Julie Lyles Carr

We lose things around here–as a matter of fact, I would say it ironically is the permanent state of things. Socks divorce, shoes wander off, toothbrushes remember they had other appointments….I’m not really sure that I believe in inanimate objects; objects around here tend to stay in motion, much to Newton’s glee. And then of course we have the parade…
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Oh, the things we innocently wander into as parents…like when we said yes to purchasing the ‘Bathtub Time Crayons”, never dreaming that it would lead to having to re-grout the tile. Like the time we adopted the cat who then revealed that she had some kind of exotic and unpleasant intestinal issue. Like the time we thought the girls would…
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It’s always special to get a package in the mail–valu-coupon packs, new checks, bulk pregnancy tests. So it was with great delight that a new package graced the ol’ postal box this past week. Opened that baby up and what do I find? Topical flea and tick medication for a cat I no longer own and an invoice for $53…
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First, let’s be clear. I am NOT the woman from California who has recently had octuplets and has a total of 14 children. I only mention this because a few visitors have experienced a case of mistaken identity and are here looking for information on that family. This site has been in existence far longer that her 15 minutes of…
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