Venti With The Girls

Last April, my mother and her husband asked me if I would be interested in buying their mini-van that they were planning to sell.  I immedia...

Jackanapes Today's weird word is jackanapes. I wish I could say that I knew this word and use it all of the time. Truth is, my compu...

Back when my husband and I were starting our family, he told me that he thought we should adopt. I was taken by  surprise by such a lovely t...

I have always been a hard working person who doesn't like to let people down. I take on more than I should and I deliver on promises. I ...

ARISTOLOGY Today's weird word is aristology. When I saw this one, I figured it had to be the study of something, especially with the ...

While reading through the posts on Twitter this morning, two things caught my attention. First, was that it is Friday! I can't believe...

floccinaucinihilipilification Reading about today's weird word might just be a complete waste of your time. However, it could also save...

My hubby and I have been planning to move for the last number of years.  We have outgrown our townhouse and are ready to make the step into ...

 Antepenultimate I know that this word is similar to another one I wrote about a few months ago, Penultimate. However, I just couldn't...

To Pee or Not To Pee... Right THERE! Picture this:  it's the middle of the night and I was asleep.  A light went on in the hallway and ...

 ultracrepidarian Today's weird word is ultracrepidarian. When I saw this one, I KNEW I had to use it. It's another one of those wo...

ZAFTIG     Today's weird word is ZAFTIG. It means "having a full rounded figure: pleasingly plump."  Zaftig sounds WONDERFUL!...

SPANGHEW This is a term that I think would be used more often if little boys were introduced to it. Two reasons that I think that are becau...

Before I get into my first vent of the year, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Hope 2012 brings you great things. Now for my vent....

So, I come into the house after working late and based upon the disarray before me, I can map out the evening activities of my husband and t...

I have always secretly admired people who have chutzpa.  Sometimes they can be obnoxious, but I am somewhat in awe of their confidence.  Thi...

RAKE Today's weird word is RAKE. While most everyone knows the definition of the garden tool, I found this definition to be much funnie...

*#@%&! While growing up there were very strict rules about what we could and could not say.  I remember being slapped for asking my mot...

PULE Having children provides one with multiple opportunities to describe whining.  This is a new one for me that I will definitely use! S...

Yes, today's vent REALLY IS about the kitchen sponge. Not so much about the kitchen sponge, as where I find it, REPEATEDLY.  For you t...

Today's Bright Side Friday has to do with one of my life's simple pleasures: a Venti Soy No Water 7 Pump Chai. Now I know, I soun...

PULCHRITUDE This Wednesday's Weird Word is PULCHRITUDE. Credit goes to Cecily K at http://www.uppercasewoman.com and twitter @Cecilyk...

The holidays are fast approaching and I am starting to realize how unprepared I am. I am thinking about how I can gear up and knock out all ...

INFOTAINMENT Today's Weird Word is Infotainment. I love this word! How many times have you gotten caught up in some silly infomercia...

I have a number of years experience in special education and have worked with hundreds of different kids with a multitude of issues.  There ...

My husband and I often lament over the fact that time goes too fast and that our boys are getting big so quickly.  I know this is universal....

Today's weird word is Recrudescence. I enjoy taking the Merriam-Webster quizzes to assess my vocabulary skills.  This word appeared and...

I'm not cool. Ask anyone, really. I don't think I fit the terms geek, nerd or square, but I am a little of each of those. I'm a...

Today's weird word is Penultimate. It means second to last. I'm not sure how I would actually apply this word to my day. I guess I ...

I'm a volunteer. I do it because I think it is the right thing to do. I do it because so many things count on volunteers to get it done....

VOCIFEROUS Today's Weird Word is Vociferous ! It basically means an intense reaction. I would use it in the same place I would use the ...

I am one of those people who make lists all the time to help prioritize my time and energy.  I always put the one thing that I know I need t...

My Bright Side Friday has to do with small victories. My son has struggled with speech/language/reading/ phonological issues ever since I ca...