• Oh, Geraldine.

    Friday 12:37 PM 2.0.3.6.2.4.4.2.4.3 Ring…..Ring….. Ring.. Good Afternoon, Geraldine’s Florist. – Hello, is Geraldine there? This is Geraldine. – HI.  My name is Chris and I think you know my wife Katie. OH…

  • Giveaway Thursday!

    A couple weeks ago, HomeGoods sent me a $500 gift card so that I could shop and then review my experience on my blog. Uh….okay. Check out our new blog:   marriageconfessions.com/reviews and…

  • The Farmer and the Cowman

    Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends. Yes, the farmer and the cowman should be friends. One man likes to push a plow. The other likes to chase a cow. But…

  • A Plea.

    Dear Chris, I think its time you gave me flowers.   Its been a while.   In fact, I think the last time I got flowers was about this time last year.  …

  • My Home is Good

    This is a compensated review from BlogHer and HomeGoods. So.   A couple weeks ago I posted pictures of my master bedroom and shared about my style dilemma.   The dilemma being that…

  • Protesting

    “Mom!” yelled Beanie.   “Someone flipped me over!” “I know, Beanie,” I said.   “I put you on your tummy so that you could learn how to roll yourself over.” “But Mom,” said…

  • Soapbox 2009: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

    About once a year, I dust off my soapbox and climb on up for one good rant against humanity. Today is the day.   Lucky you. I wasn’t watching the VMAs when Kanye…

  • And Now We Shall Teethe

    Babies are funny.   You hear people talk about baby phases.   In my head, I thought phases were gradual.   But nope.   When Beanie decides that he is going to start…

  • Necessary Upgrades

    When we moved into our house a year ago, we had to get a second car for the first time in our marriage.   We’d always been able to use one before because…

  • What’s in a Name?

    The first thing I said when I saw Beanie on my first ultrasound was, “It looks like a bean!” And, it stuck. Throughout my pregnancy, we referred to him as The Bean.  …