May 30th, 2007

Going Dark

Mr. Camera Face and I are going to be offline through the weekend. One of the highlights of our trip is sure to be meeting Minnesota Mom live and in the flesh. Hmmmm, can she really be as sweet and funny as she comes across online? We’ll be back Monday with all the dirt.

May 30th, 2007

I Stand Corrected

Gabby: (when she fell off her bike) Oooohhh, I hate that!

Me: Ahem. You are not allowed to hate anything, Missy.

Gabby: Well, I think I can hate the devil and the Yankees. Papa says that’s okay.

May 30th, 2007

Food Links

I must be hungry. Here’s what I have to share today:

Eating on a Budget Am I the only mom who has never before heard of the Hillbilly Housewife? Great common sense, recipes, and dollar-strecthing menus for families of all sizes! (HT: reader Jamie)

Free Latte Yes, we love Friendly’s. And here’s another reason to: Get over there today (Wednesday, May 30) and they’ll give you a free latte.

Cool

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May 30th, 2007

No Brainer

To chase down the boy who failed to complete one last bit of his mathwork this morning and is now wandering through the field, shirtlessly chasing dragonflies with a butterfly net … or to just leave it till tomorrow?

May 30th, 2007

Manic Mom

Daniel has been eating a weensy bit of “real food” recently and, as a result, has been nursing a weensy bit less. Emphasis on weensy. This should not be a major upheaval by any means.

But try telling that to my nursing mother hormones. Lately, my quite reasonable brain cells have been awash in an imbalance of these crazy chemicals. As a result, I find myself thinking quite sensible thoughts:

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May 30th, 2007

Mom to Mom Interview

What an honor and a pleasure it was recently to be interviewed by great mom and great writer Melissa Wiley at Here in the Bonny Glen. Go read!

May 29th, 2007

Suspect

Gabby: I’m grape sick.

Me: What do you mean?

Gabby: The kind of sick that needs grape medicine.

May 29th, 2007

Your Turn: Toddler Style

I have dozens of potential Your Turn topics saved up, but each of them requires some careful thought and response on my part. Today I have neither the time nor the brain for such endeavors, so instead we shall continue the theme of toddler antics started by my dear Raphael (see “Of course he does this on Memorial Day” below).

Many of you have emailed already, so I know these

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