolate-Covered Hug

Alex and I are at my parents' house for a few days so that I have a chance to catch up with some of my favorite friends in the whole wide world. Not to mention that Alex needs to catch up on his caffeine and sugar intake. Which he'll get to do … [Continue reading]