I saw Sex And The City 2 tonight. LOVED it. Actually…better than the first one. It was just WAY more fun. A chick flick in the truest sense of the word. Anyways, it got me to thinking. And people, if SATC can get me thinking, you know it can’t be deep thoughts. But I thought, [...]
Archive for May, 2010
SATC 2 And Some Not-So-Deep Thoughts.
May 31st, 2010 
admin OK, Seriously? Mind Your Own Business.
May 31st, 2010 admin Our neighborhood is fairly quiet. The neighbors pretty much stick to their own. There is this one neighbor. Oh and, a few more that are a little, um…for the sake of diplomacy, not my type of people. And there’s this one nasty chick whose sneer I’d like to bitchslap off her face… But whatev. So [...]
From Cute And Quirky Kids To The Obnoxious Teen Years: Oh, The Joys Of Parenting Those Adorable Things That We Call Children
May 30th, 2010 admin When my kids were little, I loved watching them hit their developmental milestones. I embraced them and relished in them. Ever the proud Mommy as I nervously let them creep their way up the stairs alone, ready to catch them if they fell. The excited Mommy as I let go of their hands for the [...]
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Tags: kids, obnoxious kids, parenting, phases, quirks, stages, sweet kids 
2 Comments »Fighting The Inner Strict Parent
May 27th, 2010 admin I grew up with parents who were ultra strict. We weren’t allowed to do anything. And when I say anything, I mean anything. I remember my 6th grade, end of the year party. It was going to be at one of my classmates pool. Fully chaperoned. But, because there were going to be boys, I [...]
Posted in my life Tags: being strict, kids, letting go and letting kids grow, parenting 14 Comments »Who Knew Bathroom Reading Could Be So Motivating
May 25th, 2010 admin As I was sitting on the toilet reading a magazine called “Long Weekends” that I received as part of my swag from Gleek Retreat, I got excited. I started getting travel thirsty, my inner explorer was pounding its way to the surface. But really… I don’t know if I mentioned that all my kids are [...]
Going To The Zoo And I Don’t Have A Thing To Wear
May 25th, 2010 admin Today I’m supposed to take my son to the Detroit Zoo for his end of the year, kindergarten field trip. I’m excited. I’ve always enjoyed going to the zoo. Except, I was reminded that we don’t have elephants anymore. I loved the elephants. Oh and I won’t be visiting the gorillas, they have gross me [...]
Gleek Retreat And Me
May 24th, 2010 admin I spent this past weekend nestled away in the woods with some fabulous women. I won a full sleeper pass to a new blogging conference called Gleek Retreat, which was amazingly put together by JodiMichelle.com and StaceySays.com. It was at the most perfectly relaxing, non-pretentious, laid back, PERFECT spot called Into The Woods Retreat, in [...]
