Benedicta Onyero Droese

This stay-at-home mother of three young children is pretty much a 'Jack of many trades' who likes to dabble in subbing, freelancing, designing and blogging on MyFamilyScene.

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...in Cursive?“My friends,” (If I may snag that famous cheesy 'pumper-upper' of Senator John McCain's), this is the question of the day! This is also a question that was tossed out by my...
Last year, the 2-hour premiere of ‘24’ a high octane, hair raising, bone chilling, adrenaline driven, 007ish, hit TV show kicked off the season with a big bang. As usual. Jack is back an...
Does anyone remember Amber? You know, that chica from ‘Big Brother 8’ who seemed to boo hoo all the time about everything? Well, when it comes to the fine art of crying on demand, I k...
Odds are, you’re not alone! Although no one can say for sure if picky eating in children is an inherent trait or an acquired habit. Nonetheless, many experts agree that “when it comes to...
Looking for a cool flick for the weekend? Whatever you do, steer clear of Hot Rod!Fifteen minutes into watching this movie, I found myself getting a bit irritated. Each time I glanced at my husband, h...
I am angry. I am appalled. Angry at those low-class scumbags who continue to adorn grassy areas of highway medians, sidewalks, and other public areas with soda cans, beer bottles, cigarette butts, fas...
There are times when we hear a story that makes our sides hurt from laughing. And while we’re busy “rotf” laughing our backsides off, we’re thinking, “thank goodness it d...
While I was busy folding some clothes in the laundry room, my 5-year-old walks in and blurts, “Mom, guess what word I hate the most?” “I don’t know.” I reply. “What...
Every now and then, in most uncensored message boards, an unfamiliar poster stumbles in to start a totally outrageous thread. At times these posts are crude, derogatory, outside the norm, or downright...
For the past few weeks, I must admit that my attempt to bribe, coerce, or trick the children into eating more high fiber or whole grain breakfast seems to be counter productive. It better be General...
Did you know that pet waste left on sidewalks, yards, streets and other places can be transported by rainwater via storm drains into streams, lakes, rivers and other waterways? Did you know that doggi...
Not too long ago, a multiple choice census was conducted on my pilot blog to shed some light on this truly sensitive phenomenon; particularly among married men. Well, the votes are in and the polls d...
Picture this… A father. A husband. A successful business entrepreneur. A community spokesperson. Sitting behind his pc screen, wanking his monkey like there‘s no tomorrow...I’m as...
October 9th, 2007, was a pretty darn good day in my household. The kids didn't strangle each other! I didn't have to scream at anyone to pick up. I didn't even have to confiscate my...
Are you looking for ways to increase your online revenue? Are you willing to display live eBay bids on your blog? All you have to do is moosie on over to Auctionads to sign up to become an Auctionad...
Are you a Blogger? Would you like to review or simply mention websites products and services in your blog and get paid for it? If I told you that Blogsvertise does not turn you down because your blo...
...would anyone happen to know if the monetization benefit of both outweighs adsense by content?P.S. Lately, I've also been noticing "Feedback-Ads by Google," on the leaderboard of some sites that t...
I wanna talk about me, I wanna talk I, I wanna talk about number one, oh my, me, my. …as much as I love Toby Keith, “My List of Things to do Today” blog has absolutely nothing, let...
Clichés, ahhhhhhhh…you gotta love them. “Use it or loose it” is one that gets tossed around quite a bit in my household for good reason. I want my children to understand this ...
Imagine this… A 99.9% quality commitment in the following work situations would translate to… • 50 newborn babies dropped at birth by doctors Every Day • 20,000 incorrectly f...
This is an excerpt from an action/mystery project in progress...I had never dreamed that it could ever happen to me. No way in heaven or hell, I believed. At least, not until that phone call. The vo...
My husband and I are arguing about who ate the last handful of my favorite dry roasted, unsalted, whole cashews. “I didn’t do it,” he says. “Really, who then?” I sneer...
Not to worry, I'm not about to start break dancing to that country hit by Travis Tritt. Earlier this morning an email from an old friend (whom I had not seen in over two decades) brought a few...
Okay, I'm sure I could probably snag first place in that "Most Technically Challenged Chick Of The Year" contest without even competing. This is why I am asking for your help. As I write thi...
If my 5-year-old daughter had a priority list, I think it would look like… "1. I love Daddy 2. I love Pizza 3. I love Disney World” A few days ago, she blurts, “Mom, I d...
The day my 7-year-old daughter finally lost her first tooth, was the day she discovered cloud nine. Not only was she ecstatic about her tooth, she was convinced she was about to start raking in som...
Okay, let me be the first to admit that I am seriously...technically challenged! Don't ask me about PPC adds . Don't ask me about RSS Feeds. Don't even ask me about my website editor...
My husband and I were on our way back from an evening stroll, when we noticed a man walking away from our front door. "May we help you?" I asked. He said he was from True Green Lawn Care Company and...