Life Is Not Bubble Wrapped

Next week we’re going to the opening midnight showing of the HP5 movie! Yeah! so exciting.

Last weekend we went Geocaching, well, we went with someone who was hiding one. For those of you not familiar with the “sport”–if you could call it that, and from my limited knowledge, it basically goes like this: There’s a website that you log in to if you hide or find a geocache. If you … [Read more…]

Okay, so the title of this blog is a little odd, you may have clicked here on accident looking for a recipe or new flavor of toilet paper, but i digress. Today the Chicago Cubs played the Washington Nationals. Well, to me, from a long distance on camera, the NATIONALS split across the buttons on … [Read more…]

Everyone else seems to be writing about childhood memories of summer, so here goes: We had no air conditioning, I spent a lot of time going “ahhh” in front of the fan to hear my voice sound funny. Early in the morning when it wasn’t too hot we’d sit on the porch and listen to … [Read more…]

This little critter shimmied up the new bird feeder pole and ate about half of it today. He came back several times, shimmied up and shimmied down. We now need to invest in something to keep the critter out of it, and a squirrel feeder.

I replied to the Cedar Rapids Gazetterequest for Harry Potter Fans to discuss their thoughts about the movie and books. Here is the email I sent. Then they emailed back and wanted an interview. Cool. So I called back and gave my interview. It should be in the CRG on July 12 and 15. Neat-o. … [Read more…]

http://notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/

This reminds we of my sister-in-law so much. Mostly the one about not listening to whiners. Her kids are flat out trained not to whine. I love all these rules. They make so much sense, even to me. Feel free to steal them. I think I’ll get a sign made with the rules on it. … [Read more…]

This reminds we of my sister-in-law so much. Mostly the one about not listening to whiners. Her kids are flat out trained not to whine. I love all these rules. They make so much sense, even to me. Feel free to steal them. I think I’ll get a sign made with the rules on it. … [Read more…]

do you buy anything up front for a baby or do you just expect a baby shower before and/or after to take care of everything for a while? Would it be good to buy inexpensive/clearance baby clothes ahead of time? or diapers? Would it be better to buy the infant car seat and take care … [Read more…]