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happy anniversary!!!
Commented Sep 1, 2009 on Three Years at La Petite Chic
Three Years
I wasn't nervous about marrying Jonathan. I never had cold feet nor any inkling of anxiety nor any of the typical jitters one might get before one of life's major events. On the day of our wedding, even with Tropical Storm Ernesto raging outside ruining our perfect wedding day weather forecast...
seriously...*I* could have made better shorts with some cloth and some scotch tape than Mitchell made with a sewing matching and, you know, supposed skills.
Commented Aug 28, 2009 on Project Runway Recap - Pregnancy Chic at MamaPop™
Project Runway Recap - Pregnancy Chic
Last week on Project Runway, we said good-bye to our first designtestant from planet K-512, Ari. Since Ari was clearly the most loony tunes designer, I was worried I'd be bored this week, but then I realized I'd forgotten all about Malvin what with the disco soccer balls and sheer caftans of y...
GAH. sooooo glad he`s okay!
Commented Aug 9, 2009 on We're OK, you should know that right off at She Likes Purple
We're OK, you should know that right off
I try to be a pretty laid-back mom. Some of you who know me may have just spit your drink on your monitors, but in many ways, I think it's still pretty accurate. We've let Kyle suck on a lemon and gave him mashed sweet potatoes and other pureed veggies before six months (with the nod of approval...
I stand behind my rage against the raisin.
EW.
Commented Aug 7, 2009 on Bloggers: Will They Use Their Powers for Good or Evil? at Surrender, Dorothy
Bloggers: Will They Use Their Powers for Good or Evil?
TWEETDECK -- In a flurry of keystrokes and a fierce show of power, several alpha bloggers unexpectedly turned on raisins yesterday under the hashtag #bloggersagainstraisins. The first tweet came from Yvonne Marie of Joy Unexpected. Within minutes, others followed suit. "Raisins could have been...
I'm sorry. I have nothing coherent to say...I'm still slightly traumatized from Andy's swallowing.
Commented Aug 6, 2009 on Weeds Uncap, Revisited...Because I Want You to Argue with Me at MamaPop™
Weeds Uncap, Revisited...Because I Want You to Argue with Me
I'm writing this noon post much later than I should be and much later than I normally do, because I've been fretting over Weeds (and other stuff because I'm not totally shallow) all morning and thinking a lot about the comments from my last Weeds Uncap. I suggested that the overall theme of th...
I cannot talk about my love for She's All That. It's almost as bad as my love for Center Stage.
Commented Aug 5, 2009 on MamaPop Pop Culture Confessional: Backpacking Dad Edition at MamaPop™
MamaPop Pop Culture Confessional: Backpacking Dad Edition
Welcome to the MamaPop Pop Culture Confessional, where we receive confession of any and all pop culture pleasures, guilty or otherwise! Today, we welcome Backpacking Dad, who has much to confess about what he gets up to when he has full control over the remote. Herewith, Backpacking Dad's n...
my mom is Bubbie too!
:)
Congrats!
Commented Aug 4, 2009 on Spilling the Beans at La Petite Chic
Spilling the Beans
I'm alive! I ended up only taking half of the prescribed Tamiflu because it worked really quickly for me and managed to get rid of my fever within the first 24 hours. On advice of my own personal doctor (err, Jon's dad, an ER doc), I decided that was best for me and the baby because the Tamifl...
oh yes. wait for part 4. it will make you sick to your stomach. it's SO sad.
Commented Jul 14, 2009 on The Nanny Diaries, part 3 at Canada Moms Blog
The Nanny Diaries, part 3
When the 604 call came up on caller ID, I didn't race to answer it. Telemarketer, I just assumed. And then it rang again. and again. So, finally I answered it, ready with my pre-planned "I am not interested, but thank you" when the caller offered me some sort of resort deal. But alas, no! it...
can't. wait. to. meet. you.
:)
blogher is totally chaotic and crazy and there are so many people everywhere and there's not enough time to spend ENOUGH time with everyone and you want to hang out with old friends and new friends and meet new people etc. So, I guess I can see how some people come home feeling all snubbed or whatever, but I doubt that it's intentional. my best advice to someone would be: if you want to talk to someone, go up and talk to her. or him. :)
Commented Jul 3, 2009 on A Newbie Goes To BlogHer09 at Deep South Moms
A Newbie Goes To BlogHer09
The buzz is building to the point where you can barely hear anything else these days. The countdown to the BlogHer conference, kicking off in Chicago on July 23rd, is in full effect. Bloggers are nervous, excited, down-right petrified, ready to kick it high-gear-style and every emotion in be...
Center Stage.
LOVE.
*sigh*
Commented Jul 2, 2009 on The MamaPop Pop Culture Confessional: Whoorl Edition at MamaPop™
The MamaPop Pop Culture Confessional: Whoorl Edition
Welcome to the MamaPop Pop Culture Confessional, where we receive confession of any and all pop culture pleasures, guilty or otherwise! Today, our super-speshul guest is Sarah, of Whoorl, and Hair Thursday, and other sundry awesome! Take it away, Sarah! Sarah's not-so-guilty pop culture pleasu...
Liam Neeson as badass?
*swoon*
Commented May 29, 2009 on Black Hockey DadCentric Reviews: Taken at DadCentric
Black Hockey DadCentric Reviews: Taken
So because you're a Dad or maybe married to a Dad or in some way familiar with and adoring of Fatherhood, you understand that we never get to movies unless they're too colorful and stupid and heartwarming. We rent movies. So our reviews are tardy. That's the way it goes. Movie theaters are fo...
oh, i can SOOO feel you...well, at least on the selling part. we are going through that process right now...and i would just like TO SELL ALREADY so i can go back to leaving my clothing on the floor. heh.
Commented May 12, 2009 on Worst House Ever at Canada Moms Blog
Worst House Ever
The whole process of selling and buying a house has to be one of life’s most stressful events, right up there with Marriage and Divorce and being so all-consumed with going out your mind vacuuming everyday that you didn’t even remember that Sunday was Mother’s Day let alone send your own Mothe...
i thought about not replying...because, well, I'm not into drama...but i just thought I'd address a few of your concerns.
i, in no way, have unrealistic expectations for my nanny. two of the three of my kids are at school for 8:30-4:30 every day, which is usually around the time I get home from work, sometimes closer to five. and isabella is in school from 9 - 12. so, while i don't think she has a CUSHY job by any means, there is a TON of down down for her during the day. AND you have to remember that this is a PAID job. just like my boss at work expects certain things from me, i expect certain things from her. I would be a lousy employer if i didn't expect things from her. i AM paying her to do things like remember lunches. when she forgets, it means that i need to leave work, come home, pick up the lunch and take it to school. and of course, if this were to happen a couple times, i would be all 'accidents happen', of course, but i would do it. but it's happened several times.
also, i have expressed in this post how much i love her and need her and how much a part of my family is...that wasn't what this post was about...it was just about some things that happen, some are funny, some are quirky, some are annoying, and some i would expect better. that's it. It was more about "life with a nanny" - which will be what the rest of the posts in this series will be about - than about putting my nanny down.
i don't know if you came on here to pick a fight. i mean, it's certainly how it feels, which seems to happen a lot around CMBs, which is kind of a shame if you ask me.
Commented May 12, 2009 on The Nanny Diaries, part 1 at Canada Moms Blog
The Nanny Diaries, part 1
I came home from work this afternoon to find my nanny lounging on the couch reading the newspaper. READING THE NEWSPAPER! (this would be like if I were sitting and reading a book in my cubicle while my boss was sitting right beside me, expecting me to be working) Over the past 6 years, I've h...
stats are stupid. that's why no one wants to take them in college.
hugs, love.
Commented May 11, 2009 on nine out of ten at Gorillabuns
nine out of ten
Did you know these are the stats that my husband and I are left with after losing a child? Meaning that nine out of ten couples DIVORCE after the loss of a child? It's quite scary if I were to be scared about such a thing with my relationship with "my dude", but this happens to be the norm in su...
i LOVE LOVE LOVE that going over the border was a thrill for you as a kid...because it's that way for my kids too. while the husband and I are grumbling over having to talk to customs agents and declare all our crap. heh ;)
Commented May 11, 2009 on Come back with my kids! at Canada Moms Blog
Come back with my kids!
It’s a well-known fact that the vast majority of this fine nation’s population lives somewhere along the border between Canada and the United States, and I am no exception. I grew up very close to a small border town, one that, years later, I lived in with my husband and two children for sever...
my kids go to private jewish day school ($12,000 a pop, yo!)
It was a personal decision that the husband and I made for several reasons. One, because we are NOT religious, we wanted them to exposed to some things that they don't learn at home - to learn about holidays and tradition and to learn about who they are. and two, it was REALLY important to our families. Jewish tradition runs deep to my core...my holocaust-surviving grandparents made sure my mother sent us to jewish day school, and are making sure that I sent my kids.
while i have no doubts that my kids would flourish in public school, NO DOUBTS, i have lots of love for the public school system...i have been blown away by how amazing the school my children go to is.
BLOWN AWAY.
of course, there are days that the husband and i do the math and think $12,000 x 3 = A LOT OF MONEY EACH YEAR and i sigh and think that i could have the blackberry i want and have a nicer car and better wardrobe and go on vacation more...
...but this was important for us. so, we try not to look back and just enjoy the amazing things my children are learning every day!
Commented May 8, 2009 on Private? Public? Home?: Which School's the "Right" School? at Canada Moms Blog
Private? Public? Home?: Which School's the "Right" School?
Let's get one thing straight. I'm not the homeschooling type. I'm pretty much your typical urban mom. I've got the Bugaboo stroller, the umbrella stroller, AND the double stroller, the chichi diaper bag -- let's see what else -- the Lululemon yoga pants, the designer sunglasses, the endlessly-...
best title ever.
the husband was sitting next to me and as soon as hurley said 'bounty hunter' he was all "he's totally writing a star wars movie' HOW DID HE KNOW? how? i had no idea.
fucking kate. seriously.
i did know that chang/candle was going to turn out to be miles's dad. so, yeah, go me...and everyone else who watches this show.
gah. naomi. gah. ajira dude/shadow of the statue/kidnapper. gah. daniel faraday. gah.
this show KILLS my brain.
Commented Apr 16, 2009 on Lost Recap: "Some Like It Hoth" at MamaPop™
Lost Recap: "Some Like It Hoth"
I've been throwing around some possible subtitles for this episode. These include: -Dammit, Kate! -Dude, I like, totally see dead people too and stuff -Blue VW Bus Fever: Catch it! -Oh god SHUT UP ALREADY KATE! -Dead bodies and daddy issues -You say Circle Of Trust, I say THIS FUCKING SUCKS -K...
gah! oh my god! gah! congrats!
Commented Mar 26, 2009 on Nine Weeks Ago I Was Pricing Vasectomies. God Has a Wicked Sense of Humor. at Velveteen Mind
Nine Weeks Ago I Was Pricing Vasectomies. God Has a Wicked Sense of Humor.
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mmmm...paul rudd...
Commented Mar 6, 2009 on Friday Eye Candy: Humorless Feminist Confronts Vanity Fair Edition at MamaPop™
Friday Eye Candy: Humorless Feminist Confronts Vanity Fair Edition
Nothing forces a bored and over-educated pop culture addict into more of an over-analytical death-spin than images in fashion and entertainment magazines. Especially images that reference or exploit the sexualized human form. Especially images that reference or exploit the sexualized female f...
i don't know if i can get past #1!
the WWF thing? it's hilarious!
Commented Feb 20, 2009 on Everyone Else Was Doing It! at La Petite Chic
Everyone Else Was Doing It!
To celebrate our condo going on the market today (EEK!), I figured I would succumb to peer pressure and finally do that 25 Random, Weird, Interesting Things About Me meme that I'm still getting tagged for on Facebook. Because really, there's not much else on my mind and I don't want to subject ...
amazing. looks seriously amazing.
Commented Feb 9, 2009 on St. Maarten and Antigua at La Petite Chic
St. Maarten and Antigua
To start at the beginning in San Juan, St. Thomas and St. John, click here. I think St. Maarten is my favorite port of call. They have it all; white sandy beaches, warm, calm water and lots of duty-free shopping, all within walking distance or a short water taxi ride away from the dock. It's a...
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