On December 17th, 51-year-old Alan Oliver Frazier walked into his urologist's office and shot three people. And I understand why he did it. Read this carefully -- I don't condone what he did. But I understand. I understand it all too well. And when I heard the details of this story -- when we heard the [...]
Worst Moms Moment — Keeping Christmas Alive, Damn It
December 13, 2013 – Posted in: Family, Holidays, Lying, Memories, Parenting, Worst Mom MomentsCheryl is back with a Worst Mom Christmas Moment (ahh, so festive). So how far do the rest of you go to keep the Santa thing alive? I can safely say I've done all that Cheryl has and more (okay, maybe not more -- this is, after all, just a snapshot into her world). But [...]
First Reason Not to Get a Tattoo: Your Mom Probably Has One
December 10, 2013 – Posted in: Beauty, Family, First World Problems, Getting Older, Illustrated by Me, Tammy ThinksA few years ago, a bunch of people I knew started getting what I like to call "SCRatts" (sports car replacement tattoos). You turn 40, need to reclaim a little bit of your youth, and go get some ink. When one of my best friends showed up with a big, blue butterfly on her hip, [...]
You Need to Make These Cookies
December 3, 2013 – Posted in: Food, Holidays, Things To Do with KidsSo last year, I posted the recipe for my grandma's kolackys -- the best cookies in the world. I kid you not. These things are like potato chips -- you'll eat one, think it's no big deal, and next thing you know, the entire tray is gone. Anyway, I'm linking back to the post so you [...]
Super-Easy, Last-Minute Ways to Make Thanksgiving Adorable
November 26, 2013 – Posted in: Holidays, Okay That's Funny, Things To Do with Kids, UncategorizedSo if you're anything like me (lame), you didn't go on Pinterest a month ago, look for Thanksgiving decorations, and use a variety of multi-media projects to make Turkey day look like some Norman Rockwell-esque picture out of Martha Stewart magazine. No, you got to Tuesday, or maybe even Thursday, and said, "Oh crap, it [...]
I will Hug my Blog and Squeeze it and Call it George
November 25, 2013 – Posted in: Blogging, Tammy Thinks, WebsitesI'm like a little kid on Christmas today. Well, maybe like a little kid on Christmas who's totally excited about opening presents but also has to get dressed and go sit through church. And then have her presents slowly doled out to her by uptight relatives who make her come and sit down for breakfast [...]
Were You Prepared for the Drudgery of Life?
November 22, 2013 – Posted in: Cleaning, Growing Up, ParentingToday, while unloading the dishwashing for the 3,000th(?) time, the following thoughts crossed my mind: That business about needing to do something 10,000 times to be good at it is really crap because I could do this in my sleep. I wonder -- can you prepare a person for drudgery? I was feeling like Conan [...]
Give the Gift of No Guilt
November 20, 2013 – Posted in: Guilt, Holidays, Tammy ThinksWe've entered the season of giving -- that time when we try to focus on others. On family. On friends. It's also the season of guilt. I'm fortunately in place where my holiday plans are pretty easy (I know, don't hate). That's what happens when your mom dies and your dad runs off on a [...]
This Holiday Season, Please Try Not to Compliment that Little Girl on Her Dress
November 14, 2013 – Posted in: Beauty, Holidays, Tammy Thinks, Women's IssuesOne of the fun parts about having a little girl is being able to put her in fancy dresses. Can't help it. When your kid is the most adorable thing on the planet (to you) and the cuteness is just oozing out of every corner during the holidays, it's sort of like temporary insanity. Suddenly [...]
Put Your Money Where Your Flag Is and REALLY Support Vets
November 12, 2013 – Posted in: Conservatives are Funny, Guest Blog, Mean People, Tammy ThinksI'm afraid I'm a day late with this, but I don't care. The fact that we take 24 hours out of the year to pay lip service to our veterans is a little bit silly anyway -- a day shouldn't go by when we aren't outraged that even one vet is sleeping on the streets [...]
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