My daughter, Anna Maria, is a lover of the earth and has encouraged me to take better care of my corner of the planet. A few years ago she was talking about hanging a clothes line and drying her clothes outside.  I decided to surprise her and order one from the internet and send it to [...]

I was room mom for my daughter’s class for 3 years and had a wonderful time celebrating all the usual holidays and took advantage of some overlooked holidays.  When my daughter went on to 6th grade, I was ready to put on my room mom apron and kick off the school year.  [...]

I’m doing some research on relationships. Specifically, the dynamics between husbands and wives. As you all know, my comedy is all about helping couples better understand each other and, ultimately, become closer. Men aren’t wrong for being, well, manly. And women aren’t wrong for being girly. We are what we are and understanding our differences [...]

The reveille bugle call trumpets out awaking military personnel all over the world! Brave and well prepared men and women jump to their feet and answer the call! Well, my husband, a former Marine and proud vet, is using this tactic in our home for our 12 year old daughter. Her call is [...]

As a mother of three children, I am so disheartened about the trend in Hollywood and in reality shows featuring moms raising children with cameras capturing every move.  Specifically, I am referring to Kris Jenner, Kate Gosslin, Deana Lohan, and all of the  Real Housewives of Orange County.
Kris Jenner,  a self proclaimed “momager” and matriarch [...]

First, let me say something about cooking: Everyone can cook!  I often hear women say, “I just can’t cook!”.  What I hear is, “I WON’T cook”.  Well, it’s time to suck it up people!   The recession is at our door and we can no longer sneak past it on the way to the restaurant.  Also, [...]

Kate Gosslin deserved to be left by Jon.  I called this years ago.  As I saw the show unfold, I was amazed to see the treatment of her husband becoming worse and worse.  She controls and demeans him on EVERY show.  She overrides any decision he tried to make.  If he puts the kids into [...]

So many mothers are looking at their children, and their children are looking back at them and singing that all too familiar song that children have been singing every summer; “Mommy, I’m bored!”   I wonder if Eve had to hear it from her sons, Cain and Abel;  “Mom, I’m bored!  Mom, there’s nothing to do!  [...]

So we started the home schooling and there have been some wonderful moments.  I am working with, Mrs. Lloyd, a lovely and patient teacher at our local public school.  At first, I was hell bent and rigid to get my hours in and followed a lesson plan to the “T”!  It was efficient and I [...]

My schedule has been so unpredictable and I have some emotional upheaval but am feeling back on track and ready to write my sassy blogs.
Stella got her grove back and Deb feels some dancing coming on!

First, to those of you who read my blog daily, thank you!  I appreciate your stopping by!  I have not blogged in almost a month and it is because my husband, our daughter and I made a very important and life changing decision.
Due to a difficult classroom situation, we had to withdraw our daughter from [...]

So this crazy woman who already has 6 children with no father in sight, gets artificially sperminated to produce another 8 babies…all born at once!  They are called Octuplets.  She has been hospitalized for months prior to the births, which cost the tax payers money.  This single mother of 6 had declared bankruptcy last year.  [...]

We love our babysitter, or like my 11 year old likes me to refer to her, our kid sitter.  There are so many things you need to consider when hiring a sitter.  My oldest daughter, Anna Maria, supports her self and pays college expenses by baby sitting.  She is a great sitter and is in [...]

I had some time to think about what is missing in my life that was in my mother’s life that made things seemingly easier for her.  I always remember great meals, Halloween and school play costumes, vacations, swim parties and clean laundry.  My mom and her friends made it seem effortless.  They did it all [...]

 
Finally, the new year is here!  I headlined 2 shows on New Year’s Eve and the audience members were more than ready to say good riddance to 2008!  No one I know had anything good to say about last year!  Most of us think we can get hit by a tow truck, dragged 3 miles [...]

I belong to a wonderful group of women who are wives and mommies. They are called the Manic Mommies and they are a network of moms like me who listen to and love the Manic Mommies Podcast by the founding manic mommies, Kristen and Erin!  I encourage all my friends to listen to the podcasts [...]

Where the heck have I been?  Has it really been 2 weeks since I blogged?  I have so many ideas on which to blog because my family and I have been through so much since I last wrote an entry.  Of course we are all in the middle of the nation’s financial crisis and it [...]

I was looking forward to blogging today.  But, I will be spending the entire day sitting next to my fifth grader at school.  My daughter continues to not take her school work seriously.  I will sit right next to her and WATCH her all day.  Hopefully one day of your mother sitting next to you [...]

Now here is a marriage that will work!  I can tell just by the wedding cake topper!

We have a family friend who recently got married.  We are friends of the groom.  We know all about his love of fishing, hunting and camping.  He’s a guy’s guy!  When he shopped for a dining room table, he [...]

Poor Bristol Palin. I would like to give her some advice since I think her mother and father are making a bad situation worse. Also, if Sarah Palin does become America’s VP, it will happen the same month the baby is born, so let’s just say Grandma will be too busy to help [...]