Quick confession; then back your regularly scheduled program

I just wanted to take a moment to tell all of you lovely readers that I have tons of guests at my house this week so I am a little backed up...

Even More Mommy truisms

Here are a few more of my Mommy truisms; Incessant whining can literally cause insanity. I know...I've seen it happen! Tantrums are kind...

What do you do when your kid doesn't match your shoes or your bag?

Ever spy that mom who's walking through the store, looking oblivious and completely put out by her children all in the same moment? You ...

Oh Burberry, how I love thee!

I am fully aware that it is summer and hot as hell but I just came across these coats and let me tell you, I love them so. I have a bit of a...

Monday Minute

Has anyone you've known personally lived to at least 100? My paternal Grandfather made it just to 100! He was an amazing man who lived o...

The Stoop

As I stand on the front stoop watching my husband pull away for the 17th Sunday, bound for his hole in Iowa, my throat closes up and I feel ...

Getting to Know you Sunday!

 Questions are:   1.If you had 5000.00 to spend on plastic surgery what would you have done?   Well, I would definitely have the "gi...

A bubonically bitching week

It's been one of those weeks. The girls have both been sick for a week, I am sick, my husband comes home this weekend and he is getting...

Throat Punch Thursday: Condoms for Kiddies Edition

Well, we all know how I feel about sex education for elementary schoolers . What is this world coming to? When kindergarten through fifth gr...

Friday social comes early

 

Book Club anyone?

So, summer reading programs are in full swing. I sign my girls up every year, since Bella's first summer when she was 3 months old. I am...

Coitus Interrruptus

Big Guy:" The Kids asleep?" Me: "Yeah, we better hurry.  You know they'll be waking up soon for... something....anything...

Truthful Tuesday; June 22, 2010

Honesty , is the best policy ,right? Well, maybe not but it sure does help lighten your load. I hate holding things in and I seldom do, as y...

The Emperor's New Clothes Giveaway

I love Chicago and anything fun to do with the kids in Chicago is awesome, in my book. If you are looking for something a little different t...

Follow ME Back Tuesday; June 22, 2010

Sick Mommy Walking

Coming off this past weekend where I just spent every ounce of my energy tending to two very sick little girls, you can imagine my dismay wh...

My first Monday Minute with DDoR

1 - Have you ever had any feelings towards one of your teachers back in the day? There was one very hot young Spanish Professor, my freshma...

Girls and their Daddies

A couple of years ago for Christmas, Bella ( then 3) wanted to tell her Papi why she loved him. It was her special gift to him ( and it real...

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

I borrowed this video from Juliana @ A Blonde walks into a Blog . Here's me being hopefully optimistic and spreading the message with a...

More Mommy Truisms

I told you in the original Mommy Truisms that I would let them trickle out as they came to me, and so here are a few more Mommy truisms ( a...

Things heard around my house today

After my Throat Punch Thursday; Taking it up the rear edition, I needed a little something to smile about. So, I am sharing with you some ra...

Friday Blog Hop!

 Happy Friday! Join in and make some new friends! Happy Mothering!

Throat Punch Thursday; Taking it up the rear edition

Disclaimer: Dear readers if anyone is easily offended, faint of heart, or just doesn't like opinionated, foul language laced, bad behavi...

Mommies are people too

With great power comes great responsibility.Don't we know it. We've all come to Motherhood, for better or worse, because we wanted t...

So Happy Together

Lazy Sunday Morning at the movies. I guess Saturday mass has its privileges:)

Gulf Seafood ; Not just good food, good for you! Really?

According to the Associated Press, THEODORE, Ala. - In a newly optimistic tone, President Barack Obama promised Monday that "things a...

Truthful/Tell All Tuesday; June 15, 2010

OK, Ladies it is Tuesday and time for all of us to expunge all the crapola on our minds..lighten our load by getting rid of all that Mommy g...

The illusive baby book

Before my girls were ever born, in the very early stages of conception , I became obsessed with  chronicling every single thing they would e...