Category Archives: Family Fun

Rescue Mission

Remember how I told you I was going to be a foster Mom for a Shiba Inu? Well, the transport of the dogs to all the foster homes is happening this weekend. The breeder is in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, and the foster homes are in St. Louis (me), Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Texas and Michigan. So, [...]

Blame it on Aunt Becky

On May 11, 2008, I read this post by Aunt Becky of Mommy Wants Vodka. She’s my favorite blogger. We’re like this: || mostly because I stalk her. She probably wishes we were more like this |                                              |. Anyway, do you SEE that adorable puppy??? I think I ovulated when I saw that picture. She said that it [...]

Seven

It was Friday, August 2, 2002. It had been a crappy day, because my boss had informed me that she was not going to be paying me for maternity leave after all. She waited until FIVE DAYS before my due date to tell me this. I was just glad that it was Friday, and I [...]

Duct Tape and Daddy O’Grape

My first guest post, I’m so excited! This was written by my beautiful stepmother, Honeybee. It cracked me up so much that I asked her if I could post it here, and thankfully she agreed. I just added the pictures and captions. It’s about my father, Daddy O’Grape. You know, the 50 Grapes Guy. Honeybee doesn’t [...]

Death Came a Knockin’

Our back yard is a glorious landscape of native wildflowers, most of which were planted by Nature Boy. We also back up to a usually dry creek bed, so the view from our deck looks like this: The combination of the wildflowers, woods and creek makes it a wonderful place for wildlife of all kind. [...]

Happy Birthday ElectraWoman!

It was my first day of kindergarten, back in September of 1973. I was starting a few weeks later than the rest of the students, because my family had moved right after school had begun. I was very nervous, not only because it was the start of my school career, but also because I was [...]

Road Trip!

Tomorrow, Nature Boy and I are going on a road trip with my two sons, Smart Aleck and Surfer Boy. It’s about a 6-1/2 to 7 hour trip, which isn’t THAT long, but with those two, it could be an eternity. Especially given their penchant to bug the crap out of each other (and me) in the [...]

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