Friday, December 16, 2011

You Can Do it All!

I have always dreamed of going to college, but it never happened...until now. I'm working towards a bachelor's in English and PR/Marketing. I was so smart, I even enrolled in college when my 2nd son was three months old! Guess I forgot that babies get bigger and more demanding before they get any

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Raising Readers

I experienced one of my proudest moments as a mother recently, when all four of my children requested books for Christmas. (And other stuff too, like: ninjas, shirts that always stay warm, pizza and everything they've seen on TV since last year - but who cares!? BOOKS!) To be fair, the baby could

Don't like Christmas Cake? Want my famous Cape Brandy Tart Recipe?

Hello Beautiful OTDE Readers. Some of us (me) are not too fond of the old Christmas Cake. I'm not a Raisin person. Blech Puke Gross. So.... I thought I would share my AWESOMELY DELICIOUS MOISTEST BEST EVER Cape Brandy Tart recipe with you. This recipe uses Dates... Nom Nom - I loves me some d

Christmas means...pajamas?

Excuse me, but when did holiday pajamas become such a thing?  I am 99% certain we never had them as a child (although I certainly intend to call my mother to find out if she was just neglecting us), but every freakin’ children’s clothing manufacturer has filled my inbox with emails featuring cu

It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like...Creepy...

  In this season of holiday cheer, decorating, caroling, wassailing, present-buying, partying, eating, TV watching  and other celebratory goodness, I can't help but be disturbed at the seemingly overlooked creepiness of Christmas. Anyone with me? I know, I know.  Calling Christma

Editors Gone Wild!

While Teri, Cheryl and I were all planning out the Thanksgiving post, Teri started a Google document in which we could collaboratively type up an introduction. Google Documents rock because one of the features is character-by-character collaboration. It lets you see others updates as you edit presen

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Have Ex-Lax, Will Travel

The holidays can be a very stressful time of year, but with careful planning--and by being anyone but me--you can enjoy it without undue stress. Whether you're cooking, traveling, shopping or performing other holiday related tasks, these tips will help you not screw up the holiday season. 1. Neve