Camp So, guess who didn’t shower the entire time she was at camp? Yah. My kid. I took 15 pics of her and they all looked like that or like this. She wasn’t proud of not showering. Obvi. It was how she coped with the camp bathroom anxiety. I can deal with it. Next time … More Camp, dryers and diets.
My friend Camille invited me to go to the Elko – New Market Flea Market with her. Camille owns a antique store next to The Vintage Gypsy in downtown Prior Lake. I saved up my cash in the past two weeks, getting ready to barter for some junk at the market. I spent most of … More Junkin’
This past Saturday my friend Cate invited me to go to Zumba with her. I wasn’t sure if I would physically be able to do Zumba, but Cate seemed so enthusiastic I thought I’d give it a try. Also, I was drinking when she asked me. By this morning, I was wondering what the hell … More In which I am white as rice.
So, what do you do when you lose your leverage? Because I am completely baffled. All of Cody’s life we have heard teacher after teacher tell us how smart he was. But, it was always like this: “Cody is very smart, however he doesn’t apply himself.” or “Cody is very smart and does very well in … More Leverage
So, Carsten is a tween now. Tweens are more challenging than I remember. Or maybe tween girls are more challenging than tween boys? Or maybe I am just OLD. Recently Carsten decided to give a little neighbor girl a makeover. She considers herself an expert on all things beauty now…. evidenced by her make up,hair … More Tween’ing
This weekend my friend Augusta and I took Carsten to her first concert! It was Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen. Because Carsten did so well during her first quarter of middle school, I took her to the mall and got her a new outfit for the concert. In case you had not gathered this, … More What a FUN weekend!
I have always dreaded going to Parent-Teacher conferences…. It all started when Cody was in Kindergarten and told his teacher that “my mommy listens to music about the devil,”, when realllly it was JUST A COUNTRY SONG that happened to be on the radio. I found out quickly that you just can’t joke about … More Conferences…
Soooooo, it’s 2am and I just dreamt I was on a reality show with my parents. (Wait. It gets better.) I was in India, it was morning and my Mom sent me to the river to get water, because she tells me, if there’s any sitting water in the house the Mosquitos will lay eggs … More Wth?
Whenever I go into the bakery to pick up a cup of soup or a salad I am bombarded with all these delectable sweets that are begging me to eat them. It takes ALL. THE. WILLPOWER. I. HAVE. to not buy one. Or two. Or ten. When I went in there yesterday, … More Oh the willpower it takes….
Smart Mouth 