• Everyday

    The Tale of Five Salad Forks

    I have dishes and flatware service for a literal army of people. I am down to 5 salad forks. At least 90% of the people in my house don’t know, or even care, what a salad fork is. (Incorrect utensil…

  • Trauma Parenting

    Re-entry

    My very wise, long time friend, Sonyia, sent me a message upon my return home from vacation, a.k.a., The Land of Snow. The message, “How was re-entry?” I don’t think anyone else I know, at least know well, understands the…

  • Travel

    Oh, look, it’s snowing!

    We have not been able to get out of the house for a few days now. Hubby is getting restless. Meanwhile, my only concern is the dwindling the supply of toilet paper, dishwasher pods and now, milk. He has started…

  • Travel

    The Blizzard… that wasn’t

    That snow storm that dear hubby said was going to miss us, has been parked on top of us since Thursday. We are now officially trapped in the house. There is no Starbucks in the house. Daytime Emmy Nominee is…

  • Introductions

    New Here?

    There are currently seven kids living in our home and two living out on their own. This blog came about after some encouragement from both my husband and a group of friends, whom I guess find me entertaining. Maybe it…

  • Travel

    I’ll tell you what.

    When you have what I think most people call a “large family” travel is, well, interesting. This trip has started with an actual blizzard. I don’t recall ever seeing a blizzard weather warning pop up in my lifetime. All 29…