One of my families' favorite activities is a yearly Kansas City event. Every Memorial Day weekend a children's music festival is held in Crown Center called Jiggle Jam. We've been several times and It. Is. A. Blast!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Who Wants to Go Camping? #ColemanCamping #Giveaway
Before The Mommy was a mommy, and before The Mommy had a household, the Hubby and I loved camping and float trips and going to exotic locals like Missouri.... It was awesome! We'd pack up the Jeep and head out to commune with nature. *sigh* I miss our camp trips.
Now our camp trips are mostly the indoor or backyard variety. We have been thinking that the kids are now old enough to take camping but frankly the thought of all of the preparations necessary, to make a camping trip for five people (with three of them age 6 and under) successful, makes me a little nauseous. Enter Coleman and National Wildlife Federation....
Now our camp trips are mostly the indoor or backyard variety. We have been thinking that the kids are now old enough to take camping but frankly the thought of all of the preparations necessary, to make a camping trip for five people (with three of them age 6 and under) successful, makes me a little nauseous. Enter Coleman and National Wildlife Federation....
Monday, May 28, 2012
Meditation Monday: My Town (Memorial Day)
Sometimes it just hits me and in that moment of clarity, I realize that small towns have it right. They just do it right! Like Memorial Day. This weekend Podunk wrapped itself in the stars and stripes, it swathed itself in Old Glory and waved its flag proudly. We gave thanks to those that served and those that sacrificed so much.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Songs That Make Us Sing Saturdays: Summer's Opening Weekend
Well, here in the States, not sure what my Canadian bestie Ginger from (Not) Just Another Mom of Twins does up north, this weekend traditionally marks the beginning of the summer break/vacation season; at least for the vast majority of school children and SAHMs. Stretching out ahead of us, are long, hot days spent by the pool. A few months spent in maxi dresses, flip flops, and bathing suits (EEK!). And a long summer vacation spent trying to entertain bored and/or cranky spoiled brats children. And I don't know about you but my feet are SO not sandal ready and neither are my thighs (or stomach, ass or arms for that matter).
The Mommy Blues
Well, yesterday was a big day in the Mommy Household! My babies turned FIVE and Myriam is officially a first grader! I'm not really sure how I feel about all this change. I mean I always swore that I would never be one of those sappy, emotional, wrecks sappy, emotional, wrecks (sorry but I decided that WAS the wording I wanted to use). But I'll be honest I'm a little... wrecked.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Writer's Workshop: Happy Birthday Baby(s)
2.) You got duped. What happened?
When you have children, surprises abound. It's in the fine print. And I never read the fine print. I've learned that I fall into the same trap that just about everyone falls into; I never think that it could happen to me, but when it came to children I was SO wrong.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Myriam's Hopscotch
Living with an autistic child is wrought with difficulty. Thankfully it's also laced with humorous moments. If you've never interacted with an autistic child, you've never had the pleasure to communicate with an individual that will take you at your every word. Literally.
Goodbye Old Friend
My dog died last night.
I've known it was coming for a few months but it doesn't prepare you for the feeling of loss.
I still thought we'd have longer.
I've known it was coming for a few months but it doesn't prepare you for the feeling of loss.
I still thought we'd have longer.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Meditation Monday: My Town (Piss Bridge)
Now that things have calmed down a minute around the Mommy Household and I've lost every iota of creativity I ever possessed I can get back to the important things, like continuing the tour of my town that I started several weeks ago. Next up is a high school favorite....
Well it's Monday again. It's time to take a second for yourself! So take a few deep breaths, find your inner calm--if necessary lock the kids in their closets. Enjoy!
Well it's Monday again. It's time to take a second for yourself! So take a few deep breaths, find your inner calm--if necessary lock the kids in their closets. Enjoy!
Friday, May 18, 2012
Songs That Make Us Sing: I've Had a Bad Day....
For some reason YouTube hates me. Apparently, it's not alone in it's disdain for me and all I stand for because today I have been wracked with technological issues. My issues started last night as I was trying to find the perfect song for this weekend, hopefully one that my lovely Co-Host Ginger from (Not) Just Another Mom of Twins hasn't already chosen, and for some reason YouTube refused to let me on their site. So I waited until this morning only to have the worst Internet connection on the face of the planet. Along with a crappy Internet connection, somehow my fan page got linked to my Klout account (and I became a brand ambassador) and my Klout scored plummeted by 30 points. So because I was having such a good technology day I decided to "try" out a new template on my blog only to crash it for the the most heart-wrenching 30 minutes of my life. For 30 minutes this blog didn't exist. I don't think I'm going to touch a computer all weekend....
