The Woolly Mom

The Art of the Power Nap

Napping really is an artform - at least the way I nap it is. Zombies could be feasting on my brains, and I wouldn't stir. Once I get my nap quilt and my snoring pugdog entangled with my legs, that's it. I'm out. But napping doesn't come naturally to everyone. I ...

Retro Friday

Woo doggies! It's Friday again, and boy am I ready for the weekend. Today's Retro Friday entry just perfectly encapsulates my mood today. I hope you're having a very similar Friday. It's a nice feeling. Now if you'll excuse me I have loads and loads of work to sit and look ...

Pregnant Beauty

I may be bitter and jaded about my looks - especially my post-partum empty sack of flesh feeling - but there's no denying that I felt beautiful and shining while I was pregnant. There's some magical and inherent beauty in a pregnant woman, isn't there?That's why I was delighted to stumble ...

I’m Gonna Paint That Wagon, I’m Gonna Paint it Red

I've discovered something miraculous and untold in the secret mommy world: Wagons are the coolest and best toys ever. Ever, ever. Why other mommies didn't clue me in on this, I have no idea! Lil' got a wagon for her birthday from her Uncle Tom, and so we assembled it (or ...

Quiz Time

How do you think I injured my right knee today? A.) Jogging around the block before dawn B.) Moving the couch out to clean under it C.) Bending over to weed my gardens D.) Imitating the Brady Bunch dance routine to "Keep On, Keep On Movin'!" I'll send a sour pickle and a bag of ...

Hurricane Fay Update

I'm a midwesterner (I mean if you can call Michigan really midwest - since we are neither very far West, or very far Mid, I think the name's a little misleading), so I don't have to sweat the hurricanes. It's the twisters that we're ducking around here. But my brother-in-law ...

Clean & Mean Tuesday: Jewelry Tarnish

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of Oprah. Or something like that. What I'm trying to say is that if you have costume jewelry that tarnishes over time, you can keep it looking fresh, sparkly, and ta-die-for with this easy tip (even I can do this one). Jewelry Tarnish ...

Frankenmato

My garden laughs at me. Really. The vegetables and weeds all get together and come up with ways to shock, frighten, and flummox me all the time. Recently, they invented this new weed out of thin air that grows about 6" a day, reaches a height of 5 ft., spreads ...

Sample Menu for a One Year Old

You know what the most dynamic and exciting thing about turning one is? Whole milk. Yeah, big fun. We're transitioning Lily right now from formula to whole milk. Bye-bye bottles! Mwahaha! Hope you have fun - in bottle HELL! Mwahahaha! But what next? I had a job this weekend to get ...

Mario, Whole Milk, and the Ice Cream Dude

Ever since my plans for this weekend fell apart I've been left with NOTHING to do! Oh happy day! So this weekend has been all about enjoying the house and family - no weeding the gardens, no basement construction today, no reorganizing anything, no major errands to run. Just us, sitting ...