I am an Erma Bombeck fan from way back. Erma was the first female humorist whose writing I read and throughout my life she has remained my favorite. Today I would like to share with you some of her best quotes. Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving. When a child is locked in the [...]
Author: Ms. C
I cannot skip my meds…not even for one day.
I had a break with reality on Thursday. I went to Petco to get a cat scratching post and willingly brought Cheyenne with me. I really do know better than to take Cheyenne places where there are animals, but I actually rationalized to myself that I could handle it (hence the break with reality). Cheyenne [...]
Meandering to a different drummer…
Yesterday Melissa Walter brought me a ceramic plaque that reads, “Meandering to a different drummer.” I must say - I LOVE IT! I hung my new plaque over my desk in a spot where I can look at it frequently. It makes me happy to look at it. I think it suits me…both the meandering [...]
Do not eat while on the run…
Today was one of THOSE days. I think everyone has days like this from time to time. I am talking about a day where everything jumps from one pressing thing to the next without giving you a moment to breathe...or eat...or go to the bathroom. Of course I fit in the eating - usually I [...]
Got pluck?
I am officially over my eyebrows. Seriously, they are on some kind of a growth spurt and it is taking all I have to keep up with the plucking responsibilities. Where is all this eyebrow hair coming from? I simply do not remember doing so much eyebrow hair cleanup in the past. I am wondering [...]
Parenting Realities 101 – Entry One
I have four children. This being a parent thing – not my first rodeo my friends, but sometimes I forget stuff. It has been a few years since I have had a ten year old around (Cheyenne’s closest sibling is 11 years older than she is). So, every so often I get what I will [...]
Have you been naughty or nice?
Okay, so I was shopping one of the fab holiday sales online the other day and ran across the above leggings in the clearance section. These are “Candies ruched python leggings” and believe it or not were reduced from an original price of $28 to a mere $8.40. Now, you likely don’t need me to [...]
THE NEW FORTY 