The Glamorous Life Of The Modern Day Soccer Mom
The Glamorous Life Of The Modern Day Soccer Mom
What They Don’t Sell At The Flying J
by Gina Valley
Yesterday I decided it would be a great idea to herd my pack into our van and drive 3 hours to visit my great, great uncle and aunt. It seemed like such a simple thing to what I now realize was my clouded mind. About half way there we stopped at
a Flying J Truck stop.
Playing Hide & Seek … With Your Gardening Tools
by Gina Valley
This is the time of year when so many of us are busy sprucing up our gardens. It is invaluable to have the right tools. I recently came upon a supposedly helpful list of twenty-seven essential items to assemble prior to beginning to revitalize one’s garden for spring. That’s right – TWENTY-SEVEN!
The thing is,
How To Make Ice Cubes – An Old Family Recipe
by Gina Valley
Like most people with a refrigerator with a built-in automatic ice maker, our automatic ice maker is beyond repair. So, we’ve had to revert to making ice cubes the old-fashioned way. And, by “we” I, of course, mean “me.”
I decided I better write down the recipe for this old family favorite after my husband,
Do Turtles Wear Deodorant?
by Gina Valley
Each night before I go to bed, I toss the load of laundry I put into the washer after dinner into the dryer. It’s really one of those on auto-pilot “do it without thinking” kind of things.
But, for some reason, last night I guess I was 
a little more aware of what was going on around me,
Gooey Trash Ed
by Gina Valley
Dear Children:
I appreciate the fact that one of you was conscientious enough to toss the rotten mayonnaise into the kitchen trashcan.
In the past I have found that you tend to allow rotten things to continue to ferment buried 
on the counter, hidden in the cupboard, or lost deep in the fridge until they are either able to speak or run about unaided.
This morning was soccer try-outs. As always the Soccer Fairy paid us her (ok, could be a “him” – not sure, never seen the accursed Soccer Fairy) traditional “Night Before Soccer Try-Outs” visit. She (or he) hid half of the kids’ shin guards and a couple of cleats.
Somehow try-outs and the accompanying need for gear take my family by surprise every time,