Serial Puking Pumpkins

| September 24, 2010

I have yet to encounter a solid pumpkin carving kit. I’ve snapped off more blades in pumpkins than I care to count. But, I am in love with a pumpkin scraper I got from Crate and Barrel a couple of years ago. I couldn’t believe how well it worked. I don’t mind scooping out all [...]

Wishing for an unlimited budget and tons of extra time…

| September 22, 2010

Most Saturday or Sunday mornings you can usually find me watching HGTV. I love seeing how projects turn out. One thing I’ve been dying to try my hand at is the installation of glass tiles. I absolutely love the way glass tiles looks. I’d love to have them as the backsplash in the kitchen. I’ve [...]

Ahead… For Me Anyway.

| September 17, 2010

I have never been one of these highly organized Christmas shoppers who has all their Christmas shopping done by the 4th of July. I’ve said that a lot around here. Invariably, every September I start trying to figure out what I’m going to do about Christmas. It’s funny because if you mention that you are [...]

Inflatable Thoughts

| September 15, 2010

My recent immersion into all things SOA (Sons of Anarchy) has left me little brain space to think about upcoming holidays and anyone who knows me knows that I am usually obsessed with the holidays. On a side note though, was it just me or are those Irish guys on SOA particularly brutal? At least [...]

Googling Your Way Out of It

| September 15, 2010

Nothing quite says “back to school” like a fresh outbreak of “we’re here to help your kid” tutoring websites, right? After all, since the creation of Google most parents don’t even have to help with homework anymore. “I don’t know how to dooooooooooo thiiiiiiiisssss!!!” And the standard parental reply has become, “Google it and check [...]