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Bra shopping seems to be quite the topic of interest lately….
Tay and his friend J. were quite hyper yesterday. I, of
course, decided it would be an excellent time for a two hour back to school shopping spree.
I packed up the kids and the lists and headed to the Peoria Target. After perusing the […]

I woke up this morning to my husband spitting on my foot. No, it’s not some weird family tradition, nor was he mad at me, and taking it out on my metatarsal bones. Apparently he was having some sort of dream in which he had to spit something out.
I guess I should just […]

Isn’t it funny how we only really know people by the role they play in our lives? For example, my kids think of me as “Mom” and can never really comprehend (despite many embarrassing stories) what I was like as a child or teen. Or, in the case of teachers, it’s hard to […]

My husband got a new car on Tuesday. Yesterday, I mentioned driving the car for the first time.
Reagan responded “Oh, no, it’s too complicated. Plus, it’s too powerful. It has too much speed, you wouldn’t be able to handle it.” This from a twelve year old, who obviously doesn’t know […]

While in St. Louis last weekend we got lost. Ended up, as always, it seems, in a not great neighborhood. People hanging out on street corners, people talking to themselves (loudly), run down buildings, currency exchanges and quick cash places… actually, it looked a lot like University St.
But what really shocked me was […]

My husband got up early this morning, grabbed a folding chair and headed to Border’s. He has a very important mission: to wait in line to get a bracelet that will determine our place in line tonight at the Harry Potter book release. Yes, the children and I are Harry Potter fiends.
Now my […]

Counsellor: So you both want to stay married?
Me: Yes.
Him: Well, I want “A” marriage….

Me: I hate people that read the last page of a book first.
Taylor: Why?
Me: It’s just awful. I mean, seriously, if you came home and said “I robbed a convenience store today” I’d probably be less upset than if you read the last page of a book first… of course, […]

Last Friday we took my daughter to the St. Louis airport to fly to Memphis to visit her grandmother, Alice.
After dropping her off my husband and I explored the Hill area. I have never seen so many Virgin Mary statues. The neighborhood was easy to find and quite cute. We walked around, […]

Friday my husband and I are taking our daughter to St. Louis. She will be flying solo for the first time, to Memphis, to visit her Grandma Alice.
After the airport we are planning on visiting The Hill area and would love any suggestions on where to eat, any good marketplaces to visit; really any […]