You know when you pay with a credit/debit card and you get to swipe your own card?  Why do some of the machines ask me if the total is okay?  Often, I just want to say “No”.  No, it is not okay that I’m paying $150 for 4 bags of groceries.  I just had my…

…that you’ll only run into people you know at the local Wal-Mart when you’re dressed for cleaning the house? …that all the fun summer water toys are out of stock in the middle of July?  People, it’s Texas; the summer lasts through September. …that school supplies can make me so giddy?  Who doesn’t love new school…

My 20 year reunion is coming up this Saturday in Houston.  Do you think I can lose all this baby weight before then?  I didn’t think so.

Yesterday, the deacon was speaking about St. Agnes during our Eucharistic service.  He spoke of her devotion and faith to God.  It struck me that I was failing miserably.  Absolutely miserably.  Here was a young girl who couldn’t even freely be a Christian yet she was and very devout at that.  Here I am a…

We are in the midst of repeated showings of this movie.  It’s a fun movie and the girls love the songs.  Even Brother will sing along and dance to a few things.  He loves to break dance and so the little bit of break dancing gets him going.  I’ve wondered a few things though. In…

Never go shopping for shoes no matter how big the sale.  Don’t go even when there’s no sales tax on top of the sale.  It doesn’t matter if it’s buy one get the second one for half off.  It’s not worth it.  Why?  You’re not the only one with the great idea of savings.