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February 9, 2008 | All Me All Day
I think I am finally getting over this damn flu. But you know what I was thinking?
Having the flu was a lot like being pregnant. Behold:
1) Both times I threw up a lot.
2) Both times I felt hungover, but I wasn’t drinking.
3) Both times I thought I might be dying.
4) Both times I got it from Gabe.
5) Both times all I wanted to drink was very very cold water and coke. (not at the same time)
The biggest difference?
This time the kids were kicking me from the outside.
January 11, 2008 | All Me All Day
While Reading My CNN Feed (mistakenly thinking I was reading my ESPN feed):
What the hell was Reggie Bush doing is Jerusalem?
Ohhhhh. I’m an idiot.
While Watching “Little Bear”:
I hate this frigging show. This and Franklin. They are so sappy they make me want to puke. It reminds me of that Denis Leary bit where he is talking about those people trying to sue Judas Priest when those kids committed suicide and he says“Explain it to me. Heavy Metal bands on trial because kids commit suicide? What’s that about? Judas Priest on trial because “my kid bought the record, and listened to the lyrics, …..” Well that’s great! That sets a legal precedent. Does that mean I can sue Dan Fogelberg for making me into a pussy in the mid-70’s. Is that possible, huh? Huh?! “Your honor, between him and James Taylor, I didn’t get a blow job ’till I was 27 years old. I was in Colorado wearing hiking boots eating granola. I want some fucking money right now!” I hope Franklin and Little Bear don’t make my kids wieners.
While Cooking a Pork Roast:
Wait a minute. What am I doing? Am I cooking a pork roast from a recipe that I got from a cookbook that I checked out of the library? Who am I? My mother would be so proud.I better call her before I make my Gratin Dauphinois. Dauphinois? I wonder if they are related to the guy who sent Henry V the tennis balls.
While Watching “Heroes”:
December 17, 2007 | All Me All Day
Yes, today I am 35.
35.
That kind of seems like a lot, doesn’t it.
Anyway, no need to buy me anything, but for my gift I do ask you to do one of two things (it will cost you nothing but pride).
Either:
1) Click on one of my ads - the BlogHer ad would be good, but feel free to click a text link ad too. There is some good stuff over there.
or
2) Go win me something on Blingo.
Thanks! You guys rule.
November 27, 2007 | All Me All Day
On Saturday night Gabe and I went over to Becky’s house for dinner. We had a fantastic time and we stayed up way too late just talking. As it neared 1:00 am I noticed that my voice was a bit more - um, Kathleen Turner than normal.
I woke up the next morning and I sounded more like Denny Green after a game.
I’m sorry. Was that too random? What I mean is that I had lost my voice.
Then we drove home. 910 miles. Do you know how difficult it is to threaten the children in the back seat when you can’t make any sound?
Thank Bog for e-mail and the interweb. This way Mommy at Work can hear me trash talk her just fine when I tell the entire blogosphere that I beat her 144-72 in fantasy football this weekend.* That’s right, you heard me. I DOUBLED her score. Lapped her. And I did it while Adrian Peterson (the Purple Jesus) sat on the bench.
In case you didn’t quite catch that:
GOON SQUAD SARAH (aka All Hail the Hypnotoad): 144
MOMMY AT WORK (aka Indianapolis Easy Money Tramps**): 72
* No comment on my Blog Pound loss to L.A. Daddy. I seem to have conveniently lost my voice.
** That is seriously her ff team name. I wasn’t making that part up.
November 12, 2007 | All Me All Day, Parenting
Tonight I am going to be part of
a panel discussion for a doctoral-level seminar on Work, Identity and Adult Development. Specifically, those mothers who decided to stop working temporarily or permanently after they had children. What we’re
interested in exploring is how identity changes during these
transitions.
at George Washington University.*
That’s right. You heard me. I am an expert on being a stay-at-home-mom. (Well, that and Pundit Mom couldn’t make it, so I was the back up plan.)
So, what should I wear to sit on a panel about being a SAHM? Sweatpants? Business casual? My jammies? Should I wear something my children have vomited on (just for authenticity) or should I wear something clean?
* Don’t worry about the doctoral students, Devra will be on the panel too, and she really IS an expert on this kind of thing.
July 25, 2007 | All Me All Day, BlogHer
I have been running around the house like a maniac all day long. We haven’t gone anywhere, I’ve just been running aournd the house.
And I can’t get anything done.
The kids are finally napping, but since Ian fell asleep in his bed and Claudia fell asleep in my bed I can’t pack for me OR for them.
I have to have all of this done by the morning.
Who else thinks I’ll be throwing in one extra load of laundry at 5:00 am?
May 29, 2007 | All Me All Day, Potty Training, The Pink One
No, our TV didn’t suck me in. In fact, it completely died and we had to buy a new (and way cooler) television set.
The tv didn’t try to hurt me at all, but this almost did me in.
I don’t really want to talk about it anymore, but I will say this it was indeed a bottle full of bad ideas.
We’ve been busy playing tourist with company and end of the year stuff for preschool. We spent Saturday on the mall with our friends Lora and Matt and I didn’t get one single picture of the four of us. Instead, would you like to see a cool picture I took of the Washington Monument?
We’ve also been potty training. Well, potty training Claudia. She has peed in the potty every day for a week now. No more diapers for her, she is in either a Pull-Up or underpants all day long now.
Did I mention my superfly new friend Clare (Hi Clare!) sent The Goon Squad a bunch of Pull-Ups so that we could try the different kinds? Claudia likes the ones with “Learning Designs”. I guess the pictures are supposed to fade when they get wet, but she has been doing such a great job keeping them dry that I hadn’t even noticed.
We are also finally caught up on all three seasons of “Project Runway” so now you can feel free to talk to me about it.
Yes, I know I am a dork. Need more proof? I went and bought Guitar Hero 2
April 22, 2007 | All Me All Day, Other Bloggers
As much as I’ve been trying not to think about it, I was kind of sad that I hadn’t been nominated for any of those Blogger’s Choice Awards.
And then I was voting today (which I tend to do about every other day. Did you know you can vote for more than one person?) I ran across myself! It turns out my new best friend, Ali, nominated me for Best Parenting Blog and Hottest Mommy Blogger.
Here are your direct links: (Thanks to Plain Jane Mom)
http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/7818
and
http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/7817
I’ve never been nominated for hottest anything before. Actually, I think the last thing I was nominated for was the office of historian for my twins club (yes, I suck that much. Shut it.) Threes of people have already voted for me already. Feel free to join the fun.
(Thanks Ali. As Claudia would say - you made this a happy day.)
April 19, 2007 | All Me All Day, Strollerderby Runoff
Hipster parent or humongous dork? It is all in the eye of the beholder.
As I was all set to clean my house (the universe still hasn’t come through with that cleaning service yet, but I haven’t given up) I loaded up my iPod with The Horrors and EL-P* and I realized - Oh my God. Am I a hipster parent?
Lets see… I’m not really very cool, but my kids did have Misfits onesies and I have a kind of hipster job. I don’t have trendy clothes and I’m still not entirely sure who Death Cab for Cutie is.
You guys don’t think I’m a hipster, do you? I mean, you don’t have to say I’m a dork. I really mean, please don’t call me a dork. I guess what I really mean is that when I first read about the whole “grup” thing, and when everyone else was talking about it I kind of assumed it didn’t apply to me. Do you think you are a hipster? Do you hate the word hipster? How many times do you think I can work the word hipster into a single paragraph?
I give up. I’m going to go make some chai tea.
I’m kidding. It was a joke. That stuff tastes like ass. Plus you guys know I only drink coffee, water, beer or wine.
*( I also put a bunch of Nirvana on there because cleaning to songs from college make me appreciate how big my house and then I don’t mind vacuuming the stairs so much.)
I’ll try to have the contest results by tomorrow. Some of you guys are really close. I may need to bring in a third party judge.
