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January
I wheely – wheely like this bed!
I am a sucker for industrial furniture; always have loved the clean lines. Now I realize that function plays...
High and lifted up…
Jeff finished the bed and I’ve uploaded the pics to flickr. I’m so very happy with it. I wish...
January 14, 1995 – Wedding Day
This day marks 12 years married to this man. To say it has all been bliss would be a...
Diamond Anniversary
Back from our date night. You wouldn’t believe the bling I’m sportin’ now. Whooowweeee… What is it that Ron...
Chewy – chewy Gumball-icious
Today’s weather was wonderful. The freezing ice ridded me of any guilt for staying in pajamas all day and...
Furniture Finders
Do you have a favorite furniture find? I do. I bought this at a regular furniture store – bought...
Trampoline on Ice
Tomorrow my two oldest go back to school. This is a good thing. Without the ability to escape outdoors...
The eyes have it!
FINALLY! I’ve been waiting since the 31st for this lush plush to arrive from The Netherlands. Several months ago...
Couch Recovery
I’m going to slipcover my couch. I’m insane. I haven’t anything yet to post to show you WHY I’m...
Torn Couch
As promised in the wee hours of this morning, I’ve returned to display the torn couch. It is torn...
An Omsh is born.
Today I worked on a pattern for my own creation. Mind you, I have no felt and was working...
Mice in the ice machine!
I have one child that is as anal retentive as I am. I love it. This is the receipt...
A lazy day in OMSH-ville
Back when the sun was throwing itself down on us in all its hotness and there was no cold...
Embry O
Friday we received a note that both the girls won first place for their age group in the local...
You are my sunshine
In case you haven’t noticed, I take pictures; a lot of pictures. It is one thing that my eyes...
Ahem … yes, well…
Honestly, we can’t explain it either. Interesting position, no? Another reason to get the couch slip-covered.
I.LOVE.ORANGE.
I absolutely could not help this post. I absolutely adore orange – and lime green too. My DOOR is...
Sanders’ artwork in the house, yo!
Last night we attended the Huntsville Independent School District’s Western Art Show. Both girls’ artwork stood to represent their...
Buzzed from the Spelling Bee
Remember the Spelling Bee post from last year? Y’know, the one wherein I learned life lessons from a 9,...
100 Pieces of Me
The 100th day of school is just around the corner. Meredith came home with a note requesting that each...
Grandma and Momma
This is Grandma and Momma on the couch in Grandma’s apartment above the Barber Shop. They watch a lot...
Circa 1976
Remember the torn couch in need of recovery? Well my mom quickly made a correction on my description of...
February
Shut up and fish!
The other day after Kenny and I picked up the girls at school we got stuck behind a pickup...
Woohoo Crafty Woman…
I have pretty much despised the word “craft” in my lifetime. It reminds me of crocheted toilet paper holders,...
A Good Egg
Today is Jeff’s birthday. For the next 8 months he’ll be the same age as me. He reminds me...
The demise of the VW
I didn’t have a lot to say about Melissa’s recent Today Show appearance. I figured everything was being said...
Aunt Flo Meets Betty Crocker
So I’m skimming Google Reader seeing which of you guys are gracing the world wide web with resplendent antecdotes...
Of Astronauts and Diapers
Though this is nothing to brag about, I’m a bit behind on national/international news. I don’t watch TV and...
Before Turning In
Hey you night owls. From where you sit and tap, tap, tap away at your keys … what do...
Where oh where are you tonight?
…. why did you leave me here all alone? The world of bloggers reminds me of college. On Thursday...
Short for words, but not tears.
One of my very best friends lost her baby yesterday; he was 2 1/2 months old. Her husband and...
brain jumbles
I’m having a hard time wrestling my thoughts into a single post, so please excuse this projectile brain spew....
Valentine’s Day Cards
Meant to post this on the 14th, but of course I didn’t get a chance to do so. Still,...
Why Schlotzsky’s is our favorite…
All the parenting magazines tell me that the family that eats together stays together, right? Well, I’d like to...
The night before TAKS
Emelie, as I’ve pointed out before, is as anal retentive as I am. We have a special bond –...
I’ve got a thing for organization
…but there are some things I see in magazines that are soooo incredibly NOT SMART, in my not-so-humble opinion,...
When momma is away…
the chickens get a new place to stay. When I go out of town Jeff always starts a new...
Dr. Seuss House by Dave Phillips
My family loves to drive by this house, as well as others, built by Dave Phillips. We call this...
March
Train them up in the way they should go
…and they will not depart from it. Right? Kenny and I have a little Thursday morning routine. We drop...
Proof that even princesses do dishes.
I’m telling ya, once my kids can stand on a stool and turn on water, I begin to implement...
Me and Libe
This morning I slid-in Michelle Shocked’s Anchorage to cover the sound of quarreling she-hyenas in the back of the...
Honor your children and teach them to work.
Apparently there are five a lot of mommas (and surprisingly, a couple of dads) who read this blog …...
Things I Wish I Had Done Differently as a First-Time Parent.
Yesterday I was humbled by your praise and encouragement regarding mine and Mr. OMSH’s child labor practices. And of...
Another way to love on our children.
I have enjoyed reading the comments that continue to roll-in about the post, Honor your children and teach them...
Indiscrepancies abound.
Kenny: “I got the hoe … I got the hoe!” Me: ? Kenny: “The fireman got the hoe on...
Real Moms…
I was tagged with this meme by Reason Enough. I’m not usually into memes (I think every blogger says...
Never say never
I said I’d never write a 100 Things about Me post. And? I won’t. Why? Because I can’t think...
Queen of this here mountain
Over the years I’ve read a good number of parenting books, which would make me an expert, right? Just...
April
SSCF – Secret Suburban Chicken Farming
We have been surprised at the growing interest in our SSCF experiment. A few days ago, Mindy’s email came...
#51. Lego my Egg-O
In my post, Never Say Never, I did the dirty deed of coming up with 50, not 100, things...
Our Eggs Dyed in OMSHville
Across America people followed Martha Stewart’s Egg Dyeing Techniques and failed, including us. I spent something like an hour...
The perfect number is 7.
Sharing a birthday with a religious holiday is not easy – not even when you’re 7. Even the perfect...
The Hunt
It is always interesting to see the differences in my children’s personalities unfold. Some activities make it more obvious...
Kerflop is trying to put me in my grave.
So in her sidelog, Kerflop has prophesied my future. And? It is kinda funny in a scary sort of...
The blind plan.
Okay, so I’m not an artist … but thankfully my husband can see into my mind. I can say...
Handling Junk Mail 101
I’m beyond tired of receiving junk mail, and by junk mail I mean coupons for teeth whitening, testimonials about...
You know you’re in a small town when…
I initially wrote a portion of this post in April of 2005 on my old blog, Sanders5. I had...
Because everyone is stupid sometimes.
So … wondering WHAT is in the minnow bucket? Well, let’s start from the beginning shall we? I pulled...