Let me say right off the bat that I'm being a big fat hypocrite in this post. After the Harry Potter extravaganza party, bagging on other people's obsessive craftiness is sort of laughable. But this instructional video on "how to build a fort kit" is just kind of killing me.   Part of me didn't [...]

So I know I promised to do my next post on the execution of the Harry Potter party, but I had to show you guys this. Remember how I fell off the broom? Well first, let me back up. Some of you may remember last 4th of July when I was at my dad's cabin [...]

So this is something I've been dying to tell you guys about. A few weeks ago, a friend pointed me to a website for these: They're little ping-pong-sized, hard foam balls that attach to the corners of your iPad (or mini) to keep it from breaking if it falls on the ground. It's an ingenious [...]

My daughter isn't in Girl Scouts, and I'm not gonna lie -- it's because I'm scared. Over the years, I've heard tale of cookie selling hell, and I feel like my adrenal glands are already shot as is. The last thing I need is people being pissed at me for being a bad Cookie Mom [...]

So when everybody started freaking out over the Onion calling nine-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis the c-word, my thought process went something like this: Wow, stay classy. Maybe an intern was tweeting. What idiot would let an intern tweet during the Oscars? Somebody's getting the axe. They'll probably end up on that Katie Couric show. Or [...]

I'm a sucker for a good commercial. And if there's one thing that really gets me, it's weirdness. But weirdness is kind of like a first date. Under do it and it lands you in the forgettable pile. Over do it and you're in creepy town. Like the GoDaddy spot with the horrible -- as [...]

So I've been using Ambien a lot lately. Maybe it's because of the rippin' bad headaches. Maybe it's perimenopause. Maybe it's too many "root beer floats" made with coke and coffee ice cream at bedtime. It's a mystery. Anyway, if you've never had Ambien, it's a unique experience. When you take it, you may start [...]

And now here's something we hope you'll reeeeaally like... Remember Banana Bunkers? They're those crazy plastic containers that keep your bananas from getting bruised  -- which is actually quite helpful -- but look like you picked them up at an adult bookstore? Well, I couldn't help myself -- I bought some. And they're all for you. [...]

My good friend, Ginger, who blogs over at Spicey Mom, wrote this on her Facebook page the other day. A hundred bucks says this is how those If you Give a Mouse a Cookie people came up with the idea. Because I don't know about you guys, but this happens to me at least five times [...]