Make new friends, but keep the old. They might save your sanity.

L to R: Jaimee and Owen, Me and Kendall, Jess and Micah

      The last time Jaimee, Jess and I were all in the same room I’m pretty sure we were 19 and 20, drinking illegally and talking about boys. It was Jess’s going away party. She was leaving Mizzou to attend college closer to home and the man she would end up marrying. Jess [...]

Sometimes you just have to laugh at your own stupidity

Ever since locking Kendall in the house on accident I’ve been playing various scenarios in my mind over and over, trying to preemptively solve them in case they were to happen.  Yesterday, while Kendall was napping, I took some stuff out to the garage.  As I walked in and closed the door behind me I [...]

What are you smiling at?

What is so funny about me saying no? What? It is not funny. STOP laughing. Cease and desist, I tell you! Step away from the dog bowl/computer/trashcan/health hazard and nobody gets hurt. What? Are you calling my bluff? You think I won’t rip your arms from your body if you take a step closer? Okay, [...]

Yes, I thought it was ridiculous at first, too.

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To say I suck in the kitchen and pretty much hate cooking is an understatement. It’s not for lack of trying. I watch the freaking Food Network all the time, hoping it will seep into my brain and inspire to me julienne and saute exotic ingredients and fresh produce I happily fill my cart with every time we are [...]