Ah, so I didn’t win the lottery. Oh well. At least I can still afford to smell nice. On our way back from Atlanta last weekend (love how I can strectch a 2 day trip into a week’s worth of posts right?) I spotted this machine in the bathroom at a travel center. It cracked…

So today is the drawing for the big $340 million lotto. I’ll cave and buy a ticket. I don’t usually play as I like the instant gratification of scratch offs. Last night as we were going to sleep Jon and I dispersed our $164 mil lump sum payment in our heads (and dreams). The plan…

Jon babysat Shannon’s lab mix, Rascal, while we were in Atlanta last weekend. Rascal had been over to play with Ike and Kea a few times, but Jon had never met him. Shannon and I hit the road at 7am while Jon was still sleeping. I called him around noon to check in. He promptly…

One of my favorite parts of a road trip are the roadside attractions. I love being on a loosy goosy schedule so I can pull over at whim. We stopped for our first gas up on the way to Atlanta Saturday and saw a castle across the street. So we had to go investigate! It…

Lisa & Eammon (pronounced like Amen), invited us Shannons to stay the night with them after shopping at IKEA. Lisa cooked a fabulous meal and we had a great time getting to know each other. Their home is just gorgeous- I was very careful and didn’t break a thing! Amen is Irish but from London…

So at the crack of dawn this morning, Shannon and I hit the road for Atlanta to go to IKEA. We got a little lost (damn Map Quest) but found it eventually. It did not disappoint. I had prepped Shannon before we left with “wear comfortable shoes, bring water, follow the arrows.” And I brought…

Thank the Lord, cause sometimes I feel I’m running a little short in the skill and knowledge department!

I noticed recently that just about every message on our machine at home, or on my cell phone, all start with “Hey, it’s me.” Everyone is “me”. I do it too. I didn’t realize I did it until I heard a message I left at home. The problem is sometimes I’ll hear messages from women…

So some of you asked how did I like the pumpkin frappy thingy from Star*bucks. It was good- rich. So rich that the little sample we got was all I’d need. I can’t imagine drinking a venti size. It was like pie in a cup. I learn so much from reading blogs, esp about new…

I forgot to answer some questions left in my comments last week. So here we go: You mentioned that 8 months is how old your girls will be when you get the referal, how does that work? 8 months is an estimate. The youngest you can get is 6 months, and most of the babies…