Archive for December, 2008

Ya’ll Asked for It.

Blaaaaahhhhh…that’s how I’ve been feeling. I’m sorry I haven’t been around. Haven’t been around my blog. Haven’t really been around yours either this week. And I’m sorry…blaaaahhhhh.
So you can imagine how happy I was to finally emerge temporarily to find that a few lovely ladies bestowed on me some awardage, and one has a meme [...]

Holiday Status Check

All right, I’d say I’m at about . . . 60% done? Maybe not that much.
Completed:
All the stuff for the boys; gifts for one set of siblings (that’s 1 of 3 sets, by the way, and a set includes between 2 and 3 individuals); all but one pair of parents (and that’s 2 complete pairs [...]

Happy Days and Boys That Look Ridiculously Similar

This first picture is of Sam when he was four months old. And the second is of Robby when he was just one week shy of four months.

Can you believe I’ve never actually thought they look that much alike?
But I digress. The latter photo was taken one year ago today, the day that Auntie [...]

Time for a new Total Mom Theme

I think it’s time. I hope it’s time. I know we’re all super busy with the holidays, but I love this topic which was sent in by one of you. Ready?
December’s Total Mom Theme: Simplicity.
Won’t that be great to have in the forefront of our minds this month? I say yes!
Here’s how to participate:
Create a [...]

Why you shouldn’t ever put a picture of a person on your header . . . or name your blog Total Mom Haircut

So, can I just say, for the record, that I do not in any way think the woman on my header is me? Really. When Jo-Lynne and I started working together on ideas for my banner, I really just wanted something that would make sense of the title, Total Mom Haircut, you know? Like, it [...]

WW - Leaves, Sticks, And Boys

These were taken on Thanksgiving . . .

To Santa, or Not To Santa?

When I was in about second grade, something happened on a Christmas morning that I will never forget.
I went downstairs, looking for signs that Santa had been to my house. I peeked into our living room and confirmed that indeed, the White-Bearded Jollyman had come. I ran upstairs to tell my parents and drag them [...]