Month: February 2011

I heard a clip of Charlie Sheen calling into a radio show (again). Charlie with the drug and alcohol problem. Charlie with the hooker problem. Charlie with the parties that the cops show up at. He was doing in-home rehab (wink) and you sure don’t have to do much to earn phone privleges when you’re … Read more

Why does doing the taxes have to be such a production? Why don’t we keep track of this stuff on a monthly basis so it won’t be so overwhelming in the new year? Oh yeah, because it sucks, that’s why. Who wants to sit down halfway thru the year with a bunch of receipts when … Read more

Last weekend we saw “The Fighter”. Great movie. Great story. Great cast. I loved the mother – a tough, cigarette smoking broad loaded with faults played by Melissa Leo. In one scene she is arguing with her husband and daughters about the direction one of her sons is going. One of her daughters dares to … Read more

A few years ago, my BF (let’s call her Rhonda) and I took our daughters to Chicago for a few days during spring break of their senior year. We had a great time with the girls and took in the city sights. While walking along Michigan Avenue, we wandered into Nordstroms and saw that they … Read more

My mom is the calmest person I know. When my brother was in a car wreck and his elbow went through the windshield, he came home from the emergency room all stitched up and showed the family his battle scar. He took off the gauze, crooked his elbow and blood started squirting against the dining … Read more

When I drop my daughter off at her high school, I love to watch the kids walking in. Some are carrying coffee and seem full of energy, some are goofing around with friends, some preoccupied and some half-awake. I’m always curious about what the future will hold for them and would like to tell them … Read more

I’ve reached a point in my life where I can be in the middle of a story, get distracted for a milli-second and then completely lose my train of thought. Sometimes, I glance out the car window, turn back to my husband to continue and I have no clue what I was just talking about. … Read more

If you’ve lived under a rock for the last few years, you might not be aware that birds are everywhere in the decorating world. This is all the funnier because just today I bought a plate with, you guessed it…..birds and why do we all drink the same kool-aid over and over and over again?

Yesterday I got my teeth cleaned. I have not gone in a year. I have such dental phobia that the timing has to be precise. Early a.m. so I don’t have too much time to think about it. Immodium for the pre-diarrhea feeling that kicks in as soon as I get to the parking lot. … Read more

I’m really, really trying to eat better. Less meat and bread, more fruits and veggies. I’ve always eaten breakfast, just not the healthiest kind and so (for the hundredth time) I am attempting to eat oatmeal in the morning. This time I bought a hazelnut blend, added some water, cooked it in the microwave for … Read more