Oh, Christmas tree angst

the bathroom reader website just told me that about 75% of American families put up a Christmas tree, and of those, 54% are artificial.
rich brought into our marriage, his own Christmas tree.  it had a slight dent on one side, so we always aimed that side to the wall.  our second married Christmas found with [...]

a real show stopper

So often, in reading other blogs, I’m reminded of things in my own life that I could blog about (does this mean that I can’t come up with my own blog ideas?), and meno’s latest is no exception.
last friday night, not this past one, rich & I went to charlotte to see the blue man [...]

no motivation…

there are times when I have so many things to do, and I can’t figure out where to start, that I just say poo on it all for now and veg (this is not difficult for a lazy person such as myself).  this is the season when I am busiest - or should be.  every [...]

arnoldsays

arnoldsays, originally uploaded by hockamama.
 
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! 
 

arnoldsays

arnoldsays, originally uploaded by hockamama.
 

ha ha

what’s the difference between a cat and a frog?
a cat has nine lives and a frog croaks every night!
~madison

in a conundrum…

can anyone tell me why tony walks around the house, wearing only one sock?  every.  day.  when asked, he gives me the standard little boy answer, “I don’t know.”  my house is chilly this time of year, I keep the furnace set at 69, so half of his piggies have got to be cold, so [...]

“there are elements of the ridiculous about you…”      -Mark Darcy, Bridget Jones’ Diary

pure sweetness

pure sweetness, originally uploaded by hockamama.
waffle blends right in with the gray in rich’s shirt and blanket. isn’t she sweet? jessica has been calling her sweetie petie.

here come the firetrucks

here come the firetrucks, originally uploaded by hockamama.
tony has always hated loud noises. he used to cry whenever anything was too loud for him. when he was younger and we’d be outside, the train coming shrieking through would send him into screams of terror. thankfully, he has grown out of [...]