So, there are tons and tons of pictures and stories to tell from my 30th birthday party.
But, well, um, I’m still kind of too busy to put all those together for you.  So instead, I’m going to be really lazy and show you the video that was played during my birthday party.

Miss Britt’s 30th Birthday [...]

I’m not usually a zoo person. In fact, if it wasn’t for the kids I would never set foot in a zoo again. I’ve talked about this before but the short version is: my mother ruined zoos for me.
Zoos and Indian Pow Wows. Scarred for life. Thanks, Mom.
ANYway, considering my aversion [...]

Last Thursday night, I attended the Orlando TweetUp hosted by the Orlando Sentinel in… wait for it… Orlando.
Let me tell you about how I wanted to die.
First of all, thank GOD I was meeting Shash, Susan from EggMarketing and Melanie from ModernMami there. The three of them were the sum total of the group [...]

I’ve heard a million stories about the tornado that wiped out my hometown, Parkersburg, Iowa, last spring.
I’ve seen pictures and books and newspaper stories. I’ve sifted through the rumble and walked through the war zone.
And none of it prepared me for this video.

The woman holding the camera and her husband owned the restaurant where [...]

I’m on my way home from Miami, so you get this:

Rest assured, I did not leave my children home alone while I was out of town.

How does a pair of Dora the Explorer roller skates prompt me to start shopping around for a cheerleading outfit?
Oh, dear reader, let me tell you how.
My daughter got a pair of roller skates for her birthday this past weekend. Once gifts were open and cake was devoured, she insisted on trying out the [...]