What do they have in common? Neither wants anything to do with me .
This entry is going to be a bit of a downer, because well, I'm a loser. I can't deal with money if my life depends on it. And it DOES depend on it, friends.
The Mr. was gone for a couple [...]

I thank Sandra, the Sunshine Scribe , for proposing an interview for my faithful victims readers. The following questions were posed, and after a full minute of thought and consideration, here are my go-for-broke answers.
1.What character (from a movie) would you most want to be?
Oooooo that's a [...]

Picture the scene:
My sister and I, scouring the racks at Goodwill (because I don't have a problem with other people's old clothes). We head over to the plus size department, thinking we might find what she's looking for. Each time I said “OH LOOK!” and pulled a blouse out of the rack, it was a [...]

Hope everyone had a fantastical weekend, and that we're all feeling at least partially ready to face the seven-day-horror-fest that is Spring Break.
I don't know who decided that, during the time of year when I have the most to do in my yard and the least amount of sleep (spring forward baby!) and patience [...]

These are open letters,Lara style.
To the twenty-something jogger on Hwy 99 every afternoon: Honey, I see that you're really working hard. It's admirable. And yeah, you're much smaller than me. But a word of advice: you've got to strap your GIRLS down! I mean they're this close to giving you a shiner! Don't go jogging [...]

This conversation was had between the 15 year old and I:
Me: GO to your ROOM!
Him: What did *I* do? Jeez you've told me that like five times today!
Me: And yet, here you stand, NOT in your room!
Him: It's just that…I think there's something going on here!
…blink…blink…
Yathink?

I was so nervous. Nervous and excited.
We had booked that beautiful church in downtown Grants Pass with the huge steeple that I had always passed and said “I want to be married THERE!”. This, of course, meant putting up with that wierd woman-pastor and being married in a Methodist church, but I was ok [...]

Thus far, I have managed to avoid embarassing my husband horribly by revealing far more information than he is comfortable sharing. Sadly, that time has come to an end, because today we're talkin' 'bout SEX bay-bee!
With my anniversary fast-approaching (it's actually this Wednesday, but we celebrated last weekend when there were no work responsibilities to [...]

Mr. TSM and I are celebrating 9 years of blissful matrimony this week, and we went out Saturday evening, hitting the town in celebratory fashion.
The high-end french restaurant where we dined was wonderful, made all the better by the spectacular conversation and a thirty-dollar bottle of wine. I haven't enjoyed talking with someone this much [...]

At a simply ungodly hour this morning, this night owl was shuffling around, eyes half-open, massaging her husband's aching shoulders. I know. I'm a catch. Once he headed off to work (I don't know how he works with a migraine like that!), I sat down to see if I could muster enough intelligence to “get” [...]