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Dissection of a Half-Eaten Chocolate Bunny
I posted a statistic on my parenting site Facebook page over the Easter weekend that 76% of people say that they eat the ears first on a chocolate bunny from their Easter basket. Because I have nothing better to do I’m supremely interested in all things statistical and research, I was curious about more »
What Oprah’s ‘OWN’ Really Stands For
In case you didn’t know, the little one and I have been sick since around last Wednesday. (I’m not sure how you’ve missed it because I’ve been whining about it well … everywhere.) Because of this, The Husband quarantined the kid and me to the master bedroom to incubate our germs. I’m thinking of crossbreeding more »
Jimmy Fallon, ‘Old’ Marina and Where I Go Wrong with Celebs
I have a confession that may come as a huge shock to you: I’m a smart a**. No, really. I am. I’m not going to lie, I’m like that solely because it amuses me. ME. I’m a smart aleck to my mom and my husband and my daughters. I’m like that to the preschool teachers more »
Fresh Beat Band: Worth the Dough to See the Show?
Update April 5, 2012: Just in! The Fresh Beat Band just added a Fall Tour! Check out the dates! (Don’t you love a good rhyming title?) Last evening we took our four year old daughter to see The Fresh Beat Band show. If you’re not familiar with The Fresh Beat Band, then you probably don’t more »
Declined
You know what’s helpful? When your bank puts a “fraudulent activity” hold on your bank card that they call to tell you about it. There is nothing worse than standing in the line at the store after shopping for an hour and having the credit machine decline your card not once, but twice, when you more »
Pooversation
The following is an actual conversation that took place in our home. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. The Husband: Go on. Go tell mommy what you did in the bathtub. The Mommy: I heard. Nothing gets past me in this house. The Daughter: I pooped in the bathtub. The Mommy: I heard. more »
A Dog Named Sue
So as you know, we got a new puppy. I’ve been keeping the stories on the DL because, well, there’s something embarrassing. No, not her puppy butt breath (although that is completely repulsive), it’s, um … her name. For some reason, when you adopt or rescue a dog they always have the worst names. I more »
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