White Trash Mom

BowlHer: Lifetime TV, Surprise Celeb and Prizes!

I'm one of the hostesses for one of the best parties at Blogher this year, BowlHer! If you haven't signed up yet, you need to get on it, because it's going to be way fun! BowlHer is Saturday night, July 25th and everyone is invited but you have to RSVP! The ...

Tim Gunn at Blogher? OMG!

Tim Gunn is going to be at Blogher. You heard me. Tim Gunn, one of the coolest (and most fashion forward) people on the planet will be at Blogher. Tide detergent is bringing the heavenly Mr. Gunn to Blogher and if you can't tell, I am a little excited by the prospect ...

Trashy Thursday: Swimming at the Pool Equals a Bath

Summer means a break from routine and I have to confess that in the summertime, I relax the rules for grooming (baths, showers) during the vacation. For my kids, a bath during summer vacation can mean: 1) A bath or shower inside the house 2) Swimming in a pool 3) Getting sprayed with the ...

Ditch Lillies and Other Reasons My Kids Need Therapy

Here is a post I wrote two years ago, about my obsession with ditch lillies. I'll be back on Thursday. I was raised in a city in the midwest near the Oklahoma/Kansas Border. There were two kinds of music that were available when I was growing up...country AND western. And there ...

Hospitals, Surgery or How I Spent the 4th of July

My youngest daughter gave us a pretty big scare over the 4th of July weekend. She had to have her appendix out (it did not burst) but it all happened very quickly, it was very scary. She was in the hospital for a few days, then after we got home ...