Well, here I am in my last week of summer freedom. School starts up next week, and I will resume my duties as a kindergarten teacher. Where in the world did the summer disappear to?! I have to admit I’m more than ready for my kids to go back to school, but I’m not quite […] Read more…
Top 10 Favorite Roller Coaster Facebook Status Updates (Plus a Bonus 5!)
I fell in love with Facebook the second I opened my first account. In fact, I’m a recovering Facebook addict. I was wasting so much time reading the status updates of my “friends” and updating my own status that I eventually had to step away from my computer and put myself in social media rehab. When I resurfaced, […] Read more…
Top 10 Things NOT To Do Before Your Son’s 1st Baseball Practice of the Season
Yesterday was Big C’s first baseball practice of the season. I’d like to say my lack of preparation for the first practice was due to my lack of experience as a baseball mom, but this is his third season playing coach pitch after 2 seasons of t-ball. I have no excuse. So I thought I’d make […] Read more…
Top 10 TV Shows I Wish Would Make a Comeback
I take my exercising very seriously, especially when it comes to running. But yesterday was my day off from running, and I decided to hit the elliptical machine. And because exercise goes by so much faster with distractions, I chose the elliptical with the television. Normally if I have the opportunity to watch tv while […] Read more…
Top 10 Highlights of My Summer Vacation Turned Staycation Turned Vacation
Remember how last week I was trying to figure out what to do on my staycation after canceling my vacation? Well, it turns out that Mr. Roller Coaster and I were able to go on an impromptu vacation after all. So we ended up with a summer vacation turned staycation turned vacation. After some internet […] Read more…
Top 10 Reasons I Miss My Kids
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m spending this week on stay-cation. Hubby is on leave, and the kids are with their grandparents. I love my children dearly, but sometimes it’s nice to have a little break from being a mom 24/7. Of course there are things about my children that I don’t miss: the fighting in […] Read more…

