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Vote! Because you can't not win. You're a rockstar!!!
Except for the staying up late part, I do everything else.... Does getting up during all hours count?
And my audience just learned to clap! It's so exciting!
parents are rock stars
The other night I heard something about the 2012 Grammys coming up. That isn't important information. But it did give me the idea for this post... I am a parent, so I'm living the life of a rock star. If you are a parent you are probably just like a rock star too. What do rock stars do? They p...
That was pretty much my childhood. Although, there are things that I've used to "childproof." Like the chairs. On top of vents... keeps him from pulling off vent tops and droping toys down them. Especially since we onlt rent, we don't own. No extra holes in the floors.
I was actually listin to Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck today, and they said some similar things as your "disclaimer." I think that today's society has over protected our children to such an extent that normal parenting and discipline will be seen as abuse or illegal. I guess it's actually floating around out there that getting your kids to do chores will be against child labor laws. I also believe that parents were better drivers before thier children were so severly belted down and all panels within the vehicle have air bags. People believe that cars are so safe that they fail to take simple precautions while driving.
On that note, my not-quite-one-year-old is a very curious child. I will never be able to keep him bubble wraped because he will Houdini himself out of it. He likes electronics. He likes to see how things work. He likes dirt. Really likes dirt. He grabbed a handful out of a potted plant today... The point is, I will let him explore his environment and make his own mistakes. Of course, I will keep him from doing extremely stupid things like his daddy did when he was a kid.
Thank you for doing a "thinker" post. I liked it! And as always, to each thier own in parenting and life!
I did these things as a kid (but my kids won't)
I think about my own childhood now that I'm a parent. Often. Of course I do, it is my primary frame of reference in all things childhoody. There are things I did that my kids will never do. I could talk about how they will never dial a rotary phone. Or that they won't be enjoying candy cigare...
COFFEE! I was kind of addicted during my pregnancy and mommy is an altogether happier person once her blood stream has been replaced by caffinated goodness.
My other is painting my nails after the kidlet goes to bed. Last night was glitterific! The previous set was tiger stripes. It amuses me so. :)
the uppers & downers of parenting (or, coffee & wine)
I am a drug addict. I use uppers and downers. But only to make me a better parent. I never drank coffee before I had kids. At least not in a "Fresh Pots!" sort of way. We didn't even own a coffee maker. Back in those days, I looked down upon anyone who needed coffee in the morning. The more th...
Lunner. WE have brunch, now we have lunner. And for good measure I tack on "insta-" to just about anything. Like when we made a baby... insta baby! OR bam, mommy made insta-dinner!
made up words (or, portmanteau)
I'm going to geek out on you for a moment here over language stuff again. Specifically over hybrid words or portmanteau words. Which is when you take two words and combine them into a new word. More linguistics geekery here on Wikipedia. (and the word "wikipedia" is itself a combo of wiki and e...
We were part of the storm system here in Maine. Didn't do too much, but apparently no one trick or treats here. I'm from Colorado, so I'm totally used to it, and I even found a little pumpkin costume for my now 9.5 mo old. We had one girl, and I knew she was coming. :(
an "almost" forgotten Halloween tidbit
Remember when I wrote my Halloween post before Halloween and said that I wouldn't write about it after the fact because that would be "so last week" which would be uncool? Hi! We're more than two weeks out so I'm pretty sure Halloween posts are cool again. Not quite in a retro way, but in a cy...
Closet? What closet? It the place were non-child proofed objects dissapear to. Because he hasn't figured out how to open those doors yet... It's only a matter of time before that changes... :(
my closet, before & after kids
While I was taking a break last week, I spent a lot of extra time in my bedroom staring at my closet. Actually, I spent very little time staring at the closet. Most of my time was spent sleeping. But I noticed it nonetheless. Now that my energy has improved, I'm going to tackle this closet. Muc...
Get better! Mono sucks. I watched my brother go through it. He was out for 2 months. His was complicated with athsma, though. So you should be fine!
We'll look forward to seeing a recovery post when you are... recovered!
mama needs a break
Hi. I have mono. You know, the "kissing disease" that teenagers get? That makes them sick for three weeks? And then they stay home from school and sleep a lot and watch TV and it is actually pretty awesome? It isn't awesome as an adult. Apparently, the mononucleosis virus mistook me for a teena...
My hubby totally has food baby syndrome... although not as pronounced as mine... We have chicken pot pie in the "oven." It was yummy :)And I'm going to be adding lasagna next! dinner time!
after eating, before and after kids
Eating. Eating is good. I like to eat. At the offering of good food, I've always been one to stuff myself. This is what it was like to stuff myself before I had kids: My stomach would hurt! I'd feel like I was going to burst! And now, this is what it is like to stuff myself, after having k...
I totally remember that feeling! But you may not pop the turkey timer! I didn't, though it was a very near thing. :)
after eating, before and after kids
Eating. Eating is good. I like to eat. At the offering of good food, I've always been one to stuff myself. This is what it was like to stuff myself before I had kids: My stomach would hurt! I'd feel like I was going to burst! And now, this is what it is like to stuff myself, after having k...
No one wants to know what the heck is in the van... Even me... plus it's cold out side and I'm doing laundry.
Also, VOTE! Last check only 4 vote difference. Come on kids! Don't let Amber down!
the contents of my car, before & after kids
Okay, okay, so I already did the contents of my purse before & after kids post and this is the same idea. Before kids = empty, while after kids = clutter explosion. You get it. But I have to write this post. I need to publicly share the contents of the car mobile trashcan parked in my driveway....
Hehehe... My house to a "T." Only my living room has bottles everywhere. And the kitchen is mostly spotless... mostly.
a REAL house tour with Amber of Crappy Pictures
I love design blogs. But whenever I see a house tour of someone with young children I smile, knowingly. Where is the cereal on the floor? Where is the toy clutter? I'm an insider, you see. I have a house with young children. Their house doesn't really look like that. Ever. Below, you can tour m...
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