Did You Know That Toilet Training Involves a Blender?
I was gonna write about how crappy my life has been of late, but who wants to hear that stuff when the holidays are just around the corner. No one wants to be the first Bah Humbug of the season. So instead, the powers of God sent me in the direction of Nia instead. It still amazes the power that a child can have over a situation. Lately I have been having issues with Nia going to the bathroom when she needs to. You know the look; walking with her butt stuck out a mile while holding herself and stubbornly proclaiming "I don't HAVE

AT&T and iPhone - A Divorce That Needs to Happen NOW!
Dear AT & T, (actually, there is NOTHING "Dear" with the way I feel about this letter), Though I am totally in love with my iPhone and have been since they day it arrived on my birthday exactly 2 years ago, because of your consistent and unreliable service, it and I are about to part ways. For months I have overlooked the voicemails that arrived sometimes 2 days after they were left. I grumbled in annoyance in the many calls that would be dropped 2 or 3 times before I could actually get through and t

Tropical Storm Ida - Another Dud Hits the Gulf Coast
After the storm that "wasn't", I hit the beaches this morning with a little photog time with me, my family in tow, and the man I married's camera; a Canon SX10 IS PowerShot. For a beginning photographer like myself, it's a great camera to use on the fly; easy too!Is Canon endorsing/paying me big bucks to spin a little commentary on their product?Oh Hell No!But, if they ever fe

Some Spooky **late** Stuff
Okay, so I'm a little late on the Halloween thing. No one could ever blame me for being punctual. So I tossed a few photos in a little scrapblog for you here. Just something I'm experimenting with. Let me know what you think.

There's A Midget In My Soup!
Every since I discovered that I CAN cook without tossing $50 worth of steaks in the garbage cause not even a knife would cut through them, the kids have found their love of the kitchen as well. Nia has been no exception. It all started when I was pregnant with Nia and was bedridden for quite a long time with morning sickness combined with a nasty bout of pneumonia. Food Network was my choice of TV shows to zone out on for several weeks. What I learned in those weeks completely changed my life in the kitchen. Because of it, I am left with four So