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"If not now, then when?" 2008-07-04 18:45:40 Okay - so I lied. One more post before Monday. How could I forget to mention cake this week? Isn't it like - my theme? Anyway - I was catching up on a couple of friends' blogs and two of their totally unrelated posts got me thinking.First of all, my friend Tricia made me really start jonesing for some fattening baked goods (no luck here in the evil vegan empire of my brother Matt) with a post on a
Kate and Oliver's Excellent Adventure: Part II (continued) 2008-07-03 19:18:57 9:30 a.m. at the Key West Butterfly & Nature ConservatoryButterfly SanctuaryWith Mom coming home and the holiday weekend, I probably won't have another post until Monday. But I did want to get a short one in today since we did something that we ALWAYS do in Key West. We went to the Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory. Oliver
and I make a point of visiting the "butterfly museum" (that' Read more:Adventure
Darth Vader Underwear for Five Year Olds 2008-07-02 20:24:04 Or at least that's the size my giant three year old wears. Just a little something I've been meaning to post... Black background, light saber blazing, cape billowing in flames. Awesome. And totally age appropriate. I had to buy it (besides - it was the only underwear in his size at Target). And of course, I couldn't resist the photo op. That's right - I'm the best mom EVER.
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Kate and Oliver’s Excellent Adventure: Part II 2008-07-02 14:12:32 3:00 p.m. at my parent’s houseSplash DownWell the news wasn’t particularly good, but it could definitely be worse. As much as it’s not going to be pleasant (to say the least), we’re just grateful that there is a treatment plan. So continuing in the vein of taking one day at a time, we’re looking forward to getting Mom home on Thursday if all goes well.In the meantime, Oliver
and I have b Read more:Adventure
Kate and Oliver's Excellent Adventure: Part I 2008-07-01 07:41:28 6:30 a.m. on the flight from DC to MiamiBars Should Have Umbrella StrollersI just walked into a parallel universe. Upon our 4:45 a.m. arrival at Dulles Airport, Oliver
and I were both half asleep and more than a little anxious (as I’ve mentioned before, that’s just the way we are). All of the expected obstacles were there: the juggling act with bags and a stroller, the long lines, the tight ti Read more:Adventure
What Would We Do Baby, Without Us 2008-06-29 23:41:18 Ever get a song stuck in your head and you have no idea where it came from? For me it's currently the theme song from Family Ties (remember that one - it ends "sha-la-la-la"). Well it's sort of driving me nuts, but it's definitely fitting for my thoughts today. I have a wonderful husband named Chris. We have been married for close to eight years now. And while you might not guess it to look at him
I Make the Best Cake Icing and You Can Too 2008-06-27 20:38:13 It’s been a really fun week starting this blog – but I have to tell you, I’m exhausted. It was my original intention to sit down every night and spend 20 minutes on a paragraph or two about thoughts I had that day. But due to some strong OCD tendencies, I find it very difficult to just whip something up. Do you know that the two longest posts I wrote were the ones that I expected to be quick Read more:Icing
Master of My Domain 2008-06-27 11:24:31 No – this has nothing to do with the phrase popularized by that infamous episode of Seinfeld. As a friend of mine (and you must be my friend if you're reading this), you can't honestly believe that I'd write about THAT. Becoming master of my domain is simply what I had to do to set up this blog. I had to buy my domain name. And let me tell you, this is easier said than done. People have been buy Read more:Master
Mini Me 2008-06-27 06:03:33 Now that my toddlers are becoming little people and aren’t little babies anymore, they’re really starting to pick up on our behaviors and mannerisms. Initially, they’ll have inherited traits that will provide the foundation for their personalities - like Oliver, my three year old’s tendency to fight change. But it’s the little day-to-day quirks that most surprise and amuse us.Just the ot
Wine Makes People Interesting 2008-06-26 07:51:13 I'm feeling just a little embarrassed about last night's post. Did I actually say "once you go black...?" I'm cringing. That is a bit out of character for me. But here is my great excuse: I was drunk. No, seriously - this is the result of being left to my own devices (Chris is out of town) and making dinner out of a bottle of wine and a handful of cashews. Apparently, it made me think I was Saman
Babies Are the New Black 2008-06-24 20:34:09 Lately, I feel like every time I turn around, I see another picture of a celebrity mom either bursting out of her designer maternity tube top or baring her third (or is it fourth?) baby bump for the cameras. (Is it me or is that “baby bump” thing getting kind of annoying? I can’t decide if I think it sounds more like a tumor or like something dirty.) So I have to wonder, is this a current tr Read more:Babies
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I Love Things Just The Way they Are 2008-06-23 21:21:16 Billy Joel could have written his tribute to change avoidance with me and my boy Oliver in mind. At a little over three years old, Oliver has fully dedicated himself to rejecting change whenever it rears its ugly head. For example, he loves school and he loves us – but god forbid the stars become misaligned and we happen to be in the same place at the same time. Chris and I brought him to an end
mommyhole.com 2008-06-23 11:17:53 In response to the overwhelmingly positive feedback I received via e-mail (and in person), I’ve decided that moving forward, the unofficial name of this blog will be mommyhole.com. As I’ve already purchased my bigpieceofcake domain name, I’ll just have to stick with it. But we will all know in our hearts that I’m really writing for mommyhole. By the way – a hearty thank you for directing
A Different "Meme" 2008-07-18 15:43:41 Meme is a term that is new to me. It’s what people call lists of questions that are passed around in a blog game of tag. It’s never been defined for me, but my high school French dictates that it simply refers to giving the “same” list of questions to different people. If this is wrong – please correct me in comments. I won’t be embarrassed since I’ve pretty much passed the point of
Hip Young Girls, Other Mothers and of Course, Mormons 2008-07-18 09:29:34 I've had a few pleasant surprises over the past couple of days. All related to other blogs that I read and enjoy regularly. I'll tell you about them in the order that they occurred.First of all, I must admit that I didn't completely adhere to the "no internet activity not related to work" restriction that I placed on myself for Wednesday. No - I'm too addicted. I wrote most of my Wednesday post in Read more:Girls
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Peeping Toms and Sex Perverts in Thailand 2008-07-16 21:14:28 In a recent conversation with my good friend Anastasia, we were discussing our new blogs. How much fun we were having writing them, how much we appreciated the comments and e-mails from our readers (of whom a few aren’t even pre-existing friends – yeah!), and how disconcerting it is to know that people find our sites while conducting searches for topics related to excrement and deviant behavio Read more:Peeping
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I'm Huge in Utah 2008-07-15 21:44:46 Oh - I've just been having a little too much fun with this blogging thing...my day job is starting to suffer. So I'm taking a "professional health day" from the internet tomorrow. My online activity will be limited to work-related searches only. This will be painful.But first I want to thank all of the funny Mormons who commented on my last post. My husband said he cringed when he read it. He was
Mormons Are Funny 2008-07-15 16:23:24 I recently discovered a blog written by a woman who, without fail always makes me laugh. Loudly. Sometimes for a long time. And usually sporadically throughout the day when something she wrote pops into my head.I have been wishing that she lived next door so that we could become the kind of friends who drop by for no reason other than to tell each other funny stories about the other neighbors. It' Read more:Funny
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Empty Threats, Bizarre Statements and Why the Wiggles are so Thin 2008-07-13 21:31:18 I’ve found that ever since I became a parent, I’ve started doing something that as a teenage babysitter, I swore I’d never do. I threaten my kids with consequences that have no basis in reality. For example, although Oliver no longer naps, I habitually claim that if he doesn’t stop the problem behavior at issue, I will send him straight up to his room for a nap. It could be 10 a.m., 2 p.m. Read more:Bizarre
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More Star Wars Underwear, an Entire Chocolate Chip Pound Cake and Various and Sundry Extras 2008-07-11 22:05:40 Since the Darth Vader underwear was such a big hit (and surprisingly drove some traffic to my little blog – wonder what those people were expecting…), I thought it would be a shame not to give Yoda the spotlight.After putting the twins to bed, I came downstairs to find Oliver, post-potty, sitting at his table, pantsless and playing with Play-Doh. I immediately put some underwear on him and the Read more:Chocolate
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The One Where I Decide That I'm Good Enough, Smart Enough and Dammit People Like Me! 2008-07-10 08:40:42 Stuart Smalley allusions aside, I stumbled across this site the other day and it just made me laugh. While I'm somewhat new to the world of blogging, I have definitely noticed that as with any other group dynamic, these people are competitive! I initially thought it would be fun to do some writing, keep in better touch with the people I never call and maybe even pick up some new friends along the Read more:Enough
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Please Dance Responsibly 2008-07-09 08:38:19 Well Chris is out of town again – so I’m back to BUI. Not as bad as last time – but I was a little shocked when I saw the dent I made in that wine bottle. This time, I’m putting it away before I can finish it. And I made sure to eat something substantial before sitting down to write (no off color, out of character innuendos – and I know that a few of you are disappointed).But that one to Read more:Dance
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Yoga Anyone? 2008-07-07 21:15:59 Wasn't that Underminer at Total Foods film that has been circulating hilarious? Well I find this one even funnier: "Old people are doing it, fat people are doing it..." I tried to get Chris to watch it, but he just found it annoying. He said, "I just wanted to hit that guy." Chris has secretly mantained some strong roots in his meathead school athlete past. He had the same reaction to Rushmore (on Read more:Anyone
Kate and Oliver’s Excellent Adventure: Wrap Up 2008-07-07 13:51:44 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, the flight from Miami to DullesThe Big Piece of PoopSo how was the rest of the trip? Really great actually. Everything was 100% better with Mom home. We had tons of time in the pool, went to see the Key West fireworks right on the water, and even made a second trip to the Butterfly Museum. That last one wasn’t my choice, but Oliver
and I happened to be passing by and he got Read more:Adventure
10 Things People Love to Give Kids/10 Things Parents Wish You Wouldn't Give Their Kids 2008-08-03 07:15:02 If you didn't catch my guest post at Light Refreshments Served on Friday, here it is below (but I still suggest that you visit LRS - they are very funny even if you don't understand all of the Mormon references):10 Things People Love to Give Kids/10 Things Parents
Wish You Wouldn't Give Their KidsBalloonsAlmost every visit to Trader Joe’s is accompanied by a meltdown, typically occurring at some
Friday Confession and Guest Post 2008-08-01 13:05:42 For my last confession of the week, I thought I'd go with something embarrassing. So here it is. I was a very weird little girl. I loved anything "old fashioned" and felt as if I was born in the wrong century. I desperately wanted to wear high button shoes and carry a parasol.I had a Madame Alexander doll that I particularly liked (probably Amy from Little Women with her blond hair and yellow pina Read more:Friday
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Thursday Confession 2008-07-30 21:01:29 Day four of my vacation and week of confessions. Here is number four: I don't really like playing with my kids. Well - let me clarify. I don't really enjoy playing with toy trains, building Lego tower after Lego tower so that my toddler can knock them over, or running through the same "Wake Up Jeff!" scene from the Wiggles over and over and over and over again (and again and again and again and ag Read more:Thursday
Wednesday Confession 2008-07-29 20:39:22 Day three of my vacation and week of confessions. Here is number three (a little early so it's up by Wednesday
morning): I hate concerts. I hate getting to them with all of the traffic and pressing of bodies on public transportation. I hate the smell of stadiums. I hate waiting in line for bathrooms that are either port-a-pottys – or may as well be in their level of ickiness. I hate memorabilia
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