by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jun 11, 2014 | Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
So the other day I am sitting on the couch with my son minding my own business, when my daughter comes up and says, “Hey mom do you want to see something cool?” “No.” This is the standard answer, it is always the answer, and always shall be the answer because in...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jun 9, 2014 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Monday Musings
It wasn’t until I was in my mid-thirties and working with teens at the group home that I found out some girls/women sleep in their bras. Uuuumm, why they hell would you do that? The girls told me it was so they’re breasts wouldn’t sag when they were older. But bras...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | May 12, 2014 | Parenting
I have waited fourteen long, trying years but finally the sweet honey taste of vengeance is mine to savor. My daughter has fallen in love with a book, The Fault In Our Stars, and she was sitting on the couch reading—totally lost to the world. Smiling, I sat down next...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | May 9, 2014 | Foreign Film Friday
The Ramen Girl If you want a see a fun, odd, noodle-ful movie, then The Ramen Girl just might be the flick for you. After losing her boyfriend and being stranded in Japan, Abby loses her sanity and becomes fixated on learning to make ramen, much to the displeasure of...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | May 6, 2014 | Alica Mckenna Johnson
So as I turned forty last week, there was a real chance that I was going to spend the day eating ice cream while hiding under the covers. However, my daughter had other plans. It turned out that I had a good day and didn’t fall into a massive depression. YAY! Go me....
