I woke up this morning feeling like I needed some fluorescent pink in my life. So I got dressed, dropped Big A off at school for a few hours...

Last weekend I picked up several bottles of wine at Leibman's . An added bonus to the shopping stop was the help I received from one of...

Yippee! I'm finally starting to work on one of my summer goals -- scrapbooking! As I've written in the past, scrapbooking is someth...

I stumbled across this link in this morning's Houston Chronicle , and fell instantly in nostalgic love with it. It's no secret that...

It's been a long time since I've been able to just relax over on "this" side of town (the west side of Houston, where I g...

School is out for the summer! It was harder than usual for me to say goodbye to my kids this year. I had the best class -- my favorite in 1...

I did some shredding today. And I'm talking ... an Enron-amount of shredding. Boxes and boxes of multi-colored confetti are now resting...

Hubby stopped by Specs this afternoon, so I asked him to grab me a 6-pack of Bud Light Lime . I didn't expect to like it, but it's ...

No, not THAT kind of toy. I got a new phone ! It's race car cool, but it's the first time in my whole life where I sorta feel like t...

I've been feelin' kind of blue for a few months. No, things haven't gone exactly as planned, but the thing is, I'm still in ...

My beloved Fightin' Texas Aggies won the Big 12 Baseball crown this weekend. I was fortunate enough to be able to sit in the stands wi...

Ranked up there in the annals of fun, right next to swim suit shopping and stomach viruses, is moving. For the past several days, we've ...

I love everything about flip flops. I love the way they look. I love the way they feel. I love the sounds they make when I'm walking in...

Stephenie Meyer's first "adult" novel was released yesterday. My dear, crazy friend B actually took a half-day off of work to...

This is a tough week. It's our last week together as a family in our very first home ... at least for the next two years, anyway. The mo...

Very few things beat a sunny afternoon on the patio (if you're in the Houston area, head over to Guadalajara ), with a cold beer, chips...

My husband and I aren't rolling in money. And unless we have some unknown rich relative that's planning on leaving us a fortune, we...

Through family suggestions, I recently discovered Malbec wines. Malbec is a red wine made with a white variety of grape, and it's a grea...

So, the first and only time in three years that I've ever been late to work was this morning. It was a series of unfortunate events. My ...

If they served breakfast tacos, I'd be in some serious trouble. I realize that a huge chunk of the population is down on Starbucks . I...