this sounds like a quote of the day to me! Hearting you! #qotd

My daughter is named after a noted literary spider or a Queen, depending on which grown up you ask in my house. :-). I have a name that was so common in the 70s and 80s I was one of 5 of me in my high school math class. You can pretty much guess at how old I am when you hear my name.

My husband also had a rule that girl's names must not end with a vowel sound—he said it sounded weak. Former Queen's name trumped that rule, though so Anne would still work as would Isabella. (yes. we had a lot of rules!)

Emmett. We tell everyone he is named after Doc Brown from Back to the Future. Jasper is nice too! Stoopid Twilight!!!

Stoopid Twilight wrecked my oldest's name. When we had him it was a cool, old fashioned-sounding name that not many people had heard of. Now is is a dumb sparkly vampire name. (not Edward) We found naming our daughter was harder to do than name our boys—finding a name that suits both a girl and a woman was tricker…

I own leggings myself—to wear with skirts or tunic-length tops (only my thicker, warmer leggings for that one) I understand why people wear them and like them myself.

"I've never actually seen this myself. " Come on by my son's dance class.

look for No Name Caramel Coconut cookies at Superstore/Loblaws. They are only a couple of bucks a box and look and taste just like Samoas. I can't have them in the house as the side of the box lies. 2 cookies is NOT a serving, but a whole box is!

there is a Samoa knock off in the cookie aisle of Superstore if you can't find a GSUSA connetion. They do in a pinch.

thank you. We are hoping that her dizziness will subside over the weekend. She is an old girl, but brave.

My puppy was at the vet today too. She had a seizure and has some inner ear difficulties that are making her walk like I put wine coolers in her water bowl. She is now sleeping off her hangover and I hope she feels better soon.

I saw your grey comment. This story also makes me happy. This story needs to be a movie. Where is Nicholas Sparks??

My Natrual Family Planning attempt is named Matthew.

When I worked night shifts at a nursing home I learned very early on to knock on certain resident's doors before opening when doing night rounds. Dementia makes some people really horny.

I am totally not judging you for your own dietary choices that you make in your own home. I do judge the people who make me feel like a junkie because I don't want to give up my grains and fruit. I also have a rather messed up relationship with food and my weight so when people start evangelizing around me I get…

Too much sugar. Sugar is the devil, no matter what form it takes.

Not only do these women tell me my food is evil, they tell me how removing all the fun stuff from mine and my kid's diet will cure their tantrums. Because they are too weak from hunger? What does the Easter Bunny bring to their houses? (yes, I am rather cynical about this. You would be too if you had to listen to…

There are a cluster of dance class moms who have all gone Paleo and they make me feel the same way when they try to tell me how evil bread and pasta and fruit are. Feck off and let a girl eat!!

Is the puppy's name Bambi, by any chance??

Divacup bruised my insides which hurts like a mofo. I am on Team Mirena—when I get my period now, it is a day or two of light spotting that is easily handled with a pantyliner—sometimes I use a washable cloth one, sometimes I use a disposable.