July 2008

• 23rd Vonage stole .57 right from my checking account. (4)
• 21st Is clean silverware seriously too much to ask for?. (6)
• 20th Sunday Linky Love (with a side of Thank You). (2)
• 19th I think this whole argument made me delusional. (2)
• 18th Foggy Albuterol brain. (3)
• 17th Some news and some whine. (13)
• 15th Does Wall-E hate fat people?. (6)
• 14th Pardon my fast food rant. It's late. And I'm hungry.*. (3)
• 13th Sunday Linky Love. (1)
• 12th Growing up right before my eyes. (6)
• 9th Can you *cough* hand me that *hack* fax please *sniffle*?. (5)
• 8th Always read the small print...or why I hate Vonage. (2)
• 7th Know what the best part of having kids is?. (2)
• 6th Sunday Linky Love. (0)
• 5th 4th of July family time. (3)
• 4th Vonage on crack. (3)
• 2nd Getting high at the hospital. (6)
• 1st A day of makeovers. (6)

June 2008

• 29th Sunday Linky Love. (5)
• 28th Wii are so fit. (4)
• 26th Arizona helping Iowans. (1)
• 26th Men are stubborn part 2. (4)
• 24th Sunday Linky Love on, um, Tuesday. (4)
• 23rd Weekend exhaustion, or Why my Sunday Linky Love is late. (0)
• 23rd And the winner is..... (1)
• 21st Should a woman be able to use fertility treatments to get pregnant if she already has kids?. (7)
• 17th Why are men so darn stubborn?. (5)
• 16th Next thing you know I'll be giving him razor blades to play with. (6)
• 15th Sunday Linky Love: The Iowa Flood Edition. (3)
• 14th Help a mom out. (8)
• 14th Just when you think it can't get any worse...it does. (5)
• 11th Turn around, don't drown. (4)
• 11th We interrupt this Working Wednesday for my birthday (& a contest for you). (15)
• 10th Discussing cervical cancer with Hairspray's Marissa Jarot Winokur. (12)
• 8th Sunday Linky Love. (0)
• 6th How to pick a husband according to a second grader. (3)
• 4th Do parents wear scarlet letters at work?. (3)
• 2nd Life and death in one day. (1)
• 1st Blogger Tattoo Quiz. (4)
• 1st Sunday Linky Love. (4)

May 2008

• 31st He's just like me, unfortunately. (3)
• 28th Being the breadwinner can ruin your marriage?. (10)
• 27th Diversity training discriminates against homophobes. (4)
• 26th It's the little things in life. (5)
• 25th Sunday Linky Love. (2)
• 23rd The Working Woman's Pregnancy Guide by Marjorie Greenfield, M.D.. (3)
• 22nd My baby is so good to me. (2)
• 21st My whole body aches. Even my fingers hurt.. (9)
• 21st People at work are trying to kill me. (0)
• 20th United can bite me. (1)
• 19th Celebrating 38 years on Earth by doing every day chores. Fun!. (1)
• 18th Sunday Linky Love (actually on Sunday this week). (3)
• 16th There's nowhere to hide in a Frito Lay truck. (1)
• 15th Dirty duck. (7)
• 14th Where in the world is Christine?. (0)
• 14th Are working mother's less reliable?. (1)
• 13th My baby is six. (1)
• 12th Sunday Monday Linky Love. (4)
• 10th Proof we don't spank. (3)
• 8th Next thing you know I'll be going to bed in full makeup and my prettiest thong. (2)
• 6th Saturday night in pictures. (2)
• 4th Sunday Linky Love. (0)
• 2nd The girl with black hair (or lessons adults can learn from kids). (2)
• 2nd Birth order is obviously by the number of photos taken. (2)

April 2008

• 30th The end of the day shuffle. (4)
• 29th How I know it's Spring. (5)
• 27th Sunday Linky Love. (1)
• 25th What do a small alien phoning home, John Travolta in skimpy shorts and a big yellow bird have in common?. (2)
• 23rd Buying something just for me. (5)
• 23rd Pour myself a cup of ambition. (1)
• 22nd Sweet 16 and never been kissed...right?. (5)
• 21st She loves me so. (0)
• 20th Sunday Linky Love. (0)
• 18th How I met Bob, and other secrets I'll never tell my kids. (2)
• 17th Love Thursday April 17, 2008. (3)
• 16th What has the world come to?. (4)
• 15th Cat fights at the soccer game. (4)
• 13th Sunday Linky Love. (6)
• 11th Either I'm old or Old Navy needs to rethink their fashions. (13)
• 10th Mrs. Reagen always said, "Just Say No". (4)
• 9th The Cure for Modern Life by Lisa Tucker. (3)
• 8th Mr. Blackwells Worst Parenting List. (3)
• 6th Sunday Linky Love. (7)
• 5th The park is no place for children. (3)
• 4th What Not to Say, the stepmom edition. (1)
• 3rd Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a cleaner, greener, safer home. (1)

March 2008

• 31st Imagine how I'll be when these kids go off to college. (6)
• 30th Sunday Linky Love. (2)
• 27th Love Thursday March 27, 2008. (3)
• 26th No job for you pregnant girl. (9)
• 25th One foot in my crazy world and one foot in the real world. It's a start.. (4)
• 24th Everything I need to know I learned from the History channel. (5)
• 23rd Finding humor in gas station signs. (1)
• 23rd Sunday Linky Love. (2)
• 23rd The things we do for our kids...like stay up until 3am to hide Easter eggs. (0)
• 22nd Where were you when.... (2)
• 19th Love Thursday March 20, 2008. (10)
• 19th The mom debate never ends. (4)
• 16th Sunday Linky Love. (3)
• 15th My love list. (2)
• 13th Love Thursday March 13, 2008. (1)
• 12th Finding Childcare (part 2). (1)
• 12th Thank goodness we don't live in Connecticut. (1)
• 11th Many of my firsts. (6)
• 10th I thought it was a math lesson, but then it went terribly wrong. (7)
• 9th Sunday Linky Love. (1)
• 8th The Favorite Meme. (4)
• 6th Love Thursday March 6, 2008. (4)
• 5th Finding Childcare (part 1). (0)
• 4th Cooking with Bean. (4)
• 2nd Sunday Linky Love. (3)
• 1st Letter to my body. (4)

February 2008

• 29th Awards, awards, everywhere...and a meme. (8)
• 28th Love Thursday 02/28/2007. (5)
• 27th A simple cure for writer's block. (5)
• 26th And then I peed my pants. (3)
• 25th Thank You!. (0)
• 25th Weather By Numbers. (4)
• 24th Sunday Linky Love. (2)
• 22nd Being a bad mommy. (7)
• 20th Turns out I'm not a heartless bitch after all. (8)
• 19th Mental Note: Scrub shower every morning. (3)
• 18th Screw you Father Winter. (3)
• 17th Sunday Linky Love. (3)
• 15th Love in the second grade. (1)
• 14th Love Thursday: February 14, 2008. (6)
• 13th Bug Bites. (0)
• 11th How'd I get so lucky to get such a sweet little boy. (5)
• 10th Sunday Linky Love. (3)
• 7th Love Thursday: February 7, 2008. (6)
• 6th Now where did I put my snowshoes?. (4)
• 5th I blame the school for these dark circles under my eyes. (6)
• 4th Locking my keys...um, I mean your keys in your car. (6)
• 3rd I'm walking for a cure. (25)
• 3rd Sunday Linky Love. (4)
• 2nd Making mama proud. (1)

January 2008

• 31st Love Thursday: January 31, 2007. (4)
• 30th Reason #4826 why I love my husband. (9)
• 28th Making a good first impression. (7)
• 26th Sunday Linky Love. (3)
• 26th More insanity from the "church". (6)
• 24th Just because you call yourself a church doesn't make it true. (6)
• 23rd Don't make fun of my fearless moment. (2)
• 21st A little pathetic begging. (6)
• 20th Sunday Linky Love. (3)
• 19th It's been four days since my last post.... (3)
• 15th Work snafus. (5)
• 14th That's enough hugging, woman. (5)
• 13th Sunday Linky Love. (2)
• 12th Sex kills. (2)
• 10th It's all Steve's fault. (1)
• 8th Christmas is officially over. (2)
• 6th Sunday Linky Love. (3)
• 4th Leave Kevin Alone. (2)
• 3rd I'm cheating on my blog. (3)
• 3rd Where will I shop now that Target's breaking my heart?. (2)
• 1st This is how old people party. (3)

December 2007

• 31st Recapping 2007. (1)
• 30th Adding a little texture to our lives. (1)
• 29th I'm such an old lady I almost broke a hip sledding. (1)
• 28th You know your a blogger when.... (2)
• 27th Wii are having so much fun. (4)
• 25th Merry Christmas!. (1)
• 24th And our toe socks were hung from our feet with care. (0)
• 24th I still believe. (0)
• 22nd Do you ever find that the conversation goes differently in your head?. (2)
• 20th We're having a redneck Christmas. (1)
• 19th Sharing Christmas. (2)
• 18th Taking the perfect Christmas card photo. (2)
• 17th The Middle Name Meme. (1)
• 13th And the winner is..... (2)
• 12th What did I do before the internet?. (2)
• 11th Love notes. (3)
• 10th Creating a buzz. (0)
• 9th One more reason I love my husband. (3)
• 7th Christine and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad two days in a row . (2)
• 6th Christine and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. (1)
• 5th Fab Girls Book Giveaway. (26)
• 5th Thankfully Dad didn't teach me how to swim. (1)
• 3rd I might love it even more than I love my kids*. (4)
• 2nd Do you want her autograph?. (0)

November 2007

• 30th I did it. (2)
• 29th Scoring a touchdown in the last four seconds of the basketball game. (2)
• 28th Do stay-at-home moms need a full-time nanny?. (9)
• 27th Fighting eight year old style. (3)
• 26th Toe socks for everyone. (2)
• 25th Why does this always happen right before a big event?. (2)
• 24th Partying like it's 1995. (1)
• 23rd You can keep your 0 TVs. I'm staying in bed.. (2)
• 22nd Happy Thanksgiving. (2)
• 21st A little dirt never hurt ya. (0)
• 20th View from the bathtub. (1)
• 19th Keeping warm in the man cave. (0)
• 18th Next year we're just ordering pizza and renting a movie for our anniversary. (4)
• 17th Is there a 12 step program for blogging?. (4)
• 16th We are a cheese and bean burrito. (1)
• 15th I'm so uncool, or whatever the kids are calling it these days. (4)
• 14th 10 things I remember about our wedding on our 10th anniversary. (4)
• 13th Showing your love with a fruit basket. (4)
• 12th And Santa giggled like a school girl as he drove out of sight. (1)
• 11th The Millennials are coming. (3)
• 10th Embarrassing myself on the internet. (0)
• 9th Let's all hold hands in protest. (4)
• 8th 22 days to go and already pulling out the sock photos. (3)
• 7th What can sleep do for you?. (5)
• 6th What's in your pocket?. (3)
• 5th 50% of you will bail before you even finish reading this title. (3)
• 4th Do you think they'll notice the egg shells in their pie?. (0)
• 3rd Just another night at the theatre. NOT!. (1)
• 2nd Friday Flashback: My Very First Apartment. (2)
• 1st Sharpening my pencil (or umm...keyboard) for NaBloPoMo. (2)

October 2007

• 31st Forcing my kids to trick-or-treat. (2)
• 30th There are still some good people left in the world. (0)
• 29th I swear I'm not trying to be controversial. (4)
• 27th Visiting every pumpkin patch in town. (3)
• 23rd It's my party and I'll swear if I want to. (3)
• 21st We went to the pumpkin patch and all we got was dirty. (1)
• 19th I wanted to hide in Corduroy's pocket. (1)
• 18th When I was a kid all we got from the nurse's office was a band-aid. (6)
• 17th Caleb's early comedy career. (5)
• 16th On the road to recovery. (3)
• 14th Sugar and spice and everything nice vs. snips and snails and puppy dog tails. (0)
• 13th For the love of all things holy, what have I done?. (2)
• 11th Hanging on to this rope of life by the thinnest of threads. (6)
• 9th Doing a little baking. (7)
• 8th How to get your husband to clean the garage. (7)
• 7th Starting young with the co-ed sleepover. (1)
• 6th Our first audition. (3)
• 5th Friday Flashback: Growing Up Isn't Easy. (1)
• 4th Celebrating 8 years of twinhood. (4)
• 3rd How do you train a cat to stay indoors?. (4)
• 2nd I'll tell the weather man where he can put that tornado. (5)
• 1st Joke of the day. (2)

September 2007

• 28th Who knew beasts could free your soul?. (0)
• 27th Just chillin' and eating some pencils. (1)
• 26th Staying in shape is so overrated. (0)
• 25th A sign from God. (2)
• 24th Making my mark on the dating scene. (2)
• 22nd I have cancer - love Grandpa. (5)
• 21st I'm gonna get you sucka. (0)
• 20th Can't blog. Too busy making crazy laptop love.. (3)
• 19th Now where's my caffeine and donuts?. (2)
• 17th I think Steve Jobs reads my blog. (3)
• 15th Lessons on how to be a true procrastinator. (5)
• 14th I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown. (3)
• 13th Maybe if my pills were in the shape of Brad Pitt I'd take them every day. (2)
• 11th Who let the old lady in the classroom?. (2)
• 10th The great underwear search. (4)
• 9th Privacy Policy. (0)
• 7th An altercation, a phone call from the principal, police involvement...and that was just the first 60 minutes of my day. (8)
• 5th An actual day in my crazy life. (0)
• 5th When it comes to custody we are still living in the dark ages. (2)
• 4th Wake me when class is over. (0)
• 3rd Way too much labor for one day. (1)
• 2nd This is why we never go out. (2)

August 2007

• 31st See, I sometimes watch the news. (2)
• 30th How can you poop with your shoes on?. (1)
• 29th How to annoy me reason #458. (3)
• 27th College is a lot like junior high. (1)
• 23rd I AM the keyblade master. (0)
• 20th Kick it like Caleb. (1)
• 18th No longer a baby. Not yet a man.. (4)
• 16th Just pass me my name tag with 'cold heartless bitch' written on it. (3)
• 15th At least there's one reason to be thankful they're now all in school. (2)
• 14th Do you know where I can get a red 3 prong plastic folder (not a binder)?. (1)
• 13th Class reunions: the cure for high self-esteem. (1)
• 10th Pick up lines that don't work. (1)
• 9th There ain't no blurbs here. (0)
• 6th Everything I learned about hair dye I learned in the 80's. (0)
• 5th It's official. He's a teenager.. (1)
• 2nd This is why I never leave the house. (0)

July 2007

• 31st I'll tell you where Dick can surgically implant that boot. (1)
• 31st Smot Poker*. (0)
• 30th Can't you just feel the love?. (0)
• 29th Boating without ever leaving the dock. (0)
• 28th Arrr, ye matey. (1)
• 25th Light up and go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect 0.. (3)
• 23rd Thirty minutes of my life I'll never get back. (3)
• 20th Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. (1)
• 19th Thank God my mom keeps alcohol in her house. (3)
• 18th Do not eat while reading this post. You've been warned.. (3)
• 17th Does the electric company take bribes?. (0)
• 16th Review: Lost and Found. (2)
• 15th Falling in love with Pizza Hut all over again. (7)
• 13th CHBM Photo Friday: Summer Time. (2)
• 13th When fifteen minutes makes a big difference. (0)
• 12th Sibling Love Thursday. (0)
• 11th Tales from a cranky sinusitis patient. (3)
• 8th You know the dungeon. Where all the ball players hang out.. (0)
• 7th Swimming with the fishes. (2)
• 7th I heart Jeff Bezos. (1)
• 5th Thursday Thirteen #35: Things to do when it's raining. (3)
• 4th The rockets red glare. (1)
• 2nd Why I don't shop at Best Buy. (2)

June 2007

• 30th What is it with guys and things blowing up?. (1)
• 30th Gettin' all snooty at the Sailboat Regatta. (0)
• 28th Who knew ducks could jump?. (3)
• 27th Sleep on now, and take your rest. (2)
• 26th Review: The 24-Hour Pharmacist. (2)
• 25th I feel like shit. How are you today?. (2)
• 22nd Way too smart for his own good. (5)
• 21st Thursday Thirteen #34: Water games. (3)
• 20th Death by art. (0)
• 19th Review: The Naked Roommate. (0)
• 18th No touchy. (5)
• 18th Father's Day fun in the sun. (0)
• 17th Science is working against us. (0)
• 17th Conversations about love at seven years old. (1)
• 15th This hurts me more than it hurts you. (0)
• 15th It's not about the nutrition. It's about the lawsuit.. (0)
• 14th Thursday Thirteen #33: My birth. (3)
• 14th So now it's Kellogg's fault your kid is fat?. (3)
• 12th It's officially summer. (1)
• 12th Not even the scary thought of putting on a bathing suit will stop me from enjoying that pool. (2)
• 11th 33 things from 33 years ago. (3)
• 10th Review: Extreme Monsters Battling Bigfoot. (0)
• 8th The downside of working from home. (2)
• 7th Thursday Thirteen #32: Things to do at the park. (6)
• 7th Win 6 months of FREE Netflix. (0)
• 6th Having way too much fun in the shower. (0)
• 6th Who's your secret crush?. (2)
• 6th As I accept my Franklin DVD I'd like to thank all those who believed in me. (0)
• 5th Are you supposed to have this much fun at school?. (1)
• 5th Unveiling a new style. (2)
• 3rd The mummy wars. (0)
• 3rd Skyler's big night[s]. (0)
• 1st Mommyhood in the workplace. (1)

May 2007

• 31st Brokeback 1st grade field trip. (0)
• 31st Thursday Thirteen #31: Summer Activities You Can Do In Your Own Yard. (6)
• 30th Give me a 'P.' Give me an 'A.' Give me an 'R, E, N, T.' What's that spell? PARENT!. (1)
• 27th Who taught that kid sarcasm?. (1)
• 26th At least I know he's learning something. (2)
• 25th Review: Greetingflix.com. (1)
• 23rd Making the move from preschool to kindergarten. (4)
• 21st Whatever happened to celebrating our uniqueness?. (6)
• 20th Why does working out have to be so much work?. (0)
• 19th On his way to 40!. (1)
• 17th How I know he's The One. (3)
• 16th Reason #416 why I know I'm getting old. (2)
• 14th How was you're Mother's Day?. (0)
• 13th Actually you're an old man. (2)
• 12th My baby is five. (1)
• 10th If I'm this freaked about a 4 A.M. MySpace conversation imagine what a basket case I'll be when he starts actually kissing girls. (4)
• 7th Zoom, zoom, zoom. (0)
• 5th Now where did I put the band-aids?. (3)
• 3rd I met Jon Bon Jovi. (2)
• 1st Something just for me. (5)

April 2007

• 29th I'm...too...tired...to make it up the stairs. (5)
• 28th Slacker mom no more. (0)
• 27th My fearless moment. (4)
• 25th It's been three days since my last post. (3)
• 22nd Happy Birthday Justis!. (7)
• 21st Just in case you didn't get enough soccer pictures last weekend. (1)
• 20th Gimme the check. (0)
• 20th When did running become a bad thing?. (1)
• 17th Not one of my finest moments. (0)
• 17th Praying for the Virginia Tech community and their families. (1)
• 16th Has public speaking ever killed somebody?. (2)
• 15th Cause there's no such thing as too much soccer. (1)
• 14th Is it summer yet?. (0)
• 12th Kindergarten Roundup in pictures. (5)
• 10th Happy Easter [a few days late]. (4)
• 6th It could be worse. It could be the "other" kind of gas.. (3)
• 5th The Easter Bunny even visits the soldiers. (0)
• 4th Keeping up the tradition. (0)
• 2nd Next thing I know I'll be dropping him off at college. (1)

March 2007

• 31st Prince Charming?. (0)
• 30th I had nothing to write about today, but then there was a knock on the door.. (2)
• 29th The sense of smell is way overrated anyway. (0)
• 27th Where's my Calgon?. (11)
• 24th If only I had a clone. (0)
• 23rd Reasoning with a teenager. (3)
• 22nd She likes me, she really likes me. (8)
• 20th If I owned any black clothes I'd be wearing them now. (0)
• 18th Contact. (0)
• 17th I went to the St. Patrick's Day parade and all I got were dog treats. (1)
• 15th Whatever happens remain calm. (0)
• 14th I've heard of dine and dash, but birth and dash?. (4)
• 13th I heart the ground hog. (2)
• 13th Since we're on the subject of weddings. (0)
• 12th Self-portrait Monday. (0)
• 11th Wedding bliss, a meme. (1)
• 10th Broken toe version 2.0. (1)
• 9th The right kind of praise. (2)
• 7th I wrote a best selling essay and all I got was carpal tunnel. (2)
• 6th Binge drinking. (1)
• 5th Outsource parenting. (3)
• 5th Things that are getting on my nerves today. (1)
• 3rd Let the teenage years begin. (5)
• 1st A U, gimme back my gold watch. (6)

February 2007

• 28th I bet he doesn't pay child support either. (4)
• 27th Mom's Law. (2)
• 26th Review: Educational software, books and games for the kids. (3)
• 25th Where's Thomas Edison when we need him?. (0)
• 24th The new Ice Age. (1)
• 22nd And the judge ruled. (2)
• 22nd Thursday Thirteen #30 : Anna Nicole Smith. (5)
• 21st A night of berry dog farts. (2)
• 20th Danger: Lots of whining ahead. You may want to turn back now.. (2)
• 18th Review: Monitoring your kids online with PC Pandora. (4)
• 17th I'm a "self person". (0)
• 16th God's watching you. (2)
• 15th Thursday Thirteen #29: My Favorite Things. (3)
• 14th Happy Freaking Valentine's Day to me. (2)
• 14th Happy Valentine's Day!. (1)
• 13th A Valentine Tattoo. (1)
• 11th Death of a Snowman. (2)
• 9th What was your most memorable Valentine's Day gift?. (3)
• 8th Co-ed Sleepovers for tweens...why are we even having this discussion?. (6)
• 7th Some Follow Ups. (0)
• 4th Just when I thought I was getting out of watching the Super Bowl. (3)
• 3rd Fighting the big pork fight*. (2)
• 2nd Apparently my furnace hates me. (1)
• 1st Thursday Thirteen #28: Before I Die. (4)

January 2007

• 31st Open Letter to Winter. (2)
• 30th Why I don't watch the news. (2)
• 30th Bedtime Banter. (2)
• 28th How are you're New Year's resolutions going?. (3)
• 27th Drinking Suburban Bliss style. (7)
• 26th Having "snow" much fun. (0)
• 25th Thursday Thirteen #27: Body Parts. (7)
• 22nd This is what they're teaching me in school. (4)
• 20th The difference between day and night. (2)
• 19th I'm not weird. You're weird.. (4)
• 18th Is friendship and motherhood like oil and vinegar or is it more of a good mixed drink?. (1)
• 15th Dinner table talk. (1)
• 15th Still playing in the snow. (1)
• 14th We finally have snow. (2)
• 13th Sir Mix Alot is stalking me. (3)
• 11th Part of the fairy benefits program. (2)
• 9th The good stuff. (3)
• 8th Since we're talking about words you shouldn't say. (0)
• 8th If he'll do that for a dollar, what will he do for ten?. (1)
• 7th Dear Britney,. (2)
• 5th All the kids are doing it. (0)
• 4th I'm literally leaking brains. (22)
• 2nd A New Year fairy tale. (3)
• 1st The dreaded New Year resolutions. (1)
• 1st Looking back on 2006. (1)

December 2006

• 31st Happy New Year!. (0)
• 30th When I'm famous you'll be all 'I remember when...'. (2)
• 29th Shouldn't there be a training class for this?. (2)
• 28th Thursday Thirteen #26: Christmas Carols. (7)
• 27th Who knew a trip to the movies could be so eventful. (1)
• 26th Z is for ZZZzzzzz..... (1)
• 25th Y is for Yule. (1)
• 25th Merry Christmas!. (0)
• 24th X is for eXcitement!. (1)
• 23rd W is for Wishes. (0)
• 22nd V is for Virginia. (1)
• 21st U is for Underwear. (0)
• 21st Thursday Thirteen #25: Christmas Movie Trivia. (1)
• 20th T is for Tree. (0)
• 19th S is for Snowflakes. (2)
• 19th Remember when yellow light just meant 'slow down and prepare to stop?'. (0)
• 18th R is for Reindeer. (1)
• 18th Her eyes are so pretty they shine. (0)
• 17th Q is for Quiz. (0)
• 16th P is for Petit Fours. (0)
• 15th Links link [cracks me up every time]. (0)
• 15th O is for Overdo and Overwhelming. (1)
• 15th Since we're on the subject of naughty and nice..... (1)
• 14th N is for Naughty and Nice. (0)
• 13th M is for Mistletoe. (1)
• 13th Correcting Dear Abby. (1)
• 12th L is for Letters to Santa. (0)
• 11th K is for Kris Kringle. (0)
• 11th There's more to Iowa than corn. (0)
• 11th J is for Jolly. (2)
• 10th Something to do in your spare time. (2)
• 9th I is for Illumination. (0)
• 9th Archives. (0)
• 9th Bobby the Movie. (0)
• 9th H is for Home. (0)
• 8th G is for the Green. (3)
• 7th Thursday Thirteen #24: Classic Christmas Shows. (9)
• 7th F is for Frosty. (0)
• 6th E is Elf. (0)
• 4th D is for Decorations. (0)
• 3rd C is for Candy Canes. (0)
• 3rd The lights are up. (2)
• 2nd B is for Bows. (0)
• 1st A is for Aromas. (2)

November 2006

• 30th Thursday Thirteen #23: Holiday Songs. (8)
• 30th I did it!. (1)
• 29th Dreaming of hot chocolate. (0)
• 28th In today's performance, the role of stepmom will be played by you. (3)
• 27th He's remarried. Now what?. (0)
• 26th Remembering Grandpa. (1)
• 25th I'm a hard core criminal. (1)
• 24th Let the shopping frenzy begin. (0)
• 23rd Caught red white handed. (3)
• 23rd One more moment I'm thankful for. (0)
• 23rd Thursday Thirteen #22: Thankful. (4)
• 23rd Happy Thanksgiving!. (1)
• 22nd Damn her for making me blog about her two times in two months. (7)
• 21st Some Thanksgiving Fun. (0)
• 21st Me and my grandma. (0)
• 20th Adding parent to my resume. (1)
• 19th Dinner talk. (1)
• 18th Farewell BJ. (0)
• 17th We'll just call them man pads. (2)
• 16th Love Thursday. (1)
• 16th Thursday Thirteen #21: My husband. (7)
• 15th Shame on you Delta!. (5)
• 14th Happy Anniversary to me. (2)
• 13th We all make mistakes. (2)
• 12th Gobble Gobble. (1)
• 11th Struggling to survive NaBloPoMo. (4)
• 10th Today's Gossip. (4)
• 9th Thursday Thirteen #20 : My Roles. (10)
• 8th This is me getting all political and stuff. (1)
• 8th Tag, I'm it. (0)
• 7th Is there a point where the doctor gives you a frequent visit discount?. (1)
• 6th I've still got it. (0)
• 5th The Next Rachel Ray. (1)
• 4th We won. (1)
• 4th I hope this isn't a sign of how my whole weekend's going to go. (1)
• 3rd In Today's News. (1)
• 2nd Thursday Thirteen #19: Excuses. (3)
• 1st Here I go ranting again. (2)
• 1st Campaigning for your vote!. (1)

October 2006

• 31st Happy Halloween!. (6)
• 31st It could happen to you. (3)
• 30th More Halloween Memories. (0)
• 29th Halloween x2. (0)
• 27th Back when they were three. (2)
• 26th Still mourning. (0)
• 26th Apparently I'm trendy. (1)
• 25th Should've know better. (2)
• 23rd Calling in sick to work blog. (4)
• 20th Some funny in the middle of my sniffling. (2)
• 18th It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy. (1)
• 17th Put down the remote and back away from the TV. (0)
• 16th Should I bring him roses?. (6)
• 14th When you gotta go, you gotta go. (2)
• 12th The "S" word. (5)
• 12th Thursday Thirteen #18: Photos. (19)
• 11th Growing up way too fast. (1)
• 9th Life lessons. (3)
• 9th And then they were seven. (2)
• 7th Even more chocolately fun...and I don't even like chocolate.. (1)
• 7th Miss Shell. (0)
• 5th Thursday Thirteen #17 : Twins. (9)
• 4th Happy Birthday Skyler & Spencer!. (2)
• 4th The things I do for my six seven-year-olds. (1)
• 3rd Mother of the Year...NOT!. (0)
• 3rd Facing the old age facts. (2)
• 1st See, I told you so. (0)
• 1st That depends on your definition of is...I mean my.. (0)

September 2006

• 29th Sung to the tune of "If you're happy and you know it". (4)
• 28th Thursday Thirteen #16 : Travel. (8)
• 28th Preparing for the party. (2)
• 27th Our own amusement park attraction. (1)
• 27th More examples of my procrastination addiction. (1)
• 26th Peeking out the closet door. (2)
• 25th Shopping therapy doesn't come cheap. (2)
• 22nd Helpful (?!?) advice for those who've found my site through a Google search. (1)
• 21st Thursday Thirteen #15: Grey's Anatomy. (13)
• 20th Black and blue and swollen all over. (2)
• 19th Our trip to Great America in pictures. (0)
• 18th Classic Rock?. (2)
• 16th Moving along with Operation Renovation. (0)
• 14th Andy Dick is...well...a dick. (1)
• 13th Some randomness from my snot filled head. (4)
• 12th Out Sick. (4)
• 10th Remembering Philip D. Miller. (6)
• 9th And then we had a dance-off. (0)
• 7th Thursday Thirteen #14: Things I Like About Myself. (7)
• 6th Do you have 12" subs in your car?. (1)
• 5th I'm being spammed by my school. (0)
• 5th Speaking of TV. (2)
• 4th I blame TV. (1)
• 2nd Cheerleading, football and rants, oh my!. (2)

August 2006

• 31st Thursday Thirteen #13: Jobs. (2)
• 30th Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers. (5)
• 29th Why can't we all just get along?. (2)
• 28th Home Alone [the Bean Family version]. (0)
• 25th What made Steve Forbes issue an apology?. (2)
• 25th Here my rebel yell. (7)
• 24th Thursday Thirteen #12: OCD. (14)
• 23rd Hitch your wagon to a star in the Sky[ler]. (0)
• 21st Trying to fit a week's worth of stuff in to one Monday. (2)
• 20th Procrastination Fun!. (2)
• 17th Another brick in the wall. (2)
• 17th What do you think?. (0)
• 17th Thursday Thirteen #11: My fridge. (22)
• 16th And then there was one. (0)
• 16th I know I'm going to kick myself for admitting this out loud, but.... (2)
• 14th We're all back to normal.... (2)
• 13th Home again. (1)
• 12th Things said tonight that sound dirty, but aren't. (1)
• 12th Where were you?. (2)
• 11th The one were I get all political again. (0)
• 10th It's Thursday again?. (1)
• 8th Like mother, like son. (3)
• 7th The importance of choosing a good IM name. (1)
• 5th Happy Birthday Keaton!. (2)
• 4th Lots of Love for Locks of Love. (5)
• 3rd I survived registration....barely. (1)
• 3rd Thursday Thirteen #10: Keaton. (23)
• 2nd School hasn't even started yet and I'm already worn out. (3)
• 1st The sad state of education. (1)
• 1st This is why men need lists. (0)

July 2006

• 30th Kitty 911. (2)
• 28th Having a blonde moment. (1)
• 28th So easy, even babies can do it. (1)
• 28th I'm a blogging chick. (1)
• 27th Thursday Thirteen #9: Schools Out!. (13)
• 27th How to disappoint a girl in one night. (2)
• 24th Fond memories of the theatre. (2)
• 22nd Won't you remember with me?. (3)
• 21st One room down.... (0)
• 20th Thursday Thirteen #8: Books. (22)
• 19th Wook at these wittle, itty, bitty toes. (0)
• 16th And the battle began. (0)
• 15th My husband's a bigger nerd than yours. (3)
• 15th Pampering ourselves. (0)
• 14th My Old Man. (0)
• 13th Thursday Thirteen #7: Fourth of July. (8)
• 13th Tutor or Tooter. (1)
• 12th Going through withdrawal. (0)
• 10th I'm surrounded by young people. (2)
• 8th Oops...what happened to Thursday?. (0)
• 4th We just can't get enough of these family gatherings. (1)
• 3rd Reunited And It Feels So Good. (1)
• 1st What do concussions, flooding and well-done meat have to do with each other?. (0)

June 2006

• 30th Learning new words. (2)
• 29th Lighting up the night at the balloon glow. (3)
• 29th Thursday Thirteen #6: 13 Photos of Me. (26)
• 28th Give me my pillow and blankie. (1)
• 28th Let there be paint. (0)
• 27th Our dirty little secret. (0)
• 26th The evolution of being carded. (0)
• 25th Being very proper at the boat regatta. (1)
• 24th You know you're old when.... (0)
• 24th So creamy it's almost fattening. (1)
• 23rd Keaton's Home!!!. (0)
• 22nd Thursday Thirteen #5: Keaton's Trip to Colorado. (17)
• 19th Keaton's Travel Log - Day 2. (1)
• 18th More Sex Talk. (1)
• 18th Live Performance, Tonight Only!. (1)
• 17th Keaton's Travel Log - Day One. (1)
• 16th The adventures of Spencer's lost tooth. (0)
• 16th Marketing at its finest. (1)
• 15th Thursday Thirteen #4: What I did on my birthday. (24)
• 14th All work and no play. (1)
• 12th Family of dorks. (2)
• 12th 32 things I've accomplished in 32 years. (1)
• 11th Premature pity party over. (0)
• 10th You're invited to my pity party. (1)
• 10th Crazy Cat Lady. (1)
• 8th Breaking bread with the ducks. (1)
• 8th Thursday Thirteen #3: My 13 Favorite Foods. (17)
• 7th Please don't call the authorities. (0)
• 6th Meet Bandit and Bella. (1)
• 5th Academic excellence. (1)
• 3rd Another year another blog post. (0)
• 2nd Everything I need to know about relationships I learned from The Breakup. (1)
• 2nd As the OCD Turns. (0)
• 1st Thursday Thirteen #2: Summer. (19)

May 2006

• 30th On a rampage again [a.k.a. Washington Mutual Sucks]. (46)
• 30th Pulling pigtails. (0)
• 29th Apparently being a criminal does pay. (0)
• 28th Introducing our new family member. (1)
• 28th Spencer and his words. (0)
• 26th I'm the King of the World. (0)
• 25th Thursday Thirteen #1: Favorite TV Shows. (5)
• 23rd If TV doesn't get me, the caffeine will. (0)
• 22nd Give the girl a break. (0)
• 21st Thanks to TV I'm dying a slow, painful death. (0)
• 21st See you next year. (0)
• 20th How old men party. (0)
• 19th Happy Birthday Old Man!. (0)
• 18th In today's news.... (0)
• 17th Riding in to the sunset...or grass. (0)
• 17th The difference between boys and girls. (1)
• 16th Just say "no" to the recess ban. (3)
• 14th Speaking of fish. (0)
• 14th My Mother's Day gifts. (0)
• 13th A party so nice we did it twice. (0)
• 13th Getting crazier every day. (0)
• 12th Happy Birthday Caleb!. (1)
• 10th Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack. (1)
• 9th Gonna party like it's 1999...or something like that. (0)
• 8th Ummm....did I ask for your opinion?. (1)
• 5th Swinging from the rafters on a caffeine high. (2)
• 3rd The more things change, the more they remain...insane.. (0)
• 1st April Showers bring May Flowers?. (0)

April 2006

• 29th Spencer's Big Moment. (0)
• 29th Sleeping In. (1)
• 28th The word of the day is...STRESS!. (0)
• 25th The Great Paying for Grades Debate. (0)
• 23rd Holding God's Hands. (0)
• 22nd Happy 14th Birthday Justis!. (0)
• 21st This one time...in Chicago. (0)
• 19th Where have I been?. (0)
• 15th My letter to big bad Sequoia driving man. (0)
• 14th Conversations from the road. (0)
• 13th Traveling. (0)
• 12th How to freak your kids out.... (1)
• 9th These are our children's role models. (0)
• 8th Turning in to a man. (1)
• 7th Living with a preteen. (0)
• 5th Excuse me while I nibble on my nails. (0)
• 4th Sitting cross-legged doing yoga....in front of the TV. (0)
• 1st Lesson 1: No sex talk when the kids are in the room. (1)

March 2006

• 31st Making small talk. (0)
• 29th My anxiety level has been increased to a red alert. (1)
• 28th Did you call me a stripper you mother ffffing ho?. (3)
• 27th Who knew parenting would be this hard. (1)
• 26th Like life, baseball is so unfair. (0)
• 26th Professor Plum in the library with the candlestick. (0)
• 25th Can you hear me now?. (0)
• 24th The Many Faces of Skyler. (0)
• 23rd Remember when I was sane? Yeah, neither do I.. (1)
• 22nd All a girl wants is a little romance. (0)
• 21st I don't know about the learnin' but the pizza's sure good. (0)
• 20th A funny thing happened on the way home from church yesterday. (2)
• 19th My fairy tale is ending. (1)
• 18th Lessons learned while making monkey bread. (0)
• 18th No, I don't owe you money and I don't want to buy your product. (1)
• 17th My Adventures at the Patrick and Spongebob Parade. (1)
• 16th Tomorrow's Patrick and Spongebob Parade. (0)
• 15th Postcards from vacation. (0)
• 14th George Washington vs. Uncle Sam. (0)
• 13th Burger King charbroiled themselves a little too long. (1)
• 12th Morbid Love. (1)
• 10th Counting down to Spring Break. (0)
• 10th Jealousy or something else?. (0)
• 9th Flipping my middle finger at American Idol. (0)
• 8th Best Oprah Quote Ever. (0)
• 4th Today's small miracle. (0)
• 2nd Stop with the Mommy Wars. (0)
• 1st I remember when.... (0)

February 2006

• 28th You wish you had my presentation skills. (0)
• 27th Bring on the Prozac. (1)
• 26th The Cosby Show Mystery. (2)
• 22nd So many jackasses, so little time. (1)
• 21st Tripping Up in Manhattan. (3)
• 20th The Chore War. (2)
• 17th "Get the hell out of my house in Jesus' name I pray" and other Christian quotes. (1)
• 16th Skyler's Snow Day. (0)
• 14th Happy Valentine's Day!. (1)
• 13th Making it all better. (0)
• 12th On my way to a heart attack. (0)
• 11th Stop the Insanity. (1)
• 10th Survivor's Guilt. (0)
• 9th Skyler's Young Suitor. (0)
• 8th Why my posting has become so erratic recently [or Open Letter to the Youngins]. (2)
• 6th What they forgot to teach in those 6th grade sex ed classes. (3)
• 5th To Thine Own Self Be True....I mean, unless you're a gay man in the Christian lifestyle. (0)
• 3rd You know you live in an exciting city when..... (0)
• 2nd Who's the boss?. (0)

January 2006

• 31st How to survive a speech 101. (0)
• 30th High School Already?!?. (0)
• 30th But the Tooth Fairy's a union member honey. (2)
• 27th What's all the hub bub?. (0)
• 24th Too Cool To Blog?. (0)
• 23rd My Little Big Man. (0)
• 21st Shut up already. (0)
• 20th Regrets?. (0)
• 18th I'm just never satisfied. (0)
• 18th Proving me wrong. (0)
• 17th The 30-Year-Old Student. (2)
• 17th Let that be a lesson to you. (1)
• 16th I Curse Mondays. (1)
• 13th Keeping them safe one contract at a time. (1)
• 11th Oh No You Didn't. (3)
• 10th I Have News. (0)
• 9th Early Pep Talks. (0)
• 8th Stop it with the Mr. Mom!. (3)
• 7th And that just proves that girls ARE better then boys. (0)
• 6th Aaaarrrggghhhh!. (0)
• 5th Swimming in the deep abyss of my own self pity. (0)
• 4th Say yes if you're tired of automated run arounds. (0)
• 4th Phlew **tongue out, spit flying**. (0)
• 3rd To be educated or not to be educated. That is the question.. (0)
• 2nd One Last Christmas . (0)
• 2nd Too smart for his own good. (0)
• 1st Happy New Year!. (1)

December 2005

• 31st 2006 New Year Resolutions. (0)
• 30th Christmas Memory #9 -- Caleb's First Christmas. (0)
• 30th Christmas Memory #8 -- Skyler & Spencer's First Christmas. (0)
• 29th Christmas Memory #7 -- Keaton's First Christmas. (0)
• 28th Christmas Memory #10 -- New Memories. (0)
• 27th Guess How I Spent My Day Today?. (0)
• 22nd