Idiot Box

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Everybody says too much TV makes your kids dumb. I’m going to start limiting David’s TV time, because it’s making him too smart. And making me look dumb. We are in the car when David says, “Mommie, this box is recyclable.” He’s eating a snack in the backseat. “Maybe. Some plastic can be recycled.” “It says it’s recyclable. See these arrows? That means you can recycle it.”

Valentine’s for Social Media Lovers

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

It’s OK. I’m an Adult.

post by Colleen I wonder how long it will before my kids peg me for the fraud that I am. Maybe hypocrite is a better word. “No you can not have a cookie! We’re eating dinner in just a few minutes.” As I sneak an Oreo while stirring the spaghetti sauce. “You can’t get up from from the table until you finish those peas.” I cover my bowl of half-eaten green globes with a napkin. “Get in bed. You’ll be tired and cranky tomorrow if

Requests for Love

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Okay, I’ve been getting these love request emails for a long time now, and thought it would be fun to share them with you, AND respond to them here.  Enjoy… *** “Wanna meeting with clever man.. Hope you’ll write back soon There’s a woman for every man, and these specialty dating sites proves there also is a pet, a punker, a criminal etc. etc. for every man or woman.A site plan for the complex, called Riverview Casino, shows a casino, convention center, theater, hotel, sports

Some Tips to Help Keep Your Christmas Merry

1. Hands down, the grandparents outdo you every time. Don’t even try to compete. 2. Re-gifting is fine. Until you forget to remove the tag with your name on it. 3. It is totally OK to use that whole “Santa is watching” thing one last time, and send the kids to bed early on Christmas Eve. They’ll be up at 4 a.m. anyway. 4. Prepare yourself for that one really awful gift by memorizing this phrase, “Oh, I don’t have anything like it. It’s so

For all the Cold Weather Mommies!

There is a lot about winter that makes a Mom’s job very hard.  And I am talking about the Moms that live in climates that hit below freezing- not the Moms who have year around 70 plus degree weather. Those moms with the warm weather have no idea what us Northern climate Moms have to deal with! All the winter gear that is required just to get the kids out the front door. Even on the best days it takes me a minimum of 15

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post by Colleen Stout According to my little Twitter poll 62% of  you moms do it every single day. 23% of you do it every other day. Just 16% of you admitted to doing it less than every three days. I really want to do it every day. I try to do it every day. I don’t always get to. I takes a lot of planning to make it happen. Often it’s a 10 minute quickie when the kids are napping. But when it does