Are you a pen fanatic like I am? Even with my iPhone, computer, iPad (okay, my daughter's iPad... I technically don't have one), and other gadgets, there's still something I LOVE (and prefer) about writing with an inkpen and notepad. I didn't set out to give a review on pens, however, but tonight when I signed my credit card bill at the Lake Woodlands Dr. Chili's, I used the server's pink Paper Mate InkJoy pen, and it was love at first write.This retractable ballpoint pen is smooth-writing, bold, and quick-drying so it doesn't easily smear like most thick-writing pens. The color (pink in this case) was vibrant and beautiful. I wanted to sign my name on the slip twice, just because it felt so great and effortless to write with the pen. As far as looks go, it's really nothing to write home about - a pen is a pen is a pen (unless it's a Cross!), but it's definitely fun to write with, and with a soft grip pad, it's comfortable enough. These cute bold-colored pens will come in handy when you're putting a note in your kid's lunch box; as a homeschool mom, I'll use them when checking schoolwork!
Be warned - I did check out the Amazon.com reviews, and while most of them were great, there were some reviewers who experienced leakage when using the pens. I'm happy to report that I didn't! (Oh, I should mention that I spent so much time admiring the pen that my server was nice enough to let me keep it!) You can find an assorted pack of 8 colors on Amazon.com for less than $3.00.
To borrow a line from someone with a very interesting way of words (my friend’s five-year-old daughter, Tangie), Sarah McLachlan’s newly released CD “Laws of Illusion” is “top of the sundae.” Usually when Tangie says “top of the sundae” it doesn’t make much sense. In this case, however, it’s very much on point. Let me explain… the top of a sundae is the rich chocolate syrup, the whipped cream, the juicy cherry… it’s the most satisfying part, the part that makes the dessert interesting (as if the ice cream alone isn’t good enough), the stuff of which we can never seem to get enough. 
Moms, get the little darlings into their pretty white dresses and Easter suits, and get ready to say cheese! It’s family photo time! Want our opinion? Just this once, consider dissin’ the mall photo studios (Penney’s, etc.) and spring for a versatile photo shoot that will capture the true essence your family’s spirit. The 