Works For Me Wednesday

Christmas Card Addressing Party

December 13, 2011

There are few things I like better than a get-together with girlfriends. Especially one that involves laughing and food. A few weeks ago, my friend Christina sent an e-mail inviting me to a Christmas card addressing party. I have never attended anything like that, but I had hundreds of cards that needed stuffed and addressed, [...]

Tagged as: girlfriends

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The McFamily Christmas Letter

December 7, 2011

It is that time of year again. You know, the time of year where I spend days, weeks, planning, writing, and pouring over the McFamily Christmas letter. Each year I wonder if I’ll be able to come up with something unique, and every year I give it my best shot. This year’s letter looks like [...]

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Rebel With A Cause

October 19, 2011

I have been wanting a DSLR (digital, single lens reflex) camera for quite sometime. And then my boys signed up for baseball, and the best picture I could get from the stands with my point and shoot was one like this, Which is fine if you have no desire to see your kid’s face. Or [...]

Tagged as: happy place, Stevie

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Along Came A Spider

October 4, 2011

It’s no surprise that I love Halloween. What’s not to love? I love the color orange. I love watching kids traipse around in colorful costumes. I love crisp evenings. And it’s no surprise that I enjoy all manner of chocolaty, sugary sweet treats. I typically host a pumpkin painting party at my house after school the week [...]

Tagged as: Cooking

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Mum’s The Word

September 27, 2011

I left the house early this morning with a to-do list about three miles long. I hopped in the Jeep, cranked up Third Day and headed into town. It dawned on me that it was a little cool to have the windows out of the Jeep, but I was hopeful that it would warm up. One [...]

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Eye Think You’ll Love This!

September 20, 2011

I started wearing eyeglasses in the ninth grade and continued to wear them for eighteen years before I made the decision to get Lasek surgery. I had the opportunity to watch with excitement as McDaddy had the same procedure four years prior. I was pregnant with Stevie and the nurse asked if I would like [...]

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Dancing Around The Subject

September 13, 2011

Fall is lurking just around the corner, and that means it’s the start of a new season for all 73 of my favorite TV shows. Oh little TiVo I do hope you enjoyed your summer break because here in about a week, IT. IS. ON. Here’s a sampling of what I’ll tune in to watch [...]

Tagged as: Olympics, Reality TV, TiVo

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Ghetto Fabulous Workout Mix

August 23, 2011

I know, I know. That title is a little over the top. Just like me. Still, we’re going with it. If I remember correctly, I mentioned a week or so ago that McDaddy and I would be celebrating our 20th reunion next year. For that reason, and mostly because I was pregnant at our ten year reunion and had [...]

Tagged as: Exercise, iPod, Lists

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Domestic Engineering

August 9, 2011

When I graduated from high school almost twenty years ago (GASP!), I had full intentions of becoming a child psychologist. I enrolled in the psychology program and loved learning about the scientific study of the human brain and all of its functions. During my four years of undergraduate study I had also hoped to figure this [...]

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One Fell Off And Bumped His Head

June 21, 2011

Two little monkeys riding on bikes, Around the circle raced until they were out of sight, When one fell off and bumped his head, He wound up in a hospital bed. Thankfully, the monkey was wearing a helmet, you see, Or else, he would have hurt more than just his knee.   The helmet worked for us as [...]

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