The Journey

Back in July, we received a little note in the mail from my MIL's minister. She goes to a large Baptist church ... spiritually, she is a...

Back in July, we received a little note in the mail from my MIL's minister. She goes to a large Baptist church ... spiritually, she is ...

I am travelling to Corpus Christi, Texas, this weekend, en famille. The mother-in-love (mother-in-love, I call her) lives there, and it is ...

Right before I henna'ed my hair, I used some clarifying shampoo on my hair. It purports to strip all of the buildup and geegaws from al...

Chest scan was clear. Alleluia. 24 days til the abdominal MRI.

"At the first parent teacher conference, the P.T.A. handed out the survey , telling parents where they could be used as volunteers. It ...

Little Warrior had a chest CT scan today. Wilms', if it recurs, often shows up in the lungs, so they try to be vigilant about that. Th...

You heard it here first, folks. With the addition of Riff , the orange dinosaur, that artful example of American post-surrealism, Barney, h...

'So, how are you and The Husband doing?' a friend asked. Well. I remember watching the last episode of MASH with my parents. I guess...

Too cool: http://www.chemochicks.com/bald_beatiful.htm

Apparently, it will oxidize over the next three days and get darker. That'll probably be good, but heck, I like this. Change can be goo...

Well, to be more specific ... My head. I have begun a henna journey. My hair was, to use my father's term, terdmuckeldy brown. The past...

They're beating us over the head with the 9/11 hammer today. Don't get me wrong. It profoundly affected all of us. This is a good ...

We're all for honesty ... except in certain areas. A hesitation to be completely honest is not always for nefarious, puritanical or ...

Funny how something casual can stop you cold. I was reading one of my favorite blogs and the writer casually referred to being a homemaker ...

... go immediately to the ethnic section of your area Tar-mart (whichever) and pick up a bottle of "Creme of Nature" hair conditio...

Okay. Obviously, the Lizard Eater family doesn't do too well on our own. The holiday weekend saw: * The Princess, attempting to execute...

Just got some Good Hair Days Magic-Grip Hair Pins. If you have long hair, and you like to wear it up in buns or twists or whatever -- run, ...

1 of: Antagonists in the Church: How to Identify and Deal With Destructive Conflict 1 of: Never Call Them Jerks 1 of: Well-Intentioned Drag...

Today, the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it is probably not just random coincidence that my web-surfing took me to two great earlier pos...