Like millions of Americans looking to fill the void left from an overly hyped up yet unfulfilling holiday, I went shopping on Black Friday. My experience was relatively tame; I didn't stand in line for hours in the blistering wind for a TV or frantically elbow my way through an angry mob of rabid women who would knife their grandma for a Furby. No, I was merely ...
Three is the loneliest number
Yesterday I happened upon a recent survey conducted by TodayMoms.com reporting that three is the most stressful number of children a mother can have. Also, 60% of participants said raising girls is more stressful than raising boys. I Immediately became suspicious that survey participants were exclusively my neighbors, family, the checker outers at my grocery store and ...
Water slut
Over the weekend we dropped the girls off with my parents at Planet Ozark so that Nick and I could run the St. Patty's Day race with some friends. I really really wish I had some pictures to show you, but unfortunately I have no photographic evidence to post. Just imagine a 103-year old asthmatic donkey who looks like he's about to stroke out as he crawls across the finish ...
The Slippery Slope
Now... I'll be the first to admit that I'm no County Fair beauty pageant queen. But Imma just say that if you need a quick shot of self esteem the best way to find it is by spending the day at an indoor water park in the Ozarks. The only way to tell the men from the women was that (most of) the women had the decency to cover their boobs. Wee doggies. And while I went to ...
Vacation all I ever wanted
Last week was kind of a big deal around here. I hate to brag, but Nick and I just got back from a 6-day vacation to the Ozarks. Beautiful rolling hills overpopulated with deer crazier than a motherfucker, stunning golf courses conveniently situated in between a high school football stadium and an interstate, and Sundays are all you can smoke meth night down at the Painted ...