It’s the time of year when people starting talking about books as Christmas gifts, such as

So my husband went four-wheeling today. The Black Friday ride is an annual tradition (though it was Black Saturday this year due to rain) and is what’s called an LFD ride.
Left. For. Dead.
This is a bunch of idiots pounding through the woods on ATVs at speeds you’d probably be surprised ATVs can reach. Seriously. During [...]

There is one true constant in my life: I hate shopping. I don’t care if it’s food, shoes, clothes or toys—I don’t wanna go. I didn’t even do the bridesmaid dress thing with my sisters. After a brief discussion of color palate, I told them to wear whatever the hell they wanted. (And they both [...]

The turkey’s in the oven, the house is (relatively) clean, and there’s a lull before the making of side dishes begins, so I thought I’d pop in and give thanks to a few people.
I’m thankful my husband and the Tall Kid stopped what they were in the middle of to join the Short Kid and [...]

The Short Kid and Gobbles the turkey Webkinz join me in wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving! As you can see, we’re watching the Macy’s Parade and in about 2 1/2 hours Santa will appear, officially launching Christmastime!
I’ve got the Christmas tunes on the iPod, ready to keep my company while I toil in the [...]

I’m off to a lazy start this morning. The boys don’t have school, so once I made my husband’s lunch and sent him off to work with a grumpy monosyllabic grunt, I was free to go back to the couch and curl up with my dog.
Now it’s 8:00 and I’m still curled up on the [...]

When this post goes live, I’ll be on my way to the Chevy dealership to have the fan motor resistor thingy in my truck fixed. And I can’t wait! Why? Because, thanks to the wonders of preorder and digital reading, Stephanie Tyler’s Hard to Hold will be magically appearing on my iPod in the morning [...]

One of my favorite new blogs is writer/law enforcement veteran Lee Lofland’s The Graveyard Shift. An excerpt from his “About” page:
Lee Lofland is a veteran police investigator who began his law-enforcement career working as an officer in Virginia’s prison system. He later became a sheriff’s deputy, a patrol officer, and finally, he achieved the highly-prized [...]

My husband says:
“I know you probably want to work this weekend and since I love you and totally support your career, I’m going to go four-wheeling with the guys, okay?”
Smooth, isn’t he?

Today’s my husband’s birthday. This is not something he really cares about but the Short Kid will settle for nothing less than a major event, so we’ll be having a little family party later. That means I have to make a cheesecake today because that’s my husband’s once-a-year guilty pleasure.
All three of my guys are [...]