So far, my weekend is going great!  Last night the show went quite well, my parents and Erin came to see it, as well as a friend of mine from high school who’s been doing community theater for a long time (I was so nervous for him to watch it!).  Everyone said they enjoyed it, [...]

Its a lovely day outside and I got a nice workout in this morning! I was listening to the Cinema Blend Podcast, and laughing my head off (as always) and Killy kept asking me what was so funny…
8/24: 60 minutes pushing stroller with Ellie in the Ergo
1220/1500
I’m feeling pretty good about the show tonight [...]

I’m going to post this and by doing so, release my frustration.  So, if you don’t want to hear Jen ranting, just skip over this post, I’ll put my happy-face back on for the rest of the day and do a happy post in a few minutes…
So, the engine light came on in my car [...]

So, in a few minutes Mom and Erin and the kids and I are heading down to Winston-Salem.  We’re going to go visit Nana at the hospital where she’s recovering from her shoulder surgery.  She’ll be discharged tomorrow, then she’ll be staying with my aunt in North Carolina for the next two weeks.  I’m a [...]

So, last week I had (yet another) truly horrific experience shopping at Walmart with my kids. You know, the typical: Ellie didn’t want to be buckled in, she opened everything I put into the cart, Killy punched her every time I turned my back, he begged for every random item that caught his attention… [...]

I had a deep craving for a chocolate flax muffin (don’t ask me how or why this happened), and I couldn’t find any suitable recipes… so I altered one I found and came up with the following recipe:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup white flour
1/4 cup milled flax seed
1/2 cup baking splenda
1/2 cup oatmeal
4-5 tbsp [...]

What a strange day! This morning was awful, had a huge fight with David, Killy knocked Ellie down several times, I was trying to make calls to work on a grant for Killy’s school, and had to get Erin to a doctor’s appt on time so everything was on a deadline. Oh, and [...]