Hello! Welcome to Crazytown.
In Crazytown this week: The Mars rover Curiosity showed a burst of intellect this week. It stopped to observe . . . wait for it . . . a rock. My friend Chelsea had a rat in her bird feeder. Goodyear is offering Celebrity Driving Classes now. Only available for celebrities named Amanda Bynes or [...]
One Night I Went to See A Band . . .
Last night I the kids and I hung out at Davidson Academy (Steven’s work and my kids’ school) for a while to hear a couple of bands play. Steven was in charge of this on-campus retreat thing yesterday and today. They’ve had chapel, done service projects, had a bunch of games and activities, and last [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 25: Favorite Book You Read In School
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. My senior year in high school I took a class called 20th Century History. It was awesome. The teacher, Mr. Bradshaw, was so cool. He was one of those teachers that makes you want to come to class every day. We did all kinds of fun stuff in his class [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 19: Book That Turned You On
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. This book is about Mary Boleyn. She comes to Henry VIII’s court at age fourteen and catches the king’s eye. The book describes Mary’s love affair with Henry, and later her realization that another woman is starting to attract Henry’s attention. That woman is her sister, Anne. Though [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 16: Longest Book You’ve Read
So . . . I’ve read most of the Bible, but I don’t think I’ve read every single page. After paragraph after paragraph of rules about animal sacrifices in Leviticus, you tend to skip ahead to something more interesting. So, that’s probably officially the longest book I’ve ever read. The thing about the Bible is, [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 14: Book Whose Main Character You Want to Marry
Peeta Mellark from The Hunger Games. (Did you notice I how got straight to the point there?) Peeta is a good guy at his core. I absolutely love the scene in the book where he throws Katniss the bread. But that’s not the first time he notices her. He notices her when they start school [...]
The Family Vacation
We just got back from a vacation in Florida. The first few days were just beach/pool days, and despite some rain, we got several hours at the beach each day. Then we headed to Orlando to hit Islands of Adventure. Steven and I had been dying to go to the Harry Potter section! We were [...]
Glamesticity
A friend of mine is a mother of three, cafe owner, and model. She recently posted a picture of her right after coming home from a modeling shoot. She looked absolutely gorgeous. And she was standing in her kitchen. She told me she was about to make her husband a snack. It was the perfect [...]
Avengers: 5 Stars
I guess this post is going to be a movie review. Of sorts. I’m always a little hesitant when going into a comic movie. Will it be too violent? Will there be a love story? Will it be cheesy? Sometimes in the comic-to-movie process, something seems off to me. Like the lines are cheese [...]
This is Me, Trying to Be the Cool Mom
Oh, how I envy those moms that can decorate and craft and make gorgeous cakes! Sadly, I cannot perfect any of those arts. Let me show you what I mean . . . Rock Star Birthday Pinterest Decor: My Decor: Note: Those blow-up guitars and microphones from Oriental Trading were crappy! Pinterest Microphone Cupcakes: My [...]
