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  • Big Piece of Fake Bacon For Sale *
    January 13, 2010
    Bacon Is My Lover
    It’s only Wednesday? Who the fuck came up with that plan? It really needs to be Friday…..oh wait. Fuck. This is the weekend from Hell where we have to spend it driving back and forth for honor band. So……….
  • Raise the woof.
    January 12, 2010
    Mary B and the City
    I got a job. I got a job. I got a job!

    Excuse my incessant tail wagging but when life arrives on…

  • I Wear My Sunglasses on my Head so You Can See my Smeyes…
    January 13, 2010
    A Parent's Life to Behold, Through the Eyes of Insanity-n-Bliss…
    I am always slapping on My Face in the car; I barely pull myself together enough to force the kids to use the potty, throw on some clothes and fly out the door in time for anything, so, The Face must be applied…
  • Guidance from adults with hearing loss
    January 10, 2010
    Big Teeth & Clouds
    Months ago when my blog found some focus in Sunday posts about hearing loss, I was mostly interested in reading other parent blogs. I liked reading about the same sort of thing I was writing: speech therapy p…
  • A Bloodletting
    January 11, 2010
    An Unexplored Wilderness
    The scene of the original crime?
    This was going to be a Saturday Photo entry, but I decided it’s too good of a story for that. So, onward:
    Last Tuesday evening, I worked out on my elliptical for an hour, got…
  • Next Time I'll Go To Kokomo…..ALONE
    January 11, 2010
    Stir-Fry Awesomeness
    Sometimes the best souvenir is one you make yourself. Or one you buy with stolen money. I can’t decide. Let me back up a little. When my son was 14 months old I was forced lucky enough to take him on a tortur…
  • Recyling porn
    January 11, 2010
    Moonspun Spins
    I am, on the one hand, slightly more worldly and experienced in some matters than RP and in other ways completely naive. To the point that people call me cute (right PM and TD?)
    Case in point, I read this great…
  • California: The Highest Human Pedigree Except For Me. Obviously.
    January 9, 2010
    Mommy Wants Vodka
    What? What’s…this shit, Aunt Becky? I can hear you screaming from miles away. My delusions of grandeur are mighty, I know, but I’ve BROKEN THE CODE and posted a NON-Go-Ask-Aunt-Becky post today. I’m sor…
  • Conversations – Part IV
    January 8, 2010
    Headaches, Hotflashes & Hormones
    I never seem to remember conversations that my kids have, so for a few months, I have been writing down snippets just in case I wanted to do this.  BTW…I got this idea from Helen over at Im…

    Thanks for wa…

  • MEME And Memoir Monday… you know I can't pick just one geesh
    January 11, 2010
    Angel believes…
    Travis over at I like to fish has this wonderful little thing called Memoir monday…then Supahmommy and Mommybrain have MEME Mondays. So me being the ADHD driven woman that I am ya know I couldnt pick just one…
  • Can't Touch This–I Am Practically Famous
    December 14, 2009
    World According 2 Lisa
    I recently participated in Neil’s Great Interview Experiment where I interviewed a fellower blogger and then was interviewed by a completely different blogger.  This was a real adventure that provided me the…
  • A Thank You & An Award (or two)
    December 14, 2009
    504 Main
    I planned on dazzling you with my gift tagsor my additional shopping from fellow bloggers today…but kids and a new (work) project got in the way of my blogging.Instead I will give a BIG thanks to the followin…
  • An Interview Featuring Moi!
    December 4, 2009
    (title unknown)
    Some of you may have heard of the Great Interview Experiment happening, again, over at Citizen of the Month. If not, I highly recommend checking it out. It’s a brilliant way to meet other bloggers and gain…
  • Humbled and Honored
    November 8, 2009
    Headaches, Hotflashes & Hormones
    I am humbled and honored by all the bloggy love that was thrown my way this week.  I love to click in my reader on a blog and see an award for my little old blog.  Have I mentioned it makes me wet??

    I don’t…

  • Maya @ Straitjackets are Slimmings Word Count
    November 1, 2009
    NoMoSlackMo
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    November 1, 2009
    NoMoSlackMo
    If we’ve missed your button or link please comment or email us so we can put it up Straightjackets are Slimming Hemp and High Heels The Mother LoadMelinda Arnold21st Century Housewife
  • Sevens
    December 8, 2009
    An Unexplored Wilderness
    Several years ago, I discovered a hidden treasure in B. Dalton called The List of Seven by an author named Mark Frost. If you’ve never heard of it (and you probably haven’t), I highly — more than I can…
  • I'm Calling a School Assembly…
    November 2, 2009
    Marlie and Me
    Meet me in the auditorium class because I have BRAG-A-LICIOUS announcements and awards to pass out:I won another pair of Ministar Fur Boots, this time from Mommy Mandy. Pictured to the left is Marlie wearing th…
  • my first ever blog award…
    November 8, 2009
    Always Alexandria
    I have received my first blog award. I am super excited about it…and it is all thanks to the absolutely hilarious Maya over at ‘Straitjackets Are Slimming’. Her blog makes me come thisclose to peeing my pants…
  • Random Tuesday Thoughts: Shaking Things Up With the Great Interview Experiment
    December 1, 2009
    World According 2 Lisa
    Tuesdays usually provide, YOU, my faithful readers, a rambling read as I go on and on about random shit. Because thats how my brain rolls.  Thanks UnMom (www.theunmom.com) for making Random Tuesday Thoughts…
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