My son is stubborn. I know I’ve said this in previous entries but it needs to be repeated so I can really drive the point home. He’s stubborn in the exact same way that I am. He will only do things when he is perfectly ready to do them not in anyone else’s timeline or… Read More »
“Have you seen a large, rectangular trunk back there?” It was 10 pm and I was speaking to three road-weary men who had spent the last few hours unloading my possessions off of a truck, then hauling them into my new apartment. These were men that had forgone food and drink for hours in order to complete… Read More »
There are no more babies in my house. In reality there haven’t been babies in my house in the better part of almost five months. Kaitlyn started walking before her first birthday meaning she’s been a toddler for a while now. It took me those five months to wrap my head around the fact that… Read More »
I’ve anxiously awaited Rayman Legends, ever since the announcement that the game was being delayed until fall, in order to make the release multi-platform, as opposed to being a Wii U exclusive. While the developers put out the Rayman Legends Challenge App, for Wii U owners to get an early taste of the game, it’s… Read More »
Grand Theft Auto has always been a series I’ve admired, while simultaneously being somewhat critical of it. San Andreas is one of my favorite games of all time, which is why the drastic turn in gameplay styles between Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto IV was such a disappointment to me. The… Read More »
Any person who has a hobby that they truly love wants to represent that on their body or property in some way. People who play videogames are not different, well at least I’m no different. I enjoy being able to wear t-shirts or hats that represent my favorite franchises and I crave incredible posters to… Read More »
I sat down no less than three times this week and tried to write this column. I had a list of topics and every time I tried to tackle one I ended up hating everything and scraping it. Writing about the nonsense of my life just didn’t feel right and I could not put my… Read More »
I was a child of the 1980s. As a kid I spent many an hour at school wishing the summer would hurry up and arrive. I couldn’t wait to be out of school. Growing up in North Texas my summer options were limited. My memories don’t include sandcastles, sunscreen, water waves, or even The Beach… Read More »
I’ve talked you fine folks to death in this column about my children and my personal hobbies but I haven’t spent a significant time discussing my relationship with my husband. As far as couples go Don and I are an interesting combination. Our personalities complement each other really nicely, everything I’m neurotic and ridiculous about… Read More »
This week has been filled with all sorts of discoveries including the ability of my son to pee standing up and the revelation that that baby can say “apple juice.” Probably the most startling discovery for me is that my children are getting older. I realize this isn’t exactly a revelation so much as an… Read More »