*cough, cough* Damn, it’s dusty in here. *achoo!* Shew. Yuck. You’d think SOMEBODY would have stopped by at some point in time in the past month and opened a window or something. Jeez. You take a little break and everything goes to hell. So yea, I took an unintentional blogging hiatus. Sorry, kittens, I know you’ve been all but destroyed. I’ve...

Without going into detail just yet, it does look like I’ll be returning to the work force after all, in some way shape or form. It’s not a full time gig, more likely freelance with some occasional time in the office, but still, it’s a REAL JOB with REAL ADULTS and I haven’t done that in almost four years. Yikes. There are a lot of things...

Without going into too much detail, there has been some talk lately in the Casa de Wampler about me returning to the work force. Notice I didn’t say “go back to work,” because then all the moms in the world would swoop down on me and be like “WE DO WORK SO QUIT UNDERMINING US MOMMY WAR FOREVER WE ARE BETTER THAN YOU DIE.” And we...

Today, Paul and I had a case of the Mondays. Blame it on the holiday weekend + Declan’s birthday party + too much junk food + not enough sleep, and you have a recipe for bitchiness in this house. And this morning, we had a buffet of bitchiness before coffee had even been poured. I, of course, was spooning out extra servings to everyone. So yea, I was tired...

In any battle — from a card game to war — keeping your strategy a secret is key to becoming the victor. You must keep your cards close to your chest, maintain your poker face and always keep your opponent guessing. If you do these things, you can pull the rug out from under them, kick them when they are down, and come out on top, again and again. Except...

Day 2 of the Cake Pop Challenge is over, and now that the smoke has cleared and the bleeding has stopped, I think it’s safe to say it was a tie. There are no winners and no losers. The cake pops are made and chilling in the refrigerator. I’m nursing my pride and trying to regulate my blood sugar. It was a well-fought match and I have to say, I’m...