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…

Today we went to brunch with my inlaws then headed over to my sister’s house for some football watching and family togethering. My nephew Jake was sick with a fever (a present he brought home from his first week at pre-school), but Joey was putting on the charm. He has the most expressive little face!…

I love things that are either huge or teeny. So I was delighted when they were passing out wee samples of some pumpkin frappucino at Star*bucks today. Complete with teeny little straw. In stark contrast is the cake my dear husband purchased when we went grocery shopping later. He is a sucker for birthday cake…

Well, tropical storm Tammy won. She came ashore and beat up Wilmington pretty good. My aunt and uncle emailed saying there were flooded streets and wind damage and don’t come. So we didn’t go. We didn’t want to take the pugs down there and ride for 5 stressful hours through a monsoon just to sit…