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Validation 2008-04-01 06:29:26 Yesterday when I wrote the post about my very bad day, I admit that I wanted you to comment and make me feel better. (You did, by the way. Thank you.)
I wanted validation.
In fact, many of the posts I write, I seek validation. The sense of community I feel when I read your comments is [...] Read more:Validation
Step Away From the Dynamite 2008-03-31 11:36:32 I woke up this morning feeling foul. It’s one of those days that I must monitor my every word and every action, knowing that I could explode on the nearest offenders.
Tate is lucky he’s at work today.
My children are lucky that I know how volatile my mood is today.
I’ve been keeping a running dialogue of self-checking [...] Read more:Dynamite
Hoo-Hatorial 2008-04-03 06:09:43 So I think we’ve established two things.
1. We all pee our pants.
2. Kegels? Huh? We don’t really know how to do them.
Sarah at Ordinary Days, and fellow Indiana blogger, had a fine idea to have a kegel karnival. Maybe this will get us motivated! Go check it out and add your story!
Since many of us [...]
This Post Brought to You By the Makers of Poise Pads 2008-04-02 05:07:05 We’re all friends here, right? I’m just going to go ahead and lay it all out for you. Due to a cough that won’t just won’t. facking. go. away, I’ve realized that I’m incontinent. Since Amy (Amalah) (whom I adore and would secretly like to marry if it weren’t for those pesky polygamy and same-sex marriage [...] Read more:Makers
Let’s Just Say I’m Not Going Amish Any Time Soon 2008-04-05 05:00:05 We lost power yesterday at 7 AM. I didn’t think it was any big deal at first, but after what seemed like hours, I started to panic. In all actuality, it had only been maybe two minutes, but still.
I’ve been meaning all week to stop being SO LAME and get out this house that, by Friday, felt like [...] Read more:Going
, Amish
Because I Need You to Hold My Hand 2008-04-08 05:37:57 I need your hair advice. Yes, I realize Whoorl is the go-to gal in the blogosphere for this sort of thing, but I, like, DON’T HAVE TIME TO WAIT. My appointment is THIS Saturday and I’m freaking out because I want something completely different. But, I’m skeered that I’ll end up hating it and then [...]
From Now on We’re Going Old School 2008-04-07 10:40:11 Saturday brought beautiful weather to New Town, IN, perfect for heading to a farm auction. If you’ve never been to an auction you are truly missing out. But this isn’t about the auction itself, it’s about using our stupid navigation system to get there.
I (probably should) take some of the responsibility in the resulting clusterf*ck. [...] Read more:Going
, School
Oops I Ovulated Again 2008-04-09 05:21:29 I had made up my mind that we were finished having babies, while driving and enjoying the sweet, sweet deliciousness known as being ALONE. Something about the first warm day of the spring, an open sunroof, and thumping music made me certain that we were out of the business of making babies. Of course, twenty minutes prior, I had [...] Read more:Again
Making the World a Better Place, One Cereal Post at a Time 2008-04-11 00:01:00 Mushy cereal
Ick. Ick. Ick. Must be crunchy.
I love Frosted Flakes.
It’s time for another controversial post, don’t you think. It’s been awhile since we discussed toilet paper direction or coke and peanuts, so I felt like it was time to spice things up a bit around here…and make the world a slightly better place tackling a very important [...] Read more:World
, Place
, Cereal
Does Mother Nature Have a Customer Complaint Department? 2008-04-10 07:17:35 Hi, Mama Nature. Jennifer, here…the one in New Town, IN. The one that used to moan and complain about you and your evil ways in Alabama. Certainly you remember me. I’m writing to you to express my deepest irritation at your inability to deliver on Spring here in Indiana. As I’m SURE you’re aware, Spring [...] Read more:Customer
, Complaint
, Department
Wonder Dorks 2008-04-15 05:46:47 Every night before the kids’ bedtime, the whole family relaxes on the couch and watches one episode of Thomas, Max and Ruby, or Wonder Pets. I’m not sure who likes the cartoons more, Carson or Tate and me.
Here’s a snippet of a recent conversation between Wonder Dork #1 and Wonder Dork #2:
Tate: “Can we watch both Wonder [...]
Tada! 2008-04-14 07:05:57 My camera battery died and this was the best shot I got that didn’t include my double chin. Thank you all so much for your support with my hair and holding my hand.
I love my new hair. It’s a beautiful chocolate brown and the cut is fantastic. This new hair makes me feel sexy (at [...]
Sketty Day 2008-04-16 05:40:09 Also known as “It’s Going To Take an Hour to Clean Up After Lunch Day,” but it’s worth it because it’s also known as “The Kids Actually Eat Lunch Without Whining and Throwing Food and Therefore I Get To Eat In Relative Peace Day.”
Apparently, and I wasn’t aware of this, but it is also ”I’m Suspicious of This Crazy [...]
Help Keep My Family in Indiana 2008-04-18 00:02:02 A fun-filled weekend
On Saturday, an auction
Sunday, Prophetstown
Thanks to that good-for-nothing Mother Nature, the weather in Indiana
is FINALLY supposed to be warm(er) and sunny this weekend. This is a good thing because if the weather was cold, dreary, windy, and miserable like it was last weekend, I was going to be forced to pack up [...] Read more:Family
Athlete’s Face 2008-04-17 05:40:15 I am not the only adult in this family that sometimes has to share a shower with a very splashy two year old boy. Most weekends, Carson pesters Tate to join him in the shower.
This thrills me, as it means I get to shower completely and blissfully alone! However the thrill was recently completely obliterated when [...] Read more:Athlete
Tip Anxiety 2008-04-21 06:50:41 The other night I discovered that you can order pizza ONLINE! Since I have a bit of phone anxiety (I’ll post about that another time), ordering a pizza online is just beyond fabulous.
Since Tate and I rarely carry cash, I chose the option on the screen where you can pay by debit card (also beyond fabulous), but! [...]
Surviving a Ghost Attack and TWO Earthquakes 2008-04-22 05:13:16 Have you ever seen that movie, The Entity? That is one scary movie right there, one that I should never, ever have watched years ago. Having a vivid imagination and being one who might occasionally overreact, I was certain that the rumbling I felt in my bed at 5:40 AM last Friday was definitely an [...] Read more:Surviving
, Ghost
Slide 2008-04-25 00:01:22 Where’d my baby go?
Once so needy, difficult
Now independent
“No Mommy. Carson
do it by hisself.” I watch
as he runs away.
He looks to make sure
I am watching, his face beams
as he climbs higher
I see no fear, as
he reaches the top, “ready,
set, go!” Down he slides
I swoop him up and
hold him close, sniff his boy smell
Dirt, grass, sweat, and love
To play [...] Read more:Slide
Getting Through to Those Who Are Social Niceties Impaired 2008-04-24 05:00:15 We have met every single person in our neighborhood. It truly isn’t much of a feat considering there are only six other homes so far in my neighborhood. Every person we’ve met is extraordinarily friendly (and I’m not just saying that because several of them know about this blog and might be reading…**Hi neighbors!**)
Although that good for [...] Read more:Social
I. Am. Famous. 2008-04-28 04:51:50 Brad Pitt and I are practically cousins. We grew up in the same town (Springfield, MO! Holla to my homies in the 417!). He attended my rival high school, the same one attended by my high school boyfriend. That’s just two degrees of separation right there. Back when he used to date Gwyneth Paltrow, the [...] Read more:Famous
Battling Over Movie Turds 2008-05-01 14:22:45 I’d like to introduce you to my sister-in-law, Kate*. Everyone, say hello to Kate!
This past weekend, Kate and I got into a–I hate to call it heated, so let’s say *LIVELY*–discussion about two of my most detested movies in the universe.
There’s Something About Mary (Blech! GAG! Ugh! Barf-o-rama!) and The Wedding Date (AWFUL!).
The fact that [...] Read more:Battling
, Turds
“Fireworks Store” is Code for “Young, Hot Babes, Twenty Dolla” 2008-04-30 02:20:00 Hi! Did you miss me? I mean, I didn’t post anything yesterday, veering way off course from my usual daily posting. It’s just that I’ve been a bit busy, traveling ALONE with my two children. (Yes they are both still alive and KICKING and SCREAMING, but barely.) I spent the last few days visiting my parents [...] Read more:Fireworks
, Store
, Babes
, Hot Babes
I Don’t Like To Eat At Places That Remind Me of Barns or Poop 2008-05-02 00:01:09
Call me picky, but
restaurants that remind me
of barns, poop are gross
Do I look like a
pig, horse, goat, cow or sheep? Hey!
Wait! Don’t answer that!
As I promised the other day, here is my thought-provoking post on my aversion to restaurants that remind me of barns or poop.
Let’s begin, shall we? Poop seems as good a place [...] Read more:Places
Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2008-05-05 00:01:16 Sunday’s paper was filled with all sorts of advertisements spotlighting the best Mother’s Day Gifts. For the photography buff, a camera! Music Lover? An iPod! Purses! Perfumes! Digital Photo Frames! Jewelry!
As lovely as all of these gifts are, and they truly are wonderful things, I don’t think that these are what many mothers of young children truly want. [...] Read more:Guide
Study Confirms, Early Bedtime Makes Mother Less Crazy 2008-05-06 00:01:08 I’ve taken to grocery shopping late in the evenings, after the kids are in bed. Walking up and down the aisles, enjoying my solo jaunt and searching for much needed items like Spotted Dick and Ovaltine, I’m always surprised when I see people shopping with their children that late in the evening. Since my children go to bed [...] Read more:Study
, Early
, Bedtime
, Crazy
Let’s Hear From Our Judges 2008-05-07 00:01:26 The response I got to yesterday’s post truly shocked me. I haven’t mentioned this before, but before I hit *publish* on a post, I like to guess the number of comments I’ll receive for it. I guessed yesterday’s post to be a 34 and thought that it wouldn’t really be a post people felt compelled to comment [...]
For Ella 2008-05-09 00:01:42
On this date, just one
year ago, I first met you
My beautiful girl
Your feet were so big
for your wee little body
So was your wailing
Week after week you cried
pleading for me to help you
My heart was broken
Eventually
smiles emerged, I forgave
and basked in your light
You blossomed and grew
becoming my laughing girl
Social and snuggly
Charming everyone
Smiling, you wave, and say hi
You [...]
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