Hangin' In There

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Friday, January 19, 2007

Can you ever look good with a toddler around?

Even though I’m getting older, I fool myself into believing that I can still actually look good if given enough time and the right shade of concealer. Every day I wake with the best intentions - to really look pulled together and attractive, but with a toddler around, you can forget it. Her goal... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

My "Find-The-Phone" Workout

Though I could never go back to using such an obsolete item as a rotary phone, sometimes the fact that there is no tether securing it to the kitchen wall can really be quite bothersome. Every day, at some point, the phone will ring and no one can find it! A mass panic ensues as we all scurry about... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Top Ten Signs you Overspent this Christmas

Though the huge stack of bills in my mailbox should convince me that I once again went overboard this Christmas, sometimes it takes even more drastic signs for me to fully appreciate my overspending. Here is my personal list of the Top Ten Signs You know You've Overspent this Holiday Season: (1)... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Getting in Touch with my Pirate "Roots"

Though I am not a big fan of going to the dentist, I try to get in there once a year with my kids. We have a great dental office, and they sure put up with a lot from my family. When we blow into their office it's like Hurricane Katrina. I try to get all the kids taken care of at one time and that... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Fry Me A River...

January. My least favorite month. I am sitting here feeling the pinch of my pants as I appear to have put on a few pounds over the holidays. My "pounds gained" number is suspiciously equal to my "pounds of dark chocolates consumed over the holidays" number. I’m up about 4 pounds - you do the math.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 1, 2007

"Brown" and Out...

Around the holidays I love to watch the UPS drivers scour my neighborhood, feverishly delivering packages as the days count down to Christmas. They handle their big bulky trucks with race car precision. There's no mistaking the sound of a UPS truck, my kids can tell when one is approaching from... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Grandma's Goin' Temple-hopping

My husband and I are desperately in need of a vacation together, but its not gonna happen. In our 14 years of marriage we have never gotten away from our kids for even one night. Surprisingly, we are still married. What binds us together is the exhausting task of caring for our 5 demanding kids. We... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 30, 2006

When the World gets Fuzzy..

The day I turned 40, I noticed something a bit unsettling. I couldn't see. At first I thought my eyes were just worn out from all the weeping....but days passed and my impairment remained. My kids would rush up to me with pages of homework or a permission slip and shove it in my face. I would ask... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 22, 2006

Crazy Christmas

If you took a picture of my house at this very moment, it would look like a bomb had gone off in Santa’s workshop. Every table littered with Christmas paper remnants, mis-matched boxes, ribbon cuttings and rolls of scotch tape strewn about. There is not one patch of empty space on any table or flat... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

My Annual Physical

You’d think that because I spend my life bouncing around from pediatricians to orthodontists, to dermatologists and to the dentist for my kids, I would probably ignore my own health, but on the contrary, I am somewhat of a hypochondriac. I try to get a physical every year because I have a nagging... Sign in to see full entry.

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