Archive for August, 2007

Is It Just Me?

8.30.07

Or has having children made you hyper-emotional? I definitely noticed a difference during pregnancy, but I figured that with all of the hormone drama involved, becoming weepy or irrational was to be expected. But since having my daughters, I find myself consciously steering clear of anything too sad, too depressing ...

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Love It! Thursdays

8.30.07

Hello Mamas! Remember little ol' me? Probably not because I have been a terrible blogger this summer. I've been on summer hiatus but I am back and I have several posts I need to complete. While I'm sure no one will be holding her breath, I've got some funny ones ...

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The Art of Scheduling

8.29.07

Tracey over at More Than a Minivan Mom wrote this post on Monday. It was so funny that I just had to post here for y'all to read. If you want to read it over at Tracey's, click here.Monday, August 27, 2007Negotiations (after reading the e-mail from Sam's soccer coach. ...

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The Birthday

8.29.07

Pictures!!After staying up late the night before slaving over 2,000 or so pieces, various nuts and bolts and a disturbing amount of faux backsplash tiles, Auntie Lisa and I finished putting together the kitchen for Chatterbox. Check out my fly gift-wrapping job. I'll be working weekends at your local mall ...

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It’ll Make You Feel All Warm and Fuzzy Inside

8.27.07

My friend Beth over at I Should Be Folding Laundry is hosting a raffle to raise money for Friends of Heroes, a great organization working for a great cause. Please hop on over to her site for a visit - the prize she is raffling off is fabulous, and that's ...

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Just Checking

8.27.07

Saturday, 10am.I'm tidying up the dining room and hear some rustling around in the kitchen freezer, most likely in the box of popsicles, which, since 7am, I have been saying that the kids can't have until "later."Me: "Chatterbox, what are you doing?"Chatterbox: "Checking [the] snacks, Mommy!"Me: "Don't worry, the snacks ...

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LOVE IT! Thursdays

8.23.07

As we approach the Labor Day weekend and I have no plans at all - I thought about the possibility of running away somewhere for a weekend break. But then, I thought - get real, there is no real weekend break when you have a toddler - in fact, if ...

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Guilt-Ridden

8.21.07

Consider this Working Mom Against Guilt Monday...(1) Tela at WMAG wrote an interesting post on the following topic that is worth reading. Did you hear about the New York City's public hospital system announcement that it will no longer supply new mothers with free formula samples in the gift bags ...

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Out of Gas. At least I was.

8.17.07

About 2 months ago I was on my way to a friend's wedding shower and stopped at my local CITGO to put gas in the car. As I was pumping, I saw a guy talking to another lady at the pump across from me. He started walking towards me and ...

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LOVE IT! Thursdays: Back to School Edition

8.16.07

Can you believe it's that time of year already? The end of summer vacation is almost over. Actually, it is already over for some. I know a lot of moms can't wait for school to open. I'm dreading it however because my commute has been just dreamy during these summer ...

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