HELP! My sweet mother is BORED. You may have noticed comments like this one on Odd: “Bored, bored, bored. Sitting at home with a broken ankle is no fun, no fun at all. Hopefully by next Monday I’ll be out and about again. Not even the rain today made me all that happy.” MMJ On any … Continue reading Help! My Sweet Mother is SO Bored!

In the beginning there was the Stroller (March, 1996) But from an early age the boy wanted to be behind the wheel.... and soon had his own Big Wheel... But a two seater had it's advantages.... Over the years the boy explored alternative forms of transportation....   But in the end the boy knew what … Continue reading Stoller to Audi–My Boy has Wheels!

I'm back! Did you miss me? Here is the recipe for the Resurrection rolls, plus the Facebook El Morno conversation I promised you earlier today. This year Cole was invited to go on a road trip over Easter, and I agreed that sounded like a fun idea. However, before Cole would agree to go, he … Continue reading Resurrection Rolls Facebook

      Mr. Abinion (owner Fox Valley Dealerships), I am writing to share my experience at Fox Valley Volkswagen dealership located in West Chicago with you and my blog’s readers, who have been very helpful and encouraging in our quest for a car for my 16-year-old son Cole, who is ready to buy his … Continue reading Dear Fox Valley Volkswagen West Chicago

Cole finally received his shaver from the Dollar Shave Club? I say finally not because it took a very long time but because, like dumb little kids in the old days, he actually had to wait a few days for it to appear in the mail box. Amazon and Netflix have ruined a whole generation … Continue reading Dollar Shave Club: It’s Not Your Father’s Razor

Cole and I had such fun at the Indian Dunes yesterday! We always take snacks on our road trips. Always. A road trip is anytime we are in the car for more than an hour. For short road trips, we usually buy our snacks on the way out of town at the 7-11. Yesterday we … Continue reading Indian Dunes: Great company, Wonderful food, Successful driving lesson!

  The goal of unplug day is for us to (paraphrasing Timothy Leary here) turn off, tune out, and drop off. That is, stop using our cell phones, smartphones, laptops, tablets, PCs, iPods, et cetera, and come back from the virtual world into the physical world where our spouses, children, partners, and pets actually live. … Continue reading Unplug? Just Say NO!

Car Shopping. Cole STILL (after all it has been 2 weeks!!) has not found a car but we are working on it. The Saab that he desperately wanted was kabashed by his grandmother and his grandmother’s dear lifelong friend and godmother to my childhood gerbils. This dear friend’s dear husband has been in the car … Continue reading Car Shopping with my Teen.

Kiss Me I'm Irish Kiss Me I'm Irish, Too Shot of Whiskey For My Friend! Well, at least she did not bite me. Bailey? Are you still there?