After I left the comment that nothing happened on our side of town, we noticed our roof has some shingles missing. Yippee. This will be the first insurance claim we have ever filed since we’ve been together. Hopefully the last, too.

We had quite the little storm blow through last night. About 9:30pm or so Doug & I were sitting on the couch when it blew in. A couple of minutes later the lightning started. It was close enough that Brenna’s battery powered toys began playing and Toby’s invisible fence collar started to beep.
And behind that [...]

My mom is posting again! Good thing, too, as I was getting ready to remove her!

I have two teenagers in my house this week. Yes, Chris is still here. And we have been joined by Tim, the 18-year-old son of some friends. Having Tim here is a blessing. He is very well mannered and polite. And Chris tries to emulate him. He is a very good influence. Tim is really [...]

The day has dawned hot & humid…again. Brenna & I went for a bike ride early this morning. Riding along didn’t feel too bad. But stopping was a mistake. Needless to say, it was a short ride.
A bit later Jen called to take me up on the offer of meeting at the local splash park. [...]

Go visit this week’s Karnival of Kidz to find out!!!
Hosted by Prochein Amy, who did a fabulous job!

My husband snapped this picture after my cousin’s wedding a couple of weeks ago. The bench seat is totally warped, so he thought it would be funny to make Carter sit on it for a picture. Ethan is looking at him like “Wow, man, lay off the brownies already”.
Funny captions, anyone?
Dude, [...]

A couple of weeks ago my brother, Jarod, came over and helped us with some physical labor and other household stuff. One of the things he did was remove a couple of bushes and trim a couple of trees. He then bound the branches and stacked them in the yard.
Fast forward to yesterday. We- finally- [...]

Dear Judge, umm, Mommy-
I am truly innocent of the charge of “Wanting a Nap”. I did not, in any way, show anyone that I was tired or cranky. I have not, nor do I plan to, nap at any time this morning. If you would be so kind as to release me, with time served, [...]

I am continuing to send everyone over to my brother Justin’s blog.
What is it this time? An excellent photo of my very handsome brother and his too-cute-for-words son.
And, just to give equal time, go visit my other very attractive brother, Jarod. For a very funny read this post about the family.

Katy at The Grass Isn’t Greener is the head of this lovely game. This week is all about showing leg. Well, on me you get calf, ankle & new shoes. (I don’t show my knees- too many years of cycling… they are not pretty.)
A Little Leg

Or I certainly feel like it.
Doug’s nephew came home with him Sunday. He has been here 4 days. Honestly, I am ready for him to be gone. (Doug knows this so it will come as no big surprise when he reads this. I hope.)
It’s not that Chris is a bad kid. [...]

It was a milestone day here at Casa Geek. As you can see below, Brenna fed herself today. To be honest she has been navigating Cheerios and Gerber Puffs to her mouth for some time. But today I let her feed herself some lunch: macaroni & cheese. Not the easiest thing [...]

I want to thank everyone for visiting my brother’s blog when he first began… and then didn’t post for about 5 days. He has a couple of photos up from his time in Iraq and a few thoughts to go with them.
His little family should be busy packing as they begin the [...]

Maybe I watch too much What Not to Wear because I find my self really considering my clothes lately. (I do think Stacey would LOVE my shoes.)
Anyway, after seeing so many episodes with women who are, ummm, let’s say ‘well endowed’ and hearing the mantra of “a good bra” I decided to suck it [...]