Never, even in my college days, did I ever sleep in the clothes I wore all day. I don’t even do that while camping. This week, however, is what I like to call a “behind the eight ball week.� Not only have I grossly crossed the line of neglect in regard to personal hygiene, but I’m also getti...

I’m sitting at the dining room table thinking about the long crack in one of its legs, the result of time, temperature changes and family history. A junk shop find from the 1930’s, this cherry wood piece of furniture was once the prized possession of newlyweds, strangers to me. Perhaps it was a ...

"The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken." - Herbert Who would have guessed that motherhood is a heavy test of one's critical thinking skills? The first two weeks after I resign from my full-time job, I feel like I'm playing hooky. As time goes on, however, I realize the ...

  The princess and I went on a mission this past weekend to decorate the house for big brother's birthday party. Last year it was a pirate party, but this year he requested a SpongeBob SquarePants theme. I made a decision to host all my children's parties at home because I have the roo...

"Patience is a virtue." - unknown I'm at a Wendy's drive-thru ordering a cheeseburger, french fries and a vanilla shake. I pull around the corner to pay and the window slides open. A woman in a maroon hat leans out to take my money. I can't help but notice how extremely round a...

After singing two choruses of Sponge Bob's ballad, "The Best Day Ever,"big brother pauses his video game, enthusiastic about beginning his homework project. No, I'm not dreaming, I just looked out the window and decided to keep him home. It's snowing...pretty hard. The princess...

Oh goodie, a blog. Where is the keyboard? Okay, here it goes: So I'm in a scuffle with a giant Blue Jay living in a cement block in the Lowe's parking lot, an I-talian  I think, and the next thing I know I'm being swept up by a net of large proportions and hurled into a...

Restless. This word defines me often. Although I can usually drown this feeling in daily activities, it always surfaces near a shelf of books. No matter where I go in the world I end up searching for a new bookstore, subconsciously seeking some literary treasure that I never can find. When I was a b...

I love the way the house smells when I bake something that comes out right. These cookies are perfect every time I make them. Everybody loves them; the recipe comes from my great- grandma LaCapria. After making a batch I decide to go run some errands. I put the kids in the car and lock the doors. I ...

I have a opportunity to go to a fancy holiday party with Milk Man, and I have 20 minutes to buy a new dress. It's possible I was a cat in a past life, since shiny, sparkling things put me in a trance. That's what happens when I walk past the Fashion Bug store front and see this red holiday d...