Bittersweet Sixteen

16 years ago today I got my first glimpse of the face that was going to change my life for the better forever… I’m quite sure at that moment I had absolutely no preconceived notions about what that little tyke would be like at the ripe old age of sixteen, but even if I had…he [...]

Teenager plus one

I swear it seems like just a couple months ago that I was bemoaning my youngest sons entrance into official teenage-dom. And yet, yesterday was H-T’s 14th birthday!!  How does that HAPPEN??!! H-T is into keeping things really simple these days, so all he wanted to do to celebrate the 14th anniversary of his birth [...]

Topsy-Techie Birthday Giveaway Winner

  In a cool turn of events, and according to Random.org, the winner of the Topsy-Techie Birthday Giveaway is… Rational Jenn, the other birthday girl this week!  Unfortunately, Jenn won’t receive her prize in time for her own birthday, but she says she might do something jazzy for Thanksgiving or Christmas with her new set [...]

Topsy-Techie’s Birthday Giveaway!

Ok, normally I let my birthdays slide by like sands in the hourglass, but this coming Friday happens to be a celebration of my very last year in my 30’s, so I’m puttin’ on the ritz. R-T is taking yours truly for a night of fondue fun at the Melting Pot, AND, of course, I [...]

Nobody told me it could be like this…

I don’t know what your take on the Blu-Ray players is, but mine has always been…what’s the point?  I mean DVDs work perfectly fine.  They are definitely a step above VHS because of the whole no rewinding thing, and they take up less space in the entertainment cabinet, so I see no reason to change-over [...]

He Has Always Been A Star In My Book

I mentioned in my last blog post that Uber recently celebrated a birthday.  His 15th.  For those of you with kids under ten, let me assure you that YES, that really does make you feel old.  Uber has always been a special kiddo.  He knew all his colors when he was eighteen months old.  He [...]

The Paradox

Sometimes having high-tech kiddos just isn’t what you would expect.  Uber proved this to me in a big way with a conversation we shared last week.  Since his birthday is edging closer, I thought it would be fun to ask him what his idea of “the ideal birthday” might be.  As someone who gave birth [...]

But gravy goes good with birthday cake…

This is my birthday cake.  I tried to leave one piece of it so you could see it, but lunch came and the piece was sitting there, looking so darn pitiful and lonely.  So H-T and I split it.  We’re empathetic like that. And now, this is all that’s left to remind me of today’s [...]

Robbing DirecTV to Pay Microsoft

No one has ever put me in charge of anything financially important.  The US Treasury has never called on me.  My tax preparation software always asks me to double check my facts.  I even lost the 7th grade student council election for treasurer.  That has always ticked me off.  The girl who won got ‘C’s [...]

Separation Anxiety

Ok, so nobody likes sand in their keyboard, right?  So I made sure my laptop had lots of power, kissed it goodbye, and gently tucked it in for a long nap.  Then I was off to the beach.  Yes, there was some separation anxiety on the part of my little guy, who had never been [...]