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2012: The Year of the Chopstick

January 17, 2012 11 Comments

Little boys aren’t known for their lovely penmanship.  We have had an ongoing problem with little boys who don’t hold the pencil properly and who write their letters from the bottom up instead of the top down.  (Take a quick moment and draw an I, a T and an F for me… from the top, […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, Grant, just funny

Am I the meanest mom on Facebook…? (I am pretty sure there are others just like me.)

January 10, 2012 44 Comments

Before I get to Facebook: I am thrilled that a panel of some of my favorite bloggers judged my Cowhide Dresser as one of the Top 6 entries in Not JUST A Housewife’s DIY Projects of 2011 contest.  There were almost 800 entries, so I am pretty darn excited about that! click here for the tutorial Now […]

Filed Under: Conner, Devin, Facebook, family, furniture re-do, parenting

Humiliation, if used correctly, can be a useful parenting tool.

January 9, 2012 41 Comments

Don’t ya love it when your kids forget you are friends with them on Facebook….? Being friends with Mama is a requirement in order to get a Facebook account around here.  You want privacy…?  Get your own apartment.

Filed Under: Conner, family, just funny, parenting

My elves are clumsy.

December 10, 2011 6 Comments

We’re in full blown Christmas decorating mode around here. Conner was helping me trim the tree when he dropped the ornament he was holding into a box of other ornaments and it broke.  (He’s kind of ham-handed, my Conner…) I asked him to be careful and to clean up the glass. I noticed after a […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, Funny, No Mom wants to hear...

The one about bikers, beer and stereotypes. (And Twilight.)

November 26, 2011 11 Comments

Carlsberg beer made a commercial where they rented a small movie theater.  There are 150 seats and they filled 148 of them with tattooed, leather clad, body pierced biker-types.  They left 2 seats open, right in the middle of all of those bikers… What would you do? Such an interesting example of human behavior, isn’t […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, Funny, just funny Tagged With: Conner

My son weighs in on Ricki Lake’s birth plan….

November 14, 2011 21 Comments

Ricki Lake is famous for several things, but one of her more recent projects was to film the birth of her baby… in a bathtub… in her apartment… with a midwife.  I’m not going to provide any social commentary here. (cough, cough, epidural!, cough, cough) To each, her own. Last week, Handsome Hubby and I […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, just funny, no reason - just fun Tagged With: Conner

Conversations about cake…

June 17, 2011 10 Comments

At our house, if there are cakes or cookies around, this conversation is repeated constantly: Kid: “Mom, can I have some cake (cookie, doughnut, ice cream, pudding….)?” Me: “Have something nutritious first.” This is my general policy on sweets, has been for a while, yet they ask over and over. This morning Conner came in […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, family, frustrating, Funny, No Mom wants to hear..., parenting Tagged With: Conner

No symbolism here.

March 15, 2011 11 Comments

Conner has been needling Grant and just bugging his little brother in general. Grant got some scrap paper and drew a picture for Conner. I am thinking Grant is getting tired of Conner’s antics. I am also thinking that if Grant invites Conner to the beach, Conner should decline the invitation.

Filed Under: Conner, family, Grant, No Mom wants to hear..., Randomness Tagged With: Conner

Table manners. It’s what’s for breakfast.

March 14, 2011 19 Comments

It’s a school morning. I have a cup of coffee and am sitting in the living room, making fun of Meredith Viera’s LACK of interviewing prowess. From the living room I can see into our dining room… You know those heavy earth moving/construction vehicles that have a claw and can grab big scoops of earth […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, No Mom wants to hear..., parenting Tagged With: Conner

New year, new moon, new pajamas.

January 3, 2011 9 Comments

Happy New Year everyone! I’ve been busy hitting post-Christmas sales, but realize I need to get the kids some new clothes. Specifically, new PJ pants for Conner. His statement after his brother made a comment about his ripped PJs….? “My butt isn’t hanging out, it’s just showing.” oy.

Filed Under: Conner, family, Funny, No Mom wants to hear... Tagged With: Conner

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