Morning Announcement E stumbles into the kitchen this morning. He has slept late and it is 7:30. He looks up at me, and while rubbing his eyes, emphatically says, “Mommy, I been sweepen and sweepen and I JUST CAN’T TAKE … Continue reading →

Boring Dreams I’ve been having weird dreams lately. And, what makes them so weird is not that they are about trucks falling from the sky or growing watermelons that are covered with green shag carpet but that they are so … Continue reading →

Weekend Recap/What Were You Thinking, PBS? And how was everybody’s weekend? It’s been kind of crazy ’round here. Despite the unusual stuff going on, I did manage to read and see some stuff lately. Last week, I reread Danny, Champion … Continue reading →

Wow, This is Pretty Exciting Last night, I was poking around on IMDB hoping to catch a glimpse of the actress who is playing Narcissa Malfoy when I saw this. It appears that PBS is launching a new thing called … Continue reading →

For You Crafty Types I found out about the crafty/knitting/sewing blog associated with the online store Purl Soho. It is called the Purl Bee. Lots of great ideas and cute things — and detailed instructions there. I particularly like the … Continue reading →

Something New to Try Bittersweet Chocolate-Coated Candied Ginger. Sound yummy? I’ll let you know how it turns out. Because, yes, I do need some new chocolate in my life.

The Title for My Book Will Be… From Normal to a Nutter : How Living With Sort of Crazy People Can Make You Truly Crazy

Birthdays and Other Stuff This is birthday week here at the Barlows. Two of my boys have very unfortunate birthdays. Why, do you ask, are they so unfortunate? Well, because, not only do they have birthdays that fall just after … Continue reading →