outdoors

There Was Biting to Begin With

April 2, 2013

We came, he caught, he tamed and he named. Meet John Daly. his new pet green anole. Trip to Texas successful! We will be coming home with a new pet (we could have bought for 6 bucks at Petsmart.) The little lizard was not so happy when he caught him. He wouldn’t let go! Peter [...]

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April Fools or Just Any Normal Day Here

April 1, 2013

Some people have their photos on their computer categorized by titles such as… Vacation Baseball Dance Performances Here are some of the photo file names on my computer… WTF Critters Costumes Adventure Seriously? Peter Thinks This Stupid Now today, a very special day in a home of three boys, I shall reflect and share with [...]

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Happy Easter From Me and the Colored Chicks!

March 31, 2013

We are having a Texas Easter and I thought I would share one of our cute Easter stories. And yes, there are NEON baby chicks! I don’t care if they are politically incorrect. They are as cute as can be! Story link here: Colored Chicks Banned from Country Club I want to give you a [...]

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I am out of here!

March 24, 2013

If any of you were around here last Easter you know it was the holiday that almost sent me to the NUT HOUSE. Innocent sweet pastelled bunnies and pretty painted eggs. Right? Well, the antics in my house inspired many things for me to share with you from my craftier side. The crafty side that [...]

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Silly Silent Saturday

March 2, 2013

Made me think of one I wrote last year called I Wish Everything In Life Had a Track To Guide Us and Keep Us Safe.

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Seasons and Appreciation

February 9, 2013

I just wanted to share a picture I snapped this week in my neighborhood. I love finding little gifts while doing something as monotonous as driving up to get my mail and finding this glorious sky to watch the whole way. Sometimes I complain about winter too much. I like seasons. I need contrast. It [...]

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Oh Deer! Not on a Friday Please.

January 11, 2013

I hate Fridays when you hit a deer taking the kids to school. I hate crying kids on the way to school more. I hate kids home from school when I need to clean the house the most. “I will go back and cook it for dinner so he didn’t die in vein.” That [...]

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Ridiculous Resolution to Seize the Monkey!

January 2, 2013

I despise resolutions. If I knew I needed to change something about myself, and luckily I don’t as every year I get more perfect(ly imperfect) I know I would realize my flaw on or around January 20th. Knowing myself, I would “shelf” my personal “remodel” until January 1, of the next year because that is [...]

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Therapist for Mothers of Boys

December 6, 2012

I’m just now getting into shower because washing machine is broken (!!!!!) and repair guy will be here in a few minutes. I would like to wash the cricket, worm guts, lizard and frog germs off of me. I feed baby crickets to raise into big crickets and then I feed baby crickets to red [...]

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Should Have Married a Dentist

November 6, 2012

I love iPhoto. I tried repeatedly to erase a blemish on someone’s face before I realized my laptop screen has a little boy “finger goober” on it. Then I had that “oh crap” moment! You know, the moment you realize you just sprayed your laptop screen with your dogs breath spray instead of the screen cleaner. [...]