The Parent Bloggers Network has teamed up with the folks over at Windex Outdoor All-in-One to help people (like me) find a quick and easy way to see things a little more, you know, clearly. [cringe] Although, at first glance, our house may look very small -- not to mention, in desperate need of a paint job -- and, though they would never admit it (out loud) my kids know our house is bigger than the 5-roomed cape I grew up in; it's got good bones. Still. We ARE 6 people, living in a 7 room house and -- though,... Read more →

My husband, Garth (not his real name) and I love attending open houses - especially, if it's a home that we've admired, or wondered...you know...what the heck is going on in there? Welcome to the Open House Blog Tour where everyone (and anyone) is free to come and leave links (PG-13, please) telling us about your individual blogging events, fundraisers, giveaways, book tours, contests, or if you have a burning blog post and just need a shout out, go for it...I'm listening! I mean, who couldn't use a little linky love? Make sure you leave a link in the Mr.... Read more →

Hopey (on the right) and her BFF...I know, they could be sisters...soon after we arrived at her BFF's communion party. Hope and her BFF...after my two oldest daughters got a hold of 'em...YIKES! Yes, as a matter of fact, they ARE available for parties! Check out the Official Wordless Wednesday HQ Tag, you're it: Wordless Wednesday IN OTHER NEWS: My House Stinks, How About Yours - Help me win a room makeover from Dutch Boy Paints and I'll love you, forever -- vote for us, here! © 2009 This Full House - All Rights Reserved. Read more →

Holly and her godmother, Carleen - Autumn 1995 My oldest daughter is turning 16, this year (I know, because she keeps reminding me that her birthday is coming up...in November) and it's amazing that I really can't remember her ever being this small. Or, the fact that Holly's godmother has also became a mother, moved out of state and that, sadly, we've since lost contact with each other. Not for the lack of trying, because we really have "not" tried to call, or reconnect with each other, in years. Until, I logged into my email and found a "friend request"... Read more →

Tired hearing about Mother's Day, yet? Yeah, me too. I mean, it's not like I don't appreciate being bombarded with a bazillion emails, reminding me that, you know, it's Mother's Day -- the biggest "gift-giving" and "phone-calling" day of the year -- because, I don't. Want any gifts or phone calls, I mean. I did once, the following year after my oldest daughter was born, my husband Garth [not his real name] bought me a coffee mug that said, "I [heart] Mommy" with a little [heart] drawn in between. The [heart] has long been rubbed off, but I still use... Read more →

My husband, Garth (not his real name) and I love attending open houses - especially, if it's a home that we've admired, or wondered...you know...what the heck is going on in there? Welcome to the Open House Blog Tour where everyone (and anyone) is free to come and leave links (PG-13, please) telling us about your individual blogging events, fundraisers, giveaways, book tours, contests, or if you have a burning blog post and just need a shout out, go for it...I'm listening! I mean, who couldn't use a little linky love? Make sure you leave a link in the Mr.... Read more →

Raising 4 children, I feel it safe to say that there are very few words in the English language (or, Hungarian for that matter) that a parent (like me) could ever get tired of hearing. "I need a hug!" Unless, they happen to be 4 words, used as a directive, that, as most things my children expect of me, require my complete and immediate attention in the most inopportune of times, too. [drains pasta] "Oh, just wait a second." Some folks would perhaps believe it bad form of me to make the poor kid "wait" for his/her acknowledgment that, Mommy... Read more →