In an effort to get Jim Cantore's out of my head (dude, it's way too crowded up there already) I present to you an apocalyptic parody. Read more →

Not for nothing, but we used to do holidays BIG here at This Full House of crunchy floors and stinky socks, sometimes decorating months in advance. Actually, I may or may not have forgotten to take down last year's [insert upcoming holiday, here] decorations and, well, a few months more and I'd have to dig them out again anyway, right? Then life happened and holidays just sort of started going all #FUBAR, for one reason or twenty. Halloween 2007: I carved the pumpkin way too early and, well, it was gross and swarming with gnats by the end of the... Read more →

This post is dedicated to my twin brother and my friend Lisa B. -- GO TEAM LISA!!! Read more →

Far be it from me to miss an opportunity of increasing my "Break curfew again and I'll show your boyfriend my blog," arsenal. Read more →

I love a good old-fashioned ghost story: stuff like The Sixth Sense, Woman in Black and Paranormal Activity can really get my adrenaline pumping and then I start hollering stuff like, "Oh, you do NOT want to go in there" and "Turn around, turn around, they are RIGHT BEHIND YOU, dammit"! Which is probably why it is a pretty good idea that I wait until these type of movies are released on DVD. I just get myself too involved in the storyline and, more often than not, would end up...you know...more dead-ish than not. Which is why I am not... Read more →

I did not watch the Biden/Ryan debate, last night. Not for the lack of wanting, just didn't think about it until it was very nearly over. I did, however, catch the last few minutes of the political debates streaming through Twitter and Facebook. I should have stayed off Twitter and Facebook. To tell you the truth, I do not know enough about politics to justify my posting about politics. In fact, helping my 11 year-old study for her Civics test made me realize just how little I understand how our government is run -- yes, that is indeed very unfortunate.... Read more →

Learning to walk his hard, learning to fall is even harder. Please feel free to visit with me over at my Gone Shopping blog and read more about: why I can't help but feel that life would be a little easier if Learning From Our Mistakes-101 were a requirement, rather than an elective...for parents, too...when you have time, of course. © 2003 - 2012 This Full House Read more →