That’s right, today is Blog Reader Appreciation Day.
Why?
Well, City Mama said so and Robin (The Other Mother) came up with this wonderful idea of showing your blog readers a little love; that’s why!
So, what’s it to you?
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Nearly Wordless Wednesday: Spring Cleaning Disclosed
Killer dust bunnies…they are EVERYWHERE!
Disclosure: No, I have NOT been paid to post this picture, or by anyone for that matter, in a very long time, if you must know. I spent my husband’s money (being a full-time Domestic Goddess doesn’t pay very well) nor, should this blog post be considered a product endorsement.
I heart Swiffer!
Sheesh, and I remember the days when blogging used to be so gosh-darned easy ;o)
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Tag, you’re it: Wordless Wednesday© 2008 This Full House – All Rights Reserved.
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Mommy Blog Carnival: Tax Day Comic Relief Edition
Well, hello there and welcome to the April 15, 2008 edition of the Mommy Blog Carnival!
What?
Oh yeah, it’s Tax Day and…OOOOOOOH…the horror. If you haven’t finished filing your taxes, yet…take a deep breath…and remember to just…you know…breathe, or think about what all the poor IRS and postal employees must be going through, right about now.
[moment of silence]
I thought I would kick-off this week’s carnival with intros from a few of my most favorite funny women and invite you to share in a little comic relief on Tax Day, as Uncle Sam mixes it up with the Mommybloggers!
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Beware: Mommy on Duty – Hold my calls and mind the middle child.
When Thing One was born, my husband and I couldn’t wait to bring her home and welcomed our new roles, as mother and father to our brand new baby daughter, celebrating each milestone of "firsts" with equal amounts of enthusiasm and trepidation.
Then, I became pregnant with Thing Two and – though, I couldn’t wait and called my husband, at work, and gave him the results of the pregnancy test, while in the middle of a meeting with a client – I soon started to worry whether or not I was ready to separate myself from being "the world" to Thing One and having to share, well, pretty much everything, from my toes up, with TWO babies!?!
Soon, my fears were put to rest and the mommy in me sort of just, you know, kicked into high gear and there seemed to be plenty of me to go around.
Until, they grew up and NOW my husband Garth (not his real name) and I combine our super parental powers and it takes every bit of that strength…NOT to bite their little heads off.
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The Difference Between You and Me is I Make Other Moms Look Good!
Usually, women like Motherhood Uncensored intimidate me. I mean, COME ON, all you have to do is take one look at her to know that she is most likely someone a mom (like me) could grow to hate, very easily.
But, I can’t. Because, she’s smart…OH…and she really is very sweet, in person, too…damnit.
I guess that’s why, after reading her post about how parents…ahem…with older kids (like me) sometimes have trouble remembering just how difficult living in the baby-toddler vacuum really is, I was bothered by my initial reaction.
[insert eye-roll, chuckle, fake head nod, here]
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You know you’re from Jersey, if….
Having been born, grown up and now raising a family of my own (and blogging about it) in New Jersey (what, you too…SHUT up!) I’ve pretty much heard it all. Still. You may be surprised to learn, however, just how difficult it can be, listening to jokes about why we’re called "The Garden State" because, it’s too hard to fit "Oil and Petro-Chemical Refinery State" on a license plate, etc…
[rolls eyes]
So, New Jersey has a lot of chemical companies; I get that. Hell, I used to work with a couple of them – way before children – forgive me, but the assumption that moving here would be less than desirable, by anyone who refuses to take a look-see beyond the Turnpike tolls, you know, upsets me.
Or, in more Jersey-type terms…it friggin’ frosts my ass, people!
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Hip Hop and Lemon Drops
Having a fabulously fun time here in Camp Baby (wink, wink, a totally great blog hunt clue) but, am more tired than a pig in a poke – man, I’m hanging with Ninja Poodles and drinking waaaaay too many lemon drops! Evidenced by photo ops, here.
Will blog all about it when I get back home and only after spending a wonderful weekend with another dear blogging friend of mine, Dana.
Yep, I’m picking up momma de la Dana Files at the train station and we’re having a good old-fashioned mommy sleepover; complete with lots of popcorn, ice cream, sticky treats from the boardwalk and perhaps some hair braiding will be involved, even!
A virtual Camp Mommy, if you will.
In the meantime, feel free to check out our family review on the Hip Hop Harry DVD – Move Those Feet!
Have a great weekend and if anyone needs me, I’ll be snuggled on the couch next to Dana…asleep.
© 2008 This Full House – All Rights Reserved.
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Nearly Wordless Wednesday: Mini-me Under Wraps and The Great Blog Hunt
My poor Mini-me is feeling under the weather, today. No worries, she’s snug as a bug in a rug and wrapped in her favorite Mickey Mouse blanket. Her daddy’s coming home early, so I can go and play with the other mommies, later.
[crossing fingers and ripping into a box of Midol]
While I’m away, there’s some fun stuff going on in the blogosphere this month and you know that I just HAD to throw my dishrag into the ring.
I am participating in The Great Blog Hunt and would love for you (yes, YOU!) to win one of the very cool prizes, just by visiting with a few good blogging friends-o-mine!
Here’s the information on how to participate:
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Tuesday Toot: Serving up a piece of fierce, today!
The idea behind Marie’s meme is that, every Tuesday, moms should get the chance to "toot our own horns" (for once) and celebrate each others achievements.
Ready?
Okay — although, I’m NOT very good at accepting praise [cough-cough] here it goes — I’m about to be thrown into a room with 56 other mom bloggers and I have decided to leave my husband’s balls, at home!
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PBN Blog Blast: The Truth About Motherhood – and it is the one you probably won’t want to hear, either.
The Parent Bloggers Network is collaborating with Discovery Health to introduce their new docu-drama "Deliver Me" which follows
three women – best friends, working mothers and physicians – as they
balance delivering babies together in their OB/GYN practice with their
lives outside the delivery room.Perhaps you’re like me – having given birth to what will probably be her last baby, 6 years ago – and asking yourself, what’s this have to do with me?
Well, they’re looking for bloggers to tell them the truth about motherhood and I happen to have a one that just might hurt, a little.
