Okay, I am about as Jersey as Vanilla Ice is currently musically relevant, but I still have insider perspective since I did drive by the Franklin Lakes exit the other day…
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Programming Note: I don't wanna act like the Media Celebrity has gone to my head, but I DID get recognized by 3 people in the Chicago Airport en route to 'the M states' for The Baby Jesus' & and Baby New Year's (he has less effective publicists, don't you think?) Birthdays...Fine, 2 of them were my kids that I tried...
Grump & Snore+ More (My take on Jon & Kate) When I'm not reading the complete works of Tolstoy or teaching my kids Latin I might be found watching a few reality shows. Just a --cough- few.... COUGH COUGH....Scuze me, I must have choked on a piece of organic fruit leather. I got sucked into Jon & Kate Plus 8 by my girls, mostly cuz...
More Makeup Trends I'm Following For You Because I'm... Trend #1) "High Def": Lots of new face makeup products (when they are not utilizing the term "mineral") are rocking the 'High Definition' marketing. What makes it High Def? Sephora's website describes it: "Originally designed for use in film and television, high-definition makeup provides...
The Palin Effect Kate Gosselin- love or hate her- has a certain something which makes you look. Even my mom knows who "Kate" is...& Mom's idea of 'following reality shows' is the one time she watched 2 minutes of Top Chef with me- because I hid her remote control. Sarah Palin certainly has that same Make...
Baby Patrick's Big Adventure-- as told by Baby Patrick;... I had to wait for them all to become distracted to make my break. At thishouse, the wait was not long. My big sissie Maggie had a hurt back so Daddy was examining it (because since he's a pharmaceutical rep, that makes him an honorary Doctor?). Seeing my shot, I set out for the journey of a lifetime.... As...
That chick “Medium” on TV jumps inside the mind of what, like ghosts? Cesar the Dog Whisperer jumps inside the mind of dogs & “The Profiler” jumps inside the mind of bad guys aka “perps”.
Jump inside my mind this fine Wednesday morning….
(all of this dialogue is internal so I don’t interupt Allie Grace degrading Sammy about her shoe choice & Maggie telling about how Dunkin Donuts has named it’s new donut ‘Spring Showers’ and aren’t the sprinkles so pretty?)
One of the things I am best known for (besides my extensive knowledge of useless pop culture info, current Facebook addiction & being four people’s Mommy & Captain TimeManagement’s wife) is my undying love of Beauty Products and shopping for said beauty products.
Since I want the site to be more interactive and provide a service, I thought this is where I’d start! Think of me as the Mr. Miyagi of Shimmery Shadow. “Dust on, dust off.” Think of me as the Johnny Cochran of foundations, “If the pores don’t show, you’ve got a Go.”

Three year old Hallie runs to her daddy Major Drew Miller as he returns from 7months in Afghanistan.
(Hallie’s mom Kristin wrote me this when sharing this gorgeous picture):
“This picture was taken five years ago when Hallie was three. It still makes me get teary when I look at it. Tears of Joy! It was such an answer to prayer. He had just returned from Afghanistan on a 7 month deployment. It is hardest on the kids who miss their Daddy. It is not uncommon for our kids to still ask today, “Are you coming home tonight, Daddy?” I hope non of this comes off as “poor me” or that I want pity etc. That is not my intention. Drew chose this, I chose this, and I would choose it again in a heart beat. Thanks for supporting us and the troops. They and their families need our thoughts and prayers every day.”Jill
“Freedom is not free.”
1) You are hosting a New Year’s Eve Party. Five hours prior to the party, you decide to…
A) Straighten up, shop for champagne and make ‘mix tapes’.
B) Clean out the cedar closet in the attic.
C) Set out more coasters and re-vacuum the carpet so it has those diagonal designs you like.











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