All moms love pictures of their children.  We love to put them up in the house and gaze lovingly at pictures of our beloved little ones.  We just hate to drag the whole group in to the studio and get the pictures taken.  It’s a nightmare, a necessary evil. Please, please do this for us.  I don’t even have words to tell you how big of a hero you could be if you showed up on Mother’s Day morning with... Read more

#1 and I are in mourning today.  We just learned that the Phelps brothers, who play Fred and George Weasley in all the Harry Potter movies, are really brunettes.  We find this deeply disturbing and are going to spend the rest of the day consoling ourselves with cookies and chocolate milk.  How could Hollywood lie to us like this? Read more

Overheard in my kitchen this morning. #3: “So Chinese people don’t believe in God?” #2: “They can’t.  It’s against the law.” #3: “Why?” #2: “I think it’s so the people in charge can be the gods.  They only get to have one baby, too” #3: “What do they do if they have another one?  Kill it?” #2: “Yeah.  They kill them or punish the parents.” #3: “That’s not very nice.” #2: “They’re Communists.  I don’t think they’re worried about nice.”... Read more

#3 has built a castle, a 2 1/2 foot tall and 7 foot long cardboard castle.  It sprawls across our classroom floor and has become the focus of all play for the younger children since he built it a week ago.  On Friday, when he received his allowance, he stated that what he really needed was knights and a dragon.  “What,” he asked me “is a castle without knights and a dragon?” Yesterday we went in search of knights, which... Read more

This weekend, our parish officially unveiled and blessed our new pulpit/ambo/thinga-majiggy.  It is gorgeous and is an important step in the renovations our priest is making in the Sanctuary.  With small steps, he is wiping out the ugliness of 80’s architecture and restoring to us the beauty of Sacred Space.  I am so very grateful to him. The change in our parish is forcing me to take a hard look at the space around me.  We like to think that... Read more

You knew I would get to jewelry sooner or later, didn’t you?  It is Mother’s Day and we are girls.  Girls like jewelry.  Bada bing. I like James Avery earrings for Mother’s Day.  They’re pretty and come in just about any style you can imagine, plus they have hands-down the best earring warranty I have ever heard.  Let’s be honest here, with all the small people being carried, the hasty dressing, the schlepping of stuff all over creation…women lose earrings. ... Read more

The Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus is in an uproar, they are calling for the sanction and admonishment of state Senator Randy Brogdon for supposedly  racist comments on the Senate floor. The Senate was debating the newly-approved federal health care bill when Sen Brogdon asked if the government could tell the American people to buy health insurance what was next?  “Are we going to have to purchase fried chicken tomorrow for dinner?” That’s right, a white guy actually had the gall... Read more

I know you thought yesterday was a fluke, but I really am this good.  (Is it okay with you if I pat myself on the back a bit?  Thanks.) This one is an all skate.  This is for wives with children, those who haven’t yet begun to breed, and those who are living without children for whatever reason.  Ready?  Everybody in the pool! A few years ago, on Valentine’s Day, I wrote “100 Things I love about you” for the... Read more

The Misfit, from IF, has graciously offered to help me figure out what to do with my problem room.  She’s brilliant at design, and I’m not so much.  She said “Show me pictures of your room and of a room you like and I’ll give you helpful hints” or something along those lines.  Yippee!  I may actually figure out this room before we move.  I thought some of you might like to play along.  Look at the pictures and tell... Read more

Alright boys, it’s just you and me now.  We all know that Mother’s Day is sneaking up on us and that you haven’t even thought about it.  We also know that you can be the hero from then until your anniversary if you figure out the right gift.  Relax.  Just breathe.  I’m here to help.  From now until May 9th I’ll be posting ideas for my gentlemen readers.  (Ladies, if you have hints here, please chime in.)   Oh, and for... Read more