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Life and death in one day
2008-06-03 06:22:00 Our cat, Bandit, is getting on my last nerve. He refuses to stay inside. The second the door opens he pounces and slides right out the door. Then he proceeds to find the nearest patch of dirt to lay in and roll around in. He thinks he’s a pig. Another of his wonderful outdoor tricks (besides ... More About: Life , Death , Life and Death
Blogger Tattoo Quiz
2008-06-02 07:56:00 Sunshine’s Blogger Tattoo Quiz is up. You have two days to head over to her site and guess who’s tattoo is who’s. Can you find mine? © 2004-2008 The Bean Blog - All Rights Reserved. Visit The Bean Blog for more great content. ...
Sunday Linky Love
2008-06-02 01:34:00 Baby pictures are so cute. I just want to squeeze their wittle cheeks and play with their wittle toes. Miss Zoot gives us loads of precious baby pics. And Fussy shows us some fabulous pics of her new baby boy. Speaking of babies, Girl’s Gone Child is having a girl. Congrats Rebecca! First mortgage rates go up. ... More About: Love , Sunday , Linky
He?s just like me, unfortunately
2008-05-31 21:05:00 Just about every day Spencer does something that reminds me the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. He is so much like me it’s unreal. I already knew he was shy and afraid to try new things. But now I’m starting to see signs of OCD in him too. Isn’t it nice that I’ve ...
Being the breadwinner can ruin your marriage?
2008-05-29 07:16:00 According to a survey by Betty Confidential.com 100% of women agree that making more money then their husband hurts their marriage. What? Seriously? Wow. Since Lee is a stay-at-home dad, I obviously make more money than him. In fact, even when he was working I made more money than him. I think when we were first dating ... More About: Marriage , Ruin
Diversity training discriminates against homophobes
2008-05-28 07:34:00 An ex-Rockwell Collins employing is suing the company for discrimination because they made him take diversity training. Does anybody see the oxymoron in that? Suing for discrimination for having to take diversity training? Well maybe not so much oxy as moron. Apparently Thomas Meeker is a devout Christian and believes homosexuality is a sin. So when ... More About: Training , Diversity
It?s the little things in life
2008-05-27 07:22:00 Lee and I took a romantic trip to Target earlier this evening. I just love it when we get this special time together. We had a short list of things we needed to buy; peanut butter, socks and underwear. Yes, we’re wild and crazy like that. 45 minutes and $250 later we walked out of the store. ... More About: Life , Things
Sunday Linky Love
2008-05-25 21:07:00 There were a couple new blogging babies introduced to the world this week. Her Bad Mother now has a handsome baby boy and she almost gave birth in her car as her husband sped through town like a madman. What a great birth story. Miss Zoot also gave birth to a gorgeous baby boy. She also tells ... More About: Love , Sunday , Linky , Logic
The Working Woman’s Pregnancy Guide by Marjorie Greenfield, M.D.
2008-05-24 06:27:00 There are a lot of pregnancy books out there. When I was pregnant the first time I remember scouring the bookstore looking for every single pregnancy book I could find. With my next pregnancy, when I found out I was having twins, I was back at the bookstore buying up every single pregnancy and baby book they had on twins. I guess you could say I’m a pregnancy book junkie. So when Mother Talk asked me to review another pregnancy book I agreed. Even though I’m not pregnant. And don’t plan to ever be pregnant again. But this isn’t just any pregnancy book. This is The Working Woman’s Pregnancy Book by Marjorie Greenfield, M.D. I wish this book was around when I was pregnant. And working. This book touches on the things you would expect from a pregnancy book. Things like how to choose a doctor, how the baby grows, medical tests, your growing body (and the aches and pains that come with it) and labor. But it also goes on to talk about the other topics that ma... More About: Guide
My baby is so good to me
2008-05-23 05:26:00 Caleb had a field trip today. First we went to a park and then finished the day at the children’s museum. So there was a lot of walking. After my spill yesterday I’m feeling very, very stiff today. My left thumb is really bothering me too. I think I must have jammed it. [Not that ... More About: Baby , Good
My whole body aches. Even my fingers hurt.
2008-05-22 05:44:00 Day 2 of my bike riding to work didn’t go very well. In fact it went so poorly I’m still feeling it’s effects. In an effort to avoid as many hills as possible I was investigated new paths to take home. I was riding on the sidewalks downtown to try to avoid traffic. You know how ... More About: Body , Hurt , Fall , Fingers
People at work are trying to kill me
2008-05-22 00:04:00 In this week’s episode of Work ing Wednesday we will be discussing a big pet peeve of mine. Yes, it has nothing to do with balancing family and work, but it has everything to do with my sanity. In my job I work with a bunch of different groups. Sometimes, after having a pow wow with said ... More About: People , Kill
United can bite me
2008-05-21 06:38:00 A little over a week ago I flew to Chicago. We flew United . I hate United. And they did nothing to impress me this trip. We don’t live in the big city. We live in Iowa. We have our own airport, but it’s not it’s not exactly huge. I think we have about eight gates in ... More About: Bite
Celebrating 38 years on Earth by doing every day chores. Fun!
2008-05-20 05:32:00 Today Lee turned old 38. To celebrate I made a real dinner. And by real I mean something other than chicken nuggets and french fries and something that didn’t come from a box with the word “helper” on it. I know. I went all out. To prepare for this glorious meal I made a grocery list ... More About: Earth , Years , Chores
Sunday Linky Love (actually on Sunday this week)
2008-05-19 00:57:00 A seventeen-year-old girl in Argentina has SEVEN kids; one boy who was born in 2005 when she was just 14 and two sets of triplets (all girls). Heck, five kids at 33 is difficult enough for me. Are you a stressed out parent? Need some tips for putting together lunches that please both parent and child? In the ... More About: Health , Love , Sugar , Blog , Sunday
There?s nowhere to hide in a Frito Lay truck
2008-05-17 06:02:00 Since Friday Flashback seems to have fizzled the last few weeks I’ve decided to come up with my own topic; joyriding (as my stepmom called it). Remember Bob? Well Bob had a younger brother named Jim. Jim was a year ahead of me in school. After Bob and I started dating, Jim and I became ... More About: Truck , Hide , Frito
Dirty duck
2008-05-15 17:58:00 Lee usually goes through the kids’ school bags each morning. He pulls out their papers and puts them on my desk so I can look at them when I get up. As a kindergartener Caleb is learning by repetition and rhyming. He often brings home little “homework” assignments to work on new words. Today he ... More About: Dirty , Duck
Where in the world is Christine?
2008-05-15 07:06:00 I mentioned I went to Chicago this weekend, but I never told you why. Head over to Weary Parent to find out why. And then head over to Ninja Poodles Flickr stream to see a bunch of great photos from the trip. (I forgot my camera. I just had to have that expensive camera I never ... More About: World , The World , Christine
Are working mother?s less reliable?
2008-05-15 06:55:00 A few weeks ago I talked about a job I didn’t get because I was pregnant. According to the Enquirer, some employers see working women as “less reliable, focused and committed than their co-workers, and weed them out of job interviews or bypass them for promotions.” It’s just crazy that in 2008 there is ... More About: Mother , Working
My baby is six
2008-05-14 06:58:00 Yesterday was Caleb’s sixth birthday. Six years ago yesterday was Mother’s Day. And I was in labor All. Day. Long. Caleb was born at 11:50pm. But it was worth every minute. I know I say this every year. And for all of the kids’ birthdays. But I just cannot believe he is six already. About a ... More About: Baby
Sunday Monday Linky Love
2008-05-13 06:12:00 These week’s edition of Sunday Linky Love was postponed until Monday due to inclement weather in Chicago. I left my family behind on Mother’s Day to spend hours upon hours at the airport. The majority of those hours were spent standing in a very long line waiting for a United Airlines ticket agent to help ...
Proof we don?t spank
2008-05-10 20:33:00 I’m not totally against spanking. I think it has a time and a place. I have certainly given each of my kids a little swat on the tush at one time or another. But we hardly ever spank. And, honestly, I can’t remember the last time I spanked one of the kids. Now Lee….well that’s ... More About: Proof
Next thing you know I?ll be going to bed in full makeup and my prettiest th
2008-05-09 07:15:00 There was a time when I would never leave the house without full makeup, my hair curled and nice clothes. Then I got old. The end. Just kidding. Then I got older. And tired. And decided something had to go. First it was the clothes. I hate to admit this, but I still wear t-shirts I wore ... More About: Makeup , Full , Thing
Saturday night in pictures
2008-05-07 05:22:00 Saturday night started well. I met some friends for dinner and drinks at a local Mexican restaurant. We had a lot of good laughs and conversation. A couple of our friends are fuddy duddy’s old wanted to go home early. So we dropped them off. Too bad there isn’t a photo of me showing my friend’s ... More About: Pictures , Night , Saturday
Sunday Linky Love
2008-05-05 07:35:00 These flower pot and gummy worm treats are such a great idea for a kids party. Trademark cases are popping up all over these days. Sk*rt is changing their name due to the threat of a lawsuit. Time magazine did a story on James Rhoades and his quest to have a relationship with his son. I’m glad ... More About: Love , Sunday , Linky
The girl with black hair (or lessons adults can learn from kids)
2008-05-03 00:35:00 Oh, I almost forgot. In other concert news… On our way to the school last night Caleb was telling me where he would be standing. He said, “I’m on the second row. On the top. So there is one row and then two rows. And that’s where I am.” I’m glad he clarified that because I ... More About: Kids , Black , Girl , Hair , Learn
Birth order is obviously by the number of photos taken
2008-05-03 00:24:00 Caleb has a music concert at school yesterday. As we sat on the cold, hard bleachers in the elementary gym watching him (along with all of his fellow kindergarteners and the first graders) I realized this is the ninth year we’ve been going to these concerts. Nine years?!? That’s a long time. And we still ... More About: Photos , Birth , Order , Number
The end of the day shuffle
2008-05-01 06:02:00 The end of the work day is the busiest time for me. Not just because I support a west coast base and I live in the Midwest (I swear those California people must go surfing all morning and don’t actually start working until after lunch), but it’s also when all my kids’ activities happen. I work until 5:30pm, partly because I’m not a morning person and can’t drag my butt out of bed before 9am and partly because I support that California base and they are two hours behind me. Before all the kids were in school, working late was never a problem for me. When it was just Keaton and he was in preschool I worked late most nights and even went on weekends. Now I don’t have time for overtime at work. These days the kids have activities every. single. day. But tonight is our pull-my-hair-out, crazy night. On Wednesday nights Keaton has soccer practice and youth group. Skyler has dance and gymnastics. And Caleb has soccer practice. We put a lot of miles on th... More About: Shuffle
How I know it’s Spring
2008-04-30 04:27:00 Remember the days when you would talk about the weather because you had nothing else to talk about. Weather was better than awkward silence. Well now we talk about weather because it’s insane. A week ago we were sweating in tank tops and shorts. It was 80 degrees out. Yesterday it was just a few degrees above freezing and we had snow flurries. Snow flurries, people. The calendar will say May in just two days and we’re back to freezing our butt off. But, even with freezing temps and snow flurries, I can still tell it’s Spring . There are always some tell tale signs. What are those signs, you ask? I’m running short on band-aids. Last week Spencer took a dive on the pavement and scraped up his leg pretty badly. That finally scabbed over and now the band-aids are moving on to Caleb. Tonight he was running outside and scrapped up his big toe. I have no clue why he was outside with no shoes in 50 degree weather. Clearly I’m not watching him close enough. But ...
Sunday Linky Love
More articles from this author:2008-04-28 02:59:00 We are giving away a $150 gift certificate to Zappos over at Weary Parent. Do you need some new shoes (and honestly, who doesn’t?) head over and enter the contest. Lee has a ways to go before his mancave can compete with this man’s mancave, but at least Lee didn’t have to mow anybody’s lawn in ... More About: Love , Sunday , Linky , Bossy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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