Today I made an Apple Pie and I was thankful the first turned out. I have had some bad luck with crust lately. My mom has a great one in her old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook (red & white). I have the updated version of the same book, but the crust recipe is horrible. [...]

This lady is out of hand! Anita Renfroe has condensed everything a mom says in 24 hours down to 2 minutes and 55 seconds, and set it to the William Tell Overture! You have to watch her act.

Okay, so we’ve had a few successful poops in the potty, for which I am very thankful. But this peeping thing is getting out of hand. He’s like a sniper, you never know when or where he will attack! Yesterday he used a public restroom twice while we were grocery shopping, only to come home [...]

*This was the first night he got them…we don’t usually allow Conner to drink pop and wear his underwear on his head.
Okay, so as I have said before, we are potty-training. And if anyone would like to put in their application for a nanny, send ‘em on over! We were pretty much set, for a [...]

So I found this great website and thought I would pass it along. www.allrecipes.com. You can create a “cook’s profile”, post recipes, post pictures of your attempts at recipes on the site, save enticing recipes to an online recipe box, and rate the submissions of others. For instance, I found this recipe and thought I [...]

So yesterday I decided it was time to clean out the cedar chest at the foot of our bed. It was a gift for my 16th birthday that I have since filled with movie ticket stubs, pictures, newspaper clippings, old prom tiaras, specials cards, shower invitations, baby socks, wedding keepsakes, and so on. It’s the [...]

Direct quote from Santa Claus himself (Tim Allen). Okay, so Fall has arrived in the McManaman home. (It’s September, so I’m not as premature as usual.) Fall decor has been up since the last day of August and as of yesterday we have the weather to go with it. Windows open all day and [...]

Today the kids and I attended our first meeting of MOPS (Mothers Of PreSchoolers). The kids are actually MOPPETS. So twice a month we will all three spend 2 1/2 hours with people our own age. It was great. The kids played and had some time without Mama, and I got to have brunch, talk [...]