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Mom: Emergency Edition. Now with more embarrassment.
2008-11-26 03:15:00
I was driving home from Target a little while ago, and I passed by the neighborhood where Busy Girl is spending the night. I couldn't help but notice the 3 fire engines and an ambulance with lights on parked in the immediate vicinity of the house where she's staying. I'm observant like that. So, I turned into the neighborhood, and because of the layout of the houses, it was still a little unclear what was going on and where until I got closer. So, I called Busy Girl. Me: "What's going on?" Busy Girl: "What?" Me: "The emergency vehicles surrounding your location." Busy Girl: "Huh?" Me: 'Look out the window." Busy Girl: "Oh. What is it?" Me: "That would be why I'm calling you." Busy Girl: "Where are you? Why are you looking?" Me: "I was coming back from Target and I could help notice the lights and sirens, so I thought I'd see if you were, you know...alive and whatnot." Busy Girl: "But, where are you?" Me: "I was driving down your street, but I had to turn int...
More About: Parenting , Edition , Emergency

Shiba Inu Puppy Cam Spoof
2008-11-22 17:18:00
By now, most people know about the Shiba Inu Puppy Cam craze. If not, then you simply must go see the puppy cam, you will be hooked unless your heart is made of stone. Yes, you in the back, I already know you're cold hearted, you get a pass. I am so sad to see the crate, it looks like they'll go to their new homes soon. Anyway, I darn nearly choked on my coffee when Newscoma pointed to the Shiba Inu Dude Cam.
More About: Humor , Spoof

Reinforcing his theory of me
2008-11-22 17:03:00
"Wait, I'll go get Dad!" -Busy D. as he bolted from the room after he warily let me cook his fried egg and I broke the yolk
More About: Kids Say the Darndest Things , Theory

Even if you weren't wondering: My health status.
2008-11-21 01:51:00
Hey, Thanksgiving is a week from today if you're here in the US of A. If you're not, then I suppose Thursday's a week from today. Either way, how did it get to be the end of November? I swear, I'm sure it's the end of September and that's being generous. Truthfully, I'm just getting to where I feel like I could handle last summer, I won't be ready for late fall until March or so. I think the whole not being able to breathe for oh, say the last half the summer put me behind. I'm sick again, just a cold, I think. However, I'm scared to death of a repeat of whatever that was, so you might say that I'm not appetizing to be around (sorry, hipster Mac geeks and home-based business meeting women near me at Panera right now) as I make doubly sure nothing settles in my lungs. If you don't know what I mean, ask my office mate. She is acutely aware of my respiratory secretions. "Secretions". Heh, if that's not a word for the "bad words" list, I don't know what it.
More About: Health , Parenting , Status

Share the LOVE Scavenger Hunt - Stop 1
2008-11-17 20:08:00
Welcome to the Share the LOVE Scavenger Hunt with great prizes to help introduce a new website for moms! Here's how to play: 1. There are 7 bloggers participating in the Hunt and the goal of the game is to find those 7 bloggers through clues on each of those seven blogs. 2. After you find a blog leave a comment for the blogger, give them a compliment or just say, "Found you!" 3. At the last blog there will be a final clue as to what the mom site is. 4. Once you find that final mom website you need to join that site (it's not a trap, or an e-mail harvesting thing, it's a fun site) and then email Jenn at needs.coffee@gmail.com with a list of all seven blogs, plus the name of the mom site. 5. The first player to complete all of the above wins a great gift bag, including a beautiful Love /Joy freshwater pearl necklace and earrings. Four runners up also win gift bags and there are also prizes for 10 players through a random drawing. Yes, a total of 15 prize packages! Prize ...
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Free toothbrush with overnight stay. Change of clothes required.
2008-11-15 16:35:00
Busy Girl's phone was stolen at a party last night. At the YMCA. Grr... ATT Wireless was very nice and now I'm trying to get psyched up to get dressed and go over to the ATT store and do something about it. That really has nothing to do with anything other that it pisses me off since most of the people there were from her school. Anyway, as usual we had a spend the night guest last night and I've observed a trend. No one brings anything when they spend the night out anymore. Sometimes, like last night, they literally bring nothing. And, this was even a girl. I don't get it. When I was growing up, half the fun was packing the things you'd need and we even had special "slumber party bags" to put the crap in. On the occasion that spend the night guests do bring stuff, why do they never have toothbrushes? I usually keep a couple of toothbrushes (yes, they are new) in the guest bathroom. The occasional adult guest would need one, but somehow the kids discovered ...
More About: Parenting , Clothes , Change , Free , Stay

Blah, blah blah volleyball...
2008-11-14 02:10:00
Hey, where''d the week go? It was here somewhere just a minute ago. Anyway, I owe lots of you thanks for your thoughtful responses about the sports team question I had. Busy Girl tried out for club (travel) volleyball a couple of weeks ago. It's very competitive, so we had no idea how things would turn out, especially since she's not played club before (the season she just finished was the school team). She's very good, but didn't have a stellar night at the second night of tryouts, so we were pretty sure she'd make a third team (1 being best). Nothing's wrong with the 3rd team. but since she is already a freshman she has some catching up to do with those who have played for years and I want her to have as much instruction and practice as possible. Her school is very competitive in the sport and is in the state finals most every year, so making junior varsity even is not a given. She made the 3rd team at choice B (more competitive club), but we hear they may be ...
More About: Parenting , Volleyball , Blah Blah Blah , Blah , Blah Blah

Tiny Prints and Wedding Paper Divas discount codes
2008-11-08 18:13:00
Just so ya know, you can save 10% at Tiny Prints if you use the discount code BUSYMOMREADER. Use it for any order including 10% off those fabulous Tiny Prints Holiday Photo Cards. Seriously, it's time to order Christmas cards. Go do it now. Really, I mean it. But, wait! Are you getting married soon? Then you'd better order wedding invitations. Use the Wedding Paper Divas discount code BUSYMOM and 10% off your order at Wedding Paper Divas. They also have Wedding Paper Divas holiday cards for couples and newlyweds. What are you waiting for? Go on, it's like I'm giving you money or something.
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Title would go here if I were in a better mood
2008-11-07 02:03:00
I've been nursing a foul mood for the past couple of days, no good reason, really. Having dinner with Tori and Lindsay last night helped immensely. We had a great time, fabulous momversation and I hope we can do it again, soon. We didn't talk about you. Much. ********************* More from the "Kids Say the Darndest Things" Files: Busy Boy (age 12) has been lifting weights in anticipation of football season next year. He was flexing his biceps for Busy D. (age 6) who dutifully felt them and proclaimed: "They feel like 2 plastic tubes of Jello." ********************** Question: Pretend you have a kid who is playing a sport and there's two team choices, both are a big commitment and cost more than they should. Choice A is a high level team where playing time might be hard to come by, but you practice 3 days a week. (For that kind of money, I'm partial to a lot of practice.) Choice B is a lower level team, but there'd be more playing time. However, it only pra...
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Don't you wish you had eaten dinner here?
2008-11-04 03:13:00
Busy Girl: "Cubed meat scares me." (Note: she was bitching about nothing in the house to cook for dinner, so Busy Dad told her to do something with some ham or beef or whatever it was that was in the fridge for soup or stew) ---------------- Me: "Eat your peas." Busy Boy: "And, if I don't?" (he was being silly) Me: "Eat your peas, or I'll take your phone." Busy Boy: "OK. You may have won the battle, but I shall win the war." Me: "The war of what? Peas? In which case you will have won...peas."
More About: Dinner , Kids Say the Darndest Things

Happy Halloween-io!
2008-10-31 17:58:00
Happy Halloween ! OK, I have to confess, I don't really like Halloween all that much. Sure, in my day it was the biggest social occasion of the year. There were more hook-ups than a Velcro closure and it was a great excuse to wear whatever you wanted. Robert Palmer girl, anyone? Now, I find it rather a pain. I'm glad the kids like it and all, it's just that it's such a...I don't know... My kids start talking about costumes in September. And talking...and talking... The other adult in the house buys them said costumes in September and by the time Halloween actually rolls around, they've lost the parts or they don't want to be that anymore. Then there's the whole thing of what they can and can't wear to school, so more often than not it involves at least one of them having 2 costumes. Halloween is usually on a weeknight and things begin absurdly early so I'm dashing away from work to get to school or to home. We don't live in a neighborhood that's good for trick-o...
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Masked Americans denied rights!
2008-10-31 15:03:00
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Obama-McCain Dance off
2008-10-26 16:37:00
And you thought I didn't talk about politics:
More About: Funny , Dance , Obama

Lost: mind. Please return.
2008-10-25 21:34:00
I stopped by my dad's house the other day when he wasn't home and I noticed a pad of paper with a list that had times and entries such as "5:30 get up" and "6:15 go to work". I immediately thought, "Oh, Lord here's the first clue his mind is failing, what do I do now?" If you're new here, I'm an only child and my dad is 76 and has lived alone since my mother died a couple of years ago. He's a teacher and works full time, there's nothing wrong with him that I know of, but since he's a man of few words I do get a surprise every now and then. Like the time he couldn't walk and didn't tell me. For 3 days. Anyway, as I went through all the scenarios in my brain regarding this list, it finally dawned on me that he just got a new programmable thermostat and was working on the schedule for it. Alzheimer's averted. His, not necessarily mine.
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Long live my HP Pavilion
2008-10-23 05:44:00
My beloved HP Pavillion laptop is dead. D-E-D dead. Cause of death unknown. Level of "I'm screwed". Known. Need it very, very, very badly.
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Blissdom 08
2008-10-19 17:56:00
Yesterday, Mrs. Fussypants and the Blissfully Domestic crew launched a new blog conference here in the South. Through the generosity of One2One Network and Epson, Blissdom was born. It was held in Nashville yesterday at the Hotel Preston (which was very cool, Nashvillians should check it out) and I was honored to be asked to speak. There were many, many fun people in attendance, and I finally got to meet Missy (and am pretty sure we shouldn't sit next to each other in venues where we should be serious and stuff.). There were some great sessions about bloggers and blogging, some excellent discussion and I think everyone came away with something they can use. We were entertained by the lovely and talented Jessie Baylin (Has sound, but you seriously need to check her out), drank Blisstinis at the open bar, had a great dinner at the Sunset Grill (hey, bartender) and got some spiffy swag bags, to boot. A big thank you to all who made it possible and stay tuned, because rumor ha...
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Lands' End Free Shipping Code
2008-10-16 16:36:00
Here's a new Lands' End free shipping code: Code : OUTERWEAR Pin: 1013 valid October 13-20 I don't work for them, I don't get anything when you use it. However, feel free to use it to purchase my Christmas present at any time.
More About: Shopping , Free , Shipping

Soccer rapture
2008-10-13 04:03:00
I was helping coach Busy D.'s soccer game on Saturday, it's a multi-person affair, (don't start me on the reasons why) and I was manning the bench. I don't put up with a lot of crap on the bench and I watch them pretty tightly, likely to the chagrin of a couple of parents (the same parents whose kids are the reason it takes an army to get the kids through a game). During the game, a lady came rushing up to me and exclaimed, "What have you done with my son? Where is Clive (not his real name)?" Me: "Huh?" Lady: "He's not here, weren't you watching?!" Now, I was pretty sure I hadn't lost anyone, especially in the middle of a large field, but I had a little problem. I had no idea which kids was Clive. Since they moved up a division, we've added 4 kids to the team and I'm not around a lot since Busy Dad is the assistant coach, he wasn't there and I have no idea who some of these kids are. However, it didn't really seem like the time to tell her I didn't know who he...
More About: Parenting , Soccer , Rapture

Hey, you kids. Get offa my lawn.
2008-10-09 04:43:00
I took Busy Girl to get some new glasses the other day. While she perused the selection at Sears Opitcal, I asked young optician dude if they took my vision insurance. I was pretty sure they didn't, because it seems like some drugstore in Boise is the only place that takes it, but I thought I'd try anyway. Young Optician Dude: "No, but do you have AAA?" Me: "No." Young Optician Dude: "What about (some other letter jumble I can't remember)?" Me: "Nope.' At this point, since she was over in the designer frame section, I very jokingly, said: "But, you can give me that AARP discount if you want." Young Optician Dude: "Oh, OK, great!" Me: "I'm going to pretend that you knew I was joking and that you are now joking in return. Do not utter any word whatsoever that indicates any differently." Young Optician Dude: "Uh...uh...OK."
More About: Kids , Parenting

Yee Haw,
2008-10-05 08:48:00
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It used to sound absurd when we'd say, "When she's a teenager..."
2008-10-05 08:36:00
Well, now. I just realized that I'm experiencing a milestone here. I've been officially initiated into the Parents of Teenager s Club. Busy Girl has a date to Homecoming, and we're waiting up for her. She's not late or anything, she's with other parents, I just feel funny about going to bed while she's out. Let's see, Busy D. is 6, only what? 12 more years of this with teens? Ready. Set. Go.
More About: Parenting , Sound , Absurd

Multimedia message
2008-10-05 08:01:00
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Good afternoon, Baltimore
2008-10-03 20:49:00
So, I've been in Washington DC on business that past couple of days. Other than having a lovely dinner at Jaleo with Mammaloves, Pundit Mom, Devra, and Sarah not much happened. No, Devra didn't do anything unusual, why do you ask? The meeting itself is rather miserable (To me, anyway. Some people may like it. Or not.), but I endured and then went shopping. Then I watched TV. You people sucked me into the debate, but it's possible that I alternated it with a showing of School of Rock. No, Jenn, not "School of His Rock", ya perv. I debated heavily about the merits of ordering a Diet Coke via room service v. getting it from the minibar. You'll be glad to know I chose room service, but covered up my laziness by ordering a filet mignon to go with it. And a baked potato and spinach. And creme brulee. I wanted to ensure that no one would know it was really for the Diet Coke. I had to fly into BWI in Baltimore since it was something like $800 to fly into DC. I've...
More About: Travel , Afternoon , Good

Multimedia message
2008-10-03 17:57:00
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