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  • Go Read It Today, Sunday, January 6, 2008

    I agree. I don’t think Britney Spears will be alive come 2009, and that is a tragedy. And her kids… it is all just so awful. Phew, I was worried there for a minute! Conclusion is debatable ;) Contemplation under the cork tree. Now unlike what we’re having in California today, that’s real weather. (And…

  • I have felt like this for years about network news

    Thank you SUEB0B for this fantastic call to action against the drivel that passes for news programming these days. I agree 100% and haven’t watched that crap in years. “Be very afraid” is definitely their mantra. Instead, I watch: News Hour (PBS) This Week with George Stephanopoulos (ABC) Meet the Press (NBC) Washington Week (PBS)…

  • Go Read It Today, Saturday, January 5, 2008

    “So definitely until Summer.” I love it. What a beautiful memory. Ha! And I think that pretty much there is no such thing as educational television. Argh, that really sucks. Solution: move to Hawaii ;) Bossy, woman-to-woman, I’ve just got to tell you… You’re a force to be reckoned with. I hope your trip is…

  • "These are the seasons of emotion and like the winds they rise and fall."

    Have you all heard about these big storms we’re having out here in California? We’re supposed to get something like 40 – 50 mile an hour winds, with gusts up to 100 mph! So yesterday afternoon I had Mike and Robbie out with me in the backyard picking up all the toys and piling them…

  • Go Read It Today, Friday, January 4, 2008

    Hey, did you know that ThisIsMeMaria was back? I didn’t — and check out why I missed her. I laughed! I’m her friend now! I actually laughed so hard I cried, so I guess that makes me a friend who calls you up in the middle of the night weeping. Hmmm. Yay, I can’t wait…

  • Go Read It Today, Thursday, January 3, 2008

    OMG, ditto. Just ditto. Exactly the way I feel. Grrr, houseguests can be, um, well, let’s just say they can be “trying.” I love this energy. Bottle it and I’d buy some!

  • Go Read It Today, Wednesday, January 2, 2008

    WHOO HOO! Oh man, I’m going to cry! You have got to be kidding me. Yeah, so I’m not really sure… Yes, it is. Final analysis: I’m old too.

  • "I am for shizz up the spout"

    I understand that as an adoptive mother I’m supposed to be easily offended by portrayals of adoption in the movies, but I just saw “Juno” and I loved it. It was a hilarious, touching, and unique story. Sure, there were parts that were unbelievable or just plain poorly done, but when I leave the theater…

  • Go Read It Today, Monday, December 24, 2007

    Brava!! A great look into life and death in hamster world. I would have gone postal over this — I salute your restraint. Snort. “…and thought, we are lucky.” Beautiful.

  • Days: numbered

    I’m pretty sure that the days of being able to hide a Christmas present from my kids by throwing a sheet over it are fairly limited. FYI: its a computer for the kitchen. They’re going to explode with excitement ;)

  • "These are for friends?"

    Yesterday was food, but today’s project was toys — significantly harder! Before we left for Toys R Us I explained to the boys that we were going to go to a huge toy store, but we weren’t going to buy anything for us. I told them that some families didn’t have enough money to buy…

  • Ensuring their hearts are in the right places

    This morning after getting the boys new haircuts we went to the grocery store to get food to put in some food donation barrels. Mike and Robbie were great helpers, running across the aisles cans in hand helping me get the stuff from random corners of the store. We were able to hit the major…

  • "Still" believing

    Today Mike and I were alone in the car and he asked me if I believed in Santa Claus. I said “of course” and waited to see what he said next. He then listed a handful of kids in his kindergarten class who did not believe, and I commented on how sad that was. And…

  • Go Read It Today, Friday, December 21, 2007

    Anyone have good, helpful stories about AML Leukemia? Please go share them with Jill Asher of the Silicon Valley Moms Blog. Her mother was just diagnosed and she needs some hope and help from you wonderful blog folks.

  • Go Read It Today, Friday, December 21, 2007

    A very reasonable request. I love the idea of backup pants. Are they for going in reverse? “Extended travel with very small children is challenging.” (Better you than me, Karrie :) Well. Since you asked so nicely. This made me cry.

  • Go Read It Today, Thursday, December 20, 2007

    “…right on track…” I’m exhaling just a little bit. Fingers crossed (almost to the snapping point) for the next couple of weeks. Ditto. I’m not a fan of celebrity-bashing. Just because they’re in the public eye doesn’t mean they aren’t people. There’s a Santa backlash? Give me a break, people. What about the magic of…

  • Go Read It Today, Wednesday, December 19, 2007

    Oh man, I have no idea. What say you? It’s beautiful when we get to see that our kids have actually learned something from watching and listening to us. “Perhaps it’s just the fear of losing more.” Picking your battles is very important, but standing firm is the hard part. That‘s what it’s all about.

  • Go Read It Today, Tuesday, December 8, 2007

    Truth in advertising. Snort, that was easy. As far as I’m concerned, this is the best way to lose ever! Yes ;) A fantastic description of marriage. And motherhood. Yay!! New baby! Congrats to Frema! 11 pounds 4 ounces is either a typo, or your qualification for some sort of medal. Ouch.

  • Caution Dumbasses: Hot Coffee is Hot

    Shhh, but yesterday I was assembling 3 Razor Scooter Jrs, and among the standard “this toy will kill your child” warning labels I noticed one that stood out and made me want to weep for the world. Prominently placed on the front of the scooter is “WARNING: THIS PRODUCT MOVES WHEN USED.” Seriously? The word…

  • Go Read It Today, Thursday, December 13, 2007

    Bossy’s young daughter just had part of her mouth torn off by a dog. I don’t even know what to say. If you do, please head over there. “What the hell has happened to people?” Indeed. Think there’s no reason to link to Dooce or Amalah anymore? Like they’re all famous and no longer worth…

  • Go Read It Today, Thursday, December 13, 2007

    Snort — she said “momhole” and I can’t stop snickering! Worth a read if you have gone far down the infertility path (raises hand) or want to see some of what that’s like. I too felt like once I got to the well-established pregnancy part it would all somehow be different. Yeah… not so much.…