On this page the following entries were made in the “June, 2008” time-frame.
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Gadget loving mommies, unite!
I’m not ashamed to admit it - I am a huge gadget freak. I don’t know why there should be any shame involved in loving gadgets, except that women are always viewed as being completely clueless when it comes to anything with buttons. That has never been the case for me. I was the kid [...]
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Kids Say the Darndest Things
The other day, Savannah (my 7-year-old stepdaughter) explained to me why pregnant women are so hungry all the time:
“The baby eats all the food the mommy eats because he doesn’t want to be sitting next to a bunch of poop. Because when you eat it turns into poop and then the baby would have to be right [...]
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Being a Motherless Mommy
First, I would like to acknowledge that my mother is still alive. However, my relationship with her has been severely strained since I was a kid. I can understand, if you are a mommy who has lost her mother due to her passing, that you may not consider my situation to be nearly as dire, [...]
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Road rage
I have road rage! I’m not talking about arms waving, angry gesturing, obscenity spouting, pull our cars over to the side of the road and beat you to a pulp kind of rage. My rage is a milder, gentler, keep-it-all-inside while moving over by 2 lanes to pass your swerving car safely kind of rage. [...]
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While We Were Out…
Anna, Sophia and I went for a walk earlier in the week as part of our Lifestyle Change program. We ran into a few eye-catching items that were worthy of the following snapshots.
Ah, here’s a trash can for my trash…kind of…
Well, if I can’t put the poop there, what am I suppose to do with [...]
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Wipeout - My New Favorite Show
If you didn’t watch ABC’s Wipeout tonight, you missed a hilarious new show. The basic idea is to take various types of people and have them compete for $50,000 by running an obstacle course. But, this is a course full of obstacles that can’t help but make everyone look like idiots (e.g. big HUGE balls, [...]
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How do you say “guilt” in Russian?
There are a few standard questions that people I have recently met ask me. First, where are you from? Russia. Second (optional - only if they’re dumb), how do you like it in America? It’s okay, I guess. :P Next, inevitably, comes the dreaded question - are you teaching your children Russian?
Why do I dread it [...]
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Weight Loss Day 1: No Day at the Park (kind of)
Ok, so I am less than 24 hours into the Weight Loss Plan. Trying to get healthy, lower my blood pressure, lose some chub around my waist. As of this morning, I have had no caffeine, no junk food, and no refined sugar products. In addition, I joined my Mommy Sisters, Sophia and Anna, for [...]
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Deep Breathing
Okay…get your minds out of the gutter. I’m talking about stress-reduction here. I have often found that during my more stressful moments in life, it helps to just STOP and take some deep breaths.
As mommies, we are constantly running. Running to work, running to pick up our kids, running to the grocery store, running to the [...]
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