The Mysterious Dialing of 911
Remembering a good story from living in 29 Palms. Someone is knocking at my door at 8am and they won’t go away. Why, oh why? I’m pregnant, my husband is in Afghanistan and my four year old is happily playing Curious George on PBSkids.org in the next room. I don’t want to get out of bed if it is the...
A Holiday Gift Giving Guide
It's that time of year -- the holidays are quickly approaching and many of you are already salivating at all the Black Friday deals that will be coming up this year. I put together a collection of gifts, in the typical Pathetic Picture Style, that we have received from one of my relatives… okay it’s really my husband’s relative....
Halloween of Years Past
Halloween has always been a fun time for my husband and myself because we love to dress up and go to parties. I was so excited when I had kids because I could get them to dress up and involve them in the fun. The first five years: Boy doesn’t want to dress up. It lasts for about 10 minutes...
JC Penny Giveaway for Military Who Served in Iraq or Afghanistan
Free Giveaway for Vets JCPenney's is sponsoring the "Welcome Heroes Campaign" partnered with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). JCP will be distributing 6,000 $200 JCPenney merchandise certificates. Here's how you can win: 1. Go to iava.org to join (it's free) by November 19. 2. Register for the jcpenney giveaway at therucksack.org by November 20. 3. Starting November 21, over 6,000 applicants will be awarded $200...
Veterans Day Discounts, Free Meals and Specials for 2011
This year's Veterans Day is truly special ~ 11-11-11. We are grateful to the men and women who have served and continue to serve our nation. A big thank you goes out to the families who support our service members too! Many companies want to provide a token of their thanks offering free bed and breakfast stays, free dining,...
Taking the Kids Grocery Shopping ~ Crappy Pictures Style
One of my dear friends turned me onto the website Crappy Pictures. I love this site and it offers me a smile or two most often when I need it most. I decided to try my own hand making my some crappy pictures to depict grocery shopping with my two children... girl age 3 and boy age 7. You know...
Marucci Hits a Home Run with USMC Life
‘Tis the season for holidays and giveaways! Marucci has joined forces with USMC Life and has graciously donated THREE full size souvenir baseball bats with custom engraving worth $100 each. These bats are very cool – think about winning one a Marine who is near and dear to your heart? You can get the Marine Corps Emblem engraved along...
Ode to Backups
If it is worth keeping, it is worth backing up. — T.E Ronneberg... Have you ever lost a major file, paper or batch of photos? Ummm I have! This weekend I lost everything on my website. Argh! Nothing feels as bad as accidentally deleting files and having to recover and rebuild everything from scratch. I have countless hours in the...
Groundhog Day In Seasons
Does anyone else feel that their lives are “groundhog-day” in seasons? For me, fall season’s daily activities include school, homework, various sports, coupled with the various daily chores of laundry, cleaning, and cooking meals. Each season brings about a different set of activities, but alas, they remain the same scheduled chaos within the week. It’s been a crazy few weeks...
Meet My Enemies
I want to introduce you to my archenemies: pooper scooper, lip gloss, hand soap, and step-stool. In any given area, my three year old can find something she shouldn’t be into and make a complete disaster in under a minute. My solution has been to place child proof latches on almost every door in the house, but remembering to shut...
