It wasn’t the ShamWow or the Aqua Globes or the Snuggly that lured us in – although we were tempted to pick up the phone and dial that 1-800 number (especially after we heard that the ShamWow Guy got arrested after getting into a fight with a prostitute – ShamPow!). What finally made me cave and buy [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Master of the Bendaroos
Posted in Mommahood, tagged bendaroos, family, infomercials, Parenting on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Word of the Day – “Evil”
Posted in Word of the Day, tagged banks, credit cards on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am not even going to look in the dictionary for this one. I have my own definition. Evil: 1) Credit Card companies, as in those blood-sucking banks that got an infusion of money from the federal government but continue to suck cardholders dry so their CEOs can fly in private jets and play [...]
Mom Overboard
Posted in Mommahood, tagged Parenting, spring cleaning, toys on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am drowning in toys. Put more accurately, I am being suffocated by crap. Everywhere I look, small, plastic toys litter the floor, creep out from under the rug, taunt me to pick them up and put them away for the hundredth, billionth time. I can’t take it anymore. The main reason my children do [...]
Aiming for the Window, hitting the Wall
Posted in Mommahood, tagged family, Parenting, wordpress, working mothers on May 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In my almost five years of being a mother, one thing I have learned is that the Art of Motherhood is like walking a tightrope – it’s all about balance. Having children, especially under the age of 6, can be so consuming – you could spend a whole day or week easily focusing only on them and [...]
Word of the Day – “Mother”
Posted in Mommahood, tagged Mother's Day, Mothers, Parenting on May 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mother: 1) A female parent; 2) a woman in authority; 3) maternal tenderness or affection This is Merriam Webster Dictionary’s definition. While accurate, I think there is room for improvement. Here are some suggestions: Mother, a.k.a mom, momma, mommy, ‘hey you:’ 1) Fixer of toys; 2) Kisser of boo-boos; 3) Maker of PB&J sandwiches and heater-upper [...]
SeptoMom-on-the-Beach
Posted in Mommahood, tagged American Girls, Parenting on May 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Speaking of Mother’s Day, I met one weird Momma today. We were at the beach and I see this family sitting next to five dolls laid out on a towel. I knew at once this was going to get interesting. Of course, Kaya was immediately drawn to the dolls and walked over there. I followed, [...]
Word of the Day
Posted in Good Reads on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pip: The small seed of a fruit, as that of an apple or orange. I learned this word from, of all places, my daughter’s latest library book – “The Apple-Pip Princess.” And I had absolutely no idea what it meant when I first saw it. A variation of Pippy Long-Stocking, pip-squeak, pimple? Using my amazing powers of [...]
Snack on this, at your own risk
Posted in Momma Says, tagged Music, Parenting on May 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This album has been both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because my kids absolutely love it and they could listen to it over and over again in the car. A curse because, well, see previous sentence. It’s a great way to keep my two rugrats occupied on car rides, long or short, [...]
Word of the Day
Posted in Word of the Day on May 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Maybe this post would be better titled “Non-Word of the Day.” For today I learned that ‘segway’ is not a word. I could have sworn it was. My dilemma came about in the process of writing an article. I had quoted someone using the word ‘segway,’ but my spellchecker did not like it. Now, me [...]
Don’t Eat the Kool-Aid
Posted in Momma Says on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not what you would call a “Martha Stewart Mom.” I love taking my kids out to the park or friends’ houses, but when it comes stay-at-home activities, I’m at a loss. I’m not very good at coming up with crafts or art projects for my kids, I can’t really sew or cook (though I’m [...]
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