I Guess I Kind of Asked For It

Not a day after I was lamenting the fact that nothing blog-worthy was going on, did something blog-worthy happen.
My family has never been known for the ability to go off on vacation without a hitch.  It’s always quite the production.  The last minute need to buy a bathing suit, the hotel ‘loosing’ our reservation, the [...]

Nothing to See Here, Folks…

I realize that I haven’t updated this blog in over a week.  Not only that, but my past five or so blogs have been about Harry Potter.  Why?  Because nothing that exciting has happened.  Nothing blog-worthy has come about in my life.  But, I feel the need to update despite the lack of excitement in [...]

Happy Birthday, Benny!

Four years ago today, on Friday the 13th, we brought Benny home.  He was two years old then and now he is six.  I can’t believe it.  Time has flown by.  The past four years have been so chaotic and fun with him.  I’ll try and take some new pictures when I go home, but [...]

Easter, According to Children

Yesterday at church, during the children’s sermon.
Pastor-  What do you think of when you hear the word Easter?
Children-  Eggs, bunnies, candy, toys.

Pastor-  What is Easter really about?
Little Girl-  A really fast bunny goes and gives everyone eggs!
Pastor-  Actually, Easter really doesn’t have anything to do with bunnies.  What’s Easter really about?
Little Girl-  Eggs!

Latkes and Bacon

For as long as I can remember, it has been a tradition of my family to have bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches on Christmas Eve.  I actually don’t like bacon, so I just put cheese on mine.  But everyone else eats them.
The other day, my mom decided she would make latkes (potato pancakes) for Hanukkah.  [...]

Snow Day

Mother Nature blessed us with about six inches of snow last Friday.  It started snowing in the late morning, although my siblings did have a snow day.  They got an anticipatory snow day.  I thought it was a good idea.  My mom went grocery shopping and was hoping to get back home before the snow [...]

Happy Hanukkah!

Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah.  We lit the menorah and my mom gave us each a bag of Hanukkah gelt and $1.
Today at work one of the customers who went through my line wished me a Happy Hanukkah, which was cool.  I didn’t know him so I doubt he knew that I [...]

Never Get a Christmas Tree After an Ice Storm

Last week’s ice storm blessed my siblings with an early release on Thursday and a snow day on Friday.  I was thoroughly disappointed that the storm brought us a mere 2 or 3 inches of snow, when forecasters originally called for a foot.  Instead we got a quarter inch of ice followed by a pathetic [...]

Let It Snow!

It has been snowing since the wee hours of the morning.  As of now, we have 3 or 4 inches!  It’s the first big snow of the season.  We’ve had an inch or so here and there since the beginning of November, but nothing big.
It’s incredibly windy, too.  Good day to stay inside and [...]

Benny’s Favorite Holiday

Due to the large amount of food that is prepared and consumed on Thanksgiving, it is Benny’s favorite holiday. He spends the day in the kitchen hoping that my mom will drop some sort of ingredient or even better, the entire turkey. He then spends the meal trolling the floor for crumbs and [...]