February 2012
January 2012
- Slow food, here I come!
- January Resolution: New Food
- Book Review: Darkly Dreaming Dexter
- Nothing tastes as good
- Birthday party planning again
- 2012 Resolutions, month by month
- 2011 in retrospect, or "wow what a year!"
December 2011
November 2011
- Hallelujah!
- Book review: The Map of Time
- Book Review: The Cypress House
- Book review: Dog On It
- I still get giddy
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
July 2011
June 2011
May 2011
- Book Review: A Discovery of Witches
- Melody's view of things
- Driving & shaving just don't mix
- My house, an update
April 2011
March 2011
- Wordless Wednesday: 'cause Bandaid's stuck on me
- My daughter is a follower
- Dear Parents of Melody's Preschool Classmates...
- Book Review: Saving Ceecee Honeycutt
- Discovering my inner photo artist
February 2011
- 4th birthday and where the heck have we been?
- Algebra for moms
- Wordless Wednesday: Baking Injury
- The trouble with superheroes
January 2011
- Fun, inexpensive kid craft: button necklaces
- Wordless Wednesday: Hat Trick
- Birthday party dilemma
- Book Review: The Dead Janitor's Club
December 2010
- 2010 in review
- Make a joyful noise!
- Using the Wilton Cookie Shape Pans Successfully
- Baby steps
- Santa, I'd like...
- History lessons
- Christmas card photo session. Yeah.
- Making memories
November 2010
- The time I was kidnapped by Skeletor
- Just hanging around
- Lessons learned
- Holiday craft: pomanders
- So what have you been up to?
October 2010
- I'm looking forward to...
- Cute dogs
- Things I am "so over"
- I'm pretty good at stirring?
- Melody's Christmas list
- We are officially "dry"
- The day my house looked like CSI: Cypress
September 2010
- The never ending saga of the water leak
- And you thought modern baking was time consuming?
- Wordless Wednesday: she's a Gibbons, all right
- The strange competition for recipe cards
- What is with baby names these days?
- 2,966
- I thought I'd lost you!
August 2010
- And somehow I was left feeling bad
- Growing Up OC - The OP Pro, My Cousin and a Cop
- Another old riddle
- A very old riddle
July 2010
- Growing Up OC - My first concert
- Growing Up OC - Scouting
- Old Photoitis
- Thursday Confession
- Tattle Tale
- Weezer Wednesday
June 2010
- Young Sarah Bing
- Summer sprinklers
- Love rainbows, not gay
- Something's fishy here
- We're back and we're baking again
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
- Bolsa Chica Wetlands Visit
- Gram's Recipe Box
- Sunday Funnies
- Wordless Wednesday, oh wait, it's Thursday
- USS Dewey (DDG 105) Commissioning
- You have a baby....in a bar!???
February 2010
- I should start my own handyman business!
- My baby is three!
- Not a SkyWatch submission, but...
- Week in review
- Pet Peeve #23
January 2010
December 2009
- Growing up OC - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Growing up OC - Finding the perfect tree
- Growing Up OC - bottles for ice cream
- You say it's my birthday?
- For me, the official opening of the season
November 2009
- November wrap up
- I'm a slow parent
- Whatcha Making?
- Now That's Glamorous!
- Presidential Protocol
- Our Deepest Thanks
- Happy Anniversary to Us!
- What IS in a name?
- Remember those resolutions?
October 2009
- An iPhone App That Will Give You A Scare
- A sincere thank you to Ruby's Diner
- BlogCrush Meets the Matador
- Stop laughing
- I'm so proud of my team!
- A truly wonderful moment
- Marching Thru History Exposition Was Awesome!
- Ladies & gentlemen, start your ovens!
September 2009
- Now more than ever UPDATED
- I'm hosting a team of bakers!
- Sweet Toast and Other Treats
- Two Thousand One, Nine Eleven
- Make new friends!
- The importance? of hair
August 2009
- Why I hate Walmart reason #372
- Fur babies
- Baking Round 12 for an Amazing Soldier!
- What's new with Melody, you ask?
- Growing up OC - High School Memories
- Growing Up OC - The Lunchbox
- We know who you are, Anita!
- Lemon Shortbread and Molasses Crinkles
- Top 5 Passive Injuries
July 2009
- An open letter to Dunkin Donuts
- Walking with Papa
- Who needs a care package?
- Growing up OC - an old man feels like a young boy
- Make your own comic strip, everyone else is!
- Oh no, nothing unusual here
- Potty Training Milestone #1
- Potty is where your, um, heart is?
- It's the least I can do
- Advice from the oracle of momminess
- Cookies for SSG Limerick no laughing matter
- Growing up OC - sights and sounds of the fair
- I'm so over it
- Former Marine's Front Porch Flag Destroyed
June 2009
- Cute things for little girls (and some big girls too)
- RIP Everyone
- Inka Dinka Doo
- Someone up there has a brain!
- Appliances I love - my KitchenAid Stand Mixer Pro 450
- I do not like them, Sam I am
- Sweets for Sarah on their way!
- Now, here's a REAL Housewife of Orange County
- When a soldier comes home...
- The ABCs of me
- Baking for a fellow blogger, who happens to be a soldier in Iraq
- Hey check me out!
- My friends take great pictures!
May 2009
- Melody sings
- El Dorado Civil War Encampment This Weekend!
- A new name for the site
- Two little love birds, sitting in a tree...
- I always loved this dress
- The better part of our weekend
- It's our first....
- And they're off
- It's an oldie, but a goodie
- Sincerely...
- Three Reasons I Love The Glamorous Life Association
- Those three little words
- Potty humor
April 2009
- Mommy Long Legs
- Why do I do this?
- Is there a volume control on here somewhere?
- When in doubt, listen to your mother!
- A note to all would be ship hijackers...
- Growing up OC - dads can be so cool
- Just who is the boss here?
- Mommy Daughter Date
- We are back to baking and out for fun!
March 2009
- Growing up OC - the original organic food source
- Just Be Happy
- Here's us in our bathing suits
- Because you know I love a good wedding
- What to do with the baby clothes?
- Mommy, give me a break!
- Growing up OC - would you like to buy...
- Growing up OC - the sand dunes that dissapeared
- Growing Up OC - an invitation to the party
- Today is Dad's Birthday!
- Come play with us, take two
- Growing up OC
February 2009
- It doesn't hurt to be polite
- We had a very bouncy weekend!
- What Wii did on Valentine's Day
- A moment so sweet it broke my heart
- A break from all the rain lately
- Fort Knott's Update
- I just hate it when this happens!
- We're baking again!
- Look! Up in the sky!
- Come play with us at Fort Knott's
January 2009
- What is that?
- Now back to our regularly scheduled programming
- I'd like to thank my fans...
- Of air conditioned blouses and wine with Pepsi
- What Mormons With Too Much Time On Their Hands Do
- A few pictures from Christmas
December 2008
- New Year's Resolutions
- What she said!
- Melody's To Do List Update
- Oh my fun ishy wide opa opa sway, hey!
- Caylee Marie Anthony
- I apologize in advance for the head stick
- Christmas Quiz
- Christmas spirit
- I'm free!
- Disneyland was fantastic!
- Happy Labor Day, Grandma Alice!
- Does this happen to you?
November 2008
- The great train ride
- Smelly
- What else does Mom read in her spare time?
- Small update
- Today is Veteran's Day
- A Family Tradition
October 2008
- Mama's what?
- The things that worry my daughter
- She is so cute
- Various stuff
- 15 minutes of fame - Part III
- 15 minutes of fame - Part II
- 15 minutes of fame - Part I
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
- Melody's Favorite Doggie
- Ma nah ma nah
- We went to the animal fair...
- Melody is a computer genius, and loves Miley Cyrus.
June 2008
May 2008
- New stats and a new movie!
- Boy do we have great neighbors!
- Jabber jaw
- In case your mother didn't teach you properly
- The toddler time warp
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
- Check please!
- Dad, I think we need to talk
- Sniffly, snuffly, snorty
- Twelve Weeks Old
- Back to work!
- You decide: who does Melody look like?
April 2007
March 2007
- Angel girl
- Melody's first smile, and her second, and third and...
- Happy St. Patrick's Day!
- I am getting so big!
- Three weeks already!