Not Everyone's Mama

With the holiday driving coming up, I thought I’d share this fun game that was sent to me.  I don’t know about you, but when we go on road trips, I have a list of ideas of games to play to keep the kids occupied.  The last trip was to Ohio.  13 hour drive, 4 kids?  Not a lot of fun. In THE MUPPETS, Kermit joins Walter, Gary (Jason Segel), Mary (Amy Adams) and—eventually—the whole Muppet gang in the car for a trip of their own, as they endeavor to save Muppet Studios... (more...)

Entrapped by Barbara Kyle Entrapped is a thriller of high stakes: life and death, love, and oil. Set in Alberta, Entrapped is the story of Liv Gardner, an ambitious young oil executive intent on stopping farmer Tom Wainwright who is sabotaging her rigs after a spill of lethal “sour” gas poisoned his wife. Desperate to save the company she built, Liv plants evidence to frame Tom. But when the evidence is used to indict him for a murder he didn’t commit, Liv alone can save him. ... (more...)

I have had the pleasure of reading Inside the Spaghetti Bowl and I will share my thoughts with you on this heartwarming book with you tomorrow.  In the meantime, I wanted to share this post that Frank Zaccari wrote for us over here at Not Everyone’s Mama! Every family goes through difficult times when a loved one becomes ill. Even though your parents have lived a long and meaningful life, it is never easy to see them grow old and sick. “Inside the Spaghetti Bowl” is collaboration with... (more...)

It’s Christmas! I want to go outside! Mom, can we go outside? Mom!  I know where my boots are. Mom!  Can we go outside? It’s Christmas! It’s Christmas! I waaaaaannnnnt to go outside!!!!! MOOOOOOM!  Can we go outside please? Mom!!!!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry kiddos.  Mama don’t do snow. Go get your dad out of bed. AKPC_IDS += "15819,";Popularity: 6% [?]Read these too:Project 365 Day 13, 14, 15, 17Project 365 Day 11 and 12It’s A ConspiracyProject 365 Day 9 and... (more...)

When I first wanted to make this, internet wasn’t a huge thing and you couldn’t find everything on it like you can now.  I know, I know, I’m ancient.  So, I made up my own Better Than Sex cake (I had it once before and I just went by what that tasted like and what I like) and it is always a huge hit with everyone and a requested cake for birthdays around here.  It’s easy easy easy and honestly, I like it better than every other better than sex cake I have ever had. That, my... (more...)

Yep, now he’s only 7 years younger than me …. until December 15 that is.  Then I’ll be 8 years older than him again. Color me a cougar I guess. Yesterday he decided he was throwing himself an impromptu birthday party.  His friend Omar wanted to take the night off to celebrate Pato’s birthday.  Pato thought, let’s grill out. I have been pretty much useless for awhile with my shoulder out like it is.  The house was trashed. 3 vacuum cleaners and none of them are working... (more...)

Morgan has been avoiding his mother’s house so he wouldn’t have to face Big Mike. Big Mike reveals that he is proud of Morgan’s new role in the company. After spending months out at sea, he has realized that Morgan’s mother is the source of his happiness, and reveals his intention to propose. Morgan hires him, and Big Mike entrusts Morgan with the proposal ring until Morgan judges him "worthy of his mother’s love." How would you have handled this situation? Would... (more...)

Three months ago, I checked on the kids’ chores, and once again, they shoved everything under the couch. Being the brilliant person that I am, I picked up the couch (a leather recliner couch), in anger, and moved it about 3 feet forward. Something in my shoulder made a really funny noise and it hurt … bad. I lived with it. And lived with it. I thought it would get better.  It didn’t.  It throbbed and ached and if I moved my arm it would send a shot of pain through my shoulder. Beggar’s... (more...)