Picture a 35-lane bowling alley, inside a Chuck-E-Cheese, with a hundred different "sit inside" video games stationed in the middle of the place, and music blaring above all the other noise. It was pure chaos.…
Teaching your kid in real time what to do when getting pulled over is an important life lesson! Read on to see if I got a ticket!!…
Well, I received the bill from the hospital...…
After my article last week, about United Healthcare denying coverage of my recent hospital admission for internal bleeding, and some of the comments posted under that...…
Who do YOU think is going to win this fight? …
With all the talk about UFOs, UAPs, and "non humans" during and after the House UFO Hearing this week, I wanted to reshare a post I made back in 2005...…
Since I've never met anyone else who this has happened to, I'm sharing all the gory details. Maybe it will help somebody some day...…
I was barefoot in the garden and Brian and I were approaching the potato bed when...…
Click on the article to see what Brian found hiding in one of the garden beds! IT'S HUGE!!!…
A relative recently (jokingly?) accused us of using Miracle-Gro after I sent her pictures of our ginormous yellow squash...…
The doctor warned me it would happen but it wasn't supposed to happen on VACATION!…
Look how much he has grown! And, check out those perfect teeth!! ;)…
Max: Two donkeys. They're running down the road. They were chasing me. I had to pull over to let them pass. Me: Max, are you SURE they're donkeys? Max: Mom......…
We carefully opened the gate and, sure enough, the bigger one tried to make a run for it. Brian body-blocked him...…
Anybody care to take a guess at what that monster is???…
While I was recording, our 100+ pound Black Lab/Great Dane mix, Tank, who was inside, started barking like crazy! I opened the door, and...…
When he yelled at me, I jumped up so fast that my chair almost fell over...…
A few weeks ago, I opened the door to go down to the basement and I smelled something unpleasant. It smelled like garlic. Strong garlic. I asked Brian to check it out. He said, "I don't smell anything..."…
On days when it was above freezing, we put it in the sunshine on the driveway. I didn't think anything would fertilize them but, I'll be darned, we have eight tiny...…
Our neighbors warned us to not plant anything until the first week of May because of potential frost. We're impatient. We're gonna do it!…
If you want to see Mason play, click on the link in the article. :)…
When you see the list, I think you'll understand...…
It's been a very bizzzzzzzzy week!…
Carpenter bees will fly right up to your face, and look you in the eye. I'm not kidding! Check out the video I posted!!…
Around 3:00 a.m., our weather radio alert blared. I can tell you that I have never gotten out of bed that fast, nor...…
He said, "What are those orange lights underneath?" I squinted again, and said, "I have no idea. Wanna go grab the binoculars?" He came right back outside and, within a second, he said, "Mom! It's a fire!"…
Since I figured it was going to be a late night, I took a nap at 2:00. As the big, dark clouds started to roll in, we hunkered down inside, waiting for the weather radio to start blasting every few minutes with watches and warnings...…
We recently heard a story about a neighbor who served time in prison several years ago...…
Our daughter later said she knew it wasn't good because of the looks the nurses were giving each other...…
Check out her hair!!!…
Here is a text conversation I had with my mother last week... (NOTE: "Lede" IS spelled correctly here. If you don't know that, Google it.)…
Next, I needed eggnog so I turned my cart left, and headed for the dairy section. As soon as I rounded the corner, about 10 feet in front of me was...…
"Wowweee! LOOK AT ALL THAT FOOD!" "Wowweeee! You must have lots of kids!" "Wowweee! Where do you put all that stuff?"…
I went through Bonnie’s line. She’s my favorite cashier because she is always so friendly and connects on a personal level with everybody. Perhaps too personal at times...…
As I approached, again, ever so slowly, Brian said turn left, I turned right instead (not sure how THAT happened!), and then...…
Thinking I was going to go absolutely insane with fear, I seriously considered making a run for it. I would simply get up, grab my purse, and walk out. However...…
We have been playing with the grandkids, keeping our dog Tank from eating their cats, preparing for Thanksgiving, dancing to silly kid videos, and making a gingerbread house...…
Who wants to cook and do dishes when you can play with Hot Wheels and Barbie Dolls?!?!…
At the beginning of our early Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, which I spent ALL DAY ON MY FEET COOKING for Grandma, we all sat down...…
She is 80 years old and frail but she has a wicked sense of humor! Last night, I asked her...…
Mason was sitting still like a statue and I (dressed as a nun to keep him in line) would tell the children it was okay to touch it. Then, Mason would jump. Heh...…
At the request of the Dade County Historical Society, I agreed to reenact Mary Ann McDonough Bennett, who lived on a local 320-acre farm with her husband and 12 CHILDREN! Wait until you hear the bloody Cherokee Indian part of the story!!…
When his fever was still present on day seven, I knew he probably had a secondary infection...…
They have repeatedly been dive bombing our heads and they make a very loud BZZZZZZZ sound when they're incoming!!!…
My best friend, Cindy, kept me updated throughout the storm (because I was a nervous wreck!), including sending me humorous messages about...…
