Archive for October, 2008

“Whatever, Martha!”

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

I’ve never been a big fan of being disrespectful or irreverent to parents. Especially now that I have kids.
BUT, if your mom is Martha Stewart and practically has you make a Thanksgiving meal from a turkey who may have lived in your own backyard first and then spray paint its carcas gold, adorn it with [...]

Odd Fun

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

OK, I know I said I don’t usually use memes, but I’m trying to give you something to read while I’m away. My fabulous friend Stacey posted this, so I thought I’d play along. Maybe you’ll learn something interesting.
“35 odd things about you”
1. Do you like blue cheese salad dressing?no, ew
2. Do you own a [...]

Interrogation

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

As a mom with five small children, I get asked a LOT of questions. And I don’t just mean, “Mommy, why do people have to wear underwear?”
I mean questions from adults.
When I go grocery shopping, my husband is usually working, so it’s me and five kids – five and under – and one heaping cart. Fun times.
I know [...]

Work or Play

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

When I’m doing my graphic design work on my computer, the boys often hop onto Nate’s computer to play pre-school phonics games online. Connor also likes to watch video clips on TotLOL.com. (It’s like YouTube for toddlers. Really cute!)
I was doing laundry the other day and trying to do other things on the computer, too. [...]