Santy Claus
First I was all, "I gotta take Brock to see ol' Santy Claus!"Then I found out how much it cost to get pictures with Santy Claus. Then I complained on Facebook, like anyone cared. But then someone sent...
View ArticleBrock's quiet book
My friend Amy (Chickenbone Jones) emailed me one day with a link to a quiet book and said it looks like something I could make. I replied that there was no way I'd be spending my time on something like...
View ArticleChristmas house of horrors
You know those houses in magazines or on everyone else's blogs that look really beautiful at Christmas time? Well, not our house. My husband's motto is "The tackier the better." But, it's not really...
View ArticleLet's be serious
Normally, Additional Jesus is not the place for serious talk. Or good pictures. Even the ones I steal off the web suck. But today I have something to say. Some of it's my opinion, some is from...
View ArticleChristmas
Yes, yes, we are all over Christmas, aren't we? It's Jan. 7, after all. But I haven't posted in a while and thought I'd better give you a very important update on what Brock got for Christmas so you...
View ArticleDid you miss me? Oh, you didn't even notice I was gone?
So ... it's been a while. A really long while. I think about you often, all 3 of you who come to visit. But I keep telling myself I will wait till I have something interesting to say. But I never do....
View ArticleWorking on something
A little project in progress. It's a gift. I am pretty sure this person doesn't know about my blog, but I'll still keep quiet for now.
View ArticleWatch out, ladies
He's been working out.(and yeah, this is an exact replica of a Facebook post. Because I lack creativity tonight.)
View ArticleAll my flaws, explained
I recently came across a really interesting post. I found it quite by accident. It was all about the development of the mouth/jaw/palate and how it relates to the way you breathe, or vice-versa...
View ArticleDon't smell until the timing is correct. Seriously, just don't.
My husband likes smells. Like good smells. He buys lots of air freshener, shoe spray, cologne (like dozens of them), candles, etc.A while back, he bought some really expensive air freshener while on...
View ArticleBrock star for a day
Brock got to be in the paper. His dad and I both work there, so it was really more just luck. They needed a cute little guy to illustrate a parenting story and thought of Brock. The section editor kept...
View ArticleShake that booty
Hi everyone. I realize I haven't been very active on this blog lately, and that makes me very sad. Honestly, much of the time I don't really know what to talk about.I'm still working at the newspaper...
View ArticleHigh in the sky
We went to Phoenix last month on our first trip with Brock. I put all these pictures on here and forgot to publish the post! Poor Brock didn't sleep well away from home, so it was sort of rough. He did...
View ArticleChallenge yourself -- I'll be there every step of the way
Guess what? Chicken butt! This is a cross post from Prominent Butt. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who is looking to take control of their health? It's...
View ArticleGuess who is 2?
The Baby Brock is not a baby anymore! He's 2 now, and boy did those terrible twos hit right on schedule! He totally embarrassed me at IHOP yesterday when I met up with a friend, and he's been having...
View ArticleString quilt
I've been working on this quilt for a while. It's for someone special, but I won't say who yet. This type of quilt is called a string quilt.If you'd like to see how it's done, I'll show you! Start by...
View ArticleI'm going to make you look at a whole bunch of pictures of my kid
Because we both work at a newspaper, my husband and I are lucky to know lots of professional photographers. One of them came over recently to shoot some pictures of Brock. He's now 2 years and 3 months...
View ArticleString quilt update
Someone contacted me the other day wanting to know the status of my string quilt. Yeah, I was just as surprised as you are that I still have anyone who reads this blog. I've been a little neglectful...
View ArticleHello, 2012
Guess what? I finally have a smart phone. For all the web stuff I do, it's kind of ridiculous, but my non-tetchy husband felt it was an unnecessary expense. Can you imagine that?! So this is a test...
View ArticlePooh-poohing Halloween
My kid is the only one who hates Halloween. I watched with some jealousy as friends posted pics on Facebook of their happy and cooperative costumed tots. Every time we mentioned "Halloween" or...
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