The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
Well, it’s now Day 4 of Ohmygawditissofreakinhawt!!! and the picture above was taken inside my car yesterday at 6:30 PM. It has consistently reached 105 everyday since Sunday. We’ve lost power a couple of times in the late afternoon, but View Post
The current temperature is… My crepe myrtle tree is peeling And the monkey grass is burning to a crisp. These are the dog days of a Mississippi summer. But since I don’t have a dog, here’s a cat snoozing in a shady spot. How View Post
I love getting a good deal on things, but I have never been the type of person who could wake up very early on a Saturday morning and hit the local yard sales. I suppose I just love my sleep too much, and also getting a small child up and going View Post
Wow. It's not even August and already the aisles at all of the stores are screaming BACK TO SCHOOL SALE! I'm personally not really all that ready to think about it, but I figured I'd better at least start making a dent in E.B.'s list for View Post
For the past few months, E.B. has interpreted anyone correcting him or denying him something as purposely "hurting his feelings". If I tell him it's time for bed, I've "hurt his feelings". If I tell him no, he cannot go play outside when the heat View Post
If they said "run home", he headed for the dugout. He kicked more dirt in the outfield than he caught balls, and when he did get the ball, he held onto it until the batter on the other team scored a home run. He balked at going to practice, View Post
Summer school for this Mama is finished! I am thrilled to report I got an A in both classes I took. I signed up for Gender and Development and The History of American Sports. They sounded pretty easy and because they were offered online from the View Post
So. Realizing that my teaching license was about to expire, I went ahead and signed up for 2 online classes from the University I graduated from in order to get credits for renewal. The classes are only a month long and online, so I figured this View Post
Do you see that little sandwich up there? I'm convinced I could eat them for every meal and be a happy woman. They are called Lavash Sandwiches (or Lahvosh...I've seen it spelled two different ways online) and I discovered them in our local Kroger View Post
Last week, by sheer chance, I scored a great birthday present for my husband. Some family members and I were leaving the auditorium of our local high school (which just about all of our family graduated from, myself included)after watching my cousin View Post
