My Mad Housewife cup has no “Good Day” line. That might explain a lot of things.

There is a certain irony to the fact that I did not become a certified Boy Scout merit badge counselor until after my own son completed his Eagle. I am now teaching Personal Management to the future leaders of our fine country. I started them off with Time Management – goals and prioritization. First point – don’t let anyone tell you their time is more valuable than your own. If that were true, God would have given them more than 1,440 minutes in their day.

Still got it! #prommom

Laura, peering into a paper-wrapped packet – “Dad! Is that weed?!?”
Phil – “No, those are onions.”
Hanna – “Laura, I don’t think Mom and Dad keep weed around here.”
Phil – “Sure we do. I have a 50-pound bag.”
Sara, choking on her wine – “Where exactly do we have 50 pounds of weed?”
Phil – “In the basement.”
Sara, Laura, Hanna, and Ryan stare at Phil incredulously.
Phil, in confusion – “I have a 50-pound sack of wheat in the basement. So what?”

They’re here. And I am so ready to punch something.

Introducing the Faith Lutheran Church 2016 Guatemala Trivia Night champions representing the Pittsburgh Steelers: Tony Alter, Debbie Alter,Sara Lynn Hartman, Phil Hartman, Jeanelle Mooney and Rick Mooney. Victors by one point over the Green Bay Packers due to the only category sweeps of the evening in History and Science & Nature.

I think it was entirely due to my knowing that Israel offered its presidency to Albert Einstein in 1952. Or perhaps Rick knowing that floods are the leading cause of death by severe weather. Or Phil knowing that Greenland is a province of Denmark. Whatever, we are an awesome team! Go Steelers!

Sometimes I get all grumpy when things happen like needing to work late and then having to change the cat box and spilling wine all over my desk but then I remind myself that I am better off than probably 98 percent of the people on this planet plus I have a wonderful husband and three healthy children and a dog that loves me almost as much as Jesus does and makes little noises in her sleep like a balloon deflating so I hunker down under my feather bed all content again and wonder what could make life any better when I remember oh yeah punctuation 🙂 ‪#‎lifeisgood‬ ‪#‎runonsentence‬ ‪#‎explainhastagstomeagain‬

It almost got away from me! Happy Epiphany from Ella and me.

As we wrap up the month and year, here’s that ubiquitous question, “What are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” I don’t know about you all, but I’m going to have a Louis and Ella songfest!