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Whatever Works, Right? 2007-07-03 02:48:17 It is now a daily occurrence that my 2 1/2 year old son comes running up to me, begging me “Tie me up mommy! Tie me up!!”
And you thought I was joking about keeping them tied up in the closet all day.
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Because I Suck That Way 2007-07-02 22:24:20 I have to do some belated thank-yous. I am late to every event, and joke I will be late to my own funeral, so no surprise I am late to this little party as well. Pretty sad when the party is for me!
So with that in mind, a great big lip-smacking, butt-kissing [...]
Perfect Post For June 2007-07-02 02:04:56 Time again for the Perfect
Post Award for the month!
I really love doing these, because when you read a Perfect Post, you KNOW it. Something about it immediately stands out in a way so few do. Maybe it’s the emotions the writer puts into it, maybe it’s the way they interact with their audience, [...]
My TopBlogMag Post Today 2007-07-09 13:42:06 Hope everyone enjoys it.
He Didn’t Have to Be.
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Somewhere in the Middle 2007-07-09 02:00:54 I was excited to join the Parent Bloggers Network, and eagerly took on the first assignment they offered me- a book by Suzy Cohen R.Ph., titled “The 24 Hour Pharmacist”. I initially thought it would be a book discussing different types of prescription medications. Instead it turned out to be exactly the opposite- alternatives to prescription drugs for various ailments. Oh boy…What have I gotten myself into??
I am not one to generally look to alternative medicine. There are some things I go along with, even embrace, because I know they work. I am much more likely to start cranberry pills than call a Dr. for a bladder infection, and I always eat a lot of yogurt when I am on antibiotics to help keep nasty stomach and secondary infection issues at bay. But truth be told, that’s about as far as it goes for me. I tend to avoid things I don’t feel are well-proven, and many so-called natural remedies fall under my self-imposed umbrella. With this book I got to lo Read more:Somewhere
It’s 1:45am 2007-07-08 01:53:30 And I am just now going to bed. Insomnia you ask?
No, procrastination.
I am SO bad about putting things off! Why do I do this????
Ahh well, keep an eye out for me at TopBlogMag Monday morning, I’ll be doing the Words and Pictures feature there. We have two new reviews up now at Suburban Reviews, and will be having a guest review post this coming week! And finally I have a new post going up Monday morning here for Parent Bloggers Network, my very first one! Cross fingers I don’t completely flub it!
While I am moving around bedroom furniture tomorrow and clearing dust bunnies the size of small cats, tell me, what have YOU been putting off?
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You’ll Have the Perfect Matched Set! 2007-07-06 09:42:05 “You already have a girl, and now you’ll have a boy, you must be so thrilled! You’ll have the perfect family!”
“A girl and a boy, how wonderful! A matched set!”
I would have loved to have seen the looks on the faces of these well-meaning idiots if I had told them the truth- we’d really hoped for a second girl.
Oh, I can see it now. Did she really just say that??????
The politically correct answer regarding baby’s gender is always, ALWAYS to be “We don’t care either way, as long as he/she is healthy”. I’m not the most politically correct person in the world, and my second time around, I did have a preference. My daughter was 5 at the time, and so for 5 years I had been the mother of a very laid back, sweet little girl. She was my only experience with babies, having been an only child myself. I knew boys were rougher, liked to get dirty, and tended to be loud, and I really wanted no part of all that. So it really Read more:Perfect
It’s Been Awhile for Me(me) 2007-07-05 22:16:20 So why the heck not? Got tagged by Paul over at O’Flaherty Blog for the 8 Things meme. He wants to know 8 things about me and the Tech Junkie, so here we go..
1. I asked him out first. I am a brazen hussy that way.
2. This is my 2nd marriage, his first. When we started dating I was 19, he was 30. I often joke I AM his midlife crisis!
3. We got married on the day of our 3 year dating anniversary, and our middle child was also born on that date a few years later. Needless to say neither of us will ever forget our anniversary!
4. We LOVE Disney. Our one yearly vacation is to Disney World, and we enjoy it as much, if not more than the kids do.
5. He is known at work for wearing only Disney ties, mostly Mickey Mouse.
6. I hit the in-law jackpot when we got married. His parents are awesome, and I love having them close by.
7. He is a big time tech junkie, and collects video game systems. PS3? Got it. Wii? Got it. XBox 360? Got it. PSP, DS, DS Lite? Mmm-hmmmm. Can you guess whose h
The One Hundred Dollar Diaper Rash 2007-07-12 09:00:49 Has anyone seen those commercials for a new prescription diaper rash cream called Vusion? I thought it was odd, so I decided to look it up and get more info on it. I knew as soon as I saw the $25 rebate on the site it wouldn’t be good, because you know right then it’s going to cost way more than $25. More than $25 for a diaper rash cream..wtf??
So I check the ingredients-
Miconazole
Zinc Oxide
White Petroletum
Let me translate this for the average consumer-
Monistat
Desitin
Vaseline
The price for this magic combination of products that you can only get by paying your $15-$30 doctor co-pay?
$98.93
(via Drugstore.com, and they tend to have very competitive prices)
Every one of those above listed products can be found in any Walmart, and all of them come in store brands, which means you can treat your little one’s yeast rash for at MOST $12.
What is it about companies trying to screw over new parents???
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Can You Use Clorox on Kids? 2007-07-11 20:46:52 We had our very first guest blogger at Suburban Reviews today! Head on over and see what to do….
When Fungus Attacks!
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The Rest is Still Unwritten 2007-07-10 07:50:49 I had a friend break up with me last night. Gawd that sounds so teen angst-y doesn’t it? It feels that way.
In short, because I grew a conscience and grew up, I ‘have changed’ too much to be her friend.
I am ok with that, I’ll claim it.
In fact I am going to flat-out embrace it. I *have* been going through a lot of changes this year. I’m rethinking my priorities, and realizing what is important to me. I’ve examined my values and found them lacking, and have worked to rectify that. I’ve found a focus with my writing, and I’m making goals. For the first time ever, I feel like I know who I am, what I want, and where I am going. I am dropping extra baggage, and only keeping what is important to me.
Sometimes change is good.
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So Happy Together… 2007-07-13 23:16:46 The Queen of Shake-Shake and I are friends, and she lives just right down the street from me. Our kids play together, we enjoy hanging out, and we talk on the phone daily.
Today I found out we are physically joined at the hip.
Ok, not really. Someone assumed we are, and you know what they say about ASSuming, right?
Anyways, it annoyed me for a few minutes. And then my mind started wandering, and I wondered what it would be like if we really WERE joined at the hip?
She has awesome taste in shoes, so she might be inclined to let me borrow some.
We could write really cool blogs together.
We’d know at least 2 people would be there for every playdate.
On the other hand…
I would have to listen to her kids tantrums, and she’d have to listen to mine.
She is MUCH more outgoing than I am, so it would make for a lot of social awkwardness.
I’m a Pepsi girl, and she most definitely is not.
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You Decide… 2007-07-17 23:07:57 You are outside bathing two stinky, hairy dogs. Once finished you realize you still need to shower your stinky children who are currently running around the yard begging you to spray them with the hose. You run inside and grab the shampoo, strip them down, and hose them down like you continuously threaten to do. Kids have a great time, and you’ve just saved yourself the headache of 2 young boys fighting over bath toys.
‘Sheer genius’, or ‘Hey Sara, your white trash is peeking out again’?
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Weird Google Searches #1 2007-07-16 22:22:49 I am probably the only mommyblogger out there who hasn’t shared her weird search hits yet, so for lack of a better post tonight
“kenmore appliences”
I wonder if they were looking to get a breast reduction also?
“how did sex just happened”
The usual story is he tripped and his penis just fell right into her. Either way he’s lying.
“oblivion boobs”
You got the wrong place buddy. I’m still pushing for a boob job.
“lack of motivation 8 year old”
I’ve found taking away tv and games cures this pretty well.
” public exhibionist”
Crud, did I let the honeymoon story slip????
“my husband wants me to pee on him”
Like you don’t spend enough time cleaning up other people’s messes??
And my personal favorite…
” suburban oblivion”
Why? Because they search it every. single. day.
Wouldn’t it be easier just to bookmark it?
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Just One of Them Days That a Girl Goes Through 2007-07-19 20:35:17 I heard my best friend’s voice in my head all day long- “I hate people, they get on my nerves.” People did get on my nerves, all day long. Every time I turned around, something pissed me off.
Yes, I am crabbybitchybloatedcrampyandwantingtoripsomeonesfuckingheadoff..Got a problem with that?
Better yet, wanna join me for some pina colada ice cream with a side of chocolate?
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The Illusion of Perfection 2007-07-21 23:24:50 I ran across a blog today that talked about airbrushing magazine photos. We all know it happens, so commonly I nearly browsed right past the piece, until I saw it was about Redbook magazine, and the photo in question was of Faith Hill. Wait a minute, I tell myself, I have that issue! Curiosity got the better of me, and so I stopped to read.
Faith Hill is undoubtedly one of the most gorgeous women on the planet. She is one of those gals that men want, and women want to be. She is 39 years old, and looking better at that age than most of us will. So why oh why did Redbook feel the need to airbrush out every single thing about her that might make us think she is a day over 20?
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I’m Sorry, Really 2007-07-25 22:54:55 I’m so sorry, but it has got to be said.
Enough with the hot pink pedicure already!
I don’t know what fashionista out there decreed that henceforth all toenails should be a shade of pink that would make even the Brat Pack cringe, but I’m telling you, it’s not working. Hot pink is a color very few people can pull off, and it being on your feet does not make it any less so.
Please, please, put down the Strawberry Fields OPI and back away slowly.
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Things You Yell at Your Kids 2007-07-25 11:22:00 Never in a million years would I have guessed I’d be yelling at one of my kids…
“Get the pig out of your pants, NOW!!!!”
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Down With the Catalog Fundraiser! 2007-07-26 21:57:12 First meeting of just the new 2007-2008 PTA board, and we did what I thought was impossible..We will NOT be doing the god-awful wrapping paper/ugly vase/$18 per pound chocolate-covered peanut catalog fundraiser!
Can I get a hell yeah!??
Luckily the officer in charge of fundraising is of the same mindset on this, and we had several alternatives to look into and vote on. We ended up instead deciding on selling coupon books for local restaurants. They are similar to the B1G1F coupons in the Entertainment books, but from a different company.
Even if the rest of the year on the board completely sucks, the one change alone will have been worth it!
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BlogHer07 Droolers Anonymous 2007-07-29 08:57:55 BlogHer07 Droolers Anonymous..Check in here!
Seriously, I have been stalking BlogHer07 updates and pics relentlessly for days now, and I have come to this conclusion-
I don’t care if I have to sell all 3 of my children to do it, I WILL be at BlogHer 2008.
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Care to Take a Guess? 2007-08-02 12:54:21 My husband told me last night
“After sucking in air, you are kind of fat and floaty.”
Can anyone guess what he was talking about?
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Walking into the Lair of the Gapmoms 2007-08-01 16:39:49 Sounds ominous, does it not?
Tomorrow is the move-in day at school, which means taking Gabrielle up to meet her teacher, and trying to avoid getting stepped on by the high-heeled size 7 shoes of perfectly tanned and highlighted Gapmoms. Only this time they are not going to be so easy to avoid, as I have dug my own grave by joining the PTA board, and move-in marks my ‘coming out’ if you will.
Instead of a quick in and out trip, I’ll be at a table with posters over me and sign up sheets in front of me, trying to con poor unsuspecting parents into volunteering for class parties, lunch room duties and fundraisers. Meaning I’ll have to be out there right in front of people, talking and answering questions, and pretending I always look this put-together, despite having done my makeup in the car in the parking lot. I just know I am going to say something completely inappropriate, I have a bad habit of doing that.
Anyone wanna come hold my hand tomorrow??
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Holy Heck! 2007-08-04 23:52:15 In the grand scheme of BlogTalkRadio, it’s probably not very impressive, but *I* am quite excited our podcast from Thursday has been downloaded 108 times in the last 2 days!
Thanks so much for the support, we are determined to follow the following rules in future episodes.(Oh yes, there WILL be more!)
We swear we will have a topic, and we swear will will do our best not to stick to it.
The host shall have the login number in front of her, and not scramble to find it 7 seconds before we are supposed to go on air. Ahem. Not that I did this.
We swear we will not stick to a schedule, and will pop podcasts on you at random as the mood strikes us.
We swear we will cancel the show that day if we are not feeling chattery, or 2 or more members are on the rag at the same time. It will just get ugly.
We swear to bring you only the best in random conversation and maintain the total lack of standards we have followed thus far!
If you have a topic you’d like to join us on, or would
Needless to Say, We Never Forget the Date. 2007-08-04 00:12:26 August 4th, 1998..Our first date, McGuire’s Irish Pub in Destin, FL
August 4, 2001.. Got married
2 years later I prepared to give birth to Brendan
Who arrived on August 4, 2003
Four years later, here we are.
Happy 6th anniversary to my wonderful husband, who puts up with my mood swings, my hit-or-miss cooking, and my flakiness with assurances he is laughing with me, not at me. (And I pretend to believe it, we both know better.)
Happy 4th birthday to my first son, who I swore in all his crying, tantruming two-ness would not live to see 3, much less the big-boy 4 he is today.
On both counts it’s been a hell of a ride, but I’m glad we all hung on. I love you both so much.
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An Update, an Answer, and an Announcement 2007-08-03 08:28:06 Update…Move-in day went off without a hitch. Everyone was nice, and I got way more volunteer signups than I expected. Go me!
Answer to yesterday’s question…Amanda was closest, Brendan has been addicted to a Kirby game, and Ian was trying to explain to me how it works. Had he been speaking of my own body the post would have been much different I assure you
As for the announcement…My tummy is in knots I am so nervous about this one. The Queen, the Playgroupie, Velveteen Mind and I have teamed up to start doing podcasts! As you might expect from us, it’s a very relaxed, no rules kind of deal. We talk about what we want whether it’s on topic or not, we use bad language if we feel like it, and somehow every conversation ends up being about sex. It’s like attending a moms night out right through your speakers! So go ahead and check us out(maybe with headphones if there are little ears around) and let us know what topics you’d like to hear Read more:Announcement
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Battle of Wills 2007-08-08 06:51:15 My youngest needs to poop.
He is doing everything he can not to, but it’s gonna happen, soon.
I keep telling him to sit on the potty, and he will for a minute, but then gets down. He tells me he doesn’t want to poop.
Place your bets now on where the turd winds up.
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The B.O.O.B.s on Breastfeeding 2007-08-07 11:02:57 Tomorrow night at 9pm central the B.O.O.B.s will be discussing breastfeeding myths and the worst breastfeeding advice we’ve ever gotten, and will also be weighing in on the hospital formula bag controversy making the rounds. This will be our first primetime show, so be sure to tune in once the kids are down!
B.O.O.B.s on Breastfeeding, Live on Blogtalk Radio!
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Ever the Glutton For Punishment 2007-08-06 17:30:54 I am room mom for Gabrielle’s class again this year.
Yes, in addition to the PTA stuff.
And yes, also in addition to checking off the “Can be team mom?” question on the soccer form this weekend.
Heather, am I on the road to over-achievement yet?
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Your Guess is As Good As Mine Kiddo. 2007-08-10 21:51:57 I was looking at some old videos with my 9 year old daughter tonight, and we ran across a few clips of her two younger brothers playing together.
In one of them my now 4 year old offered his litte brother a toy. Awwwwwww we say together, how sweet.
She looks...
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