Archive for November, 2008
11.29.08
Happy belated Thanksgiving!! The entire Jonesie Clan spent the holiday week in Destin Beach, Florida. There's about 25 of us here. Destin is a resort beach town on the Gulf of Mexico known for its Emerald Coast. The water is emerald green in color and so clear you can see ...
Posted in Family Vacations | 23 Comments »
11.25.08
In the spirit of the holiday season, we'll be giving our readers the lowdown on steals, deals, and the chance at some great giveaways -- consider them holiday gifts from us to you!STEAL!TODAY ONLY! Leapfrog is offering its Friends and Family discount of 30% off all orders of $50 or ...
Posted in giveaways, holidays, shopping | No Comments »
11.24.08
When did it become Thanksgiving week? I swear it was just summertime. Here I am once again caught totally unprepared for the next 5 weeks. (I kid you not - my work calendar is still turned to October - this is how crazy life has been). I'm determined not ...
Posted in holidays, household | No Comments »
11.19.08
Apparently President-Elect Obama, who has been so tech-forward throughout his campaign, will be giving up his famous Blackberry when he takes office in January. Why? There are just too many safety and public scrutiny concerns with the President having the ability to access and send email. (Could you just ...
Posted in DC Metro Moms Blog, President Barack Obama, social media | No Comments »
11.18.08
By now you've heard about Motrin's unfortunate screw up where they made a video meant to advertise their product to moms who use baby slings. Instead of appealing to their target market though, the company completely offended many moms by running a snarky, insulting video ad. Since the weekend, ...
Posted in bloggy stuff, in the news, marketing to moms | No Comments »
11.17.08
To borrow the phrase from JJ at Mischief Makers, I am in Single Mommy Boot Camp this week as hubby is at a week-long conference in a LUXURY HOTEL in SAN FRANSCISCO. Poor soul. The week got off to a promising start. Yesterday hubby left in the morning and the ...
Posted in balancing acts, household, relationships, supermama, weekend wrap-up, working mom | No Comments »
11.13.08
Here are some of the random things on my mind today:(1) I keep reading about how the Nebraska lawmakers want to amend the child safe haven law to make it clear that it only applies to abandoned infants. I fully understand the intent and purpose of that law, but there ...
Posted in in the news, legal headlines, randomness, venting | No Comments »
11.10.08
This weekend I came to the realization that I am fat. Yes, it's due to having three babies, but no, it still is not cute. None of my pre-pregnancy #3 clothes fit and that is just completely unacceptable. So back on the weight loss horse I go! I started this ...
Posted in Fitness, health, weight loss challenge | No Comments »
11.7.08
A few days ago JJones posted about her online shopping and the fact that she puts things in the cart and never actually checks out. At this exact moment in time I have 1 coat sitting at JCrew.com, some memorabilia at washingtonpost.com, a dress at whiteandblack.com and a few things ...
Posted in fashion, shopping | No Comments »
11.6.08
I think it's great that professional athletes and celebrities are getting into the children's publishing industry. Hearing from their role models that reading is important is great for young children and ecourages strong reading habits early on. As an added bonus, most of these new books deliver meaningful messages to ...
Posted in Love It Thursdays, product reviews | 1 Comment »
