The other Battle of the Ravine

Just when you think you’re doing a good job as a parent…
First of all, I want to apologize to any of you who may have been at the OBU vs. HSU women’s game last night, and not just because OBU lost.
We took all three of our kids to the basketball game last night, including Phillip, [...]

Active or passive, I’m still not watching commercials

I recently read an article from Lost Remote titled “Are You an Ad Avoider?”
I also think that the estimate of 10-15 percent of 17-35 year olds who are ad avoiders is an extremely low number. We have DVR capabilities for our satellite television, and we always fast-forward through commercials when we have the chance. [...]

The Byrds and the Bees

Wednesday was Valentine’s Day, and just before dinner, my 6-year-old daughter caught my husband stealing a romantic kiss of the French variety. My daughter, horrified, covered her eyes with her hands and declared, “Ew! Stop sexy-ing her, Daddy!”
Daddy assured her that, although this was “sexy” it was not in fact “sex,” which [...]

Prime candidate for a makeover show

I had to go get a new driver’s license today, which made my husband very sad because he loved to make fun of my old driver’s license picture. It’s easy to see why, since my driver’s license from four years ago looks like a “Before” picture for the Extreme Makeover show (okay, maybe not [...]

Someday she will tell her therapist about this

Earlier in the week, I had strep throat and was ordered by the doctor to stay home from work so I wouldn’t infect my entire office. He said it was “good PR.”
I really didn’t feel bad, and I was on steriods to shrink the swelling in my throat, so I spent most of the [...]

Running, running, running…

My brother talked me into running in the Little Rock Marathon with him in March. That’s not exactly correct. My brother talked me into running a half-marathon relay in March– 6.8 miles. When you compare that to a real marathon, it doesn’t sound so bad. When you compare it to my previous record of 1 [...]