Throwback Thursday: Rolled Eyes, Broom Sticks and Scenes from the Matrix {In the Cafe}

I don’t know if y’all have had a chance to read Just Another Day with MrsTDJ but if you haven’t, stop reading  this post, and head over there now.  I’ll wait… Specifically, what I wanted you to read is the post MrsTDJ wrote called “What Did Her 5 Fingers Say to My Face?”  Heelareeous! Seriously. In…

Coffee Talk: Parents, Protect Your Children {In the Cafe}

Hi, and welcome to Coffee Talk. In case you’re new here, this is where I share some of the great and not~so~great stuff that I find on the web. Topics range from news stories that leave me scratchin’ my head to DIYs that I think are absolutely clever. And, who knows, there may even be…

Seventeen Years Ago Today… {Repost for the Birthday of Twin A and Twin B}

I gave birth to Twin A and Twin B, also known as Jazmine and Brandon.  But, really, their story begins nine days earlier….. On 11 September 1995, the hubs and I showed up at the hospital for a routine OB visit.  The baby was due in nine days and, almost overnight it seemed, I had…

How Come No One’s Missing Jahesseye Shockley

Actually, there are a few people who’re missing her ~ her family, myself and the many bloggers who’ve complained about the lack of coverage that Jahessey’s receiving.  But you wouldn’t know that if you were simply relying on the media to provide information. Five~year~old Jahesseye Shockley of Glendale, Arizona has been missing since 11 October…