I snapped this shot of my youngest and her bff on Halloween. Whoops. Sorry, I promise that will be the LAST time I mention Halloween. D'oh! Aaaanyway, I was looking through my flickr account and remembered that I posted a similar photo about 2 years ago, along with the realization that little girls were, you know, NOT very nice. Then, they grow up and become women who dislike you for just, you know, being you. Why is that? I dunno. Seems I'm STILL having trouble quieting my inner-9-year-old in thinking...why YES...yes, we WILL be friends...until the end...of course. Or, until,... Read more →

This is one of my favorite views this side of Jersey (Bon Jovi lives just across the river, right over there, see him?) I took that pic with my cell phone (yes, my camera is STILL broken) while waiting for my pre-admissions stuff, the other day. What? The dude sitting next to me took one, too! It really is a beautiful view. When my oldest daughter was born (nearly 17 years ago, this Friday, ACK!) every expectant mother hoped for a "river view," just like that, from their hospital window. I was NOT one of those moms. Nuh-uh, I was... Read more →

My kids are lucky. I know that. My parents have taken GREAT delight in spoiling their grandchildren (i.e. allow them stuff that mom and dad, you know, don't, because we've obviously forgotten the definition of fun!) My in-laws? Well, they still seem to enjoy our company. Especially, when my kids are around. Yes, they probably like them way better than me, too. It's okay. I'm down with it. Can't say as I blame them, either. "Can we light a candle for Keresztmama?" So, when my youngest asked to place the candle jar at the end of our driveway, so that... Read more →

My mother's baby sister, Aunt Theresa (holding me) her friend (holding my brother) my dad, my mom and Nagy Mama late spring, 1964. 04/30/52 - 11/02/10 My Aunt Theresa sass'nit up on the dance floor (with me) on my wedding day (August 25, 1990) whose last wish was to be buried in the same awesomely sassy dress, tomorrow. Until we meet again...save me a dance, my sweet and awesomely sassy Keresztmama (Godmother, in Hungarian) you will be missed, never forgotten and forever loved for ALL your sassyness and more!!! Forever yours, Sziszike. Friggin' Diabetes. © 2010 This Full House Blog... Read more →

On December 8, 2009, a call was put out as New Jersey Bloggers banded together for the Blogging Out Hunger Campaign to help spread the word about The Community Food Bank of New Jersey and their desperate need of donations. By December 15th, 122 bloggers banned together and joined the blog burst in the fight against hunger spearheaded by my friend Deb Smith, Founder and Exectuive Editor of JerseyBites.com. To help celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Check-Out Hunger Campaign (which by the way was founded in New Jersey) I am honored to join my friend Deb in participating in... Read more →