parenting

You get in your car, turn on the radio and punch up your favorite station. It's Power 103 and it always delivers on its continually looped promise to play the hits of the 80s, 90s and today... at least when it's not playing those ridiculous LA Weight Loss commercials.

So, yeah "hey".

I'm still here.

Can't think of a danged thing to write, so I'm going with the "just write something" theory.

Something.

Heh, I crack me up.

So far, the school year is a never ending "to-do" list that doesn't get done because we're never here to do it.

Dear Uterus,

We may be planning a funeral soon - for our big screen Sony TV.  The picture keeps turning to a purple-blue color, black flashes, then it turns itself off.  Though it’s at least 10 years old, I don’t like the idea at all of buying a new one.  Ugh.

Uh, remember last Tuesday when I was really excited about the relaunch of Blissfully Domestic?

And then it looked really slow there all week, didn’t it!?

Diapers view

Last: 9:20 pm

One sunny day last month, after spending the morning at the Nashville Zoo with my sister-in-law and my adorable nephew, we all jumped in the car and headed to the airport so they could meet up with my brother-in-law and fly home.

My BIL is a pilot and they fly everywhere in their own plane. Shark Boy is completely wowed by this!

All photos taken with a
Kodak Easyshare DX7630

I bought a pair of small convicts a few weeks ago, in hopes of breeding them so I could have a supply of clean feeders for my other fish.  They didn’t disappoint, and now I have little fry swimming around.  They are also great for the kids to watch what good parents they are. 

Here’s a short video:

I bought a pair of small convicts a few weeks ago, in hopes of breeding them so I could have a supply of clean feeders for my other fish.  They didn’t disappoint, and now I have little fry swimming around.  They are also great for the kids to watch what good parents they are. 

Here’s a short video:

It's time again for a little weekend reading over at my Parents.com blog. This week, I wrote about:

Today’s Photohunt theme is “String(s)”

Ever since I wrote this column two years ago and got this reaction, I've gotten recurring questions from friends, readers, and family members.

"Do you ever run into those Green Hills moms?"

This little girl needs
treatment because she’s always

In his speech at the Democratic Convention, Joe Biden told the story of his wife and baby being killed in a car accident, and how he took the oath of office at his young son's hospital bedside.

This week has been one of the most emotional I have had in years. Many of you know from twitter that my family lost a member unexpectedly. My Father-in-Law was in a car accident and passed away. As I type, Mark and I and all the kids are piled up in the car, driving 10 hours to his mother's home.

This week has been one of the most emotional I have had in years. Many of you know from twitter that my family lost a member unexpectedly. My Father-in-Law was in a car accident and passed away. As I type, Mark and I and all the kids are piled up in the car, driving 10 hours to his mother's home.

This week has been one of the most emotional I have had in years. Many of you know from twitter that my family lost a member unexpectedly. My Father-in-Law was in a car accident and passed away. As I type, Mark and I and all the kids are piled up in the car, driving 10 hours to his mother's home.

This week has been one of the most emotional I have had in years. Many of you know from twitter that my family lost a member unexpectedly. My Father-in-Law was in a car accident and passed away. As I type, Mark and I and all the kids are piled up in the car, driving 10 hours to his mother's home.

This week has been one of the most emotional I have had in years. Many of you know from twitter that my family lost a member unexpectedly. My Father-in-Law was in a car accident and passed away. As I type, Mark and I and all the kids are piled up in the car, driving 10 hours to his mother's home.

This week has been one of the most emotional I have had in years. Many of you know from twitter that my family lost a member unexpectedly. My Father-in-Law was in a car accident and passed away. As I type, Mark and I and all the kids are piled up in the car, driving 10 hours to his mother's home.

This week has been one of the most emotional I have had in years. Many of you know from twitter that my family lost a member unexpectedly. My Father-in-Law was in a car accident and passed away. As I type, Mark and I and all the kids are piled up in the car, driving 10 hours to his mother's home.

This week has been one of the most emotional I have had in years. Many of you know from twitter that my family lost a member unexpectedly. My Father-in-Law was in a car accident and passed away. As I type, Mark and I and all the kids are piled up in the car, driving 10 hours to his mother's home.

This week has been one of the most emotional I have had in years. Many of you know from twitter that my family lost a member unexpectedly. My Father-in-Law was in a car accident and passed away. As I type, Mark and I and all the kids are piled up in the car, driving 10 hours to his mother's home.

This week has been one of the most emotional I have had in years. Many of you know from twitter that my family lost a member unexpectedly. My Father-in-Law was in a car accident and passed away. As I type, Mark and I and all the kids are piled up in the car, driving 10 hours to his mother's home.

Why yes, I do have thoughts on Palin's speech.

Thanks for asking!

However, Honey Bear is having ear tubes put in at the hospital this morning (btw - thanks for all your very helpful advice on that!) so I'm a tad distracted.

Please come back - I'll get something posted soon!

My annual birthday song:

My annual birthday song: