Eggnog Lattes and Holiday Cups! Woo hoo!

My day started with a phone call from Elise (who currently works at Starbucks)
“Mom, I just thought you would like to know, Egg Nog Lattes are back and so are the Holiday cups!”
Hooray for the little things in life.  I got myself ready in record time and buzzed on up to her store to get [...]

My beautiful girls!

THE KELLY GIRLS with the new MRS. BROWN

From left to right – Elise Kelly/youngest, Robbin/oldest, Bethany/middle-est 
I am the luckiest mom in the whole world.  I love my girls.  Each one has grown into an amazing young woman, it’s so fun to watch them pursue the next chapters in their lives!  This picture was [...]

Potty Patty – Who knew???

So, my girls have been deprived.  Potty Patty wasn’t invented when they were little.  I mean no offense to the many Potty Patty customers out there, wherever you are, but honestly I laughed really hard when I stumbled on to this.  Evidently potty training just became a breeze – even claims that it can be [...]

F.O.I.L.

Elise:  Mom, how well do you know algebra?
Me:  I don’t…well, actually, try me.
Elise:  Okay, here’s my equation (shows me)…if a negative sign is in front of the 3, does it apply to the 3 and the parenthesis?
Me:  Well….(pause, because I have no idea), try F.O.I.L. (said triumphantly!)  First Outside Inside Last!
Elise:  Mom (exasperated) not for [...]

There’s a new nostril pierced in this world…

…and it’s not mine.  Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine heading to the Tattoo shop with my daughter Elise for her 18th birthday, she’d wanted her nostril pierced for quite a while and I said that it was entirely her call after she turned 18.  So, she made the call.  It does look pretty [...]