My blogging friend Julie (a.k.a. Mothergoosemouse) is having a baby, like, real soon. I had the pleasure of meeting Julie at BlogHer '07 in Chicago; sat next to her during the Imperfect Parent reception - she and I write monthly columns - and I didn't even realize she was pregnant. DUH! I finally figured it out, though, after insisting she MUST have a glass of wine with me and Julie finally hollered, "DUDE, no thanks, I'm pregnant!" Nah, she didn't really yell...that loud. [wince] I know how pregnant women can get - nothing but love for the keepers of the... Read more →

Welcome to the Second Edition of Red, White and Blue Fridays. If you missed last week's inaugural post, no worries - it's open to everyone and you can leave your thoughts anytime you visit - you can go here and find out all about the new feature that will run every Friday, here at This Full House. Basically, our mission is to recognize and acknowledge members of the U.S. armed forces and their families and, hopefully, bring awareness to the ways in which we - the great and mighty blogosphere - can show our support. Today, I would like to... Read more →

I got tagged by SoCalMom...cough...cough...WITCH!...cough...with the Archive Meme, which was started by a blog called the108. The idea is to go back through your archives and post five links to your favorite blog posts that you've written in 2007. But, there's a catch: Link 1 must be about Family Link 2 must be about Friends Link 3 must be about Yourself (i.e., what you're all about) Link 4 must be about Something You Love Link 5 can be Anything You Choose It's a good thing I managed to salvage most of my archives, after a nearly DISASTROUS blog explosion we... Read more →

Okay, who's hogging ALL the snow!?!? © 2008 This Full House - All Rights Reserved. [Please, clean off a chair and stay a while - subscribe to email updates or the RSS feed or - if you really, really like me - then Digg This, I'll love you forever!] Read more →

Oh, give me a break - as if a woman had any part in the Cowboy's losing yesterday's game - still, it's funny how some people CAN think these sort of things up! Yes, I am a HUGE fan of football - though, Garth (not his real name) will tell you that salivating over all the cute quarterbacks traipsing around the field, lately and being easily amused by the butt-slapping does NOT constitute as good sportsmanship - but, I have to tell you, last night's game WAS one of the MOST difficult ones to watch. "Yessssss....we won...GIANTS RULE!" Living in... Read more →

Yep, I have a twin brother and we ARE Geminis; freaky...huh? All politics aside - really, I don't even know who I'm voting for yet - I am trying to focus on the all the GOOD things that our guys and gals are doing over there, here and everywhere. I was very moved by the kind thoughts, emails and comments left regarding my tribute to Major Olmsted, who was killed, in Iraq, on January 3, 2008.So, I've decided to make a commitment and dedicate one blog post to simply say: "Thank you!" In memory of Sgt. Olmsted, I dedicate Red,... Read more →

Damn, you guys - I'm just having TOO MUCH fun - I can't seem to stop playing with this site! Make a slideshow - it's easy! It's like crack - but, there's no drugs or snorting involved - only S'NOT! Speaking of green (you're welcome) I'm hanging with Green Mom Finds, today and can't wait to hear what you think about whether or not I should go back to brown. [blank stare] My hair...silly - did you NOT watch the slideshow - making an appointment with the hair dresser, today and thinking about getting rid of the highlights and going... Read more →