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Mommy deer and her two babies were hanging out on the front terrace this evening when the boy and I got home from school, work, doggie day c...

I picked me two of the finest specimens at the pumpkin patch! Two solid hours of running through a corn stalk maze, climbing over wal...

I spent a good part of the day working with some particularly delicate velvet. Beautiful and luxurious, in deep, chocolaty tones, it reminde...

The kiddo had his first karate class this evening. It was more of a sample class to see if he likes it and if he would want to take regular ...

The unthinkable has finally happened. Over the weekend, I went online and bought the kiddo a toy gun. Granted, it's to go with his army...

And there was glass protecting us, so we were really only overcome with sheer awesomeness. At the living bay area of the Monterey Bay...

o·ver·whelm ˌōvərˈ(h)welm/ verb past tense:  overwhelmed ; past participle:  overwhelmed bury or drown beneath a huge...

To reward all of you wonderful people for supporting me and cheering me on as I take this giant step into the Next Phase of My Life, I will ...

1. I found a parking space right out front. 2. I got to make giant pillows out of this ikat. 3. My letter opener is a pocket knife ...

I'm not going to say that everything went perfectly. Nor will I say that it was a horrible mess. Neither would be true. My first day a...

"Come to think of it, I did wonder how they were going to fit fifty clothes pins into a reasonably-sized bag." said Max, after he ...

Tomorrow is my last day at my current job. The job I've help for the last two years. At the company where I've worked, on and off (m...

The exhibit hall opened at 7:30 east coast time this morning. PJ's, meet room service. I think you're going to become very good frie...

OIN THE WORLD.  Now I can watch Law & Order: SVU while I shower! Orlando, is there anything about you that's not awesome?

Being in Orlando without going to Disney World is like: >going to Benihana and not getting the chicken fried rice.  >staying up late f...

After an outrageously fun weekend camping with some great friends, I'm off to fabulous Orlando tomorrow to help out at a conference for ...

As far as I can tell, the kiddo's first AYSO game of the season is on Yom Kippur. We will be taking the Sandy Kofax route on this one. ...

Now, I'm not a religious person (understatement of the century). I take every opportunity to subtly show the kiddo how science and logic...

What to get for the friend who has everything? Diabetes! It's the part about the Pop-Tart ice cream sandwich being free with the super b...

Just before the joy and wonder that is the first grade, the kiddo spent four days fighting an up-and-down fever that ended up being strep th...