C & L Landscaping

Sometimes you think you have it all figured out, then along comes something that ruins the thing you thought you had figured out. This happened yesterday as I was outside weeding the “lawn” and was approached by two representatives from C & L Landscaping. I could have sworn at least one of these representatives had […]

Poppa’s Friggin’ Pizza Party

One of the games the kids like to play is Poppa’s Pizza Party, a game where this stereotypical, overweight chef holds a pizza over his head with one finger and the players have to add toppings and hope the pizza doesn’t topple over. If it topples over you are out, then the other players start […]

Beep Still My Heart

One of the best things that happened while the kids grow like weeds before your eyes are the words and phrases they use. More specifically, the words and phrases they use incorrectly. “Bluebellies”, for example, is one of my all-time favorite. “Hangaber” is another, and Claire still says that for “hamburger.” We haven’t corrected her. […]

Monster Meltdown

One of the “adorable” traits that Luke possesses (like many kids I would imagine) is his ability to completely fly off the handle and have a colossal meltdown. He can be quite the stubborn fellow and will become extremely resistant to anything you offer him. Sometimes you need to take him out by force (i.e. […]

Let’s Associate, Shall We?

We had a fake homeowner’s association meeting tonight, only called fake because it was only our subdivision and not the other two. The problem is that we legally belong to the HOA with the other two subdivisions, however, because it took our sub so long to finish development (shouldn’t matter), they refuse to let us […]