Well, Maddie is gone… Hank is at work, and I am left to my own devises (and a large supply of chocolate milk and goldfishes, which, if you haven’t heard, are SO delicious) so I’m going to write some crap… So I haven’t given you any parenting tips for awhile, and by parenting tips, I […]

*sigh* Ok, has anyone out there read The Secret by Rhonda Byrne?  My mom got it for me for Christmas and I was pretty excited to delve into the “secret to a happy life”. I don’t want to ruin it for anyone… so if you plan to read this, you should definitely avoid my comments […]

Is it just me, or do other people think they can make pretty much anything they sell now a days?  I hear myself saying an embarrassing number of times while in stores and shopping online, “Hell, I could make that…”.  I should just fork out the money instead of trying to make it myself because […]

So I have Christmas on the brain already.  I’m trying to become a better person this year, as far as gift giving goes… not that I haven’t been a decent giver in the past.  I’ve always tried to personalize gifts, making things for loved ones and buying gifts that I think would be pleasant to […]

So I had my first real outing since, hell, since I got knocked up, I think.  I went out for some drinks with Sarah and 2 of her friends to a nice karaoke bar in Worthington.  I decided against wearing my usual frump-wear and stuff myself into something nice (with the exception of my grannie […]