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MY WORK WEBSITE IS FINALLY UP!!!! Yes, the thing that has given me (another) ulcer the ...

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Some links and things I've seen online that have impressed me this week: My moment of " ...

"Blogging" is now an official word when I'm not even sure it should be an official practic ...

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Yesterday, I took a call for questions on my blog and I got a question that I felt should ...

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One of my great joys as a child was twirling around in my Sunday dresses. Especially if ...

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I think I will just put this on continuous loop all day. It will either make me lau ...

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Jonathan, where is the remote? Why? Because you're asleep and I have no desire to wa ...

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When you are rushing around like mad trying to pack for something like, oh, a week-long bu ...

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"JAMES! I HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU FOR 2 HOURS TO GO TO BED AND YOU HAVEN'T SO I AM JUST LETT ...

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I woke up and went to my computer to do a quick post and was greeted by a flood of emails ...

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The movie Sahara. Because it is a total given that Matthew McConaughey would be a "ma ...

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So, I get to find out that I am a victim of identity theft THE DAY AFTER I GIVE UP DIET CO ...

I made a decision that I am starting today.  I have shared this with exactly...NO ONE. You ...

Mother's Day has ALWAYS had joy in it for me because of this: And it has had sorrow ...

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I think God blessed me with some really beautiful attributes. My hair doesn't suck, I have ...

"Meet Desdemona from Shakespeare's Othello. She is waiting in her bed to be murdered by he ...

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When I was 6 I tried to tell my friend, Roger, that the Easter Bunny didn't exist. "My ...

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"THE  BIG LOVE PHOTO" (Mad Men Cocktail party- Mom 2.o Summit) (Start with the one p ...

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I came this close to Jonathan catching me twirling and leaping around to cheesy Christian ...

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Finally, something in my life that suckasuckasuckaSUCKS that is UTTERLY awesome. ...

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My good friend, Holly, sent me a tweet with a link that she said reminded her of me. DO ...

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I'm getting ready to go see the musical, Wicked. I'm going with my husband and friends, ...

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The costs associated with death can be staggering. Little Maddie's funeral is going to be ...

Due to more awesomeness than I deserve, I have a new laptop as of today and I am officiall ...

This was not the post I thought I would be writing today.  I actually didn't think I would ...

I'm stealing a few seconds on a borrowed computer to say that my lifeline laptop went and ...

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Dear Volkswagen Passat Seat Reclining Mechanism, I know that this isn't really your fau ...

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Everyone on Twitter was talking about his guy called Chris Mann. I LOVE his stuff. (Plu ...

I have noticed that a huge portion of emails and DM's I have received lately are full of q ...

I've been nominated for a Hot Mama award. Normally, I am flattered by stuff like this b ...

I have spent eleventyhundred hours on youtube lately looking at videos of wee, beady-eyed ...

I feel a little weird about pregnant tummy shots that show skin. I'm not really sure wh ...

One of my very first bloggity readers from Bemidji State University has opened an Etsy sho ...

"I've decided that sober is the new drunk." "Really? In THAT case, I am seconds from do ...

P.S. Seriously, it makes me laugh every single time. P.P.S. The To kill a mockingbi ...

I am all too aware that I write/tweet/dm about being sick all the time with this pregnancy ...

I have a little confession to make. I have a second Facebook account that I use purely ...

I have another post that will go up tomorrow but I had a situation come up that I could us ...

I got an email from a reader last week and they really wanted me to do another "Anonymous ...

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My son wandered into my bedroom while I was shut up in the master bathroom after showering ...

Everybody else has had much more sex than me. (Kinda true, actually) As illustrated and ...

Dear beloved peeps o' the World Wide Web, We have a name for our son. It is....drumr ...

So, when you publish a post that is all judgy-judy and rant-rant-ranty about huge families ...

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The people at PMS BUDDY are GENIUSES. They created an iphone application for men to cha ...

"I'm sure there was a really good reason that I stopped smoking weed, but that reason is t ...

I have said it before, but I will say it again: WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH JOAQUIN PHOENI ...

As many of you know, I live in Utah. Utah? Is one of the most un-diverse places in t ...

Stephen Fowler and his family are probably having a very, very bad day. It seems that t ...

This letter of complaint was sent to Sir Richard Branson (the awesomely wealthy British du ...

I have a secret. Personally, I think that there are many people walking around with the ...

Although, I will take any reasonable suggestions in the comments below. Not that I am e ...

Mom? Yes? I've decided that I can MAYBE be ok with the baby being a girl on two conditio ...

Dear cute college boy with a green backpack and cool hair that I ran into in the hallway o ...

Dear boys, The Elmer's glue stick that I just purchased? IS NOT CHAPSTICK. Sincer ...

It's a boy. Healthy? Yes. Vagina? No. I'm a cluster of emotion right now. (Thank ...

I mainly write about myself on this site.  It is both to protect people and their feelings ...

I was watching The Ultimate Recipe Showdown (or whatever) on Food Network and even though ...

This bit of hilarity has gotten me through the last few days of hell. Seriously. I t ...

I have to write this post in short snatches. Why? Because I have not been able to go ...

I got a phone call today. I have been sobbing all afternoon. Some of you on Facebook ...

This is hilarious: The best cats of 2008. Dig it. ...

I am fairly glad to see the back of 2008. While I have certainly had worse years, and w ...

There has been lots of Tweeting, posting, emailing and swooning over the 9th annual Boggie ...

I've been thinking about allowing my son to do something I wasn't sure I would be comforta ...

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I think in my former life, I was a cat. Christmas Eve was BUSY. Lots of family to s ...

I have been looking forward to participating in Citizen of the Month's annual Christmahanu ...

*A little update. Things are looking a little brighter just now. Why?  My husband.  He cam ...

I know that tons of people already know and love Her Bad Mother's Basement,the safe and se ...

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I am not really a crier. Sure, I am theatrical and emotional as hell but if actual tear ...

Musicians are notoriously busy during the holiday season.  If you are a friend of mine on ...

Remember how I just got over being sick? I think that the fetus growing inside me is re ...

I hesitate writing this post. I've hesitated writing much of anything lately because of ...

OMG! I am so happy! For months, the search function on this blog has been fUBAR'D. No ...

I totally think it would be awesome to have a maternity shirt that said: "Miserable, vo ...

I've gotten some emails wondering about the status of the BlogNosh submissions I received. ...

For my contribution to our annual glutton-fest known as "Thanksgiving Dinner" I was asked ...

My dad refuses to eat pork because he has a pig valve replacement in his heart and now con ...

"WOW! Jonathan, look!! "At what?" "At the gas prices! They're almost down to $2.00 a ...

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BlogHer gave me $100 to try out Estee Lauder cosmetics and their new website! They have so ...

I'm sitting in a GREAT cabin in the mountains, by a gorgeous lake, with my husband. We ...

Dudes! (And dudettes. This is an equal opportunity blog after all.)\ I'm soooo excit ...

***WEIRDER UPDATE: I ended up not going to the hospital. Due to a very strange set of circ ...

I am succumbing to peer pressure and adding a ticker to count down my due date. It's th ...

I am pleased to announce that I am a new editor for BlogNosh Magazine. I have to co ...

So, um... Remember the day where I went all revolutionary bad-ass and deleted my Google ...

I got an email from a "former" reader this evening. (They were very clear on the "former" ...

It's impossible to comment on my birthday without giving a shout-out to my womb-mate, Lora ...

This was delivered via "paper airplane" to my sick bed. (All punctuation and spelling have ...

Apparently, I've had it for quite some time, but due to a miscommunication, I only found o ...

I'm writing this from a phone because guess who had their laptop die today? Yup. I u ...

I hope yours was as lovely as mine: Good food, friends, family, games and a roaring bonfir ...

I know, I know. Lately this blog has sort of reeked like 3-day-old milk that's curdled up ...

I don't think that anything can beat the awesomeness of our Halloween costumes last year. ...

I have just discovered the show, Pushing Daisies, and I have just one question: Where t ...

"You want to make sure with your family history of breast cancer that you continue to do a ...

The radio interview went really well.  If you are bored, confined to bed in a body cast or ...

To everyone that has been trying to make comments only to have WordPress EAT THEM, I am so ...

Do you ever have moments that happen to you as a kid that you review in your head as an ad ...

I think that most bloggers are familiar with the “draft” folder.  I know I am.  Currently, ...

I'll be talking about blogging. FOR AN HOUR. Needless to say, I feel a little frenzi ...

Does everything about me have to radically be thrown off kilter with this pregnancy? Se ...

"Hey, mom! I just realized something!" "Don't talk with your mouth full, James." (no ...

Wisit, (or, as I have taken to calling him in my head: "Madame Butterfly Boy") was booted ...

I have a much too unhealthy addiction to the Facebook application of Mob Wars. Seriousl ...

Dear (husband, family member, friend, school employee, driver on the road, Twitter peep, ...

You may have noticed that the post that I posted on Sunday with our family photos has been ...

I have been biting my tongue for TWO WHOLE DAYS, but now that it is up, I can squee that S ...

You know the women who take their kids in to get photographed regularly and who have yearl ...

Oh, hello. What am I doing amongst the fall verge and splendor? Well, I'm just kind ...

This is probably not the "return of Loralee" post a lot of you were hoping for. The title ...

I found this great tool online today and had to peep up to share. To quote the site, "W ...

Dear super fantastic bloggity people, I wish I had adequate words for the thanks I feel ...

Sometimes words are too small for things that are just...too big. ...

You know what? EITHER way this election turns out, HISTORY WILL BE MADE. And that? ...

Apparently, there's a thing where you are supposed to create a "Porn screen name" by combi ...

As most of you are aware, I live in Utah. Utah is the land of many things: Jello, weddi ...

To everyone who is facing a hurricane: I hope you are well, I hope you stay safe. I hop ...

One of my favorite things came to an end today. I have been reading the Canadian comic ...

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Summation of Brideshead Revisited: a very pretty, very British, very well-acted, very LONG ...

Quite a few of you knew via Twitter that I had an audition for an upcoming project that I ...

I needed to laugh today. And THIS? Works every damn time. (One of the funniest th ...

My name is James thats what mother called me my name is James so its always been ...

All right, y'all... Who stumbled my post about man cleavage under the tag PORNOGRAPHY? ...

1. MAN CLEAVAGE IS JUST WRONG. Let's be crystal clear on this point, shall we? Man c ...

I know that people will probably tell me that I am being too hard on myself after they rea ...

A friend of mine just started an anonymous blog so she could write about some deeper thing ...

"Jonathan? Do you want to come and watch a movie with me?" "Depends. What movie?" "W ...

So... Um... Here is the thing... Redneckmommy nominated me for "Hottest Female Bl ...

I live in marriage central. Weddings are BIG BUSINESS in Utah. I've been married twi ...

I love reading lists of links. Slackermama is exceptionally good at churning out lists ...

A blogger sent me an email asking if I would participate in a project she was doing on her ...

Remember how my garage door fell down last week? The repairman hasn't come to fix it ye ...

I have been meaning to post something I have been working on for quite a few days. I know ...

I have two new loves. One is Ben & Jerry's Berried Treasure Sorbet. It is a PERFECT m ...

Back-to-school. You wouldn't think that three little words would get a greater negative ...

At BlogHer, the box of Merci chocolates I received was MY FAVORITE SWAG. Yup, they even be ...

I have a lot of broken/bad links on my linky love page. Blah. If you're reading thi ...

This weekend, the unimaginable happened. I deleted my Google Feed Reader. ON PURPOSE ...

We pulled into our garage late last night after a long, lovely evening spent at a friend's ...

Dear children: YES. You have to do the dishes AND clean your rooms today. I am about to t ...

Ok, so one thing sounds good to eat. Like, really good. THESE. And thanks to Gret ...

I blame my husband. It's so unfortunate. He's been so good about knocking since "The t ...

And? I couldn't care less about it. Nothing sounds good. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero. ...

Dear Oregon Trail computer game, Remember how I spent hours and hours in junior high tr ...

I made about eleventyhundred people listen to the captions placed on my photo and there wa ...

See my new little button in my "Flare" section? It will be there for the rest of this mont ...

"Son, before we finish eating, Mom and Dad need to talk to you about the rules regarding o ...

At some point, I shall actually try to crank out a post that is well written, thoughtful a ...

My summation of Mamma Mia in three words: HOT TRANNY MESS. Some moments were great but ...

If you do, I will love you so much I will squee and lick you! Careful, you are about to ...

Hoping all LA bloggity friends and readers are ok after the earthquake. Check in and let u ...

I'm 33-years-old. I remember when our family got our first microwave. My first tel ...

Jill of Glossyveneer is raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Even $1 c ...

Hello, Looney Tunes Bloggityworld! This is Loralee. Or rather, I should say that thi ...

"Who are you texting so late?" "My friend, Jon Deal. He's trying to cheer me up because ...

To answer a question to the curious: I didn't drink at BlogHer because I don’t drink. I ...

I'm still trying to get stuff together for my trip (and still drowning). I found out th ...

Today has basically been the equivalent of me sucking my thumb and rocking back and forth ...

Being gone for five days takes a toll on the cleanliness of my house. Right now it rese ...

Note: I had so much to say about BlogHer I'm posting two segments. Part II will have most ...

So there was one downside to my whole weekend. Waiting a really long time for my flight h ...

Jon Deal has the run of the joint while Loralee is at BlogHer. For reasons which will b ...

It was bound to happen sooner or later. The crappy "P" word that most bloggers get hit ...

Big thanks to everyone who wished Christopher a happy birthday (You should have seen his s ...

My husband is a lecturer. I suppose he can't help it, because the man literally knows ...

Wanna chance to win an Amazon.com gift certificate? I thought so! Today is Christoph ...

Cold sores are developing just in time for BlogHer. Nothing says, "You REALLY want to get ...

I was walking with my family in the store after making birthday purchases for the boys. Th ...

My dad is out of surgery. His heart stopped twice but he is ok. Over all recovery will ta ...

*Six hours into my dad's surgery (twice what we thought it would take) and there is still ...

Random quote: Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you ...

Blog Nosh Magazine has launched! Some of my favorite bloggers are editors and it is just ...

Today's topic: Jealousy in the blogosphere. Or envy, feeling left out, whatever emotion yo ...

Thanks to Velveteen Mind (who is all kinds of awesome) I read this post by The Bean.  It i ...

The Over Thinker recently published a post that I am going to imitate/downright steal. She ...

Everyone has things that annoy them regarding emails.  Check out this list of 27 email pet ...

I just got home from a funeral. Despite what the first three letters of the word may in ...

(I freaking love that movie.) So...Who else has the cause for Ultimate Suffering? Wait, ...

Tell them that you have tickets for the earliest matinée of Wall-E on opening day. (I a ...

To Karen on her birthday. You are a inspiration to me. (I know. It's cheesy. Hey, I cou ...

I am home. Yay! The mechanics got my car fixed yesterday by closing time and so I wa ...

Question for those attending BlogHer or those who have attended in the past. How many b ...

When I went to England and Scotland last year with my friend Michelle, we were polar oppos ...

What was supposed to be a quickish trip to drop off my nephew and see some bloggity friend ...

Thanks to Jon Deal and Sarahbellum, I finally watched the series finale of "Friends". I ...

Opening night of Thoroughly Modern Millie went really well. There were a couple of thin ...

Thanks for the bloggity advice, everyone. I think that I have come up with some good ideas ...

I have a good friend who has a 6-year-old with autism. He wrote and asked me if I could fi ...

I could use some advice, peeps. I'm in a quandary involving this here blog and time and b ...

No, that title is not a misspelling on my part. Apparently, this is my son's new "Cool ...

I got an email from Angella informing me that we were both nominated nominated for a blogg ...

**I just figured out why I am suddenly bothered by how my toilet paper hangs when it never ...

Thanks for all the amazing, lovely emails and comments regarding my little bug. I "BLUV" ...

Little Bug, You would have been five today. Five. It's hard to believe that it ha ...

Are you going to BlogHer? If you are, you definitely need to bring business cards for your ...

I wanted to take photos of my old place and then of the new, but I am just too freaking ti ...

The good news? As of 2 hours ago, I have internet and cable television! (Insert joyo ...

Thanks to Amy for sending me this fabulous link: "What celebrities would look like if they ...

I won't have dedicated internet until this Wednesday. So, not only have I been crap abo ...

It really does. Just in case you were wondering. I AM starting to see the light of day ...

After a gut twisting week, we finally got a call from our rental agent very late this afte ...

Do you find yourself making up different word combinations when you're asked to type in a ...

Are you fond of editing your posts after you've published them? While I will cop to this b ...

Even though we are still quite a ways off for applying for a construction loan I know that ...

"Gotta go to work." "Alright. Don't forget to call the leasing agent. I'd REALLY like t ...

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ...

I usually like almost everything Scarlett Johansson does. Notice I said almost. Her ...

Lots of people blog about one or several of their pet peeves. This is going to be a littl ...

Please God, tell me one pair enough because I hate shopping. (Seriously...you try finding ...

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I love changing my hair. I do it frequently and have had an awful lot of changes over the ...

...because I found out this afternoon that I am moving in exactly TWO WEEKS. TWO. As ...

I should have titled this post, "I have researched and you will now PAY!". I've spent the ...

Am I the only person that is totally grossed/freaked out by the new series of Orken exterm ...

Happy 32nd birthday, Jonathan. I love you. ...

I got my bag from Bluefly.com today. The UPS guy drove up just as I was starting the h ...

Remember how I lost a role that I loved last week? ( It kinda blew chunks for those just t ...

In 1996, I was 22. Besides being in my first year of marriage, I was a new mother to boot. ...

Dude. I can't believe it. I got into Alltop. It makes me totally happy. Before yo ...

Mother's Day was bittersweet. Bitter for the obvious reason (and the added insult that I h ...

Someone sent me a lovely email with a request to be put on my linky love page while I was ...

One of my favorite bloggity people on the planet just found out that she is able to go to ...

I have found a lovely place to seek some comfort online. Several wonderful women have sta ...

I have gotten emails and comments wondering how the situation with Christopher and "Randy" ...

**EDIT** To add to the suck, my dishwasher just died a horrible, painful death.  Anyone ha ...

The series finale of Scrubs was freaking LAME. The end.

I know that parents cannot oversee everything that their children do. I also know that th ...

If I had read this fabulous article on how to taste cheese, before going to a very pricey ...

Few things are worse then hearing your name paged over the airport speaker system informin ...

I sort of announced it, but not really. I thought I would have more time to write, but th ...

How do you get two wary boys to eat asparagus? Tell them it turns their pee green and s ...

*No children were harmed in the creation of this blog post. ...

Go to Google's home page. Type in "Find Chuck Norris" Press the "I feel lucky" butto ...

Roughly 700 people received an email saying that I was "Searching" for them from reunion.c ...

I just booked my flight to BlogHer in San Fransico! WOOT! I'm getting in at the asscrack ...

Happy Earth Day ...

Since he is not quite 9, my youngest son, Christopher, is still young enough to want to be ...

Are you sad that you didn't win a "Saucy Frocks" apron during my giveaway a few months ago ...

Time for "Peep of the Week", that special time when I spotlight a commenter that stands ou ...

I totally cop to surgically "Reclaiming my bosoms", but I my jaw dropped open at this new ...

Have you seen the new agenda for BlogHer '08? It looks like it is going to be all kinds ...

We all have moments from high school that we remember with perfect clarity. Moments that ...

Ever since I installed 2.5 I have gotten a lot of notifications to moderate comments that ...

"Dad, can you move aside for a minute? I have to get to the side of the fridge to get my b ...

Hey, all my bloggity friends from Minnesota! My brother is packing up house and moving ba ...

Some observations during this last week away: I have the coolest guest posters in th ...

As a former Utahn transplanted to the Midwest, I'd like to take a moment to warn you non-U ...

Well, hello there. My name is Angella and I. Am. Canadian. Maybe I should greet you ...

Holla! I’m Metalia. When I’m not hanging out with my husband and toddler son, I fill my ...

This is Michelle from Scribbit. Thanks so much to Loralee for letting me take a stab at gu ...

This is great. I'm so excited about writing on another person's blog. I can write and s ...

I haven't known Loralee very long. Well, technically, I don't know her at all. I have neve ...

...and I have a feeling that this post will end with a whimper. Loralee decided to subject ...

**EDIT**See that lovely typo down there? I know, fabulous, isn't it? To clarify, I AM usi ...

Hey, all! I am spending the next week devoted to my family and in-real-life people whil ...

Do you think I will get struck by lightning because I chuckled mightily when I read that I ...

Characters: ME:At work, probably wearing sweat pants, my ratty Simon & Garfunkle ts ...

Hello, all! It's April 3, 2007 and I am writing you from the past to celebrate the fact t ...

Someone has gone and assembled a list of "The worst tattoos ever". I kind of have to agre ...

I just lost a post full of eleventyhundred links and photos that I had worked on for over ...

Is Kerflop joking or is she really going MIA for awhile? Curiouser and curiouser... ...

While I am not obsessive about April Fools' Day, I have been known to put flour in a roomm ...

The embarrassing part? I totally fell for it (I KNOW) for about 30 seconds until I notice ...

A refreshing solution for what to do when you can't balance blogging and "Life".  I total ...

Thank you for all your thoughts and words from yesterday's post. I still have very little ...

Twenty minutes before going on stage to sing the mezzo role in the matinée of "The Messia ...

Over at Whoorl's blog she asks her readers to write about their favorite childhood item. ...

Forbes has complied a list of Metropolitan areas in the US according to "The Seven Deadly ...

If you have, SPEAK UP and remind me! I'm going to try to do a bunch of memes for my post ...

It's still "Memival Week" at Looney Tunes. You know, this is the week that I am participat ...

Dear Carl's Jr. Thank you for making your new "Chili Cheeseburger" commercial so disgus ...

I used to be a regular over at Self-Portrait Challenge until I realized that, um, I am a r ...

I'm serious, I love this thing. It just made me happy seeing the row of beady-eyed, wingl ...

"The Messiah". Ellen Eccles Theater Friday, March 28th @ 7pm. It's for a very good ...

It's "Memival Week" here at Looney Tunes. What's with "Memival Week"?? Call me lame or ...

This was supposed to be Sunday's post and my fridge and pasta post was supposed to go up M ...

I got the inspiration for this very basic pasta recipe from reading Under the Tuscan Sun. ...

I hate, loathe, and despise that filmy, stringy, floaty, clingy Easter grass that gets EVE ...

When you are married to a man named "Jonathan" and you have other "Jonathan's" in your Go ...

You know what Comment Luv is, it's the plugin that kicks in when you make a comment and yo ...

I love Wilbur, but DUDE! Making a sweater out of your dead dog's fur? Kinda creepy, yo. ...

This is my cat, Wilbur. She's a girl. She's kinda slutty. Ok, there is no "Ki ...

I was invited to join Nielsen's Homescan Panel and am wondering if anyone has participated ...

James, I am so glad that you talked to me tonight, but so sad that you are hurting. I want ...

**EDITED Mothergoosemouse was recently disinvited to "Camp Baby", a blogging event spon ...

Just go to this fabulous blog and leave a comment to get a year's worth of Oprah's awesome ...

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the lovely, creative and talented Sarcomical. I ...

Scene: Posh, local gym, Dressing area Time: Immediately after 'Boot Camp' Cast: O ...

My eyes are bleeding from my head, but I finally finished my linky love page full of links ...

Yup. I'm still doing Peep of the Week. I had company last week and I just took down my but ...

DUDE! WTF?! THEY CHANGED THE DATE OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY THIS YEAR?! Can they even ...

**Edited to correct linky stupidity on my part! Sweetney formed a Flickr group called "Tr ...

**SPOILER ALERT!!!***I have come up with a really great way to manage the frustration I ha ...

I know that this makes two posts in one day, but since there isn't a whole lot of activity ...

Jonathan and I discussing someone we call, "Nick". "Man, Nick has a lot more connectio ...

My friend, Chelle and her family have a nightly dinnertime ritual called "Three things". ...

A little bit of HTML humor for you. HILARIOUS. ...

Remember this post? The one where I announced that I was cutting out bad habits and going ...

I'm so sorry about being late with this drawing. I'll have to write about it when I hav ...

My car blew up. It's been stressful I am behind on the giveaway drawing. I have t ...

First... Thank you all for the caring words. Sometimes it just helps to have you peep ...

After my son died, I struggled with severe depression, acute panic attacks, PTSD (Post tra ...

It's that time of the month again for Cache Valley Bloggers.  No, I'm not talking about t ...

The broken link to Metalia's blog on my Peep of the Week post is fixed. Thanks for brin ...

The awesome Petroville is celebrating the 2nd anniversary of "A Perfect Post" awards o ...

I'm having a super fantabulous giveaway this week. I know, I know...I just HAD a givea ...

I have many things that I have in my draft que that are going unpublished. Why? Because s ...

This week's Peep of the Week goes to the lovely, spunky, hilarious Metalia. I love ...

I am going to be working on getting up my blogroll this weekend. If you haven't added y ...

It was totally worth all the hair pulling, throwing my hands up in the air and muttering " ...

*Overheard conversation between my 11-year-old, James and a friend "It's pretty cool havi ...

***Belated "Spoiler" alert for Project Runway. I sucked and ruined it for some. Crap. ...

I did NOT think that this feud could get funnier after Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon made ...

I have been toying with an idea for my blog. Since I am a bit of an attention whore, I lov ...

Congratulations to RYAN for winning my Itunes give away!!!  I will be having an amazing ...

This week's Peep of the Week award goes to Karen.    I loved her comment because ...

I'm posting it here for the people that are too lazy to click over. Just know that you are ...

I have been really quiet on the blogosphere. It's only because my laptop is slowly dying ...

I'm heading up to a mountain lake to chill with friends in a cabin and finally teach my bo ...

The last few days of batting around the question "Do I tell the truth?" or "Do I lie?" had ...

I hate death. I hate it in all forms. Even before death took my son, I hated it. ...

I have a long-time friend who makes the most FREAKING ADORABLE retro-styled aprons. ...

Let's talk about social anxiety for a moment, shall we? More specifically, let's talk a ...

I preset my Sunday "Peep of the Week" to auto publish, but it will be posting on Feb. 17th ...

I've gotten a lot of questions in the comments and in emails wondering how abstaining from ...

I just MAY have an alternate to Diet Coke. MAYBE. Before this, it was either water o ...

Before I launch into my post, I have to ask a question. What the freak do people see in ...

Go feel up someone you love! :) ...

I am starting to eye the baking chocolate in my pantry. Dude.

I haven't been awesome at responding to my comments lately, but I finally caught up!  I r ...

I feel like my head is going to explode. Today is Day Two of eating better, going to th ...

I am so pumped. The 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog show airs tonight at 9pm MST on USA! ...

There are a couple of things going on in my life that are huge. I can't talk about the ...

As many of you already know, I decided to give some weekly love to my readers by creating ...

If you want to give one of your readers some recognition AND get some linky love for your ...

It's that time of the year again. I am reprising the mezzo role for "The Messiah" and I ...

My friend, Chelle, (She who trekked across England and Scotland this fall with me) is leav ...

I have been feeling a little down lately. I usually try to pull myself out of these moods ...

It's that time again, Cache Valley bloggers! Cache Valley Illuminati is gathering for lunc ...

I have a friend whose little girl goes to a school where they are not allowed to bring Pea ...

See Jane. See Jane work. See Jane scurry. Busy, busy Jane. See Jane. See Jane drive. ...

I am getting fed up, tired, and done, done, done with Flickr!  I haven't been able to see ...

I am part of Neil’s Great Interview Experiment over at Citizen of the Month. Basical ...

I live with a Libertarian husband. A Libertarian husband who is the biggest talk radio ...

Karen rocks my world. She joined a "Biggest Loser" competition at her gym and has been bu ...

"O, chocolaty cookie stuffed with sweetened Criscoesque goodness, how I love thee!"* I ...

I need to cut it out with the posts that sound like birds chirping, huh? One of my newe ...

Perhaps I need to rethink the title of this post as I can only imagine the pervy Google se ...

Am I the only person on the planet that isn't going to watch the Super Bowl? While I ad ...

I've written before about how Jen's posts about her mom fighting a terminal disease move m ...

I found this clip on mamalang's site. Oh. my. freak. It is one of the funniest things I ...

My main thought the whole show? "I FREAKING MISS CHARLIE! WAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" That ...

"Mom! Can I pick what we listen to on the drive?" "No! I want to!" "Well, I want t ...

I have been pondering/talking about/banging my head against the wall and shaking in fear a ...

But I was raised with a very anti-Mormon Southern Baptist for a grandmother. (Yes, I real ...

After a couple of weeks and a few days of intense, emotional back-to-back viewings, I fini ...

I realized two things today. One, little boys can be adorable. Two, arguments have g ...

Do y'all remember the commercial of the very "Ample" Jennifer Love Hewitt hawking a bra fo ...

I got pulled over last night. It wasn't too bad because I was coming back from an AWESO ...

I know that some of you have been here. Where you have neglected your online life so mu ...

Did I mention that I am now the internet fairy godmother to a cute, fuzzy BUNNY?????!!!!!! ...

I am doing better, but true to nature, the next wave has hit: Sick kids. Plus, one of t ...

Ok, see that post in the main section that says how I am making errors left and right late ...

I wanted to move to Australia today. Why? Because since January 2nd, when school res ...

I survived last night's performance. Barely. So many people in our cast are sick. On ...

Thanks to a lovely reader, mamalang, who commented on my giveaway post, I now know that th ...

I need to clarify because I think that I hurt some feelings with my post about Blogging. I ...

Remember how I was spectacularly sick about a month ago? When I was so sick I couldn't ...

Sometimes Jen breaks my heart with her posts . Her mom is dying of cancer and it comes wi ...

Yo...I think that "The Cache Valley Illuminati" need to meet again for lunch!  If you liv ...

There are three people that have been key to this blog being what it is today. Do you hav ...

It is JANUARY.  Would someone, anyone care to explain to me why and HOW I have Box Elder ...

That was a ton of fun everybody! We broke my commenting record (At 82 previously) and I go ...

Opening night was great. However. They cut my bio in the program. Not a big deal. Expe ...

**We still have a ways to go to break my comment record, peeps!! You have until SATURDAY ...

"Jon?" "Yes?" "It's really snowing hard outside. It's really cold outside. The road ...

I got halfway through my Google Reader and hit "Mark all as read". NOT on purpose (I swear ...

(I wrote this at an obscenely late hour. I tweaked it a bit to clarify and incorporate so ...

I suck at being "Green". Suck at it. I'm sure that you are all very surprised as thi ...

My body hurts. This isn't a new experience for me. I have several back and neck hernia ...

I actually won a bloggity contest!   Yay! Thanks to everyone who voted. Big apologies ...

I've gotten some questions about how my photo suddenly started appearing by comments on so ...

I am well on my way to being all set for BlogHer '08. I registered, and I have finalized ...

"So, how are things with you and Jon?" "Eh. We are both crazy with our schedules. He w ...

I did it!  I am now officially paid and registered for BlogHer '08! I picked the two-day ...

Dear Fuzzy Freak of Nature Wilbur, It's been six years since I found you mewing and loo ...

Thank all freaking mighty that the elimination for Project Runway went the way it did. I w ...

Because I'm lame and would like to win a bloggity contest once in my life. (I know.) ...

Thanks to Sundry Mourning. 1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before? ...

I was going to say that it was giving more time and focus to my wee ones, but looking at t ...

I love pajamas and live in them frequently.  I got a pair of scrubs from my sister-in-law ...

99% of the bloggity people I meet in person are so frickin' small in comparison to myself. ...

There is a cloud of melancholy surrounding my snug little cottage* tonight. For the las ...

I have come to the conclusion that Oh, the Joys! is one of the hardest working bloggity pe ...

I bought this book DESPITE its raging popularity. I still cannot believe that I did it. ...

To wrap up 2007, I thought that I would take my favorite post openings* from each month. ...

Is it totally insane and unreasonable that I am freaking out about an event that is so far ...

Aside from Jonathan nearly getting a"Reckless Driving" ticket in front of our boys for doi ...

Deep peace of the running wave to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep ...

As seen on Scribbit.  This looks a bit FREAKY, but I swear if I ever have any more babies ...

You wouldn't think that a request at the butt-crack of dawn (Ok, more like 8:30) to drive ...

I am so flippin' excited. Just when I think that God, this world and the people in it are ...

If you ever need a press release written, look no further, because this is your woman!! H ...

Jonathan, Happy Anniversary! Love, Your wife. P.S. Don't hate me for the followi ...

Heather of OMSH,is having a superfantabulous coloring contest for kids on her blog! Go ch ...

"Jon? Honey? Did you remember to take Wednesday off as a personal day?" "Uh...No. Why ...

Despite SEVEN YEARS of avoiding it, I just finished watching "Autumn in New York" with Ric ...

Is it horrible to admit that there are times that I just don't feel like writing? I mean, ...

I like to cook. Actually, it boarders on love. For one birthday, Jon asked me what I wan ...

Come and join The Cache Valley Illuminati! Worry not, we're not some secret society, just ...

Remember when you used to spend hours making "Mixes" on tape?! They were awesome for ever ...

I love playing dress up. I think that was always a huge part of the draw in doing theat ...

They put the opening scene for Tim Burton's "Sweeney Todd" online. I am SO excited for th ...

I am fond of cops. Well, I am fond of cops that are not on the job to revel in power ov ...

My tree is sitting on my porch. Undecorated. If I do not have it decorated by tomorrow, yo ...

Blonde Mom is having an awesome 'possum tshirt give away on her blog. Mosey over and ente ...

I have had a very artistic and musical few days. Which is odd considering that I couldn't ...

LORALEE: Hey, Sweetpea. Hope you're having a good day. I'm calling to tell you that I g ...

I love cookbooks, but usually there are only a small percentage of recipes in each book th ...

OMG! I just found out Mika is coming to Salt Lake on February 8th! I AM SO THERE.

For those just tuning in, I humiliated myself at a spur-of-the-moment audition for "The Ki ...

Thanks to Psychicgeek, there is an certificate of non-completion for people like us! ...

I have my DVR set to record my favorite Christmas TV special of all time tonight, "Rudolph ...

I have a sucky back and am in pain a lot. My friend, Chelle, has THE most amazing massage ...

I know, I know. I hate it when people drone on and on about being Sick! Or Hacking Up Muc ...

I feel like total shit. As you may have inferred from that sentence, I am still sick. ...

In response the the comments and emails, I spoke with Heidi, The Amazing Makeup Artist, an ...

Remember how I've been totally re-writing the website content for the famous Sherpa from N ...

I visited my son's grave today. There was no special reason. No holiday or anniversary. ...

You will SO relate to this. I know I do with Wilbur. Except that Wilbur is such a ho she ...

I live with three boys. Well, two boys and one man if you want to get all technical abo ...

You GUYS! 700 entries in my Google Reader? GAH! I guess it's a good thing that I have a ...

At least they don't get sick. And they never "Have a headache" or suffer from TMJ for that ...

I am spectacularly sick.  I missed NaBloPoMo yesterday. I guess this means that I h ...

Jon got my laptop! He picked up quite a few things, actually.  Between he and his brother ...

And yes. He totally kicks ass. I feel so bad for him, though. He got to Best Buy a ...

Cache Valley (That would be where I live.) has been ranked as the safest metropolitan area ...

I have a wicked-awful head cold. Want to see what I look like on lots of Nyquil at noon ...

Ah, the dreaded NaBloPoMo deadline.  I have been walking around all day in totally cute, ...

I am in a situation that I never thought that I would find myself in. At times it is fine ...

Are there things that are floating around about you online that you want removed from the ...

What to serve when you have an early-arriving houseguest and 15 guests for dinner tomorrow ...

When I was in the UK a couple of months ago with my awesome 'possum friend, Michelle, we f ...

Who knew? Who also knew that there is a whole freaking week that fits me perfectly? I fee ...

It's pretty much a given that if your brother-in-law calls to tell you that he was thinkin ...

I am cursing this daily posting thing. I gots nothin' creativity-wise today. So I'll leav ...

I am always amazed at how many people have their lives touched by someone who has served i ...

I hate the comments section of huge blogs because it always seems like the first 100 comme ...

I babysat my cute, barf-bucket great-niece, Ellie, for a few hours today and she spit up A ...

James and Christopher asked me eleventyhundred questions today. About seventyhundred of th ...

I'm considering it lessoned learned and moving on. (Comments Off)

...I'm 33. ...

NOT ME. He rocks. This guy named Patrick saw "The girl of his dreams" on a NYC subway an ...

Dear NaBloPoMo: You are a real pain in the ass sometimes, you know that? Dear Wilbur: C ...

Two words- Freaking sweet. So. Much. Fun. ...

I have to have a "Freaking Proud Parent" moment. My son, James, loves art and comics. ...

It appears that Jonathan made a timely appearance as "Dog the Bounty Hunter" because a sca ...

See that badge thingy over in my right sidebar? No, not the Flickr one. Go down further. ...

Love, Dog & Beth-Bounty Hunters (Plus two fearsome Ninja that happened to s ...

I enjoy "Experimenting" as much as the next person. I mean, I don't get crazy and involve ...

Besides being disgustingly intelligent, holding a zillion degrees and being an expert at h ...

My blog was down for several hours today. I got a couple of phone calls notifying me of t ...

I love homemade soup. I go through huge soup phases where it's all I want to make and eat ...

There has been a bit of confusion about my post yesterday. I say that I'm "Two steps away ...

...

There are three old houses on my street. We are the only houses in my town that are not h ...

I am a sentimental person. I think this is compounded by the fact that I have always feare ...

I have been so busy with baby and family that I haven't been able to respond to many comme ...

Having a newborn around is a lot of work. I'd forgotten. Having a newborn around is ...

***Some spoilers. If you haven't finished the Harry Potter series, skip this.*** Author ...

I'm sure that these two costumes would pretty much be my idea of hell on earth. GAH! ...

*Hoping the links are fixed now. Thanks for the heads up. Jon and I have to dress up at ...

I just ordered a book for James from Amazon called, "Don't feed the bully". I saw it in my ...

I'm a bit stoked.  I just bought a new Sprint Bluetooth wireless headset for my phone on ...

What the frickin' frack is up with Gmail and Google Reader? I haven't been able to access ...

The Good: I GOT A PHONE! The (Possibly) Bad: Apparently, there is a "Silent Recall" on ...

I love this little bog of mine, I really do. But. (And you all KNEW there was a big, ...

If you have been trying to get a hold of me this weekend, you have probably been met with ...

Ladies and gentlemen, SINGSTAR has entered the building. SO much freaking fun. My kids L ...

Like the billions and billions of humans that have lived before me, I am becoming increasi ...

I found the coolest link the other day thanks to her.  Look at this graphic of a twirling ...

I love Paula Begoun. She wrote a thick, wonderful review book that covers just about ev ...

There have been some setbacks in all of this life-improvement I've been doing. There ha ...

"Jon? Can I talk to you a minute?" "Sure. What's up?" "Well, I know we went over som ...

Doug is one of my favorite bloggers. His writing slays me. SLAYS ME! He just moved from ...

I have been thinking about the subject of this post for quite some time. I have hesitated ...

Two of my friends (Of the real-life AND Bloggity variety) decided that it was time for Cac ...

This post is hard to write because I am admitting to "The most common idiot logic out ther ...

One of my favorite musicals is being made into a movie by Tim Burton. "Sweeney Todd" is ju ...

I am not a big fan of shopping. I think that some of this is because I haven't had a lot o ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, which is represented by the color Pink.  I want ...

"Hey, honey! I was looking at some of the things we have to do this weekend and so I want ...

I sat down on my bed to fold a batch of laundry and fell asleep for an hour-and-a-half. I ...

"Serving the Queens" is a blog I have been reading for a little while. Jen recently lost ...

This bag by ALDO. I love it. The shape, color and hardware really caught my eye. I also l ...

(Sent to me by my hilarious brother) "I’m watching baseball last night. Last game of re ...

Yo! I got your awesome comment (And your book!) I only have your cell number, which is app ...

Tip for traveling: If you use an electric toothbrush and want to bring it with you on y ...

I read a post that really made me reflect on my siblings today. The title grabbed me: "Let ...

"Mom! I know what I want for Christmas! I really, really, really want to get the soundtrac ...

So. Does anyone know the best way to stop the 400,000 gallons of suds coming out of my ...

Um. I got in to "The King & I". Er...Here is the cast list: Royal Wives ...

I am suffering from the greatest humiliation I have had in a very, very long time. With ab ...

Why do I have to find out that my child is being bullied the day before I start my period? ...

Thanks to Charli, I have found a new way of life!  I don't know why, but after I hit thir ...

I have to say right up front that I love London. It is like a comfy pair of jeans. Despite ...

I feel swamped by jetlag, anniversaries, piles of laundry, tons of cleaning to be done and ...

After I wrote the previous entry about needing to get to bed, I powered down my computer ...

Dear Little Bug, I miss you. I love you. Always & Forever. Love, Momma ...

As Chelle put it, “The bacon this morning was much piggier than at previous establishm ...

Sorry about the varying fonts. I have had a lot of issues trying to post. I wrote every ni ...

(I'm mainly writing these for my personal archives. I know it may be a pain for some of yo ...

DAY TWO: INVERNESS There are some people who befall the fate of not being addressed sim ...

$54.32 is the amount it costs to entertain me in airports for 24-hours. I know I should ...

You know that things have escalated to a sad state of affairs when you are so desperate fo ...

It's bonny. Plus, Haggis isn't that bad. Hiking the million feet up to Edinburgh Cas ...

Right now I should be mid-air on my way to Newark airport.  I am not on my way to New Jer ...

My cable company offers "Free Movies"in a function called "On Demand". This synopsis for t ...

I told a bloggity friend of mine who lives in Idaho that I was going to be going up to Spu ...

I wanted to update you on what camera I'm taking to the UK with me? I asked if you would b ...

I have been a bit vague and short the last few entries. I just haven't been myself. Let me ...

The greatest operatic voice of the century is dead.  It saddens me deeply. Take a listen ...

Apparently, most of the UK doesn't accept American Express. Did I mention that the only cr ...

My.kids.are.still.vomiting. 6 days and they are STILL vomiting on themselves, their be ...

Christopher stayed home from school today with me. He is still a pretty sick little boy. ...

Very strange Photoshop contest combining two celebrities into one face. If only I could do ...

Since I only have a week before my trip, I am assembling my packing list.  Since the exch ...

Dear Internet, Hey! How have you been? What has been going on this Memorial LABOR Day* ...

Time to announce the new name of my chicken and the winner of my amazon.com giveaway. R ...

I have a friend who has been sharing experiences of sending her first child to Kindergarte ...

This right here? Gives "Big Government" (And absurdity) a WHOLE new meaning... ...

***ONE HOUR LEFT, FOLKS! ***ENDING TIME IS MST (Mountain Standard Time) **EDIT- Clar ...

School lunch and I have a somewhat unpleasant history. Growing up it was awesome. I alway ...

Da -Nang clothing.  This top right here? A little slice of heaven.  This one is awesome, ...

...

This is ridiculous! Just let me wait until I get HOME to take the test! I have done some ...

Two paragraphs. Two paragraphs was all I wanted to write. Is that too much to ask? No faf ...

Seriously? I don't think I've laughed so hard at an idea in ages. Look at the photo at the ...

I have been thinking about more and more about my upcoming trip to England and Scotland. I ...

I'm voting for "The Fire Swamp" and "The Pit of Despair". (I'm just sayin'...)

(I sent my kids off to school a bit early today and started cleaning my bathroom. The wind ...

***Edit-I am loving your comments! I'd love to hear non-holiday tradition ideas, too. I st ...

Am I the ONLY person on the planet to have no desire to read this series?  Really? Seriou ...

Ok, all you photo-type-people. You are going on your dream trip (In TWENTY DAYS!!!!) You ...

Um...Hi, neighbor! What is going on? What? You hope I'm not on my way out? Well, I guess ...

I only went to this movie to see my neglected group of friends. I saw the commercials for ...

There are many, many, many days when I feel like THIS. This is one of my favorite Flickr f ...

There has been so much going on. While I may expound on a few of these when I am more cap ...

"It's just not a good idea to watch "CSI:Miami" with your husband." For one, they will ...

I finally put a flipping subscription chicklet to this blog over on my right sidebar. Yay! ...

**Edit-Or shall I say "Tons of edits". This post has changed quite a bit from the original ...

I love this concept: Grab a group of friends (The more you bring the cheaper the meal) and ...

Looky, looky at what got hand-delivered by a super-fantastic mailman, today! I've had q ...

Welcome to my great-niece!  (See my Flickr set for more photos) "Ellie Nan" 8/14/07 ...

Thanks to OMSH, I was able to rate my blog. "PG" is the outcome. I suppose that I can say ...

I ventured 2 hours away from Cache Valley yesterday down to Utah County to visit a town ca ...

I hate wearing glasses. Hate it. I feel totally awkward and totally unattractive in them ...

Nothing new in the realm of the sucky custody situation. Right now I am just trying to su ...

Before I was struck upside the head with custody-suck, I wanted to post individual thanks ...

I usually never, ever talk about my first husband on this blog. I don't because he isn't ...

"Hi, my name is Loralee, and I am grey." Seriously, there should be a support group for ...

Can you imagine the annual Christmas card from this couple? Seriously, I think that if I g ...

What other station would have this disclaimer before every program? "The following program ...

We had a big family gathering today in honor of Christopher turning 8 and getting baptized ...

I have had such a piece of hud week. It has been bad, my friends. But. There always ...

I bought one of the best shirts I have ever owned from Shade Clothing. I purchased two shi ...

Remember how I ordered tickets to see Wicked and put the date as a WEEK after I would alre ...

I have mentioned here before that having my boys be kind and gentlemanly to women is hugel ...

My heart goes out to everyone who had their life changed by today's tragedy. I heart you, ...

I've been involved in serious family issues all day today. It's not really something that ...

Like Utah is not weird enough in the public view without Gary Coleman entering into the fr ...

"Ninja attacked family...Need money for karate lessons." (Thanks, Katie!) ...

I woke up this morning thinking that I had been in a 6-car accident the night before that ...

My brother, Brad, came to Logan with his family from Minneapolis for a few days and he wan ...

Seriously one of the cooler things I've seen. Especially from a prison.  Maybe if they're ...

***EDIT*** I tried posting this the other day, but the player didn't work. I am really ...

A recipe for FRIED OREOS. I just don't know what to think of it. Partially intrigued, par ...

Sorry for the confusion for today's earlier post. I thought I had figured out a way to pos ...

Look at what the heat, humidity, body-suck and being on my period has done to my poor fing ...

I bought tickets to see "Wicked" in London the day before Chelly and I go home.  This wou ...

"If you believe Heck is the place for people who don't believe in Gosh...You might be a M ...

This video seriously made me throw up a little. I suddenly have all the validation I need ...

Bloggers have cycles that range from smokin' hot, to frustrated, to apathetic. Any blogge ...

I'm in a crummy mood. Getting ranting, smug emails and comment about how inadvertently ...

I started Harry Potter this morning and I just finished. Since I refuse to be a spoiler, ...

"Jon! I really like my new blogging friend, Rachel. We have a lot weird things in common. ...

You may remember that I posted about Brigitte's niece and nephew who have a fatal disease ...

From Karen on learning Christopher accidentally saw me buck nekkid:  "Wow...Just, WOW. Yo ...

"If you are going to inadvertently shoplift something from your local IKEA, you might as w ...

As Christopher just turned 8 last week, he is now old enough to join the Cub Scout program ...

Oh, you know you have ALL felt this way at one point or the other. Click the yellow mp3 ...

It has been a long and varied couple of days. Sadly, I found out my aunt Regina finally ...

Ok, I wasn't really "Fired" exactly, but I couldn't resist using it. I found out last n ...

The inevitable has happened. Something I've worried about for years and years has finally ...

It's good to be back home and in my kitchen again. I have eaten like such crap the last m ...

There is a superfantastic website on the internet called "How to get rid of things".  ...

I'm home. I never thought I would ever be so happy to see my ramshackle house that was ...

I can't believe you are 8!  You are my handsome little man. I love you so much. I WIL ...

I'm still in Mesa. I made it to the funeral. It was a beautiful service and I managed t ...

I am sitting in my cousin's house (The awesome "Roach".  She is the only cousin my age an ...

Dear Loralee, You and I haven’t always had the easiest relationship. When we first me ...

My mother has GOT to stop putting things where SHE thinks they "Ought" to go in my house. ...

It's been a flurry of activity, trying to get everything sorted out, packed and put away f ...

My aunt died tonight. It hurts.

I went and spewed most of my litany of crazy for an hour tonight. I said very. difficul ...

I think that the guy that I walked in on when I confused the men's room for the ladies roo ...

Summer is here with a hot, blistering vengeance. This means one thing: POPSICLES. M ...

I just got home from my family reunion in the mountains east of Cedar City. It was, as ...

Hello, stealthy ninja friend Karen here. I've been instructed to inform all you looney ...

These may possibly be the freaking cutest things.i.have.ever.seen. ...

When we were in California, I mentioned that we went to eat at a restaurant at the end of ...

Can imagine how horrible it would be if you couldn't cough? My friend Brigitte (Bridgy) ...

...A meme. (Thanks to Vanessa.) 1.Whats your name spelled backwards? "Eelarol" Which ...

Thanks to Karen and Michelle, I am totally loving Mika. He reminds me a little of Freddy ...

It covers a lot. If my lengthy ramblings/rantings bother you, don't read it. Today is t ...

I've written a bit about the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad place I was in a couple ...

My site was hacked into and I haven't been able to access my admin page for the last coupl ...

I would say that today is a much better day than yesterday. For starters, yesterday I wasn ...

After the worlds most cramped and uncomfortable car ride, we have finally arrived in Ocean ...

I feel terrible. I am going on 3 hours of sleep. It's midnight. I have a 14-hour ...

I just got off the phone with my fabulous friend, Michelle. After spending a grueling half ...

There is something you should know about Utah Mormons. They are fond of wearing brightly ...

I'm having a slight panic attack as I realize that we leave for California late Tuesday ni ...

For Father's Day, we have had a slew of activities going on. Yesterday, we all went off-ro ...

It's never easy to hear that someone you love is advising someone else you love to stay aw ...

As most people know, I am the mother to three boys. I know I bitch and whine about not ha ...

I read about an artist that makes the most gorgeous art from cracked plates and tableware. ...

Remember how I bought "Advanage" cleaner from a door-to-door salesman?I told you all that ...

A few days ago, I was dinking around Google trying to find some information when I came on ...

I turned in all the paperwork for my passport today. YIPPEE! I have been rather anxiou ...

Even though I'm a trained opera singer, it isn't my favorite to listen to. BUT! This got m ...

I went to see James play baseball last night. While my son isn't particularly gifted at sp ...

I have decided to have my children help me bake and cook this summer to help keep them occ ...

It looks like a movie I would love and adore. It never even bliped on my radar! Anyone hea ...

As many bloggers know, when you have a blog, you get emails about your blog. On occasion, ...

I tend to do things in a big way with a loud and obnoxious style. As I recently wrote to ...

"Will it blend?" This website is hilarious. It reminds me of the "Bass-o-matic" from SNL. ...

I love the rain. It makes me feel better. I'm glad it's raining today. AND! There is SNOW ...

**Edit. This post is about my son that died. I realize that this is regurgetation of facts ...

My bank card (From another bank) got sucked into an ATM today when the transaction was com ...

I have given into the dark side and created a TWITTER profile. To quote a friend, "I am w ...

It is Michelle's Birthday! (For the record, as a birthday gift, I didn't take photos at t ...

Remember that Dunkin' Donuts commercial with the exhausted baker getting up in the wee hou ...

I know, I know! BUT. I've actually been curious about this all-purpose cleaning product fo ...

I have been having Flickr angst. I have been trying to figure out for DAYS how to add "No ...

Remember a few days ago when I drooled over notcoture.com? Lovely as it is, it's fairly u ...

It is no secret that I have an addictive personality. I even made two (Yes, TWO) freakish ...

There are products I see that make me go "WTF?!!!" I would say that THIS definitely made t ...

Our family got some sad news today. My aunt, Pauline was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer ...

As you may remember, I accidentally washed (And effectively DESTROYED) my beloved IPOD shu ...

Just giving a shout out to all on Blogspot. I've been to your blogs. I wanted to comment. ...

If you haven't already, you need to check out Pandora. Just type in an artist or song and ...

I need to vent for a moment. FRICK! FRACK! FRETCHINGFREAKINGDFETTCHFUDGEFRICKINFETCHER! ...

Holy cow.  Remember the Tastespotting link from HIM? NOW I have the Notcoture link from ...

"James, why are are you sitting there with your head in your hands? Eat your lunch." "I ...

TechnoDork Girl Strikes Again. (I seriously need to be my own cartoon/action figure.) I ...

Everyone who knows my husband knows that he wears about 40 "Essential Accessories" on his ...

I live in a VERY conservative community. If you ever had any doubt about this, check out ...

Ack. It has been so hella-busy up in my neck of the woods. I'm so behind at this point th ...

My parent's 50th wedding anniversary is today. I'm pretty sick with sinus/throat suck t ...

Yes, I had one. In fact my imaginary pal was as close to HIM as anything I've ever seen. ...

Today is the last day of school. I write this with a mixture of relief and dread. Relief, ...

Like Plain Jane, I'm a pretty big Anglophile. (For example, if you don't know what that me ...

Since I don't think that anyone really wants to read about the status of my laundry, what ...

I love getting links from readers. Now that I have a sideblog, I will try to be better at ...

It rained and stormed all day today. This type of weather makes me happy and cheerful. ...

1. This is my kid's last week in school. On Friday they participated in "Field Day" whic ...

Yo! I know it's been a few, but with birthday happenings, work, family stuff, getting cool ...

Happy 31st, Sweetpea. As a gift, I promise to never download and install "Limewire" ...

I accidentally washed my beloved IPOD. This suckasuckasuckaSUCKS. Now that I have reign ...

I don't like sports. Yup, it's true. I don't like watching them, I don't like playing t ...

I got turned on to one of the yummiest sites on the internet by him. I have spent hours an ...

A snippet of a conversation between Jonathan and I about how our lives never seem to go "A ...

Everyone but me is home sick today. Everyone has something different wrong with them, whic ...

I have been double-tagged by Natasha and Martha to participate in "8 random things about m ...

James had a school choir concert last night. School concerts are always "Interesting" whe ...

I am having some problems with my webmail from this site. Could you tell me if the replies ...

I figured I would only post 5 "Things" today. I'm going easy on you all due the multiple p ...

I am such a freaking, frickin', flippin' dorkadorkaDORK. Y'all will have to put up with ...

**Edit I finally went to see the movie, "Hot Fuzz". SO freakin' hilarious. It has ...

Talk about a flash from the past! Not only would this make me laugh my ass off, but I thin ...

I think that it is a well-established fact that I have the worst luck on the freaking plan ...

Paris Hilton is going to jail for 45-days.  I'm just glad she didn't kill anyone. Can you ...

Kerfloppy fixed my template so that my photos are no longer freaking out. Yay! I stil ...

I am pissed off with Bloglines. It won't let me subscribe to some of my reads (Froyd) and ...

To my big sister, Melly, who was more like a mom: You're 46. I only say that because I ...

Yes, yes. I know. Two posts in one day. This is important, though. See that comment ...

"The Lives of Others." (Das Leben der Anderen) There really aren't any words for how m ...

Do you know how long it takes to manually delete 900 posts from Blogger? A freaking long t ...

My yard looks like the depths of hell. This would be because my riding lawnmower (Which I ...

I'm a talker. I talk a lot. I also talk FAST. It can really get me into trouble and I c ...

FIGURE OUT WHY MY GOOGLE ACCOUNT WON'T LET ME COMMENT ON BLOGGER BLOGS!!!!! Reframe ...

Does this mean that my husband will stop freaking out about how much of this stuff I consu ...

I heart Anthropologie. This is my current "Drool" item. Sigh. ...

**Edited to include another brilliant creation by "Photoshop Dave" (For those who don't kn ...

***Jessica's link should be fixed now. Thank you for letting me know I had http://kerflp.c ...

After 4 hours of driving and 4 hours of frustration, I am attempting to once again post to ...

I'm going to see "Kerfloppy" tomorrow to try and hammer out the rest of my webpage. Since ...

Welcome, welcome! I know what you are thinking. "Wow. Such a brave, daring, bold move, ...

Dear everyone who is anxiously awaiting the continuation of "Looney Tunes". I know, I kno ...

It has been a week of broken things and trying to fix them. Some things that have been bro ...

Between watching and writing about my "Forrest Gump" viewing and reading Alex's fun list i ...

***EDIT*** (I probably should have skipped the lame tribute to Tom Hanks and just written ...

I haven't been around because I am pretty sick. I'm not surprised, everyone around me has ...

Alas, my planned and awesome video project is put off yet again. I was just too tired last ...

Boo*I'm tired of my stomach being in knots and feeling like it is Joan of Arc being burned ...

*I'm tired. FYI-Sex at 5 AM probably isn't the best time to try to break a world's reco ...

Two out of the three performances are done. We have one more next Friday night in Ogden an ...

I am literally typing this while trying to eat, get my makeup done, and finalize details o ...

Last night I got home from work, wrote a couple of emails and took some really great ulcer ...

I promise that this is the last you will have to hear about this particular segment of my ...

I got my dress back from the seamstress today. I am back to not having a vehicle, so my fa ...

Tonight was the soloist rehearsal with orchestra for "The Messiah".Like I do every single ...

Ever since I moved my computer near the window, Wilbur has taken to lounging on top of my ...

I managed to lose my wallet today.When I realized it was gone, it sucked. In fact, it suck ...

I am SO not ready for this.Ug. ...

I'm tired. It might have something to do with staying up all night. Last night was very.. ...

The mourning process can be spectacularly cruel. Not just because you grieve loss of some ...

EDIT***Remember THIS accomplishment???? Me and my little lazy butt running an entire mile ...

This is my pick to use for my write-up in the program for "The Messiah". It's the only one ...

Remember my vehicle dilemmas of the past year or so? I would post little links, but I am j ...

Remember how I said that I hate and loathe the torture of writing a bio paragraph to be in ...

Jonathan hates reality television. If you only knew the amount of mocking I get for watchi ...

I have been sneaking teaspoonfuls of vanilla frosting from a tub in the fridge. Thursday n ...

I had the BEST day today. I traveled deep into "Napoleon Dynamite Country" (aka IDAHO) wit ...

I'm trying to write a bio to be included in the program of "The Messiah".I HATE writing th ...

The photo editor from The National Enquirer sent me the mock-up of the article featuring m ...

EDIT::I went to the dentist today due to breaking a molar in half eating beef jerky. It fr ...

My agreement to sell three photos to The National Enquirer is complete.The photos in quest ...

Jonathan got up in the middle of the night to get a drink of water. When he came back to ...

I went to visit my parents with my sister Melly today. My Dad had surgery a week ago and I ...

**Edit. Well, the pain suckasucksSUCKS A DUCK, but I didn't have to go to Ogden. I was u ...

...You may recall that your children got done with their jobs in record time last night. Y ...

1. I feel gross.2. I had to deal with my parents ALL DAY and help plan their 50th weddi ...

This was taken about five minutes after rolling out out of bed this morning. Nothing real ...

My son, James was suspended for bringing a weapon to school.It was not his fault. I am no ...

This post is killing two birds with one stone.The MOST exciting is that my long-awaited ...

I went to see "Lyrics and Music" with Bridgy, Karen and Brian Joy. SUCH a cute flick. The ...

I. RAN. A. Whole. Mile!So what if it took me 11 minutes. For some of you this is no big de ...

Tagged by AmberI'm supposed to grab the nearest book off of my shelf, turn to page 123 and ...

***NoteWhen trying to email photos to a publication, you might want to make sure you spell ...

Dear Everyone I Care About,Here's my Valentine to you all: A fun, yet ridiculous, photo fo ...

I am not posting a self portrait challenge today. I have a good reason. I feel like hud a ...

It's well after Midnight and I have been busting tail for hours with my husband, parents a ...

I have to find a way to make Sunday's less about food and more about people. I ate WAAAAAA ...

I went to Salt Lake today with my friend, Michelle to see my sister,Linny, and sister-in-l ...

Sometimes being perpetually thought of and talked to like someone who has the abilities of ...

***EDIT***(AMAZING photo by "Photoshop Dave"! Just the thing I needed to cheer me up. I l ...

Anna Nicole Smith is dead.I'm not surprised.She wasn't the classiest person on earth and I ...

I have decided to post once a week with the progress of my fitness plan. I am getting a " ...

My 7-year-old, Christopher, said the most heartbreaking thing last night:"Umm. Momma? I ha ...

I am in an insomnia cycle. No need to worry, it is just how I am built. I have struggled ...

I decided to start participating in Self Portrait Challenge again. The challenge for Febr ...

I am feeling a bit better. I went to the gym today and hefted my slothful body onto the tr ...

I tend to dwell. I dwell a lot.Insomnia tends to exacerbate the issue. Unfortunately, I t ...

In an attempt to get my mind of my depressively icky post, the fact that I cannot find my ...

More random things in a fairly morose post. I'll try to be more cheerful tomorrow, but ev ...

THINGS: I have given into the dark side and moved my blog to the New Blogger, form ...

You know that sleep is shot straight to hell when the question, "I wonder who Jack the Rip ...

The front page article of the local paper is about Paul, the homeless man riding his lawn ...

I had a blast and a half this weekend. Chelle, Cricket, Me, Karen and Bridgy went to Bear ...

I've been sitting here trying to get Ye Olde, Sucky, Yeast-Infected Wench (Otherwise known ...

The Good:I just returned from an absolutely fantabulous weekend at a lake-side condo with ...

Despite RECENT cleaning of my pantry from top to bottom no fewer than SEVEN times this yea ...

My cat, Wilbur, has given me some interesting times. Like here, and here, oh...and HERE.Ev ...

Things got so busy that I neglected to post this last Saturday when Karen, Michelle, Jonat ...

I know the season has passed, but how I missed THIS morsel is beyond me."A Charlie Brown C ...

Due to travel, house suck and the holiday season, I have packed on more pounds than I woul ...

WE FINALLY GOT THE DAMN WII!!!!!Chelle and I waited out at Best Buy last night to get the ...

Best Buy is getting in a shipment of 20 Wii's tomorrow morning at 10 am. There are alread ...

Karen has been singing the song, "Everything comes down to Poo" from the "Scrubs" musical ...

I have been really proud of myself housekeeping-mommy-being healthy-wise. In spite of hou ...

I had the weirdest dream.I forced my friend, Karen, to go with me to the gym and try to ge ...

I was at Bridgy's with friends for New Years Eve and witnessed the following exchange:Jess ...

I am trying really hard to not post about the hell of my HOUSE SUCK all the time. It is g ...

I think if I ever get a black Labrador I want to name it, "Lando Calrissian". ...

I love where I live.Cache Valley is a great place to raise kids, enjoy gorgeous scenery an ...

We ordered a Wii online and I am 98% sure that we have been majorly ripped off.My kids are ...

Sad, isn't it?The last of the carpet is being laid today. I am beyond excited. ...

For those who do not know, I have one awesome sister-in-law. Her name is Nancy, but I cal ...

**Edited to include another fantabulous creation by PHOTOSHOP DAVE. (Just when I think h ...

"Jon? Are you awake, sweetie?""Mmmphnugh...""JON! ARE YOU AWAKE?!"(Snorting, moaning, and ...

I had a fantabulous lunch of sushi and all the fixins today. I took my niece, Bekah (Aka"B ...

...The exterior of your house looks like this:Yes, this would be the front of my house. I ...

Ug.I know it has been a long time,I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful New Year's. I know ...

"Jon? I've been feeling like we are really out of sync lately." "Um...Ok?" "You have ...

Wanna give your New Year's Resolution a boost? Here are 15 foods that take burn more calo ...

And yes, it is HELL. Once again, PHOTOSHOP DAVE rocks the house.If only this is what was ...

Have you ever had loads going on, lots of funny and interesting things surrounding you and ...

I wasn't going to post again today, but my plans for the evening changed and I actually ha ...

Our Christmas was wonderful. There has been so MUCH going on and so much yet to be done. ...

I have made it to Christmas Eve. Yay. It has been a really stressful season for me, but ...

(This is taken from one of my favorite posts of all time. I posted it way back in the day ...

I finally got into a recording studio to lay down my half of the recording project I am do ...

Eight years. WOW. We have been through hell and back many, MANY times, but we are still h ...

It's a new month and new theme for Self Portrait Challenge.The mantra for December is "RED ...

I kept dreaming about my cat, Wilbur having freaky animal love with the entire neighborhoo ...

...Especially the very end. The guy with the plunger kills me.I could totally see my husba ...

***Update***Is it legal to put both of those titles in the same sentence????Karen is prett ...

Is with the comments on Beta Blogger???I am trying to catch up with you all and it is ref ...

Oh. My. HELL.Everyone is moving this week I swear. I have so much going on, I feel like ...

I have managed to hijack a computer that is functional for a few moments. I want to say TH ...

Loralee (aka Super Woman) has asked me to let you know that her computer is presently in p ...

I agreed to go last in the chain of Minnesotan guest bloggers and, predictably, most of my ...

Okay. In order to keep out of what seems to be becoming some sort of guest blogging compet ...

Hey all,I am finally home after driving for 24 -hours non-stop. I am so tired I'm just goi ...

First of all, let me just say that I've never written on anyone's blog except my own and, ...

Some of you may not know this, but Loralee and I go way back--to the Thai Restaurant, wher ...

1. People here can hold out the "O" vowel for a very long time.2. Everyone is extremely fr ...

Tomorrow morning I start on the path of the great (But Short) Minnesota adventure!Wish me ...

Did you know that the new bottles of Astroglide personal lubricant are in bottles that are ...

I'm still on a lot of painkillers for my STILL sucky back, hip and leg, so I have been sta ...

I don't know if you caught the comments at the bottom of my Self Portrait Challenge from T ...

I heard a huge ruckus outside and went to investigate. My children stuck their tongues to ...

Edit: We made up. My husband and I are fighting.We NEVER fight.Last night we actually YELL ...

Again, the theme is "Glamour" and AGAIN, I am posting a previously taken photo.I am really ...

I got it.I can't believe it.For those who may not remember, I auditioned for the Mezzo rol ...

The episode that was filmed in my town airs tonight.

1. I woke up in complete and utter pain. Yes, still in back suck. No, I am not on pain kil ...

We alternate who we spend Thanksgiving with every year. This year was my in laws turn. It ...

I honestly don't know what to think or feel this Thanksgiving. I have a lot of emotions a ...

The theme for SPC for November is "Glamour".If you are in hot rollers and feel totally Gla ...

It looks like I am going to be in MN On December 7 & 8th. Bummer that it is such a sh ...

My father is in the New York Times. (just click over NYT to go to the link)He is mentione ...

****EDITED to include a photo by DaveI went to Salt Lake with my lovely Bryan last weekend ...

Photo by DaveYa know? "Elf" is just a really weird movie to view when completely high on ...

I went to the chiropractor yesterday and I woke up with my back feeling worse.I am getting ...

I am still in major back suck. I think I have a pinched nerve going on, too. I've barely ...

The theme for November is "Glamour".I thought this fit the bill. ...

I have thrown my back out. This is not new to me as I have several herniated vertebrae and ...

This project has been an incredible experience. I am overwhelmed by the sheer number of p ...

This is not Loralee writing, this is Michelle (a.k.a Chelle) and I have highjacked her blo ...

I have had Looney Tunes for exactly ONE YEAR.Damn.It seems so much longer than that.I shou ...

...That quite a few people actually read the drivel I write here.A lesson to learn: If you ...

Tonight, my Girls Night Lovies-Michelle, Brigitte, and Karen-hosted a Birthday party for L ...

Fred,Can you believe it has been 32 years since we made our debut? It seems so much lon ...

You should be kissed and oftenAnd by someone who knows howRhett Butler, Gone With the Wind ...

I'm posting my SPC a day early because tomorrow's post is taken already.This is week two o ...

*I am auditioning for The Messiah mezzo role this evening. It will be the longest audition ...

I know this is a long list, but I saw this on a blog and thought, "Damn. I've think I 've ...

My friend, Holly, went to Europe this summer to study design. Karen and I haven't had muc ...

Early evening found me curled up in bed trying to catch up with my DVR recorder and unwind ...

Besides being completely annoyed that they killed off the HOTTEST guy on "Lost", Girl's Ni ...

(It's even set to "Air Supply")

I know I've already posted today. I also know that I feel like writing, but I don't want ...

Jonathan and I got engaged eight years ago today. I didn't get a diamond because we bought ...

Halloween was a success.My boys were Avatars (WTF are those, exactly? Their head wear look ...

I'm not quite sure if we are supposed to move on to November's theme today or not. I am g ...

We kill trolls of all genders, nationalities, and shoe size. An Equal Opportunity Employe ...

CLICK HERELunch, whenever you are up for it.You are the best sister.Your little sis,Pee ...

I just came from my first reherasal for a Christmas concert I am participating in.I didn't ...

Clare has the best memes on her blog. I never see them anywhere else. Since I'm passing t ...

Every Halloween, my friend Brian and his sister, Sherry, turn their house into a spooky wo ...

EDIT**Check out what Dave did for Christophee. So sweet I about cried. Am I completely ...

My sister, Linny’s results are in: It's bad news. The world changed with three words ...

I could explain why am I spending the morning reading Summa Theologica, by Aquinas, but I ...

***Edited footnote at bottom. (Sorry to the WTF? onlookers)To clear up some questions for ...

Is it strange that I just made snow angels in my yard?Yes?Ok, let me refrain:Is it strange ...

Fiona Elizabeth Anne8 lbs 2 ozYay, Beekie! Yay, Dylan!Bekah is much more stable now that ...

I got enough emails and comments about the site www.52projects.com, that I had to go take ...

This is the last Self-Portrait Challenge for October's theme, "Imperfections".This post is ...

I made one tiny change to my template tonight. It all looked good in FireFox, so I left an ...

This is my dad. Robert C. Mitchell Seaman First Class-Hospitalman US Navy 1951-1955 ...

Sunday is weekly Game Night at the Joy residence. It is night of snacks, conversation, bei ...

***Linny made it through. She feels like hud, though. We'll know what all this means on T ...

I woke up to the uniquely beautiful sound of ice being sloshed around in liquid.Jonathan b ...

There are two things that will always score points with me--Someone surprising me with a D ...

I have been playing around with ideas for a new name for a URL/Blog and I think I may have ...

My blog is in the hospital.Come visit it.Bring flowers and chicken noodle soup.It's dire. ...

That is, indeed, one hell of a question.I have been in a pretty deep funk lately. I mean, ...

I am overwhelmed.By what? MUSIC, THAT is what.Now I remember WHY I don't have loads of cl ...

Did you all know that today is Alaska Day? Yup. It is to celebrate the purchase of Alask ...

I spent the morning with my parents. I haven't really seen or talked to them much lately. ...

My sister Melly, just called me. My niece Beekie is 9 months pregnant and living in Englan ...

This is the third week of SPC for October. The theme is "Imperfections".I have often stat ...

I got an email asking if I would come and audition for the mezzo role in The Messiah in th ...

I went to Coffee with Zac (And Zac's friends-See Photo) and discovered that they are filmi ...

My new niece.Somehow, every sibling of Jonathan manages to have female offspring. I am be ...

In a very platonic way, I am totally enamored with "The Blogger Formally Known As Very Mom ...

Apparently, my brother is one of two people being looked at for a killer job in:MINNEAPOLI ...

CHELLY IS BACK FROM AFRICA!Woo Hoo!As a reminder, Michelle went for 3 weeks on a humanitar ...

Do you think that the uncontrollable need to hork down sweetened carbohydrates to cope wit ...

Since I have no vehicle at my disposal during the day, I am often without a lot of the tin ...

I don't know if any of you have been following the comments going on HERE, but it is just ...

When I do something, it usually isn't half-assed. It doesn't mean that I am organized or a ...

Remember that beautiful, tree-filled lot that we closed on this month? The one with the tw ...

Who is your dead celebrity soulmate?After seeing this on a few blogs, I thought, "What the ...

I haven't been tagged in awhile. Clare snagged me. Of course I'll comply (It IS Clare, a ...

My husband, Jonathan has known Kyle and Camille since high school. We are all good frien ...

Time for the monthly selection.September SUCKED. I think that there should be a law passed ...

**Not really a "Perverse" post, but is still sexually based. There are photos, but they're ...

Hmm.I have my post written, but Blogger isn't allowing photos to upload right now."Magical ...

***EDIT***Just a reminder that tomorrow is "The Sexy Sixth"Which means that ALL SIBLINGS a ...

For the last year or so, I have noticed an odor of cat pee in my TV room.I was befuddled b ...

I found the best soundtrack last night. It is from the movie, "Last Kiss". I, the musica ...

Octobers theme for Self Portrait Challenge is "Imperfections". We are encouraged to show ...

I love second hand cigarette smoke.I know, I know.My head is hung down in shame!It's true, ...

...

Someone very close to me is having scary health things happening this week. They are also ...

10 Things I did this week: 1. Survived Matthew's Anniversary2. Ate Sushi THREE gloriou ...

Especially when the club is called, "The Writing Warhouse"."Writing Warhouse"Join the Writ ...

...

I seem to have the habit of deliberately doing things that I am terrified of just to prove ...

Today!

Today!

It's going to be today!

Tune in later.

There have been so many of these gems that I am putting a link on my sidebar where you can ...

Did anyone watch the 20/20 interview with Terri Irwin?God, that was so sad.Terri said one ...

*I thought I'd post the pictures of Chelle's going away dinner since I have MASSIVE amount ...

"September 26th, 2003"This is the final SPC for September's "Me with" theme.This picture w ...

"Sure, life is easy if you are a truffle or a shitake mushroom. But the turnip...she is th ...

I came down to Provo to spend the day with my oldest brother and his family. I tend to run ...

Sweet Baby Boy, It is funny that I never called you "Matthew" while you were alive, yet ...

Thanks to everyone who took over for me this week. I really needed to not stress about Loo ...

As I mentioned in my previous guest blog, I've known Loralee since our sophomore years of ...

Since this blog is having a fit of estrogen-induced hysteria, I thought I would post somet ...

I wanted to find something very "Loralee" to post here... so I went to youtube and typed i ...

Plain and simple...she is a real person. She loves herself and those around her. She acc ...

Speaking of the Vagina Monologues--several years ago I saw this in NYC. About 2 ...

Ooooooh man. The things you could do with THIS. ...

Well it is Tuesday and I'm going to post Loralee's 'Self Portrait Challenge' photo. Happil ...

Warning: Never Ever Click on Alex's Links at:-Work-School-Public Libraries-Private Librari ...

Hi all, this is Erin of the Diary of a Lit Student. Loralee asked me to help her out this ...

Hi. Loralee here. No. Not your regular, wonderful, funny, sexy and sparkly Looney Tunes ...

I met Loralee in the fall of 1993. She and I were both sophomores living next door to eac ...

The world-famous Loralee has asked me -Penguin - (among others) to post while she takes so ...

Muah hah hah.Another being that does not look like Spock's girlfriend (and more like a dis ...

I'm not going to be around for a bit. Hopefully, Blogging Replacement Drones will be satis ...

I have been spending time designing Michelle's new blog page so she can communicate more e ...

I can't decide if I love it or hate it.It doesn't make me feel pretty.Hmmm...Not much more ...

***EDITDamn, damn DAMN the rain. I'm not even going to say another word about it until th ...

Mmmmm...Peaches... ...

Scene:The CHOATE master bedroom. (A term used lightly as there is nothing masterly about ...

There is only going to be the one post today.WHY?Well, that is an EXCELLENT question!Becau ...

"You are a funny girl and I feel like I'm actually a funny person when I'm around you.***" ...

Thanks for reminding me how fun the sing-along Alex started here last month was, Thing Two ...

So, I'm late. Shoot me.The Funny1. THE most horrible word in the world.2. Morning sex3. I ...

...

Scene: Choate HouseholdLoralee, a tired, (Yet completely hot) mom with red hair in her 30 ...

I am posting my SPC for the week a day early.Everyone on the earth knows that today is the ...

I think I may never eat again, thanks.

This could completely backfire and be the post that absolutely no one responds to, but onc ...

Lose the whole "Virginal" thing and the part about being able to get anyone I want, and it ...

I am 31 years oldI have 5 siblings, of which I am the youngestI have an identical twin sis ...

I was going to lay low for a few days because, well, I just was.However, there was a perso ...

**Edit** In regards to the comment in this section (And the three emails from the same in ...

"Concerned Older Brother" to Loralee:Sent at 3:39 am In Asia now, and ...

Loralee is a very unusual name. There are times that I think that my parents must have bee ...

As many know, I am a youtube addict. I've found some really great things on that site as w ...

**Warning. A tiny bit naughty**I haven't said anything about this latest undertaking only ...

"Jon? Can I get a "Dad Gone Mad" T-Shirt?""What? Someone is selling shirts advertising my ...

I suppose that you know your blog is going in a good direction when your OBGYN calls you o ...

I love newspapers.I'm surprised I edged out the demolition derby, but maybe that is just b ...

I took James to the Dentist yesterday to have the second tooth in a week removed and his f ...

***EDITED UPDATE***As many of you know, both of our vehicles exploded, vomited and then pe ...

...

Have you ever stumbled on a blog you didn't know existed?Of course you have.Have you ever ...

Have you ever received a phone call from someone from your past that makes you wish that y ...

As part of his daily homework, Christopher had to make up sentences to use the words "Son" ...

This is the last SPC for the theme, "Enclosed Spaces".I just wanted a cool shot of my eyes ...

Not only will this not help my chickenlove dreams, but now it will probably be co-mingled ...

Should I be completely freaked out that I just woke up from a dream where my husband and I ...

I tried to put my answers to this meme in the comments section of another blog to spare yo ...

Ten years ago today, I brought my first born home from the hospital. James was a bit early ...

I was going to write a fun, lighthearted post about how my son's birthday party wentOr, ho ...

I have been a mother for a decade.I can hardly believe it.I can't believe that my apple wi ...

Sleep alluded me (Again). Lots going on. Lots on my mind that I can't seem to unravel by ...

Ignore me.
I'm fine.

My stomach is in a big, ugly knot.The list of wee-hour worries is long and tiresome. Some ...

I cannot BELIEVE you cut your own hair!I REALLY did not need to deal with this today!What ...

Last night, Michelle and I hosted a Kitten Shower for our friend, Karen and her new cat, ...

Wilbur is my cat.Wilbur is a girl.Yes, I knew this when I named her.Wilbur is also a very, ...

I was sitting at my computer in the wee hours of the morning and saw a Blogger Invitation ...

I am tired.Why am I tired, you ask?Well, being up and about at the butt-crack of dawn migh ...

I know I've been pretty silent in my comments section.Just a lot going on.I'll be better a ...

You would think by the 14th time, I would stop being so flippin excited about being an Au ...

Enclosed SpacesSometimes towels make me feel claustrophobic. ...

I have SO been putting off this post. Actually, I was never going to write this post AT A ...

Why, why, WHY THE FREAK WHY, does my period have to start at the end of such a lame day?WH ...

How does a perfectly okay morning go to hell in a hand basket so quickly?I slept fairly ok ...

While I was trying not to go into heart failure from the $250.00 grocery bill we were payi ...

I promise that I don't usually create e-cards and send them to myself. I recreated the AW ...

I was all set to write a post about popping into the county fair last week, wearing braids ...

"Christopher, there is a big brown spot on your shirt.""Oh, I know, Momma. I found another ...

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Ya, know...I think I really like vanilla.

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he today that sheds his blood with me Shal ...

Further proof that people from Bemidji are both cool and completely weird (Which makes the ...

Did you all know that this is what I look like in a bikini?What's that, you say? No? You d ...

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I am going to check my email inbox to see if there is a little bit of cheer there and then ...

Despite the best intentions and the world's best Anti-Spam-Sister, LINNY (Heh. Don't tell ...

Dear Spawn,It might be helpful for you to note that if you bring your new-found garden sna ...

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Summer colds suck... ...

Readers.I am so completely overwhelmed, touched and happy I feel like I could burst.I got ...

Morning sex.It is a complicated issue.At the beginning of a relationship, when you are eit ...

I was going to put together a stunning documentation of what happens when the two weirdest ...

It is a new Self-Portrait Challenge month. The theme is: Enclosed Spaces.Since my brain is ...

For you, wherever you may be.It's all I have to offer.I'm sorry. ...

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I sat down to write a creative post and my brain screamed, "AH! I'm melting! I'm melting!! ...

Thanks for the comments, guys. I need to remove this, though.It was four am and I was fuck ...

Why is it that guys run at the first sign of CHICK FLICK?Grrrr. I just got three lovely ch ...

I trust myself to make a short post because God sent me a beautiful, rainy, cloudy, gray m ...

I have been a complete drag this week. I'm sorry about that, but it's just the way that it ...

"Hello, my leaporous friend! Is this your finger?" Friar TuckRobin Hood, Prince of Thieves ...

I needed a dress and shoes for a family function today. I suppose the good thing about hav ...

I can't believe how much I don't like to shop.I can't believe I had to buy A DRESS. I am n ...

You may remember that I get cool emails. One of my favorties has been from a kindred spiri ...

In the comments of an earlier post, I recieved a request to post 100 of my favorite songs ...

Four people playing the card game, "Oklahoma" can lead to interesting conversation:"I got ...

"Honey? I know you're in your pajamas and it's kind of late, but Kyle Max and Brigitte wan ...

Nothing witty today. I'm afraid that this post is going to fall into the category that hap ...

Harry Potter's Birthday Party for the Smithfield LibraryIt is it's fifth year and I ADORE ...

No. You will never know just who's finger that is.You will just have to torment yourself w ...

This is what happens when you get down in the dumps. Your friends notice and drag you out ...

Is there anything more fun, wonderful, cute and pure than a 6 week old? This is Mary Ellen ...

THEME: Generic Birthday ...

I was just watching an Oprah (I so totally love her. Call me cliche, I care not. She rocks ...

Lame post title, I know.HEY! At least I didn't say, "A cacophony of voices". Weak! Trite! ...

Here I am, combing through my zillion posts and I catch a movement out of the corner of my ...

Damn, I write a lot.I mean, a LOT.I have been trying to slog through the masses that are m ...

Just a tiny example of my mail box:From a peach of a reader regarding yesterday's post on ...

Since I willingly seem to do stupid things in my life (Like yesterday's prancing around) a ...

My HELL. Is it any wonder that I had absolutely no friends as a youth? OR that the kindest ...

Girlfriend Night:Paid for everything in quarters just cause we could.Bought "Look at my as ...

For those who do not know, I am not the most graceful person on earth. I can't dance, but ...

Me As: FUTILE God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be change ...

I got a very sweet email from a reader this evening.I'm so glad that you found comfort thr ...

Here is my first installment of my Photo Meme Project.For those just tuning in (Or those w ...

Photo shoots with Bridgy are fun n' stuff.They are even MORE amusing when you throw in Bry ...

I just finished an awesome photo shoot with Photographer Extrodinaire, Bridgy for our TV C ...

This is what happens when you are friends with a Utah Celebrity.I love Bryan Woolley (Yes, ...

When your wife has had a long day full of extra-ordinary stress and is attempting to clean ...

I consider myself a fairly outgoing individual. I make friends easily, I enjoy large gathe ...

One of the little birdies Max and Bridgy rescued from my house died.So damn sad.Nature suc ...

Meme GRUB-OLOGY What is your salad ...

You're already 15 minutes late for a dinner party.You have had a hot, sticky, busy, misera ...

I'd like to give a shout-out to Bill Serovy for untangling my template mess. I'm still tin ...

I read a question on a blog I read today asking if anyone ever told their friends that the ...

My brother, Rhett, is fabulous. He is so much OLDER THAN I AM (HEH). I wish he was my fath ...

It was Christopher's birthday yesterday.He is 7. I can't quite believe that number, even ...

Scene: Choate HouseholdLoralee is standing in a towel in her bedroom after showering in pr ...

Okay, I'm having someone (Who kindly volunteered) look at my template to see if it can be ...

I've mentioned that this month's "Self-Portrait Challenge" is "ME AS..."Here is my weekly ...

Should I try and go through the terrible hell of figuring out what I did to my template an ...

One of the blogs I read brought up the Quaker Oats Man (Don't ask why).Since then, I have ...

So.Many have wondered where my blog links went to. I want to use blog rolling (Or whatever ...

I'm in the mood for a mellow post. If this is your first exposure to Looney Tunes, it isn ...

A few days ago I was feeling fairly low, stressed and slightly in despair about my house a ...

Jon and I took the kiddies around last night for a drive and purchase of ice cream cones.O ...

I am like, a week late for this, but better late than never.It's a lot easier this month b ...

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If you have only recently tuned into Looney Tunes, this post may make you go, "HUH?" So I ...

I went to see The Devil Wears Prada last night.LOVED IT.maryll Streep as the Editor of "Ru ...

Gmail Chat Conversation:me: uh...FYI for you at work...I discovered that the kids started ...

All this going through designer bags made me itch to see this movie.So, I am.I'll letcha a ...

A comment to a post of mine regarding a therapy session I had got me thinking (AGAIN) abou ...

It seems that the Netflix business plan may be showing up more and more in all different a ...

I was going to create a slide show of pictures to the music, 'God Bless The USA' and dedic ...

We have our annual "Fireworks" party tomorrow.It's a whole bunch of fun, loads of people, ...

Ever had one of those moments where you think, "UH...Did I just say that last part, OUTLOU ...

I hate scrapbooking.Let me restate that for those who do not believe me.I. Hate. Scrapbook ...

I worked my rear end off on this post for y'all.I've wanted to do this movie for quite som ...

As some of you are aware, I suck at many, MANY household tasks.Laundry would be one of the ...

It is lovely Karen's birthday today.She is one of my closest friends and I just love her.W ...

I spent some time at BORDERS with Zac yesterday, and I took a giant leap back to my childh ...

A lot can change in a year.I know this, I accept this.It is safe to say that my life is mu ...

I have had a love affair occurring for several years. I am worried about the status of it ...

Hello from the land of Shitty Shoulder Situation.For awhile, my sister, Linny, feared that ...

Here is my little contribution to Looney Tunes this week... I call it "Musings on a Compas ...

Well folks, Loralee has done it again... she has injured herself playing the "air ukulele" ...

One of the blogs I read states proudly that he will never bother anyone with the monotonou ...

Betty wrote on her blog about an off-putting sandwich woman with a gross eye.While I have ...

We had a KILLER thunder storm today. I LOVED IT!!!!James, was fairly unhappy and decided t ...

This is my friend, Scott. There are many intriguing things to know about Scott. For one, h ...

Karen has been doing "Self Portrait Challenge" for awhile and since I am a glutton for pun ...

Hey, all.Ever had one of those weeks?This was one.Long hours at workZac's birthday party ( ...

My awesome, wonderful and lovely friend, Michelle (As seen with our traveling gnome, Wende ...

Bug, You would have been three today. I can hardly believe it. So much time that ...

The Ha-ha-ha's:AIR SUPPLY Is My House Being Torn Down? (A Bedtime Photo Story)Craft Projec ...

Damn, I have a lot of weeds I wish my mom hadn't killed my lawn last year Bri ...

...and I think it rocks the house.Seriously.Here is one of my very favorites. I'll do a pr ...

Loralee,You and I haven't always had the easiest relationship. When we got together, ever ...

I think my mind exploded from template changing hell.That and I have developed, "Blogger S ...

I love Cache Valley. We have the good fortune to have THREE historic theaters in Logan. No ...

This template thing is just SUCKING. It is just unstable and I can't figure out why.So, wh ...

I have been beating my brains about this template for about 3 days straight now.Considerin ...

I thought I would post some pics so you didn't think I died (Although I AM in HTML HELL... ...

My version:CLICK HEREKaren's written account:Click HERE ...

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The following is a true conversation that took place at the Choate residence on Saturday, ...

So, my sister Linny told me that this was the funniest video she had ever seen.I think I m ...

Can someone, anyone help me figure out this out? RSS FEEDS?Really Simple Syndication my ey ...

Apparently, I was supposed to be to work at 8 am.

OOPS.

*Disclaimer* This joke is not for everyone. I would never show it to my mother in law (For ...

It's about time I got off my rear and responded to the "Tag" Amber sent me forever ago! 5 ...

To get my mind off of foreboding, I tried to distract myself from fearful wallowing and fo ...

I don't know what's wrong with me. I have had a growing sense of anxiety today. Something ...

I'm glad I am not the only one with an appreciation for fine literature.This link (Sent by ...

It is one AWESOME 80's TV Theme Song, so give it a listen. :D ...

I have been so hammered from this week that I did crap-o-la this whole morning.This was pr ...

Preparing for a huge garage sale is hell. Add a BBQ for 25 on the same night, on top of e ...

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I know that I am not supposed to post this much about food, but what can I do? My friend, ...

I have a post I have been working on, but I am SLAMMED this week!!!That said, I have to sh ...

Today is my husband, Jonathan's 30th Birthday!!!! Yes, he's younger than I am, believe it ...

I suppose if this post were coming from anyone else, it would seem a bit odd that it is pa ...

Oh. My. HELL.The freaking allergy fairy decided to come in a make a swift kill at my cubic ...

I've wanted to see Erasure in concert for about 15 years, or so. Last night the dream cam ...

I would say things are going rather well... www.cuteoverload.com.Best damn site on the web ...

You Are 40% AbnormalYou are at medium risk for being a psychopath. It is somewhat likely t ...

As it is Mother's Day, I could write an essay on what mothers are, and what they mean, but ...

You guys make me smile. I haven't died (Although after today I kinda feel like it).I have ...

Ok, I WISH I was having work boredom.NO...I am SLAMMED at work and typing these few words ...

Guys.Tell me what to write about. Please? I guess I could take a small break and see what ...

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You would think I would tire of doing odd and weird projects with my friends.Nah.Nothing c ...

I spent the morning and afternoon with my sister, Melly.She came over and dragged my tired ...

Remind me that when I am posting about a specific person/blog/thing to strive to get the e ...

This is my new(ish) Spring Bag. I've never owned a white purse before, and I have to say t ...

This was in my previous post, but it really should be on its own.I finally got up courage ...

I have been thinking about comments a lot lately.There are so many ways to use/not use the ...