Created with the most BESTEST, AWESOMEST, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER not to mention, ABSOLUTELY FRIGALICIOUS Christmas gift...EVUH (thank you, Garth - not your real name - you TOTALLY rock my socks!) deep freeze courtesy of Snowmaggedon 2010. Edited with Picasa 3.0 to Bruce Springsteen's 10th Avenue Freeze Out (DITTO!) Check out the Official Wordless Wednesday HQ Tag, you're it: Wordless Wednesday See you next year, everyone!!! © 2003 - 2011 This FULL House Blog / This FULL House (Re)Views Read more →

Happy 15th Birthday, Heather! By now, you've been marked on the measuring wall, had your birthday hunt and opened your gift (you're welcome!) and I really do hope that you're not too disappointed. Don't worry. I understand. Even if you swore a thousand and one times on your beloved great-grandmother's grave (who loved you very much, too and is probably watching, right now, so I better be REAL careful about what I say next) birthdays SHOULD be coveted and a time when selflessness is, more often than not, overlooked. Unless, you live in our house...your birthday falls SMACK in the... Read more →

Beeeeecause, all the baking, cleaning, cooking, planning and preparing in the world will NOT stop the creeping crud from putting a damper on your holiday. Unless, you live at our house... "Sweetie, you awake?" ...you're turning 15, this week... "Any special requests?" ...but, have lost ALL concept of time... "Can I please have some water, now, pretty please?" ...because, the kid's been puking since Christmas Day. "Um, not yet, Sweetie, maybe tomorrow." At our house, birthdays and holidays sometimes arrive late and can last an entire week, even. "What day is it, again, today?" [one beat, two beats] "Uh, well,... Read more →

It's been a crazy, busy year -- even Santa doubts my being able to finish EVERYTHING on MY to do list in time for eggnog o'clock -- then, my youngest daughter (she's 9) asked if she could practice her writing skills and wrote a wonderful post about Christmas. It made me realize just how GROWN UP she's getting and, sadly, Kris Kringle won't be needing my services, for much longer, after all. [pout] Good thing Hope and I got the chance to play Santa, this week! I am very proud to be one of bloggers chosen to participate in Cepia... Read more →

Just the BESTEST, AWESOMEST, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER, not to mention, ABSOLUTELY FRIGALICIOUS camera...EVUH!!!...looky what WE can do: Is that thing even loaded? Yep, Mama's packing and ready to zoom! Christmas has arrived early at This Full House of sticky floors and crunchy socks... ...bearing 10.3 megapixels and 26x zoom!!! Thank you, Garth (not his real name) for suggesting that we wait, continue couch diving for loose change and then gift each other with the most BESTEST, AWESOMEST, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER not to mention, ABSOLUTELY FRIGALICIOUS camera...EVUH!!! [takes deep breath] Although, you'll have to pry... Read more →

Mommy is busy cooking and cleaning our bedroom so I asked if I could write on her blog and she said YES. Okay, about Christmas. All the television commercials and sale coupons and Sunday flyers and everything else that piles up on our kitchen table. Christmas isn't about the presents. Its about coming together with family and friends and having fun. I think the best Christmas I ever had was making ginger bread houses with my grandparents, aunt and uncle, and of course my parents. Then we had some ginger bread men with homemade icing. Also, between you and me... Read more →

Reverb 10 is an online initiative created by Gwen Bell to reflect on 2010, consider, you know, what's next and, through daily writing prompts, help folks (like me) share their story. Since I am ALL about sharing (shuddup Garth, not your real name!) my friend Shannon is doing it and now Diana's joining in (although, the non-conformist in me can't promise to, you know, write daily) I've decided to give it a whirl. Todays' Prompt: Lesson Learned -- What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward? My... Read more →