When I was a kid, my younger brother and I spent a huge chunk of our childhood over at my Aunt Mary’s house. We loved going over there and hanging out with our cousins, Jason and Sarah. Jason is 2 years older than me and Sarah is only 9 months younger. We [...]
This past Tuesday my son and I took a little trip to the Phoenix Zoo. We met up with two other mommy friends and their little girls. It was afternoon of giraffes, monkeys, flamingos, wallabees, and, of course, the petting zoo. Ryan had his first encounter with a goat and they became [...]
One of my favorite shows on tv is Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe. That guy has to deal with some truly disgusting stuff–sewers, cockroaches, garbage dumps, grease traps…. all of the things that make you go, “Ewww”. At the end of each show, he always makes a plea to the effect of, [...]
I have a morning ritual. It involves coffee, my computer and checking e-mails. I bring my son with me into our den where my husband and I each have our desks and computers. I plop Ryan down in the middle of the floor with a basket full of his favorite toys and he plays, [...]