Clever, Crafty, Cookin' Mama

So you're probably sitting on the edge of your computer chair, wondering if we ever did manage to get that double blue smurf stain out o...

  So I don't know if you've ever been six months pregnant and you get that crazy urge that some people refer to as "nesting...

This blog could also be called, "Jesus doesn't like scalpers". See this gigantic pile o' animal cookies? Well it's...

Capitalism is alive. Capitalism is well. Capitalism is breaking the hearts of little 9 year old girls everywhere. So it's been a few...

OK, so you know what hurts? A sunburn. You know what itches even more? Hives. You know what really really hurts and itches like a mofo??....

My little 2 1/2 year old is getting so big. Talking up a storm, learning new things every day, makes me think it won't be long before ...

So this little sign always cracks me up whenever we venture over to my husband's home town of Covington. Simple in it's message of ...

OK, so hubby's been researching, and prepping, and shopping for plasmas for 6 months now. Finally the one he wanted went on sale and ...

What's UP with fashion today? I've never been a trend maven, but I've been noticing the 80's are creeping back into the main...

So I don't know if you remember this picture or not... but it's the most hilarious picture ever taken at Disneyland. In all reality...

So here's another great sign from www.engrish.com . Apparently all the freaks in Japan are 75% off now, which I think is a great bargai...

They say that January is the month where people are most likely to feel blue. Bills piling up from over spending at Christmas, the lousy we...

So I've noticed something lately... there's more than one way to claim your territory. If you're "the Donald" then ...

Ok, so it's a new year. Happy 2007 by the way. Of course everyone's into those pesky resolutions, which most predict won't la...

So I found this sign over at my new favorite website, www.engrish.com and I guffawed out loud. You see, I'm terrified of bees. Am I a...

OK so I've been away for awhile. My little one (the mini acrobat) gleefully ran off a kitchen chair a few weeks back and broke her arm, ...

So I thought I'd share with you a nice little short story from yesterday. I spent most of the day playing with my almost 2 year old dau...

So, I've come across a handy little accessory in the last few weeks. It's able to leap tall buildings in a single bound... ok maybe...

So we have a phrase at our house that I'd like to share with you. It's called "Outsmart the Fart". It's a great phr...

I'm sure you were sitting around saying to yourself, - "self, I just need to know a bit more about this girl they call "Jenn...

I must be one cold-hearted, non feeling bitty. My sis in law gave me a bedtime story book as a gift for baby #2. She says she cries every t...

So what the heck happened to June... or the end of May for that matter? Nothing like having a new baby to make you lose all sense off time ...

So I thought I would pause from my growing up stories to share some wackiness from the labor/recovery room. I just had my second child last...

OK, so I have this great sister. She is an amazing, funny, wonderful person, a caring mother of three, and a women's bible study leader...

So we did a lot of family bonding road trips in my youth. I have ton of fun memories camping and going on day trip adventures around Washin...

OK, so I've decided to devote the month of May to sharing a little bit of my wacky, sometimes frightening childhood with you. You see I...

See this guy? Do you know who he is? Well he's Michael Landon Jr., and all I can say about him is that he ain't no Pa Ingalls. Why ...

So take a good look at Pa Ingalls. Dreamy, ain't he? Good ol' Michael Landon. He's got those long flowing locks, a twinkle in h...

So many people have a difference of opinion when it comes to the definition of ironic. Some people confuse coincidence or sarcasm with iron...

So I just wanted to wish you a very Happy St. Patrick's Day. My family is of Irish descent, so I'm sure you spent it like most of u...

So I got to thinking the other day about baking soda and it's seemingly endless magical list of things it can do. What IS this crazy ...

So there are book smarts, and street smarts - but the question is, which is better? Back in junior high we had this program for "gifte...

So it's probably a good idea that you don't know everything that's in the food you're eating. Like back in junior high when...