Okay, I'm just gonna come out and say it. . .I'm totally pissed off that I didn't go to BlogHer '11.To be fair, the reason I did not go to BlogHer '11 was because a bunch of my extended family members were here from all over the country. And I love my family. I wouldn't [...]

My husband and I were so pissed off and yelling so loudly last night that I'm pretty sure the neighbors heard us.Don't worry. Not yelling at each other. Well, sort of yelling at each other. More yelling in tandem. We'd watched the president's speech on the debt ceiling -- all was well. My 8-year-old was [...]

Well, I'm a few days late, but today I made my Declaration of Independence.Ben Earwicker, Garrison PhotographyThe girl, Elfie, turned seven on July 7th. Tomorrow we're having her colossal, amazing, knockdown, drag-out party. Think magical princess fairies meet crusading pirate knight guys. We've been planning and working on this party for more than a month. [...]

I like to think I'm the type of person who doesn't let my kids bug the crap out of people. I may be living in an altered state of reality and my children are actually complete heathens who leave a charred path of chaos and destruction wherever we go, but I think our biggest offenses [...]

Dear Nissan,Hi. It's Tammy. Here in Nevada. Where you haven't released the Leaf yet. I'm on your waiting list. Probably near the top. You may recall that you said I'd have my car by the end of last year.I understand that you want your roll-out of the first mass-produced electric vehicle to be a success. [...]

So I sort of feel like I'm gonna throw up.You've probably heard, the two mega-media giants, Comcast and NBC, have morphed into one super, mega-media giant. This will no doubt raise prices for all of us little guys and cause the "news" industry to sink even further into the abyss (I'm actually grateful that my [...]

So here's where I am right now. . .• We just got home from an eight-day, second annual Nevada road trip (this time to Vegas), and my house looks as though mythical creatures who secretly live underneath my carpet have finally shown themselves and puked up the following: dirty laundry that smells like casino smoke [...]

So for those of you who actually subscribe to this little blog of mine, I'm going to have to beg your forgiveness. I may be driving you slightly crazy over the next few hours (days?) as I attempt to load a new comment application onto my blog. You'll love it, I'm sure, after the fact. [...]

I had a nice, semi-sentimental post brewing about how I'm feeling much better after getting over the kick-my-ass virus and how I'm agonizing over the Japan earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown situation. But instead, I'm just going to bitch.Despite several very bright spots in my day, I've decided I'm just irritated. I realize my house hasn't been swept [...]