Blog Title: The Bean Blog - Trying to stay sane while raising

The road to Disney

Right now I’m sitting in front of my laptop waiting for the washing machine to finish so I can put the next load in. Sounds like a pretty typical Sunday for me. Except this Sunday I’m in Florida. In a hotel at the Disney World resort. Where it is raining, but still better than the read more..

Saying good-bye to NaBloPoMo

I did it! Again. That’s three years in a row I blogged every. single. day in November. There ought to be some consolation prize for completing it three years in a row. Maybe a cheap, plastic spider ring or something. Oddly, I didn’t find it that difficult this year. I’m not going to lie and stay read more..

Alert the media, there’s a boy in blue nail polish

I am not a football fan by any sense of the word. I tolerate the noise of football in the background while I’m doing homework on Sundays, but that’s about as far as I go. But I have heard of Brian Urlacher. However, until I read an article on him recently, I couldn’t even tell read more..

Overheard last night at Thanksgiving dinner

Spencer was eating ham and he claimed he didn’t like it. Skyler: It’s the same thing that’s in hamburger. Spencer: No it’s not. Skyler: Yes it is. Spencer: No it’s not. Caleb: SPENCER! HAM…burger. Yes it is. Skyler: Mom, is ham in hamburger? Me: No, ham comes from a pig. Hamburger comes from a cow. Spencer: See. A hamburger has burger in it. Me: read more..

Love Thursday: Kids

Being that this Love Thursday falls on Thanksgiving, I think it’s only fitting that I show something that I both love and am thankful for. And that is my kids. I took this photo last weekend. It is for an assignment in my Photo I class. Caleb and Skyler will willing to help me out by read more..

A dinosaur laid an egg on his face

On my way in the office Monday my cell phone started to buzz. It was hooked to my hip so I tried to maneuver my way too it, pushing the seat belt aside, pulling up my jacket, yanking it off my pocket…all while driving 60 mph down the interstate. (I bet all of these driving read more..

Tuesday Tantrum: Television

Biggest Loser: Last week it was like white versus black. Good versus evil. It was Coleen versus Vicky. And evil won. I had such high hopes. The week before Amy did the right thing and voted out Brady. Not only was it smart for her to vote out a guy who can put up numbers read more..

How to completely beat your employees down until they would rather stick hot pokers in their eyes than get up for work

IM them and tell them to call you. When they ask for your number refuse to give it to them and tell them “you should know that by now.” If they don’t answer your message, IM their co-workers to see where they’re at. God forbid they need to visit the restroom. Don’t try to fix errors. Instead point read more..

Sunday Linky Love

Lee and I aren’t the only ones celebrating our anniversary in November. Apparently November is a good month to get married. Y and the Pig Hunter celebrated 18 years. Megan of Velveteen Mind celebrated 7 years by telling her fabulous New Orleans wedding story. And Metalia is celebrating 5 years today. Congrats ladies! Sometime our kids read more..

My toes are covered in rainbows

One of my favorite pair of toe socks…even though they aren’t Christmas related. Thanks to Sock Dreams who provides me with all of my favorite toe socks. In case you’re new I should probably explain. During the first NaBloPoMo I was struggling to come up with an idea for a post so I took a picture read more..