My husband had heated seats installed in my minivan, and I am not exaggerating even a little bit when I say that this is the greatest gift I have ever received, with the exception of my children, without whom I would not likely even have a minivan. … [Continue reading]
Hippity Hoppity
April 9, 2012 by 7 Comments
Last night my husband and I went on a DATE to (belatedly) celebrate our tenth anniversary and I got a new dress and shoes! It was exactly a year and a week since I had my varicose vein surgery, and so I thought I would celebrate by wearing shoes and … [Continue reading]
Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.
April 5, 2012 by 16 Comments
Did you know that Mercury has been in retrograde for the past twenty-four days, and that phenomenon is associated with a lack of energy and sluggishness? Me either. But it has, so perhaps that explains things a little. I just assumed I was having … [Continue reading]
Nicole’s Gone Kind Of Wild
April 2, 2012 by 17 Comments
I got home at 8:00 last night from a weekend at the in-laws', home to a mountain of laundry, an empty refrigerator, and the need to detox and/or go on a cleanse. My poor body. That is all I am going to say about that. This morning I reluctantly … [Continue reading]
Just call me Flylady
March 27, 2012 by 14 Comments
I have a confession to make that may make me unpopular or perhaps even shunned from the community. I'm going to take a deep breath and be out with it. Here it is, my dirty little secret: my house is always clean, neat, and organized. Now please … [Continue reading]
Eight! Eight! Eight is Great!
March 23, 2012 by 10 Comments
Yesterday I was doing some things around the school (putting up posters asking for volunteers to help in the naturalization area. Do you want to help? No? Yeah, neither does anyone else.) when I heard the kindergarten class singing their morning … [Continue reading]
The Tin Anniversary
March 21, 2012 by 9 Comments
I don't know if you remember what the weather was like nine years and three hundred and sixty three days ago, but I do, perfectly. For a month it had been minus thirty and snowing, but suddenly the temperature turned warm and mild. It was a … [Continue reading]
