Book Tuesday but Wednesday

Here's the newest excerpt from Casey. School picture day was a nightmare with Casey wearing some incredibly awful plaid ensemble her mother thought would be “just darling”. To Casey it damned her for all eternity as a complete dork. That plaid ensemble would live on in the high school year book for all time. Sarah having been on the ‘inside’ for this whole time is not only helping her to wade through the treacherous waters of high school but also her closet. According to Sarah they had their work cut out for them. If Sarah could not help turn Casey’s prissy private school girl image around soon she felt she was going to be doomed to sitting alone in the lunchroom and forcing herself on the lactose-intolerant highly allergic girl in the corner to be her lab partner. Sarah is her Obi … [Read more...]

Bits & Pieces

Tidbits and snippets of life the last few days...To the man at the post office sporting a rather lethal tan, please note that our government has not turned on you and the American people simply because the sad little postal annex (not an actual post office) does not stock flag stamps right now. Really. The U.S. Government is not trying to ban the image of the American flag.I checked snopes for you.You can rest easy now- preferably in a sticky chaise lounge or tanning bed I'm sure. Your ten minute tirade to the clerk and all of us waiting in line (especially me, you know the lady with the toddler holding her chotch.) was completely unnecessary.****************************************************************************Dear Local Pool Patrons:It came to my attention this past weekend that my … [Read more...]

Part of the Bush Abstinence Program?

There I was listening to my Saturday Snark, a.k.a. "Wait, wait, don't tell me..." on NPR when I hear them discussing Kmart's latest foray into fashion- Chastity Pants.Immediately I had to go and look these puppies up. Was this some sort of joke? Nope. They are not and here is the proof- and bonus! They are already marked down!While the whole needing a key to pry off some sort of metal belt is not an option (this is the millennium after all) I couldn't help but wonder what the sam hell the slogan was doing being splashed across the butt. I mean seriously! Is that really the way to proclaim your stance these days? It doesn't count unless it splayed across your tookas? Is it any better than a shirt like this? … [Read more...]

Oh Look! A Mommy Blog!

Because someone actually requested I post these....TA DA it's T.D. in all her uber-serious first hair cut glory.BEFORE Yes, that is a Red Sox cheerleader uniform. Suck it, I won the Spirit stick as a kid at Cheer Camp.DURINGIt is as if she is watching EVERY hair being cut. I think she made the stylist nervous with that steely gaze. Either that or she is barely breathing for fear that what the dog Lex told her about hair salons is actually true. "Kid, you go there, your hairs don't come back. They cut you kid, they cut you..."AFTER Aww, Porkchop got her hair 'did. Now I'm going to clean up the cuteness induced barf off the laptop. This is truly a Mommyblog. … [Read more...]

Overheards

Scene: H & I discussing nothing of importance while going to bed.H: I'm thinking that I should get a pair of white knit pants.V: WHAT?! White (snort) knit? pants?! Why?! (I continuing snorting and almost end up becoming a pig.)H: What? I thought that is what you said, white knit... oh wait... linen. Is it linen?V: Yes, linen is acceptable. And khaki, not white. I was going to say, what are you trying to audition as a catalog model for International Male? Trying to go for a Saturday Night Fever type look perhaps?Behold... The International Male. They even sell underwear for men with contours... I dare you to check it out. ***GIVEAWAY ALERT**** Mummy's Product Reviews (MPR) is holding a giveaway today- one lucky winner will score some loot! … [Read more...]

A Meme for Me?! Aww… You Shouldn’t Have

I've been tagged for a meme courtesy of Lattes and Life. The rules: Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.What was I doing ten years ago? Let's see.....I was in my senior year of college. Going to school full-time and wrapping up sorority life. I was panicked about finding a job and had just met H. Life was a whirlwind that seemed so stressful at the time but now seems so carefree.What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today:T.D.'s first hair cut. Got to get rid of that Nick Nolte mug shot … [Read more...]

Book Tuesday is Back!

Because I need a push, Book Tuesday is back. I hope you don't mind. If you want to read back pieces of Casey then click on the word 'casey' at the bottom and it will get you refreshed and up to date. Sarah is Casey’s best friend. The two could not be more different Casey frequently muses. Where Casey tends to stand in the corner Sarah is always out front. She is loud and feisty always angling to get what she wants in the way that she wants it. Casey likes to wait things out and see where life will take her unless Sarah decides to drag her along which she frequently does. Casey’s parents have been all over her lately to find new friends. They want her to branch out beyond Sarah at this new school and think that maybe then she will stop getting into trouble. Lately, when she and … [Read more...]

Sex and the City Fan in it for the Froth

Cross-posted from DC Metro Moms-Sex and the City makes its long awaited debut this weekend and the media attention this movie has gotten makes it seem like the second coming. The critics, many of the manly persuasion, have given it the old, "meh, it's OK but it's not deep" review. As an avid fan, I refuse to listen to all the buzz and the boo's.From the very beginning when the show was on only in the wee HBO hours I was hooked. I was single, young and out there. I found myself as a cross between cynical and realistic Miranda and the ballsy Samantha. Each Sunday night show was not just clothing crack but like a drink for my starving demographic of viewers. No one got us so right and we tuned in and turned loyal fast. While the show slowly delved into the glitz and glamor of the city and … [Read more...]

And How Was YOUR Morning?!

Scene: Our house. About 3:30 a.m.H: Ssshhh!!! Quiet Lex! I said, Quiet!!I toss and turn wondering how it is even possibly that hot for the dog to be panting so loudly. It's not that hot.Fifteen minutes later H turns on the ceiling fan and I wait for the dog to stop that loud panting which previously, until H began yelling "shush!" I had not heard.Realize that the panting had quieted down but um... it smells like the coffee maker is on. WTF?! Did H set the timer on the coffeemaker last night and set it for...check clock on nightstand which now reads 4:41 a.m. Sigh...How on earth can I be smelling coffee?! Great! Now I'm starving. Roll out of bed and eat crackers furtively in bathroom then proceed to get a bloody nose. Lurrve being pregnant. Sleep is for the weak.Resume toss and turn nightly … [Read more...]