Non-Irish Murphy’s Law and Proof We’re Certifiable: Random Tuesday Thoughts Rebel

Non-Irish Murphy’s Law and Proof We’re Certifiable: Random Tuesday Thoughts Rebel

Remember last week I finally mentioned that we finally had an offer on our house in PA and that it was supposed to close last Friday, but that I had been worried I’d jinx it? Yeah. About that. I jinxed it. A two-month closing that had been in the works got delayed by at least…

Get Your Shine On for a Good Time on a Pontoon – Am I The Only One that thinks Gravity Is a B**ch?
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Get Your Shine On for a Good Time on a Pontoon – Am I The Only One that thinks Gravity Is a B**ch?

Guess what boys and girls? It’s time for some celebrating! Today marks our 200th anniversary of Monday’s Music Moves Me! Seriously – 200 weeks? How’d that happen? And, because we’re in a celebratory mood, we want to reward all you awesome participants with not one, but five different giveaways that you are able to enter,…

Summer is Here, House News, DIY Ideas, 20 Year Selfie: RTT Rebel

Summer is Here, House News, DIY Ideas, 20 Year Selfie: RTT Rebel

As of last week, the kids are done with school for the summer, and the hubby is counting down his  days left until his  summer break. Yes, the college educational facility he’s teaching at actually closes for the last half of the summer – a nice change of pace after he previously taught at a…

there’s a Ghost at the River Bank working 9 to 5 – just American Kids who are All In!
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there’s a Ghost at the River Bank working 9 to 5 – just American Kids who are All In!

How’s the weather in your neck of the woods? We’ve been enjoying outstanding weather, only a couple of days of a little bit of rain, but beautiful sunshine and no humidity to speak of! Yep, I’m so glad to be ‘home’. Guess what?! This week marks 199 weeks of Monday’s Music Moves Me! Can you…

Diminishing Innocence of Youth – Still Looking for the ‘Pause’ Button
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Diminishing Innocence of Youth – Still Looking for the ‘Pause’ Button

Today is Princess Nagger’s last day of school, last day of 5th Grade. Where has the time gone?! Since she is going to a school where ‘Elementary’ is Kindergarten through 6th Grade (like it was when I was a kid, vs. the 4 schools for primary education they seem to have now), next year will…

Part-Time BFF – and a Promise
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Part-Time BFF – and a Promise

I’ve been somewhat lackadaisical on my blogging the last year or so, in part because of the craziness of getting ready for the great move from Pennsylvania back to Washington State, followed by the temporary status of Basement Dwellers followed by the next-to-final move into our new house. The reason I say ‘next-to-final’ is because…