Suburban Housewife: Mother’s Cure

If you can get past the profligate use of the “F” word, this is a very funny video.
From the frumpy housewife sundresses and chino shorts, to the old Volvo station wagon, to the (very catchy) refrain: “Oxycontin washed down with Jack D, put it in a cup, it looks like iced tea,” they nailed it.
The [...]

We’re Not A Norman Rockwell Painting, But We’re O.K.

The O’Hagans aren’t Norman Rockwell, but we’re O.K.

There are a lot of reasons to love Google (oh, I am a Google fan-girl), but one of my favorite things about the company is the fact that it incorporates a certain whimsy into many of its applications. Today, the classic Google home page includes an iconic Saturday [...]

Five Things to Do with Kids on Winter Weekends

Chicago winters never bothered me. I figured the people who complained about winter were the same people who complained about taxes and Mayor Daley. Complainers. Yeah.
Then I had kids. Changed my whole outlook on all of the above.
Winter isn’t so wonderful when you’re wrestling two kids into down-coats, balaclavas, mittens and boots at 6:50 a.m. [...]

St. Stephen’s Day, and The End of 2009

For us, 2009 ended much as it began: with snow and coats and hoods and mittens. On St. Stephan’s day, Ruairi and Liam were big enough to shovel us out.

A few days later, clad in SpongeBob SquarePants pajamas, they decided being a firefighter was a better option; even if the fire hose was really a [...]

Appreciate You

I’m not an Oprah-watcher or “O” subscriber, but I ran across this article today on Oprah.com. It’s quite moving and very-well written. Every woman and girl should read it. Enjoy. :-)
http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/200903_omag_seeing_yourself