Words With Friends (And Also Mr. Jenners)
by Jenners • 10/10/2012 • Confessions, Life, Mr. Jenners, Randomosity • 80 Comments
So I'm playing with Words with Friends .... badly. Would you like to crush me too?
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Life…With Books
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Confessions
Bits of News of Varying Degrees of Importance
by Jenners • 09/26/2012 • Confessions, Life, Randomosity, Romeo and Juliet • 100 Comments
Some random stuff ... includes dog photos!!!!!
Read more →Writer’s Workshop: Hobbies I’ve Tried (And Quit)
by Jenners • 03/01/2012 • Confessions, Lessons Learned, Writers Workshop • 52 Comments
Writer's Workshop post on the many hobbies I've tried and quit.
Read more →“Treasures” From The Past: My Unicorn Collection
by Jenners • 01/13/2012 • Confessions, My Childhood • 41 Comments
The conclusion of the Treasures from My Past series, in which I discuss my once mighty unicorn collection.
Read more →Let’s Talk Music!
by Jenners • 10/03/2011 • Confessions, Silliness • 68 Comments
A break from book talk to do a music meme!
Read more →If I Was A Hoarder…
by Jenners • 09/08/2011 • Confessions, Mr. Jenners, Writers Workshop • 82 Comments
If I was a hoarder, what would I hoard? You get ONE guess. I'm sure you'll get it right. Read on to get the answer.
Read more →Yes Day: A Cautionary Tale
by Jenners • 04/20/2011 • BB/The Little One, Confessions, Lessons Learned, Mr. Jenners • 94 Comments
An epic tale of Yes Day, an event that you want to avoid having in your own home.
Read more →Writer’s Workshop: My 15 Minutes
by Jenners • 04/06/2011 • Confessions, My Childhood, Writers Workshop • 72 Comments
With tongue firmly in cheek, I document my 15 minutes of fame for a Writer's Workshop entry.
Read more →Writer’s Workshop: Old Journal + Poetry = Mucho Laughs
by Jenners • 03/24/2011 • Confessions, My Take On..., Silliness, Writers Workshop • 70 Comments
A contribution for Writer's Workshop that involves me digging out my old journals and sharing some really bad poetry I wrote in my younger years. Complete with present-day self commentary!
Read more →Some Of My (Dubious) Accomplishments
by Jenners • 01/31/2011 • Confessions, Silliness • 104 Comments
A list of my rather dubious accomplishments. You'll feel better about yourself after reading this post.
Read more →Guess Who Was The Weak Link in the Holiday Card This Year?
by Jenners • 12/13/2010 • Confessions, Life • 122 Comments
Someone in our family didn't photograph well for this year's holiday card. I'll give you one guess who it was.
Read more →Things I Realized This Week
by Jenners • 12/11/2010 • Confessions, My Take On... • 93 Comments
A few things I realized about myself this week.
Read more →Writer’s Workshop: Babysitting Confessions
by Jenners • 10/13/2010 • Confessions, Writers Workshop • 83 Comments
Reasons I seemed liked the perfect babysitter ... until you hear about my dark side.
Read more →Karma … She Can Be A Bitch Sometimes!
by Jenners • 08/17/2010 • Confessions • 28 Comments
A post about how karma came back to bite my husband in the ass.
Read more →Busted!
by Jenners • 08/11/2010 • Confessions • 34 Comments
I am busted by Mr. Jenners for doing a bad thing.
Read more →Writer’s Workshop: Lost In Translation
by Jenners • 05/26/2010 • Confessions, Life, Writers Workshop • 35 Comments
It’s Writer’s Workshop time again!Join the fun over at Mama’s Losin’ It This week, I’m choosing prompt 1: Describe a time when you had difficulty communicating with someone who speaks a different language than you. (inspired by Jen from Hamster Central) This prompt jumped out at me … but I’m taking it in a...
Read more →Reading My Childhood Diary: Part 3
by Jenners • 05/07/2010 • Confessions, Life • 30 Comments
Here are the links for the first part and second part of this series. Now on with the post. When I last left you, I was up to some fairly standard stuff (writing bad poetry, fancying myself as an equal to Anne Frank, envisioning future invasions of New Jersey). But the diary took a...
Read more →My (Mercifully Brief) Stand-Up Comedy Career
by Jenners • 02/26/2010 • Confessions, Life • 38 Comments
When I mentioned in a previous post that I once performed a stand-up comedy routine, many of you asked for details. Being willing to whore myself out for attention a friendly and responsive blogger, today I’m going to tell you about it. And, if you are willing to send me a VCR and a...
Read more →Can You Stand Me Yakking About Snow Again?
by Jenners • 02/12/2010 • Confessions, Life • 32 Comments
I’m wondering if all you folks who live in places where snow is common think us people on the East Coast of the United States are a bunch of whiny weenies when it comes to significant snowfall. Do you get tired of our storms being national news? Do you think: “Get over yourselves! We...
Read more →Post-It Note Tuesday: Vomit, Complaints, One Hit Wonders & More
by Jenners • 02/02/2010 • Confessions, My Take On..., My Writings • 32 Comments
Check out more Post-It Note Tuesday posts over at SupahMommys.It is the funnest and most colorful meme in the blogosphere!
Read more →Playing with Dolls … Jenners-Style
by Jenners • 01/29/2010 • Confessions, Life, My Childhood • 32 Comments
To be one of my childhood dolls was to be doomed to a life of suffering. Unlike many girls, I did not coddle or baby my dolls. Instead, I used them to enact vivid and tragic scenarios, which were most likely the result of reading too many books like A Little Princess. Center stage...
Read more →My Life As A Boy
by Jenners • 01/22/2010 • BB/The Little One, Confessions • 31 Comments
When my brother Mike visited in November, we were talking about how my mom is sending his girls all my old dolls1 and I’m getting all his old Legos for my son. We were joking that it was like we were having a second childhood—except this time we were growing up as the opposite...
Read more →Fluff or Fold? The Controversy Rages
by Jenners • 12/04/2009 • BB/The Little One, Confessions, Life, Mr. Jenners • 0 Comments
It amazes me that after being married 7 years, I’m still finding out how different Mr. Jenners and I are. I guess the latest difference to come to light shouldn’t be all that surprising. All the signs were there from the start of our relationship. He has always been careful, meticulous and—well, let’s just...
Read more →Reason #3,467 Why My Helping Causes Mr. Jenners Problems
by Jenners • 10/13/2009 • Confessions, Mr. Jenners • 25 Comments
Today was another entry in the Big Book of Grievances that Mr. Jenners has against me. In my attempt to “help out,” I often end up causing him more problems and work. For example, in entry #1,248, I “helped” him paint the bathroom but got paint in my eye about 4.2 minutes into the...
Read more →A Confession and A Thank You
by Jenners • 05/22/2009 • Confessions, Life • 29 Comments
Confession So after I wrote about my recent trip to South Dakota on Tuesday, I sent the link to my family — thinking they might enjoy it. As usual, my blog postings were met with complete and utter indifference by my family — with the sole exception of my sister-in-law Tresa. She enjoyed it...
Read more →What I Couldn’t Do A Year Ago
by Jenners • 03/11/2009 • Confessions, Life, Writers Workshop • 36 Comments
Although I’m kind of obligated to spend some time with my husband due to his 40th birthday, I managed to squeeze in some time to pull off a post for Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. The fifth prompt just spoke to me … and I knew I had to do it. 5.) What happened in...
Read more →10 More Honest Things About Me… And More
by Jenners • 02/18/2009 • Confessions, Life • 37 Comments
After Sneaky Mommy made that great award slide show for me, I realized I was really behind in acknowledging and thanking people for awards they had given me. So I decided to do one today. In early February, the very inspirational TesoriTrovati – jewelry designer extraordinaire — gave me the Honest Scrap Award, which...
Read more →That’s It … I’ve Really Got To Get Rid of the Gray
by Jenners • 01/29/2009 • Confessions, Life • 35 Comments
So here is what just happened to me. The Little One and I had to go to his pediatrician’s office to get a copy of his immunizations so I can register him for Kindergarten. The form isn’t ready so we are hanging out and waiting for it. The Little One is playing with the...
Read more →Is It Wrong? Part 2
by Jenners • 12/03/2008 • Confessions • 24 Comments
Is it wrong… to stop shaving your legs in the winter? to constantly use the threat “Santa is watching…” as a way to get your child to behave — thereby instilling an element of fear and Big Brother-type paranoia into your child? (No wonder he doesn’t want to sit on Santa’s lap at the...
Read more →Is It Wrong?
by Jenners • 11/21/2008 • Confessions • 13 Comments
Wondering if some of the things I do are wrong. (Nah....)
Read more →Before Baby vs. After Baby
by Jenners • 11/10/2008 • BB/The Little One, Confessions • 8 Comments
Ways I've changed my tune on parenting since having an actual child.
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