This, That, and the Mother Thing

Those 8 inches of rain we've had in the last 36 hours have lead to some real flooding here in Charlotte. The Observer has some pretty a...

Dadgum, it's raining now here. The university is actually flooded and they had closed off roads around the campus this afternoon. Six ye...

Although I am dealing with a bout of pre -semester insomnia, I am so glad the Olympics are over. Maybe now, I'll stop worrying about wh...

Well, we're back from the CA trip. We were supposed to stay until Thursday, but since, uhhh , THAT PART FELL THROUGH, we came back earl...

Dave, at 10:00 last night, opening the second bottle of wine (thanks, Dad!), "So let us recap today." "First, you are meditat...

I've gotten a lot of grief from blog readers, friends and family that I haven't provided any updates on my hair since my dramatic po...

We told Conor's teachers yesterday about his Strong Body and flirting with the girl behind us at the restaurant. They told us it was pe...

We're back in cool, comfortable July in North Carolina which if you know how hot it actually is in North Carolina, you'll understand...

We figured a minimal Level 1 Hurricane wouldn't be that big of a deal. No one seemed that worried about it when we told them on Monday a...

We' re heading down to Texas for about a week for my good friend's wedding. Everyone keeps asking us "Where exactly in Texas a...

Apparently, we are not the only creatures in our neighborhood noting the extensive number of rats, rabbits and mice around our house. We hav...

This week a friend of mine, 40 years old with three young children, died from breast cancer that came back as lung cancer. Last weekend, we ...

This weekend was Conor's 4th birthday party. It was absolutely fantastic: for the first time we invited over school friends along with ...

This week, I went to have my hair highlighted again. I decided early on in the Make Anita Pretty process that I would shop around and try t...

I love Word Girl . I mean I love her. I sing out her theme song at various times throughout the day. She's like Buffy for the pre-scho...

I'm finishing up day 11 on the Quantum Wellness cleanse. So far, I've lost about 4 lbs. I'm not tired. I'm not depriving m...

So Day 4 was by far the easiest thus far. I wasn't tired, I found meals easily and everything seems dandy. (this of course means that ...

I am taking this one day at a time. I really don't know if I will go the whole 21 days. I'm not even sure I will go a whole week. ...

I am on the second day of a possible 21 day cleanse. I meant to post this yesterday, but when I passed out from fatigue at 2 pm, well, I did...