The Stephford Diaries

How do you feel about your birthday? Do you look forward to it and remind all your friends, or do you dread it and try to keep it a secret?

Baby Anbesol
Blue nose-sucker things
Infants’ Tylenol
Husbands who can take over for a couple of hours
Baths

…or whatever You need me to call You to get a prayer (or 23945734) answered,
I realize that You are one busy Camper. What with billions of people on the planet praying for world peace, an end to hunger, and winning Lotto numbers, You have a lot on Your plate. I know my requests are going [...]

Everyone has ideas about things they will and will not tolerate from their children. (Yes, even people who haven’t had kids yet.) Some things are pretty basic and across-the-board. Other things, not so much. And it’s these other things where discussions can get heated and even a little ugly, even among friends.
As an example, I [...]

My mother-in-law who has been the most supportive person ever through some of the worst stuff I’ve ever dealt with.
My sister-in-law who has made me feel a part of the family from day one.
My therapist who has helped me find my voice and learn to use it appropriately.
d who told me I had a voice [...]

Since Lou aka Bulimicat has had her fair share of posts, I figured I’d write a post about KitCat. (Look, it’s slow around here lately, okay?) KitCat is our huntress and our Houdini. She finds ways to escape the house so she can go catch food for the family. She does her part to [...]

So, I recently discussed a new venture I was trying. I’m not going to mention it by name, as my Google PageRank has already been dinged enough by just trying the new venture. Now I could get all holier-than-thou and bitch and moan about how I wish I’d known upfront from this particular outfit that [...]

Tricia who reminds me daily that actions speak louder than words.
Cameras because they have changed the way I view the world.
Bill who loves me even when I’m a real bitch not the nicest person in the world.
Electronic mail which keeps me in touch with people I love.
Louis Armstrong who makes me believe that this is, [...]

So, two of the things I love most in this world have come together — SarahD and PamperedChef. If you also love Pampered Chef, how ’bout you help SarahD out and buy it from her?

Tricia shows off her mad parnting skillz.