Musings

Poverty and Bliss

I'm pretty sure I've said it before, and I'm going to say it again: This trip to Africa changed me forever...or has at least changed me for the foreseeable next few months. There was a time in my life when I was constantly worrying about…
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No Refills for YOU!

I used to work for a recruiting firm in Marietta that hired a casserole of characters to serve as "recruiters". It was a glorified call center, painted with slate blue walls and outfitted with slate gray cubicle-ettes (half cubicles that offered 0 privacy). 8.5 of…
Marriage

Moonlight

I was searching for an audio file for this song, but couldn't find one. Click 'play' and let this tune serve as the backdrop as you read this post...in another browser. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS8eVFq1ZdU] Three weeks ago I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. My husband…
Madness

Monty Python's Courtroom Circus

My last court date, as expected, did not disappoint. The events were so bizarre that I halfway expected Mr. Bean to jump out of some obscure corner waving a conductor's wand. Pure insanity, I promise you. After shelling out sixty bucks for the kids daycare…
Motherhood

From Baby to Buddy

Oh My GAWD!! Somebody help me!! Somebody took my baby!!! My baby is GONE!!!! I left my baby and went to Ghana for only seven weeks. He was a sweet cuddly boy, whose only ambition at the time was to procure a warm cup of…
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Jive Turkey!

This week my grandmother-in-law threw her middle finger in my face. I mean, she totally flipped me and my family 'the bird.' And by 'bird', I of course don't mean a cuddly, colorful parrot used for entertaining guests. In the 14+ years that I have…
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It's My Blog-a-versary!

Today I've been blogging on M.O.M for a year. *Insert the fanfare and naked acrobatics here!* Of course there was cake, but my children decimated it before I could get a picture of it. For my one first blog-a-versary, I tought it would be fitting…
Uncategorized

I Too Was Raped by The TSA

Okay. So I wasn't raped, but that airport worker's hands had gone far enough into my pants to find my 'second virginity' and snatch it from me. All this hoopla in the media this week about full body scanners and patdowns just reminded me of…
Marriage

My Husband and I Share Grey Matter

Married people: Don't you just LOVE it when you and your spouse are just clicking? If you've been married a day over 5 years, you know what I'm talking about. Like when you finish each other's sentences; or set a drink of water on the…