"0 Days Tornado-Free"
You know those work sites that have signs up that say “151 days Accident-Free” to celebrate safety? Iowa needs ones of those that says “___ Days Tornado-Free”. Except ours would say 0. We’ve had...
View ArticleWho Is Going to BlogHer?
I know you’re out there… somewhere. The BlogHer Convention has once again sold out. That means there are at least 1000 women bloggers out there heading to San Francisco next week to network, learn,...
View ArticleAwww. You won’t even miss me.
It finally happened! Einstein is soooo happy. He thought this day would never come. It was almost too much for him to handle when Picasso lost teeth before he did. But this morning, while brushing his...
View Article"… a San Francisco Treat!"
I heard before coming to San Francisco a quote attributed to Mark Twain: “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” I checked on snopes.com and the man never said it. It’s totally...
View ArticleBlogging about BlogHer from Mt. Laundry
Any stay-at-home or work-at-home mom who has left for any period of time can tell you that if you leave you will be punished upon your return. That would be so much funnier if it weren’t true. I knew I...
View ArticleMy Last BlogHer08 Post. I promise.
Life With My 3 Boybarians will resume its normal ramblings promptly. I’ve spent some time reading some of the posts in the blogosphere about the BlogHer swag – and I have got to ask – was I at the same...
View ArticleThe One That I Bore You With a Million Hot Air Balloon Pics
Sorry. It can’t be helped. Handy Man took nearly 900 pictures of the gorgeous skies at Indianola’s National Hot Air Balloon Classic. If you’re anywhere in the midwest, mark your calendars for ’09. This...
View ArticleHear, Hear!
I’ve mentioned here before that my sister, Mobs, is getting married later this year. Last weekend was her bridal shower in the Chicago area. The whole fam came along, even though the party was...
View ArticleWarmth. Sunshine. Palm Trees.
Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas Iowa anymore. Homeschoolers, don’t forget to enter the give-away for tickets to the Midwest Homeschool Convention! As for me, I’m in Mexico. And remember MOBS? It’s...
View ArticleQue bonita, Mexico!
Ack! I don’t even know where to begin. Maybe with the biggest surprise of them all: sorry, photo is a little blurry. happens when we have to turn it over! That would be Handy Man… … who wasn’t supposed...
View ArticlePhotos up the wazzzooooooo…
Ack. I’m not even halfway through the photos. Handy Man was particularly dedicated to the camera this time, and gracious… it would take eons to photoshop all those pics. I’m not even going to attempt....
View ArticleThe beach changes color.
Have you ever seen all the colors of the beach? Here in land-locked Iowa we wouldn’t know. But I couldn’t believe the colors we caught. Handy Man dragged my bootie out of bed at 5 am – sans coffee – to...
View ArticleSerious Business
Once upon a time there was a very serious bride. She never had any fun at all. Somber, sullen thing. Her big sister was also just as melancholy. And vain. Very, very vain. She would never leave the...
View ArticleSqqquuuueeeeeeee!
I usually try not to start my posts with school-girl-like screaming. But this time, it cannot be avoided. Handy Man has done it again. So, remember back in December when I paired up with The Midwest...
View ArticleEaster
Family. 5 hours of driving. Lots of food. Trouble’s first time participating in the egg hunt. Enough candy to get us through Halloween. Good times. How was your Easter? What’s your favorite Easter...
View ArticleLet’s Play a Game!
Guess where I am going tomorrow? photo shamelessly lifted from Google images And guess who I get to meet? photo credit: GreatHall Productions And I really hope she never finds this blog because I will...
View ArticleWith Love, from Cincy
In case you hadn’t guessed – I’m in Cincinnati. I am typing from the Millenium Hotel which is right across the street from the convention center where the conference is held. It was a bbiiiiiiiggggg...
View ArticleA Million Tulips
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms, but special wishes to the moms in my life! Love you. There are entire months that go by when I can’t figure out why I live in Iowa. But then there are certain...
View ArticleThe verdict is in…
The canyon truly is grand. The verdict is in… is a post from: Darcy Milder | Life With My 3 BoybariansIowa Photographer Photography blog All Rights Reserved. Please visit His & Hers, my Des...
View Article10 states, 3 time zones, 2 weeks: Best Trip Ever.
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska and back to Iowa. I’m exhauted just typing it. The new van has been baptized in all sorts of ways. (I’ll spare you...
View ArticleSome things I learned on vacation…
I love vacations. I love closing the computer, pretending the internets don’t exist. Not cooking. Not cleaning after cooking. Not cleaning period. I also learn a lot. Really useful things, such as: If...
View ArticleLooking for me?
In its freshman year, the I_Blog Conference is going to be a great start to what I hope grows into the biggest blog conference in the midwest. Blog conferences are a great way to network, learn and...
View ArticleThis one’s for my mom.
My very favorite moment on Thanksgiving happened before the turkey even came off the grill… before the mashed potatoes… before the sweet potatoes… even before the hors devours. My mom had been texting...
View ArticleBlissdom Introduction
Each time I do this I wonder why… but I saw a few others around the blogosphere and really appreciated the introduction, so here’s mine. I hope you’ll consider linking up with a hello so we can...
View ArticleYet another Blissdom recap.
I’ve now read dozens of Blissdom recaps, people who have put into words what I’ve thus far failed to do. But my mind works in photos, so I hope I can tell my story like a picture book. I will...
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