AI – Top 4

OH, how this stage in the AI game makes me jump for joy...everyone sings two songs and everybody's really talented and the only thing that would make the prospect of tonight's show any better is if I had a chocolate fountain on my coffee table and a … [Continue reading]

It’s Not Just A Lotion, It’s A Public Service

Sister and I have an ongoing friendly contest to see who can find the very best lavender- or eucalyptus-scented products. Neither of us can walk into, say, Bath & Body Works without making a beeline to the aromatherapy section, and when we find … [Continue reading]

Well, Hey There, Internets

First, we had a great weekend with lots of food and lots of shopping and lots of coffee. Good grief at the coffee - I think we drank at least seven full pots in 36 hours. I plan to sleep again next Thursday. Second, here is the purse that called … [Continue reading]

He Giveth

So the first night that we stayed here in La Casa Nueva, we noticed that it was a little chilly. But because this new place has an electric heat pump and not the gas heat that we've been used to for the last ten years, we figured that it hadn't had … [Continue reading]

WAX ON! WAX OFF! WAX ON! WAX OFF!

So. The pre-schooler and a couple of his buddies started a little KAH-RAH-TAY class today, and I'm not exactly sure what they did besides yelling "HIIIIIIII-YAH!" four or eight hundred times. However, Alex does seem to have mastered a martial arts … [Continue reading]

How’d They Get So Smart?

For about a month Alex has been talking about a little girl - I'll call her Sidney - at his Mother's Day Out. Just about every single time that I pick him up, he tells me all about Sidney...that she's not as old as he is, that she's his friend, … [Continue reading]