The Christmas Story (Retold and Illustrated By Oldest)

  Oldest wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas. Here is her gift to you (along with italicized, satirical commentary by yours truly)!

Semi-Homemade Liquid Hand Soap

    What if I told you that for under $5 you can make a gallon of healthy liquid hand soap? Would you skip? Would you jump? Would you say, “NO WAY!”? Our skin… Continue reading →

Three Cookies (a tragic poem about the love and depravity of mothers)

Spreadable Organic Butter

All you need is heavy cream, a butter churn, 4 hours of free-time and a strong back. Scrap that!! All you need is organic stick butter, oil and a blender… YEAH!

For The Love of My Wallet, Eat Your Veggies… PLEASE!!

  $27,118… I’m quite certain that’s how much money the Moderate Family has wasted on well-intentioned, uneaten veggies!!! Right? Right!!

Eye Make-Up Remover

If there is one item that I contemplate running up to the store at 11:00pm to buy, once I remember that I ran out of it the night before, it’s eye make-up remover.… Continue reading →

Anti-Itch Bug Bite Roll-On

Bug bites… I HATE THEM! They keep my family in fear of the outdoors and they interrupt my restful sleep. I just love when my kids burst into my room at midnight screaming… Continue reading →

Girls Crafting VS. Boys Crafting

SCENE: In the kitchen doing one of the nine things needing my attention. My Oldest and my Middle are in the play-room/dining-room/craft-room making stuff out of pipe cleaners (Oldest led). SCENE: 13 minutes… Continue reading →