Differentiate
The definition of discriminate in it's purest form is to differentiate.  This can mean you can discriminate between good quality and bad quality.  The word is often use to describe someone's taste.  She has very discriminating taste.  Used in this way, the word is a compliment. But, when folks start differentiating based on race, religion, looks, socio-economic class, politics, etc, we start

Thanksgiving Play by Play
The Thanksgiving Day play by play.  As a kid, my mom got up at o-dark-fourty to start cooking, and was in the kitchen all day.  Was that just a ploy to avoid my Grandmother or did she really need to cook all day?  I thought today I would find out.  I did not do any prep before the big day, except to shop and defrost and brine the turkey.  I know I have all the ingredients on hand, but can I pull

Three things
Three things.  Laurie Perry over at CrazyAuntPurl.com did a post about the three things she is thankful for.  It got me thinking.  It has been a hard day kid wise... what three things am I thankful for... 1)  My friends who have been an amazing source of support.  They understand why I am upset about things, they laugh at my jokes, and they read my blog.  They are there with yarn and ice cream

Key Lime Cove
We celebrated Bob's new job by taking the kids to Key Lime Cove!  The picture above is a shot of the splash pad area, where Sam and Hannah hung most of the time.  They ran around like wild monsters for about 5 hours.  When it was time to leave they cried, and begged to stay longer. Mac and Bob did the big boy slides.  Which take you out of the 65,000 square foot water park.  The body slides

Half
Half.  There are some times when half is good.  The things I can think of are: 1/2 a burger at Hamburger Mary's 1/2 a huge dessert served at those places that serve the big desserts 1/2 a time out 1/2 the time unemployed Half-time, as a band geek, I like half-time But half isn't always good as in: 1/2 your old paycheck 1/2 a party 1/2 a book 1/2 of a cookie 1/2 a movie 1/2 an outfit Sometimes