From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Why Knowing The Sex Of Your Pet Mice Really Does Matter

01.29.2010

The day Pat left for Hawaii I told the girls we could go to the pet store and bring a third mouse home.
Maile got a white mouse for her birthday that she very appropriately named “white eye” and Laina got a black mouse a week later to keep White Eye company and after naming him [...]

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Writer’s Workshop: i twitter

01.27.2010

I got sucked into twitter months ago. It’s quite fun actually. They call it “mini blogging”. Blogging for the ADD. A lot of people don’t like it because it’s just a little too much inside information. No one wants to know that you’re stuck in traffic and have to pee…that kind of thing. And even [...]

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An Open Letter To Victoria’s Secret

01.26.2010

(I’m guest posting for Jen at Buried with Children today…stop on by if you want to read about what not to do to keep your children occupied while you spend time on the computer.)
Dear Victoria and all your Secrets,
I love you. I do. You and I have a secret of our own, don’t we? And it’s [...]

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The Bachelor: Jake Wants His Mommy

01.26.2010

Poor Jake.
Poor poor impressionable, sweet, nerdy Jake.
I don’t think he knew what he was getting into…or that ABC was going to present to him 25 crazy women and that he would have the challenge of finding the one normal one in the pack.
Jake is clearly over the charade of pretending to like girls he doesn’t [...]

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Your Assignment Should You Choose To Accept

01.25.2010

I just love how these assignments can be fillers when it’s too late to write about The Bachelor…last night was a doozy and I’ll post all about it when the kids here are napping. For now you’ll have to choose an assignment for this week. I particularly like these prompts…and fyi I’m going to try [...]

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Preschool Dropout

01.24.2010

I’ve been debating this choice off and on for months now, but last week I made my final decision. I pulled Laina out of preschool. GASP! And here’s why:
-30% of the time she cries when she has to go.
-70% of the time she goes begrudgingly and in an annoyed fashion.
-It’s been five months now and [...]

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Who Needs Hawaii?

01.24.2010

Pat’s finally coming home tomorrow.
I didn’t tell you all that he was out of town last week for fear that one of you MIGHT show up at my door and try to kidnap Maile’s mice (you know who you are). Pat is a really strong protector so I’m not as nervous about a mouse napping [...]

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My Son Is Being Bullied

01.21.2010

He’s only two.
Too young for an introduction to the harsh realities of this cruel world. And yet on three different occasions, three separate siblings of mine have pointed out that my son’s boots are…ahem….pink. To them I say this:
So what if my son wants to wear rainboots all year long. Who am I to stand [...]

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Writers Workshop: Elevator Pitch

01.20.2010

1.) Create one short (a sentence long) and one longer (100 – 150 words) Elevator Pitch describing what your blog is about.
Problogger is filled to the brim with awesome blog tips and advice. I recently joined their free 31 Days To Build A Better Blog challenge that is supposed to help me build….a…better blog. Everyday [...]

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