I’m Having Gastric Sleeve Surgery. Here’s What I Want to Tell You…
I'm Having Gastric Sleeve Surgery. Here's What I Want to Tell You... Tuesday morning, Roger and I will be at the hospital at 5:30 AM and I will be going in for the gastric sleeve surgery. (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out the Wikipedia page.)...
What Do You Want to Get Done Before Christmas?
What Do You Want to Get Done Before Christmas? I am a list maker. I love a good list. As I'm sitting here making lists of things I want to get accomplished before the end of the year, one think looms heavy in my sight: Christmas. Don't get me wrong- I LOVE Christmas....
How to Never be Criticized for the Rest of Your Life
How to Never be Criticized for the Rest of Your Life Friday, I was standing in line waiting to have my license examined to see if I was legal to fly in to Dallas. As the TSA agent was inspecting someone's ID in front of me, a uniformed man walked up to the front of...
Why I Did Not Win Mother of the Year and a Great Way to Keep Your Family Safe
They are the words you never want to hear:
“Your house is on fire! Get out!”
A complete stranger was pounding on my door, yelling at me to get out. In days past, I’d always played the “What would I grab if my house was on fire? game and now I have the answer:
My dog.
Take a Coffee Break
We are taking a coffee break today (ha ha ha) with my friends over at Happy Wives Club! Grab a cup of your favorite brew, and check out my article 3 Ways to Love Your Man When You Don’t Have 3 Minutes to Spare. Tomorrow we'll get back to our Coffee Series. In...
Better Than Starbucks Day #2: Creating an At-Home Cafe and why It’s Required for Making Friends
Better Than Starbucks Day #2: Creating an At-Home Cafe When she came to my house, I knew she was looking for support and a few (OK, maybe more than a few) laughs. But as Tonya came into my kitchen, she revealed her true purpose for being there, "I knew you'd have good...
Better Than Starbucks Day 1 Don’t Go Broke on the Beans
Better Than Starbucks- Don't Go Broke on the Beans Today is the first day in our five part series on saving money by making great coffee at home. People have a hard time believing me, but it’s true - I like the coffee I make at home just as much as I love my Grande...
Better Than Starbucks- Day #1 Don’t Go Broke on the Beans
Better Than Starbucks- Day #1 Don’t Go Broke on the Beans Save money by making great coffee at home.
Relief is in Sight: Reclaiming Our Dignity (in the Restroom…)
This is Kathi - MOMS - this one Yes ladies, you read that title right-of all the issues to bring up on the topic of motherhood, leave it to this mom (yep, me) to chat about the potty of all things. But with three young children at home, if I know anything,...
Get Your Kids Out the Door
You have breakfast, lunch, you are dressed and ready to walk out of the door but what about the children? Are they ready? Are they even awake yet? Yep - I'm the mom who pulled up to the drop-off point at school while my son asked, "Hey! Where are my shoes?" Which is...




