Alone in my hotel room last week I discovered an app on my phone that was too good to be true. Imagine if you will a world where droids* could go beyond their metal shells and enter into the world of light sabers! That was me. OK, actually this was really me. Alone in my hotel room. *Hangs head in geeked-out shame.* *Get it? I have a droid phone and R2D2 is a droid .... … [Read more...]
Overheards- Toddlers with Knives
Scene: The dinner table. TD, The Comedian, H and myself are seated and The Fifth Element is on the floor playing with toys while we eat.H: "We don't hold knives over babies!" He says to The Comedian who is swinging her table knife* over the top of The Fifth Element's head as she plays down below. Especially not at the dinner table. It's just bad manners.*All knives used in the making of this post were dull and void. No babies were actually harmed in the making of this post. … [Read more...]
New Obsessions
Cross-posted from DC Metro Moms. Original post date April 10, 2008.I used to obsess about handbags and cute sandals. Really. Just weeks ago. Accessories and nail polishes were like air to me. These days all my creative juices seem sapped by a guppy-sized being inhabiting my lower regions. My desires for cute butt jeans and wedge heels have transferred to working myself into a lather over just the idea of a Pizza Hut pan pizza only for me. When I sit down to work all I can think of is how brownies repulse me and the idea of a nachos bell grande seems like pure bliss. My house never feels clean and I want to change my sheets daily. I yearn to plant acres of flowers and all ideas of baking, my old hobby, have been put aside. I am not pregnant. It seems in fact, that I have had a … [Read more...]
In-N-Out
Because sometimes you just have to go back and try things again.Talk about a SoCal tradition.Also, I took this with my new phone. Squee! That sweet baby rocks. … [Read more...]
Mummy’s Randomness
I have this other blog. Sshh..don't tell a soul. It's all about the deep pits of me. I put all my hates, desires and creepy thoughts on there that are so twisted and dark you might get retinal bleeding if your read it. Cue the "I'm so deep, dark and torturted" music from 1994.Right. Actually there are khaki overalls and pictures of cake. I started it eons ago to take my food picture addiction to another level. And then guess what happened. Nothing. It was basically me uploading pictures of food and then me gazing longingly at the food pictures and whatever inane thing I posted on there. I decided to go through it the other day as the last time it was updated was (no lie) four years ago and found a meme from Jen Lancaster. For reals. Hey, … [Read more...]
My Plans for World Domination
I received a text from H this morning reading, "I don't know if you knew this but there are three open jars of marinara sauce in the fridge right now. I think they have started breeding."Upon receipt all I could think was, "Excellent! My plan is working! (insert evil laugh and much twisting of my imaginary handlebar mustache.) Soon the entire fridge will be stocked only with marinara sauce and the world... will...be.... MINE!!!!" (Insert more evil bwaahaaahaaaing here and rubbing my hands in glee.). Except that is the problem with texting and email. That stuff just doesn't translate and you end up sounding like some sort of crackpot. *image from smalldog.files.wordpress.com … [Read more...]
What No One Tells You About Parenting
I don't know what I thought it would be when we decided to take TD to a psychiatrist. At first, I was just relieved that we would have someone to talk to about the tantrums and massive highs and lows. Then, I became totally freaked out that they would say it was all about our horrific parenting (those free rangers man, you just can't let them breed!) and suddenly we would be watched constantly because why on earth else would these terrible tantrums be happening?! Deep breaths. Breathe, Vicky. Just breathe. Instead I found a tall thin, kind-faced man who spoke in a happy voice that reminded me a lot of TD's own pediatrician. It eased my fears and enabled me to take those deep breaths and feel that while last week we might have been at the bottom of a mountain looking up, today we … [Read more...]
Where’s Mummy?
My mind is all about my upcoming trip to Kentucky for work this week and taking TD to the doctor to see what we can do about the tantrums. So far we've developed pie charts. Don't laugh. It's true. We sat her down on Sunday and drew diagrams of how her tantrums effect the house and don't give her what she wants. The pie charts showed her the time she has in the day and the activities she has as well as how it works for us, her parents. It seemed to sink in better than us just yammering away at her. We'll see. I'm crossing every finger and toe right now and saying a bunch of huge prayers that we have jumped over this giant hurdle.Other than all that- whew!- I'm busy with another giveaway at MPR. It's all about spring renewal- with nail polish, body … [Read more...]
On Women & History- Emily Edson Briggs
March is Women's History month and each Friday I am showcasing a woman who has made her mark on history. For more amazing stories on women who are working right now and blazing their own incredible trails through history check out this week's Newsweek magazine. Without further ado, I give you-Emily Edson Briggs- the first female correspondent for the White House. Born in Ohio in 1830 Emily grabbed attention as a major national journalist in her day. Using the pseudonym "Olivia" Briggs first wrote a letter to her local paper. In it she described her dismay over the papers attacks on women and their inefficient facts regarding the women who were working as government clerks. Her intensity and depth on the subject impressed the editor of the paper … [Read more...]
From Katherine Heigl to Zoe
This week The Comedian has pointed and yelled, "Mommy!" each time she has seen these two um, women.Yes, that is Zoe from Sesame Street. She is permanently three years old or something. I know I like self-tanner, but really? That?And Andrea Canning from ABC News. You know the same chick that interviewed Ol' Tiger Blood last week. It is all a far cry from when I was obviously younger and probably less tired looking and TD used to say "Momma!" every time she saw these two women.Elin Nordegrenand Katherine Heigl*Images from ashley2tripod.com, crixfix.com, sugarslam.com and stupidcelebrities.net … [Read more...]