I’m about to embark upon a really wonderful trip. Disney has once again pulled their magic strings and I find myself invited to the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. This year, it is in Anaheim at Disneyland, so I am completely out of my element. Pair this with the fact that the other women coming […]
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A few words on #DisneySMMoms
I’ve been to Disney so many times, I park in SubDiva 53. I’ve been to Disney so many times, A Small World is sick of my theme song. I’ve been to Disney so many times, my Fast Passes used to read, “You again?” I’ve been to Disney so many times NASA has mistaken me for […]
Worst. Game. Ever.
Sometimes my husband and I play this game where we try to up the ante on torturing ourselves and our family. The rules are simple: we take a very innocuous activity, then we each add a detail to complicate and add another layer of anguish. Our most recent round? Spring Break. Me: Let’s take the […]
Hockey and Heart
Many of you know me from my somewhat obsessive hockey tweets over on Twitter.(@Subdiva) If that is the case, then you probably know that last Monday evening while many of us were watching the Preds game, a very scary situation was happening over in Dallas when Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench from a cardiac […]
How to lose weight, your mind and all close relationships
My husband and I just went through the most grueling, painful and literally fruitless experiment of our entire marriage: a no-carb diet. Me: (Serving up a whole chicken on his plate.) I’ve made meat for dinner. Again. Him: (Turning up his nose.) Darn. I had meat with a side of meat for lunch. Me: Sounds […]
Cookie Mom: Tour II
“Perhaps it was because I had never been a Girl Scout. I guess we couldn’t afford the fancy Brownie uniform so my mom enrolled us into the lesser-known, knock-off Campfire Girls. Instead of selling the famous cookie, our fundraiser came in the form of kindling and matches. It wasn’t nearly as successful, especially in the […]
Redneck Rink of Dreams
Last week armed only with a garden hose, an expired bug fogger and a Polar Vortex, my husband constructed the Redneck Rink of Dreams. I readily admit that I was the Flo to his Andy Capp the night he came home and decided to flood our back patio to make an ice rink for the […]
2014
My one and only post for January, 2014 is a revision of my New Year’s resolutions since the year is off to a shaky start. 1.) Post daily. Post weekly. Turn on the computer. 2.) Be the best Room Mom ever. Try not to piss off the whole class. Try not to piss of the […]
A holiday with a Twist
This is a post from way back in 2006 on what I’ll be doing tomorrow. My sister called me early last Saturday morning. “What’s up, Sister Diva?” I asked. She heaved a sigh before answering. “It’s German Twist Day.” We both genuflected. I spoke quickly, knowing we didn’t have much time. “Do you have all […]
The rest of the tree story
Please read Part 1 of this sad story to fully grasp the significance of the attached report. Nashville, TN–After an unclear series of tragic events, Leroy “Tree” Brown–family Christmas tree of Suburban Diva–took its own life in the early hours of December 3rd, sources confirm today. While not described as “beloved,” (berated, beguiled and belittled […]