becky | August 25, 2010
Since this summer has been non-stop we thought we would send off summer 2010 with a grand finale; sort of like the end of a great firework show. However, not just a picnic, or a day at the beach will work for the Mikkimoto’s. Pa-Leeze!! That stuff is for sissies! I’ll show ya how it’s [...]
becky | June 24, 2010
Ladies and gentlemen, please store your tray tables and put your seat back in the upright position. Make sure your seat belt is fastened tight for this will be a very speedy ride. Tomorrow this lady is doing me the honor of being my maid. ???? *blink blink* Let’s try that again. Tomorrow that lady, [...]
becky | June 8, 2010
At the 2010 Dia-Beat This! Award show. Host – Bret Michaels: Ladies and gentlemen, our final presenter of the evening will be announcing the award for the diabetic who has shown the most significant and stupendous change in the shortest amount of time. Or as we here at the Dia-Beat This! awards like to call [...]
becky | April 12, 2010
There once was a girl named Princess Mikkimoto. Who had a small blog that was often quite so-so. One day her friend Ann said, “I have a great plot!” To which the Princess was interested, or yes quite a lot. Ann told her about the idea to put on a show, Of writers and mothers, [...]
becky | March 30, 2010
Then: 1992 Mazatlan, Mexico Now: 2010 Madison, Wisconsin Then: Oh my God you guys! This place is totally BEAUTIFUL! Now: Oh my GOD BEN! This place is a mess! Then: You guys I’m totally laying out ALL DAY at the pool. Can you please pass the SPF 0 oil-plus-sun-attractor? When we get back to [...]
becky | February 4, 2010
In between being so busy watching my laundry pile grow and ignoring Wordless Wednesday, I wanted to fill you in on my progress as a Herbivore. It’s been exactly a week and so far so good. Sure there have been some tempting moments but for the most part, I haven’t missed meat. Being a vegetarian [...]
becky | January 22, 2010
Dear Veins, I have a huge blood clot to pick with you. Not all of you. Just the ones in my arms. Femoral, you are off the hook – this time. Remember earlier this week when we were going to donate blood to the Red Cross and do some good in this world? And remember [...]
becky | November 23, 2009
The holidays are upon us. In fact they are so close if you look out your front window you’ll see them getting out of the cab, paying the cabbie about to walk through your front door. Before they ascend and bring all the craziness that IS them, let me give you some quick survival techniques [...]
becky | November 16, 2009
Before Matt came along our small but cute kitchen was mostly used for storage of my purse, wine and the coffee maker. It’s not that I don’t enjoy cooking, I do! But it’s not very fun to cook for a kid who’s main diet consists of peanut butter on a bagel, yogurt, hot dogs and if we were getting [...]
becky | October 9, 2009
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Click. In here it’s warm. Out there it’s cold. In here the pillow and blankets have all formed around my body like a symphony of comfort. Out there I have yet to turn the heat on. In here I have no responsibility but to burrow further into the covers and ignore the [...]
