Category Archives: Ramblings

Grocery shopping is one of those things that part of me looks forward to, and part of me wishes could just happen without my assistance. I am a foodie, so I get excited about the opportunity to find fresher, better, new and exciting foods I have not as of yet had the chance to buy,…

Today is the day! I am so excited because today my (almost) 18 year old son has his very first job interview! I have been anticipating this day for quite a long time now. It’s seriously a long time coming. My son has a girlfriend, so I have been supporting that relationship every month for…

I know I talk a lot about my puppy, but that’s because he is so cute and good and just my constant companion. Today I am not talking about him, though. Today I want to tell you a little bit about my kitty. Ming has been my bratty catty for quite a while. He has…

Living with teenagers presents some daily challenges that continually push adults toward madness. Seeing as how the teenagers outnumber the mature adults in our house 3 ½ : 1, we are by far pressed harder than most households. We have 7 kids in this house, ages ranging between 11 and 18 (almost). Feeding this troop…

Bulldogs are like boulders that have been shot out of a rocket and are careening out of control, bouncing off of anything and everything that could possibly be fragile within their reach, especially when they get excited. I can attest to this from first hand experience. Bison likes to attempt to take me out at…

I absolutely love Fridays! I always wake up Friday morning with the most delicious sense of adventure and excitement. I know Friday morning is not quite th weekend yet, but it whispers the promise of fun in the near future. Now, my weekend excitement usually is mostly in my head. I still get up at…

Ever have one of those days when it seems you cannot accomplish a thing? Yup, that’s my day in a nutshell. Now normally this would make me crazy, however for some strange reason it isn’t bothering me in the least bit today. This is not to say that some of the obstacles I have come…

Funny thing has been happening around here. I guess I am the butt of a massive computer geek joke that I was completely unaware of. I have been using the comic sans font for quite a while now, just because I thought it looked pretty. I enjoy seeing my writing in what could be handwritten…

Okay, I’m going to have to complain about something this morning. The mosquitoes here in Florida seem to be immune to whatever the county is spraying in their efforts to control them. I swear not 8 hours ago I could hear the mosquito truck driving through the neighborhood, spewing it’s toxic fumes into the air,…

So, it is the first day of school here and every one got out the door on time … however, I am feeling the bad mom vibes because I forgot to get first day of school pictures. Yup, I feel awful because all my friends and family expect to be perusing those wonderful photos of…