It's A Schmitty LifeIt's A Schmitty LifeA wife and stay at home mom of 3 trying to do her best and keep her head above water. Articles
Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
2008-05-26 05:04:00 Mr. Schmitty and I don't fight very often. We bicker, pretty much daily, but that's because I am a hormonal bitch (I have PCOS and PMDD) wife who is convinced she also has OCD (though as Momo Fali has pointed out, should be called CDO) and he is a 10 year old trapped in a man's body husband who definitely should be on Ritalin. A combination like that? Yeah, there's going to be bickering. But really? All and all out fighting? We don't do a whole lot of that.We have, however, had this one long running feud. It actually started before we even got married. Every so often it rears it's ugly head and we both get miffed and sulk for a while. It then gets buried until the next time it crops up out of nowhere.It's the silliest quarrel. Our taboo subject becomes heated, basically, because we have differences in our likes and our dislikes.You see, I've always wanted a tattoo. I've wanted to get inked since I was in my late teens. Mr. Schmitty, he's old school, he HATES tattoos, espec... More About: Beauty
Yes? Or No?
2008-05-23 15:18:00 I have a question for all of you. What do you think is an appropriate age for a child to have a cell phone?My son has been pleading on a daily basis for his own cell phone. He'll be 10 in a few weeks. I told him he could get one when I felt there was a need for one. He doesn't even use the house phone very often, but he NEEDS a cell?He doesn't travel far from the home without adult supervision. He usually plays with the kids who live right across the street. So why the obsession with a cell?Most of the kids in his grade already have them. That's why. Good old, "Not fair, so and so has one and so does so and so!" Which, if they are involved in a lot of extra-curricular activities, I can see the necessity. But the thing that annoys me is that he shouldn't KNOW that so many kids have them. The school shouldn't allow them from being taken out of their backpacks. They are in school, if there is an emergency, I think the school phone would suffice.I see kids walking around cub scout...
David Cook Wins!!
2008-05-22 04:22:00 Yeah Baby!Honey, I'll See You In July!! More About: American Idol , David , Cook , Wins , David Cook
I Did Giggle, Just A Little
2008-05-20 03:44:00 But I just couldn't help it. It's in my nature.Did you hear...chuckle... about the Lifetouch Studios...hee hee... incident at McKinney High School in Texas? Snort. Ahem. Sorry. I feel really...giggle, sniff....badly.Based out of Minnesota, Lifetouch, or Retouch as they should now be named, provides portraits and yearbooks for schools nationwide. Seems they've got a closet Photoshopper in their midst.One with a sick, twisted sense of humor...guffaw...cough, cough...deep breath.This is what went down.McKinney High School had apparently asked for certain alterations to be made by Retouch Lifetouch before the yearbook was printed. They required the student's heads be the same size and eyes at the same level in all student photos. From what I have read, only one Retouch Lifetouch employee had "an unfortunate lapse in judgment".Only ONE employee worked on making the heads and eyes the same for ALL of the Stepford Children students? No wonder he/she cracked!You see the culprit switched... More About: News , The World , Laughing
Things That Made Me Laugh Yesterday
2008-05-16 15:39:00 What is it with men? My mother told me that my brother stopped by her house the other day with her Mother's Day gift. She had missed out on the brunch that I had thrown for her and my mother-in-law and our families because she was ill. My brother's gift was a Tiger Lily, nice right? Well it probably was before it was left in his trunk for 3 days.************************************ ***************I stopped to gas up the minivan, as I was practically on *E. I rolled down the window and as I cringed at the price per gallon, I told the attendant to fill it up. The man was middle eastern and had a heavy accent. When he returned my debit card to me he said, "Thank you ma'am." By the way, I hate that I am now a ma'am, when did that happen? Anyway, R. asked, "Mommy, what did that man say?" I told her and she responded, "No, I think he said thank you muffin."*(Update for Jen at Problem Girl: E=Empty not E=Ecstasy. I save the drugs for when I'm not driving around with the kids!)*********... More About: Made , Yesterday , Things , Laugh , Laughing
My Little Lady Killer
2008-05-15 02:36:00 T. is, if I do say so myself, a very handsome fella. He has one of those faces you just want to grab and kiss all over. And he's got the most kissable little lips, ones that are going to make the girls swoon some day. Though shy, he seems to draw in those around him. He does so without saying a word and with almost no effort. He smiles and the room brightens. He's got this amazing aura.On Saturday, Mr. Schmitty took the boys for haircuts. W. has finally given up the latest trend and cut his long, shaggy locks. He is currently sporting a not-too-short crew with the front spiked up. Very adorable and very easy for him. That's all he cares about at the moment. Ease.I was cleaning when they came home and had my iPod blaring some P!nk. I jumped a mile high when I turned around and they were standing there staring at me. Once I recovered from my mini-stroke and their ears recovered from my scream, I took a better look at my newly cleaned up boys. I had to do a double take when I saw T.... More About: Killer , Lady , Laughing
Attention: Complaints Department
2008-05-13 02:54:00 Dear Manager of Idiots Petco,I was in your store last week with my 4 year old daughter, R. You see, she has taken a liking to the baby fish that are in my son's Pre-K classroom. She likes to visit them on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, just to say hi. I decided that maybe I should buy her some fishes of her own so she could see them everyday. I also thought it a good idea to get some for her brothers because you can't buy for one and not the others.After she said goodbye to the baby fishes as we dropped her brother off at school, we headed off to see what you had to offer. And let me say now, it wasn't much.I did find the mini aquariums that I wanted. And there were 3 of the 1.5 gallon tanks. Perfect. We grabbed some gravel; blue and green, rainbow, and hot pink. Check. We picked up a few other little accessories. 3 of each, to be completely fair.Now, to pick out some fish. I must say I wasn't thrilled with the selection, but this was going to be for young kids. They didn't ... More About: Kids , Fish , Department , Attention
Happy Mommy's Day!
2008-05-11 14:03:00 I received this poem in an email and thought I would share it with all of my mommy friends. Have a wonderful day!When I'm an old lady, I'll live with each kid, And bring so much happiness..just as they did. I want to pay back all the joy they've provided. Returning each deed! Oh, they'll be so excited!(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids) I'll write on the wall with reds, whites and blues, And I'll bounce on the furniture..wearing my shoes. I'll drink from the carton and then leave it out. I'll stuff all the toilets and oh, how they'll shout!(When I'm and old lady and live with my kids) When they're on the phone and just out of reach, I'll get into things like sugar and bleach. Oh, they'll snap their fingers and then shake their head, and when that is done, I'll hide under the bed!(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids) When they cook dinner and call me to eat, I'll not eat my green beans or salad or meat, I'll gag on my okra, spi... More About: Holidays , Happy
Lock Me Up And Throw Away The Key
2008-05-09 04:15:00 Mr. Schmitty has been working the later shift all week. This leaves me alone to run the joint. The kids have been fairly cooperative, which is lucky for them. For those of you who don't know, I have been diagnosed with PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder). PMDD is a severe form of PMS which affects about 5% of menstruating women. Not every month is as bad as others, but some months are REALLY bad.That would be this month.I am the most irritable, moody bitch right now. I don't want to be a mom, I don't want to be a wife, hell, I don't even want to be in the same room with myself. I just want everyone to leave me alone. Don't touch me, don't talk to me, and seriously, don't piss me off.And pissing me off is easily done at the moment. Like, don't breathe, k?I've been channeling Linda Blair all week. My head's all spinning and I keep spewing out curse words in foreign languages.This I do, of course, in my own head because, well, I don't want to lose the kids to foster care... More About: Health , Throw , Lock
2008 Blogger's Choice Awards
2008-05-07 05:34:00 Okay, so I'm getting a very, VERY late start on this year's awards. I'm looking to get votes in 4 categories.Do you like me? Do you, huh, huh?If you wouldn't mind given me some lovin', I would be so appreciative. I would be your BFF for life if you'd vote for me.I'm loving the Hottest Mommy Blogger category the most. I had some fun playing around with my art program tonight. Check out the "New Me" on my sidebar. What do you think?Don't I look smokin'? Or as W. and his friends would say, "I'm Sexy Hot!"Don't forget to click on a Blogger's Choice Awards button and vote for me.Pretty Please with Sugar on top and a Cherry?! More About: Blogging , Wishes , 2008
Random Conversations
2008-05-06 03:14:00 Saturday night the Schmitty clan was all sitting around the dining room table coloring. The kids were all clamoring, "Do you like my picture?" "Mommy, how does mine look?" "No look here, how about my coloring?""Good!" "Great!" "Fantastic!"Suddenly, Crack! W. broke a crayon."Oooops!"I reply, "OOOOHHHHHH, 50 lashes for you!""That's good!" he says.Puzzled, I asked, "Why is that good?""25 for one eye and 25 for the other!"Ugh, he's doomed to be his father.********************************** ************************R. is meticulously coloring her picture. She looks up at me and says, "Mommy, do you like how I'm coloring the bunny's bush?"Mr. Schmitty glances at me and I burst out laughing. I know, I know, sick, perverted minds think alike.T. asked, "What's so funny about the bunny's bush?""Yea, why are you laughing about the bunny's bush?" W. chimes in.I just roared until I couldn't breathe. More About: Kids , Random , Family Time
Bear With Me
2008-05-04 19:34:00 I usually try to keep most of my posts on this blog light and humorous. I do sometimes have issues, as we all do, that I like to vent about. I have, however, never really talked much about my life as a child. I've never pulled any of my skeletons out of my closet and thrown them at you.I'm finding the need to today. I must warn you, this may be a long post. I tend to ramble when my mind is filled with past memories. Forgive me.I had a dream last night. It was about my father. In my dream, he died. I walked in to his wake and at the front of the room was his casket. It was open. Next to the casket were his three sisters, my aunts. They were nodding at well-wishers as they tried to speak through their tears.I took a deep breathe and walked forward. I knelt down at the casket and made the sign of the cross. I stood up and moved toward my aunts. They all burst out crying and told me how sorry they were.I looked at them with absolutely no emotion and said, "Thank you." I turned toward ... More About: Bear
Girls Are As Good As Boys!
2008-05-04 03:11:00 While driving to pick up T. from preschool on Friday, W. starts up a conversation from the back of the van."Hey mom, guess how much extra time we got at recess today."I ask, "I don't know, how many more minutes?""Ten. We normally get 40 minutes but today we got 50.""Wow, that's great. Why? Good behavior?" I say, thinking that was probably a long shot."Nope, because of the foul odor.""Foul odor? What foul odor?""The one that filled up the whole 4th grade hall. The one that came from the bathroom!""Ewwww. So, one of the guys stopped up the boy's room toilet, huh?""NO! It was the girl's room. One of them took a big dump, I didn't know girls could do that!""Do what? Stop up the toilet?""No, take a big dump!"It's not just a boy's sport anymore! More About: Girls , Boys
Good Thing Ladybugs Can't Drive
2008-05-02 01:43:00 I decided to start a project with the kids. I wanted something we could do together. I threw in some education as well, not that they realized it was edumacational! Score one for mom. Hee Hee.I ordered live bugs! Yup, that's right, live buggies. I went online and placed my order for one Praying Mantis egg, 5 Painted Lady Caterpillars, and about 15 Ladybugs.The UPS man came with our delivery about a week later. When I opened the package, I took inventory. Praying Mantis egg, check. Caterpillars, yup, check. But I couldn't find the Ladybugs. I searched the box for the cute polka dotted critters. All I had was a tube with some kind of bugs that looked like termites. TERMITES! ARE.THEY.FREAKING.NUTS?!I quickly looked for the informational booklets. WHEW! The bugs were not termites, THANK GOODNESS, but were indeed Ladybugs. Did you know that they like a Caterpillar, also go into a cocoon type of state and change? I.had.no.idea. Pretty cool.So we set up our little domes and meshed hous... More About: Drive , Family Time , Good , Thing
Is 41 Too Old To Throw A Tantrum?
2008-04-30 06:00:00 I'm miffed. I want to go to BlogHer '08 (stamping feet). I live on the east coast (banging fists on the desk). The conference is in San Francisco (throwing myself on the floor). That's in CALIFORNIA (flailing back and forth on the rug)!Is anyone else going? Can I hide in your suitcase? Pretty pleeeeeaaaaaase?I've been only blogging for a little over a year now. I've never been to a Blogher conference. The thought of meeting some of the people behind the blogs I read daily, well, that just would be so awesome! For real, dude!If the event wasn't so very far away from me, I seriously would want to be there. I might soil myself on the way, as I would be nervous as hell, but I wouldn't be the only one, right? I mean, I can't be the only blogger who would be wondering if anyone would talk to me. I just hate being the nerd in the corner. Would anyone even KNOW me or my blog? And if they did, would that be a good thing? Or would it just be confirmed to me that I should be walkin... More About: Blogging , Tantrum , Wishes , Throw
In Touch With Their Feminine Sides
2008-04-27 19:38:00 The Schmitty Kids love to play dress up. Most of the dress up clothes in our house happen to be Disney Princess gowns. I've gotten a lot of hand-me downs from friends so there is a good variety of sizes. Sizes that fit my boys, much to Mr. Schmitty's chagrin.My boys have NO PROBLEM dressing up in frilly frocks to antagonize their father. The more Mr. Schmitty sweats the more they find it amusing. He rolls his eyes, they curtsy. He moans, they twirl like ballerinas.Today Gertrude (W.) and Matilda (T.) were dressed to the nines. I told them that as long as they were dressed like that, I would refer to them as Gertrude and Matilda only. They giggled and ran off to find their little sister, who I refer to as Dororella because she was wearing Cinderella's gown and Dorothy's ruby red slippers.Matilda ran back into the kitchen and told me that he had caught his hem on a basket. I took a look and saw that the ribbon had pulled all around the bottom of the skirt. I took out a big pair of... More About: Sides , Touch , Feminine
I'm Starting To Feel Like Charlie Brown
2008-04-24 20:53:00 We don't go on a lot of vacations. The last BIG vacation was two years ago, this September, when we went to Disneyworld.W. is on spring break this week. We decided to take the kids to the Philadelphia Zoo. I booked a room for two nights. The room wasn't cheap, but the hotel had a pool and as I said we don't go away a lot. So we sprang for the extra expense. Just being away for two nights was going to be worth it.We arrived Tuesday at around 5:00 pm and checked in. The kids were so excited! We went up to the 10th floor and had dinner at the hotel's grill. The food was okay, a little too "fancy" and very expensive. I say fancy because the mac and cheese was ziti noodles with the restaurants own cheese sauce.Mr. Schmitty has celiac sprue. He has to be careful what he eats and it's risky when you order out. We can tell them not to put bread on the plate and no croutons in the salad but sometimes there can still be issues. He ordered grilled chicken which was covered in spinach and ... More About: Family Time , Brown , Charlie , Feel , Charlie Brown
Oh The Drama
2008-04-22 03:55:00 Last night when Mr. Schmitty got home from work, I suggested we go to the local mall. It was my birthday and I was NOT cooking. I had been with kids all day; mine and 4 other neighborhood children. I needed to get out of this house.The Schmitty clan got to the mall and W. immediately began showing signs of an attitude brewing. He didn't want to be there and when W. doesn't want to be somewhere, he makes it quite clear to all around him, that.he.doesn't.want.to.be.there.I thought maybe he was hungry. Hunger always makes him ornery. I told everyone to follow me. The mall had opened a new Johnny Rockets. Hot dogs, Burgers, and Fries. I couldn't go wrong with that, could I?Yea, apparently I could.W. was whining that he didn't want to eat hot dogs or anything else on the menu. He then refused to order anything when the waiter wrote down our drinks.I told him to suit himself, he could eat when we got home. That's how you get to W. You don't react, you just go about your business. H... More About: Drama
Some Abuse For My Birthday
2008-04-20 21:55:00 "Mom, who was the first person born on earth?" asked my inquisitive T."Well, Adam and Eve were the first humans created by God...." I began to reply.T., cutting me off in mid-sentence asks, "Was it you?"Once you turn 41, it's all downhill.Little stinker. More About: Abuse , Birthdays , Birthday
I Told You So
2008-04-19 22:43:00 W. has completely outgrown his bicycle. When I say outgrown, I mean outgrown! It's bad. His knees practically hit the steering wheel. Mr. Schmitty and I have been casually looking at different ones for the past few months but have put it off because, well, it's been winter.The weather has changed. It's been gorgeous. It was time to buy the poor kid a bike before he jammed a knee cap.Mr. Schmitty and I were at Target on Friday. While I was looking at the clearance racks he walked up and said that he found a great bike. He wanted me to take a look.It was a cool looking one, however, I had one problem. It was a 24 inch bike. I told him it was too tall for W.He told me, that a guy at a bicycle shop, told him, that an almost 10 year old should be riding a 24 inch.I asked how he could say that without even seeing W. get on a bike. He's not short, but he's not tall either. I think 24 inches is too high.Mr. Schmitty disagreed, I guess because he's a MAN and because another MAN said th... More About: Told
My Hard Work Paid Off
2008-04-16 15:47:00 My son's school had their annual PTA Installation Dinner and Chance Auction last Friday night. PHEW! It's finally O-V-E-R!I am on the committee that runs the auction. I am a complete lunatic every year as there is SO much work to be done for this event. It's our biggest fundraiser. I am in charge of designing and sending out about 500 invitations and response cards, the table seating cards, and various theme related items. I also solicit donations for the gift baskets. To top that all off, I was the chairperson this year for the Ad Journal. That meant soliciting for monetary donations from local businesses and having them place an ad in our program book. I also had to put the book together with the night's schedule, the gift basket list, various thank you notes, and the ads. It was sheer craziness.Yesterday I finished all of my thank yous to the generous contributors. I am officially done with this year's event!The night was a big success. We raised a lot of money and I totally... More About: Fun , Work , Family Time , Paid , Hard
A Day In The Life
2008-04-10 15:29:00 Today is kindergarten registration for T. He seems a little apprehensive, but that's my T. He's the most shy of the Schmitty children, though he probably is the most "popular". People just take to him. Kids , I've noticed, seem to flock to him. He's just got that natural attraction. You know, there's just something about him.I reminded him yesterday that we would be going to the school to sign him up. I informed him and his sister that we'd have some errands to run. The registration to start, then to the school's administration building, which is across town. There I will be turning in R.'s registration papers for Preschool.Our elementary school has a Preschool for children that have special needs, ranging from severe to minor, such as speech therapy. The Preschool also accepts applications for other resident children with no special needs. There is a limited space for other resident children and they are chosen by lottery. I'm hoping R. gets chosen. It will be great to have... More About: Life , Day In The Life
Kids, please dial 911
2008-04-06 14:06:00 The kids had me hopping yesterday. My 9 year old niece, C., was staying with us for the day and she was also spending the night. Mr. Schmitty was working, so I was in charge of my brood, C., and a neighbor's kid.It was a gorgeous day. It was sunny and warm. The kids were really good and we had a fun time.I just wish I faced facts that I'm not 20 anymore!I.AM.A.FORTY.ALMOST.FORTY.ONE.YEA R.OLD.WOMAN! I am also twice the woman I was when I was 20, literally!I played basketball against W. I did pretty good, I must say. I was always an athletic girl, back in the day, so I held my own against my 9 year old. I guess I was feeling pretty spry because then I took to racing the kids.We were to race down the sidewalk to the neighbor's driveway and back. I started running, and well, any of you that have pushed babies out, might understand this, I almost peed myself. I had to stop before I completely left a puddle on the cement. Plus the ankles weren't feeling too great with the force of my... More About: Fun , Kids , Dial
Pint Sized Troublemaker
2008-04-03 12:57:00 My daughter, R., is hell on two petite legs. She's a tiny thing that still wears 3T clothing, though she is 4 and a half.Don't let her size, her sweet face, her big eyes that are green with a hint of brown flecks, and her darling smile fool you. She'll rip your face off!Most times she loves to cuddle and tell you that she loves you, "With all my heart, mama!"Other times, if you cross her, she's like Damien. I swear I've searched and searched for that 666 beneath all of her beautiful hair but I just can't seem to find it. She'll come at you punching and kicking. She's not one to take crap from anyone, not even her older brothers, or me for that matter.I've seen that munchkin take down each of her brothers in one fell swoop! And when I say take down, I mean like a pro wrestler slamming their opponent to the mat. She's that tough.One day she and T. were coloring with markers. Of course when they were done with their masterpieces, they had more marker on their hands than on th...
A Cauliflower Bomb
2008-03-28 17:27:00 I found a cool book for W. in the bargain section of Barnes and Noble. It is a journal type of book that asks all kinds of questions about him, his friends, school, and his life. W. loves this sort of thing and I thought it would be nice to keep and read when he's grown.He allowed me to read the sections he completed. It was very interesting and amusing to see how he answered. One questions in particular was, "Does your dad do anything to embarrass you?"He had written "No" in the blank."Dad doesn't embarrass you, at all?" I asked, finding this strange as he has definitely reached that time in his life when his parents are just SO uncool."Nope.""Do I?" I inquired, knowing full well what the answer would be."Yes mom, you're weird!" he said with a smirk."Weird strange or weird funny?""Weird funny.""Oh, I can live with THAT!" I exclaimed.That night when it was time for lights out, W. began his recent annoying stall tactics. He tried everything under the sun. When he realized he wasn... More About: Cauliflower , Bomb
I Can't Get Enough
2008-03-26 01:44:00 Git yer mind outta the gutter!I joined Netflix a few months ago and though I am a HUGE movie buff, I find myself adding different TV series to my queue. I started off with the second season of Weeds, very funny show. Then I watched 4 of the 5 seasons of Nip/Tuck. That Julian McMahon....let's just say HUBBA HUBBA! I can't wait until season 5 is released in June to continue that droolfest.I then moved on to The Shield. I heard such great things about this show but for some reason I couldn't get past the first couple of episodes.I needed something to replace that, hmmmmm... Ahhhh Haaaa....I heard that Lost was great so I added that to my Netflix waiting list. Why didn't anyone tell me about this show? I have been missing out for 4 years! I was hooked after the first 20 minutes. Lost is like, like....my daily fix. Never mind recreational drugs...no, no, just give me a couple of DVDs of that show and I'm good to go.Every night at around 7:30, I start watching the clock. Only a half... More About: Fun
Never mind the ham
2008-03-22 21:40:00 This morning I was preparing for tomorrow's Easter feast. I was rolling meatballs, making tomato sauce, cooking sausage, and defrosting the ham. I was also making mental checklists of what I need to do to pull off dinner for 15.Miss R. climbed up to see what I was doing. She loves to watch me cook and always wants to help out. We started chit-chatting and doing the whole mom/daughter bond thing.Me: "When you grow up, will you cook and invite me over for Easter dinner?"R.: "Yes!"Me: "What will you make me to eat?"R.: "Stew!" Me: "Yum! What kind of stew?"R.: "Rabbit Stew!"I hope the Easter Bunny rethinks his route and takes a detour that year! More About: Holidays , Mind
A Special Ingredient?
2008-03-19 16:18:00 The kids are getting very excited about the visitor who is scheduled to come this weekend.We've got our baskets ready, our cool, metallic egg coloring kit standing by, our plastic eggs are unpacked from the crawl space, and a bag of carrots has been purchased. I made sure I remembered the carrots because one year we had to leave the Easter Bunny an apple. And don't you know, though he was only 3 at the time, W. still reminds me of that EVERY.SINGLE.YEAR.T. and R. were talking to me yesterday about what Mr. Bunny might bring them. They are a bit delusional, I must say. But rest assured, I was quick to point out that the big ticket items were more Santa's gig and they needed to downscale their thinking a bit. If not, they were going to be highly disappointed.T.: "I hope he brings me lots of candy!"R.: "Yum, chocolate kisses!!"T.: "You know mom, they make some candy out of pee-pee."Me: "Huh? I really don't think so T."T.: "Yea, they do. You know, those yellow, squishy candies we ge... More About: Special , Ingredient
Oh I Forgive, I Just Never Forget
2008-03-12 14:17:00 Remember last summer when Mr. Schmitty and I had a sort of tit-for-tat war going on? It all started with this post.My throat still hasn't quite recovered from the Janet Leigh Psychoish scream I let out when Mr. Schmitty tried to liposuction my butt with the vacuum. That's when things got ugly. It was on!Since then I periodically lay little traps for him, just to remind him that I am a vengeful, vindictive woman who will not rest until I bring him to his knees.One of my evil plans is to have the guys he works with brought in to help me. Unbeknown to them, they will simply be my pawns in this ongoing game of ours.Every so often when Mr. Schmitty leaves his cell phone lying around, completely unguarded, I change his ringtone. Big deal, you say? My dear hubby works in a field that has some pretty masculine, man's man type of guys employed. Well, imagine his displeasure to have his cell phone ring, just as a meeting is starting, and all you hear in the room is, "If you like Pina Colad... More About: Kids , Forgive
Way Too Much On My Plate!
More articles from this author:2008-02-23 15:16:00 I have noticed that I have been quite the slacker on my blog as of late. And when I have written here, well basically, it's fluff. I also have not been reading all of my favorite blogs very much. I wonder why my traffic has just about ceased to exist.This is an extremely busy time of year for me. I am on the PTA committee at my son's school for planning our yearly Chance Auction Dinner. It's a huge fundraiser and a lot of work. For the past couple of years I have designed the invitations for the event. That alone ~ tons of work. I create the design to coincide with that year's theme and then I must put together about 500 invitations and response cards. I also help with the actual soliciting of the prizes. I contact hundreds of merchants online and pretty much beg plead ask for their help in donating.I also was suckered roped stuck entrusted with the job of putting together our program for the night. It is a journal that breaks down all of the baskets and the prizes included in e... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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