The other day the children had a friend over for a play date.  I was in the other room when I overheard one of the children claim that they would no longer be the other child’s friend if they did not give them a certain toy. I chuckled to myself. It is rather amusing how we regard friendships when we are young.  By simply sharing a toy, or, as my daughter has attested to numerous times, a treat from your lunchbox you instantly have a BFF. Now, mind you that same BFF will totally take…

Here's yet another wacky list of things I've learned lately, and lord knows we all need a little something to laugh about.  Included this time is the realization that turning 29 again wasn't so bad after…

Okay, I'm guilty. I’ve done it many times. I’m sure you have, too… at least once. Now I’ve come to believe it’s just plain rude. 

I’m talking about taking cell phone photos of your food in restaurants.

You know what's most annoying? The flash. If you need a flash, then…

After a little bit of a spring break hiatus, my blog finally has a new post up!  It's my usual Friday list of wacky things I've learned recently, including the realization that the shit purposely waits to hit the…

Previously Posted on Tales From the Motherland

Damn you Facebook! There I said it; and I mean it. Damn you.  It's not bad enough that I am turning fifty (that looks better than the numbers) January 9th, but Facebook went and told everyone that my birthday was the 8th. As the date has creeped up on me... say, over the past 40 years... I thought it wouldn't matter. Just a number, I've blithely said on more than one…

It's A Bloggy Girls Club Christmas. I am sharing some  members of the group's Christmas posts and introducing the Facebook group that I am happy to be a member of.  Bloggy Girls Club is a Facebook group that is all about Blogging and more. Got a question, need help with something technical on your blog, want some advice, need to vent, or just need some encouragement, Bloggy Girls Club Facebook group is the place to be.

Susie Homemaker of …

I was on Facebook when I saw a post by a friend mentioning someone who had died unexpectedly.  I knew who they were talking about, I had grown up with them.  I didn't know them well, I'd only hung out with them a handful of times.  I did have an idea about who their friends were and what their life was like back in the day when we were all still in school.

The person who had died had been in an accident.  It was unexpected and felt particularly tragic because the person was just…

I was on Facebook when I saw a post by a friend mentioning someone who had died unexpectedly.  I knew who they were talking about, I had grown up with them.  I didn't know them well, I'd only hung out with them a handful of times.  I did have an idea about who their friends were and what their life was like back in the day when we were all still in school.

The person who had died had been in an accident.  It was unexpected and felt particularly tragic because the person was just…

For some reason I’ve developed a bizarre obsession with Klout. I’m concerned that Klout is just one more flipping social network that we all flock towards like a moth to a flame, only to fizzle or burn out on it …

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Get creative with Facebook’s new timeline feature and support a good cause by ‘recycling’ your Facebook photos into an eye-catching image to top off your profile. For each photomontage created through the app, DASANI®…

As a new blogger, who didn’t even know how to use Twitter or Facebook, the last few months have been a bit of a learning curve. Being a ‘baby’ in the blogging world, I’m still trying to get my head around the social networking sites and, some days, am tearing my hair out in frustration. For me, it doesn’t come as natural as for others, so, my question is; which one works best for your blog?

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Here is yet another list of the enlightening things I've discovered throughout the past week. It includes the fact that no matter how many freaking times it tries,…

Once again, I present to you a list of some of the finer discoveries I've made over the past several days, which includes the fact that motherhood is full of more gray hairs than Friday night Bingo. Click here for the…

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I have made a promise to myself that I would not use social media for negative purposes but I did let a comment I saw get to me and I am not proud to say that I spouted off my own very negative status as a way to vent. I did later delete as it does no good to anyone although a shit ton of people were in agreement! There are so many positive things about facebook, and social media in general, and that is what I am choosing to focus on. I have family in…

Prior to starting my blog, I was pretty out of touch with all things social media.  I had a profile on Facebook but I had never actually posted "what was on my mind".  I had a few pictures up for my family and friends that lived in Michigan but other than that, I didn't really get into it.  Don't get me wrong, had it been another time in my life I…

With Elliott’s birthday and her attaining the magical age of 13, we finally let her have a Facebook account.

According to her, we were mean parents and made her wait until she “legally” could have an account.  This made for some mad feelings on her part because all of her friends had accounts…

** Kids pick the most awesomely inopportune times to take a dump.

** Summer = an impromptu game of kick-the-can on a random Monday night.

** Goatdog is about to become a street dog.

** I wouldn't do well in that Little House on the Prairie.

** If Tuesday and Wednesday had a Facebook page, I would NOT…