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Whizpoppers
2011-09-09 14:00:00 In Roald Dahl's novel, The BFG, young Sophie is kidnapped and taken to a land occupied by giants. Recently, I've been reading this book to The Mayor and The Rooster. In the giant's world, their equivalent of soda fizzes downward instead of upward. Instead of causing burps, soda causes, well... the opposite, an activity know to the giants as "Whizpopping." When a giant releases whizpops, he is lifted off the ground and filled with a sensation of elation. This is such a fun experience that whizpopping itself is a sign of happiness among the giants. Reflecting on the chapter where we learned all this, The Rooster smiled at me and said, Mama, you're the happiest person I know.
By: Oh, The Joys
Hey, No Fair!!
2011-09-04 21:47:00 K usually wakes up the children, but he had to leave the house early the other day. We do it differently, the waking up. K plays an out of tune guitar and sings a made up morning song that might remind you of alley cats meowing in the night. I prefer to climb in my children's beds and snuggle them awake. On this particular morning, I climbed in with The Rooster first and rubbed her back and talked with her until I knew she'd get up and get dressed. Then I moved into The Mayor's bed. Because relating to seven year old boys seems to require an element of rough housing, I didn't rub his back so much as gently transition him into several world championship wrestling maneuvers. As I climbed out of his bed, I said, You'd better get up and get dressed quickly because I left a fart in your bed. And then, unbelievably, from The Rooster's room I hear, HEY! NO FAIR! YOU DIDN'T LEAVE A FART IN MY BED!! Seriously? They will fight about ANYTHING. The joys.
By: Oh, The Joys
We All Face It Alone
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By: Oh, The Joys
A PEEK: Review of Motherhood, The Musical
2011-06-21 22:09:00 When friends found out I was seeing Motherhood: The Musical, their response was, “I’m sorry.” Perhaps I know too many cynical broads, or maybe they just know me. Usually, I like my women fired up a la Vagina Monologues, where the irritation is focused on misogyny and injustice rather than diapers and swollen ankles. Despite ...
FULL COLUMN: Review of Motherhood, The Musical
2011-06-21 22:09:00 When friends found out I was seeing Motherhood: The Musical, their response was, “I’m sorry.” Perhaps I know too many cynical broads, or maybe they just know me. Usually, I like my women fired up a la Vagina Monologues, where the irritation is focused on misogyny and injustice rather than diapers and swollen ankles. Despite ...
Juno Knows - Single Motherhood
2011-06-04 16:10:00 I knew the moment I decided to become a mother I would raise my child by myself with little to no help from the father. In fact, I would not have it any other way.
Motherhood and Twitter
2011-04-25 12:00:00 Has social media made mothers a bunch of whiners? I beg to differ in today's Ay Mama!
NMN Luncheon: Make JOY in Motherhood Routine
2011-02-25 18:35:00 Naperville Moms Network will host Diane Overgard for lunch to discuss how to make JOY in motherhood routine on Tuesday, March 15th from 11:30 - 1:00 at White Eagle Golf Club.
Interventions
2010-11-12 23:07:00 She opened the bathroom door and screamed,"Hurry up!"She shut the door, but opened it right back up and started yelling again."Don't get dressed again. Leave everything off except your underwear."She half closed the door, then changed her mind.She grabbed her daughter by the arm and dragged her out into the dressing room of the ballet studio with her pants at her ankles.I was quietly helping The Rooster change into her leotard and tights.There were fifteen other five year old girls in the room in various stages of dress all getting ready for ballet class.I had noticed the woman even before she started yelling. She was sitting listlessly beside a baby boy - maybe eighteen months old. She looked extremely depressed and tired.Her daughter started to cry as she was dragged by the arm out of the bathroom."You're a MESS!" her mother screamed and roughly wiped at her mouth with a tissue.The girl continued to sob while the mother barked out orders.Softly at first, I spoke..."Take it ea...
By: Oh, The Joys
How to Embarrass Your Offspring on Foreign Exchange
2010-11-04 19:15:00 "No way! You actually have the shirt!" he said.My good friend David is in South Africa for six months.He's a visiting professor at a university in Johannesburg.Recently, he was startled and surprised when an American student walked into his office wearing the shirt."What do you mean?" the unassuming student from Indiana asked.After a bit of back and forth, David realized that the student didn't have a clue about what he was wearing.It was the The Mountain Three Wolf Moon t-shirt.(If you aren't familiar with The Mountain Three Wolf Moon t-shirt, then I *highly* recommend you take a break and read the Amazon customer reviews for this product.)[Seriously. Go read them now.]David showed the Amazon reviews to the poor, unassuming student from Indiana.After reading many reviews, the student said,"Oh, man! I'm SO embarrassed! My mom sent me that shirt."This had me howling.[Like three wolves with a moon.]Do you think his mom knew about it?I totally hope so.
By: Oh, The Joys
My guts redux
2010-06-01 02:03:00 So I finally had the hernia repair in November. Anyone care to hazard a guess as to how long that repair actually held? Anyone? No? February, People. Just…..February. Remind me to express utter outrage to the surgeon the next time I see him. Which, if I can help it, won’t be for a few months. ...
Jack Handy's Sister's Thoughts
2010-05-09 18:30:00 Sometimes the children fight. They pick at each other mercilessly, needling away. At those times, I secretly wish I had earphones on and loud music playing. Is that wrong?
By: Oh, The Joys
My Marathon Journey to Motherhood
2010-05-06 11:19:00 How long it takes some women to get to motherhod.
Note to My Children
2010-05-06 02:00:00 I am not your napkin.I am not anyone's napkin.I am not a napkin at all.Get your hot dog off of my arm.Stop blowing your nose in my sleeve.
By: Oh, The Joys
Motherhood Intermission
2010-03-20 16:23:00 I'm skinny again! My hair is blonde again!I can finally use toxic products like nail polish and teeth bleach. Why does all of this matter? Because after a year of being pregnant (long story), nearly a year of nursing and a lingering Chicago winter I am -wait! gasp!- untethered to an infant. Physically. Enough to sleep eight hours a night and enjoy as many cocktails as I want on babysitter nights.I'm in the sweet spot for sure. The urge to have another baby will eventually kick in and I'll find myself 43 pounds heavier, scared to color my hair and on lock down in the living room. I'll emerge in my mid-30's. Older. Fatter. Tired.So I've decided 2010 is my...
Lorena Ochoa LPGA golfer talks marriage, motherhood and Twitter?
2010-02-12 17:59:00 MIKE SCANLAN: Lorena, we?d like to start with some LPGA business. In the past three weeks, we?ve announced three title sponsors: Sybase, Hana Bank and, just today, Kia. Talk about the excitement of new partners being interested in the LPGA. LORENA OCHOA: Hello Mike, hello everyone. For sure that is great news. Not only me, but all of the players believe that the LPGA is going in the right direction. It?s nice to find out that we have new sponsors. It helps a lot. I?m excited to have more options to play tournaments. It?s very special. Thank you to the sponsors. I?m looking forward to those tournaments. Q. I just wanted to ask you, I know this is going to sound like a very strange question for someone who's coming off winning Player of the Year last year, but based on only three wins after such a big year in 2008, do you feel like it was sort of a little bit of a down season for you? LORENA OCHOA: I didn't understand the...
In a Daze: ADD with a Splash of Motherhood, a Sprinkle of Hearing Loss, and
2009-10-13 18:47:00 Dazed.It is the definition of a mother.With sleep deprivation, mommy brain and stressors of child-rearing, we acquire the ability for self-preservation by learning to tune out.I, having been a mother now for over 13 years, have taken it to an art form. I am an artiste.I sit at my laptop and somewhat hear the kids squabbles, but shrug, not really.I hear them teasing each other and badgering me for treats and sweets.I generally ignore. Most of the time, I don't even hear them. It's as if I am now the one wrapped in a womb of my own making.Muffled.Protected.Seekin-g peace and yes, at times, solitude for my sanity.Besides, it's good for them to work it out on their own, and more importantly, they should know by now that badgering in this house gets you nowhere.It doesn't hurt that I have a hearing problem that corresponds with the frequencies of vowels. Yep, everyone sounds like they are muttering like Gollum so all the more reason to ignore.Lately, however, it's caused some commu...
Red carpet report: Uma Thurman, Mayor Daley at "Motherhood" Chica
2009-10-09 02:59:00 On the AMC River East red carpet to promote the Chicago Film Festival's opening night film "Motherhood," Uma Thurman answered my question of "Where's a good place to buy momjeans?" with only an eyeroll. The assumption: She just didn't want to leave out any retailers with an answer.And when I asked who had the harder job, her super-busy mother of two in "Motherhood" or her ass-kicking revenge hound in "Kill Bill," (no, I did not phrase the question that way), she simply laughed and said, "Both jobs are pretty tough."So not much juice from this very brief, otherwise star-free red carpet, though Mayor Daley also made an appearance, so I asked him what would be the title of a movie...
Gender Biased
2009-09-08 05:35:00 I must confessed that I am someone that is gender biased. I have 2 girls and a boy, no doubt I love them equally, but I can’t deny that deep in me I am one who is gender biased. Way before I am even a mother, I can only visualize myself having daughters and how ...
Strapless
2009-09-01 03:00:00 I usually hang out at Rooster's pre-k playground for awhile after I pick her up.It gives her a chance to play longer with her best friend and I effectively kill time until I can go pick up The Mayor.[And it would be unfair not to admit that I really like the standing around and talking with the other parents part.]Over time, I have developed a friendship with the parents of one of The Rooster's best friends.The wife is secretly hysterical.She is an introvert and, should you meet her on the street, you might find her quiet, but you would not know her true nature.She endlessly e-mails me links to you tube videos of Latvian, Pirate Eurovision contestants.Recently, after I retaliated with a little failed Karaoke, she admitted that "Tuts My Barreh" is her new make-out, come on, theme song.[So you can see why I like talking to her.]And that is just what I was doing when I heard,"Mommy, come strap me in!"The Rooster and her friend had climbed up on the baby swings.Now, technically, they...
By: Oh, The Joys
Softly She Sang
2009-08-04 03:51:00 "I am with you and we are together..."She softly sang to herself as we drove along.My mother and husband were in the front seat and I was sandwiched between The Mayor and The Rooster's car seats.The Mayor begged for me to keep my right arm limp while he beat himself in the head with it and laughed.[Oh, the proud.]Out in the Pacific Northwest, visiting my mother, my brother-in-law's family and joined by Grandma New York, we made our way towards Fort Worden State Park on the Olympic Peninsula.The Grandmas treated us all to a stay at an amazing house, The Retreat at Sycamore, seemingly designed for the sole purpose of drawing out your inner Zen Buddhist.Every inch of the house and grounds made you want to sit quietly and simply contemplate.[Too bad those of us in on the treat included four children under the age of seven who beat the house's giant gong incessantly, taking only intermittent breaks to divert yet still more water from the "personal cannonball pool" also known as the ho...
By: Oh, The Joys
So how does bug taste?
2009-07-22 21:48:00 Steve: Uh, I think I just ate a bug. Son #1: (nonchalantly, as if this happens every day) What did it taste like? Steve: Kinda insect-y.
Alright, whose jackin? my chickens?!
2009-07-08 22:54:00 I am no longer hip. No wait, I’m even less than hip, I’ve totally screwed the pooch on my hipness. I even messed up Boom Boom Pow. When I asked the kids who was jackin’ my chickens they started laughing and couldn’t stop. Literally, they laughed for half an hour and “jackin’ my chickens” has ...
Thump and Pummel
2009-06-09 03:00:00 The other morning at summer camp, The Mayor greeted another boy with a chest thump.The two of them actually jumped into the air and bumped into each other, on purpose, chest first.This was a greeting.[Odd animals, these things called boys.]Similarly, we went away a few weekends ago with a family that we don't often see.They have a boy who is 18 months older than The Mayor and, though they've met before, this weekend was the longest they've ever spent together.They acquainted themselves with one another through a series of elaborate wrestling maneuvers, gut punches and general body thrashings.When they weren't doing bodily harm to one another they were shooting each other with guns fashioned from drinking straws, twigs, tinker toys -- anything they could find -- because despite my politically correct, Mom 2.0-ness...WE DO NOT PLAY WITH GUNS IN THIS FAMILY! GUNS ARE NOT TOYS!GUNS ARE DANGEROUS!...my child can and does pretend that anything he is holding is a gun.Through all their ...
By: Oh, The Joys
Reflections of Military & Motherhood
2009-05-11 04:33:00 I woke to the sounds of pans clanking in the kitchen and pretended to still be sleeping, knowing it was time for my traditional Mother?s Day breakfast in bed. Going running was on my mind this morning, but I gobbled down every bits of chocolate chip pancakes and coffee with a smile. With my oldest ...
Motherhood Survival T-shirt Makes a Great Mother's Day Gift
2009-04-30 14:22:00 Found I survived Motherhood tee ($19.95) on Shirtcity along with other two funny Mother's Day slogan tees like I Survived my Kids and Don't Mess With Me, I've Raise Children. These are a great gift for mom, portraying their superwoman-ship taking care all family members. From Shirtcity, you can choose colors of the tee and its printed design, so do your homework and find out what's color she like -- actually it's kinda ugly if you don't know her favorite tee color, where have you been lately?In the next few days, I'm going to search T-shirts that make great Mother's Day tee. Let me know if you find one -- you can either drop me a comment below with product URL link below or send a message. Let's dress up mommies with cool tees this upcoming Mother's Day!*Before this, we found some other funny tees from ChoiceShirts -- check it out over here!
By: T-shirt Island
ABC cuts the order request for In The Motherhood
2009-04-01 00:47:00 After only one airing against American Idol, ABC has cut the episode order of In The Motherhood from 13 to 6 according to Variety. Personally I think that ABC should have waited to see how the show did when its competition wasn’t American Idol, but I think ABC had always had this plan because they ...
To my darling spouse:
2009-03-31 03:08:00 Dear Spouse, See that eye twitch? It’s your spawn. The day started with an MMA fight at 8:30 am, which resulted in both kids screaming and crying in pain. Do you have any idea how hard it is to break up a fight with one arm and not even be able to use the bad arm ...
ABC cuts the order request for In The Motherhood
2009-03-31 00:43:00 After only one airing against American Idol, ABC has cut the episode order of In The Motherhood from 13 to 6 according to Variety. Personally I think that ABC should have waited to see how the show did when its competition wasn’t American Idol, but I think ABC had always had this plan because they ...
Baby got LoJack
2009-02-24 21:56:00 I got a funny phone call from my Dad the other night and have been giggling about it ever since. Two of my siblings have had babies over the last couple of months. My sister had her baby on Valentine’s Day and my dad was complaining about the discharge from the hospital and the conversation ...
Sandra Bullock about to get a Taste of Motherhood
2009-02-07 20:25:00 If Sandra Bullockhas ever considered having children and has been filled with all the usual questions, (’Will I be a good mom? Will my kid like me?’), she’s about to get her answer. Before you start looking for Sandra’sbaby bump, stop. She doesn’t have one. She is about to become a full-time parent to her ...
Inhaling powdered sugar almost causes fatality
2009-01-16 01:20:00 Seattle, WA (AP)- In a freak accident, a Seattle housewife almost died today after inhaling powdered sugar while eating a cookie. Gasping for breath, her son looked on and giggled and her spouse laughed hysterically after hearing of the incident. Neither lifted a finger and called 911. While the incident appears to an accident, the ...
Grace Cafe?the transcendence of Catholic motherhood!
2008-12-08 14:59:00 Donna Marie Cooper-O?Boyle has once again hit a home run with her latest work, Grace Caf! Her latest book is a great testimony to the vocational call of motherhood that manifests itself in a sublime sacramental and pragmatic manner in our Catholic Church. The examples of feminine individuality and ...
Word of the day by son #2
2008-11-04 07:43:00 Etiquette: These are some good etiquette rules that I follow: Don’t talk with your moth full, and put your napkin on your lab. I hate it when people talk with full moths. Yes folks, he spelled etiquette right but not mouth and lap. &-#160;
Well if he didn?t need therapy before, he does now.
2008-10-20 03:32:00 Many years ago, this poster: terrified my son. It was hanging up in a place we used to frequent and he would scream his lungs out every time he saw it. I would have to go out of my way to avoid the place or avert his eyes while we passed until Halloween was over. In ...
I am now embarassing to my children. So I?m going for broke.
2008-10-16 22:20:00 For some reason, my second grader has decided this year that it is embarassing for me to give him a hug and kiss in the morning. I had to chase him for half a block a few weeks ago to get my kiss and hug in. I paid for that with severe knee pain from ...
I should have gone with Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays?
2008-10-06 11:14:00 Since the day my oldest learned to talk, he’s been quite a persistent little guy. Oh who are we kidding? The kid is a pit bull. He makes me want to blurt out “YOUR HONOR! HE’S BADGERING THE WITNESS!!” at the top of my lungs almost every day. So today he got in the car ...
Well At Least the Swelling Should Go Down
2008-10-06 10:00:00 I'm sure you're sick of me whining and complaining about the traumas of a massive remodel--you might recall that last Thursday I mentioned how the dry wall hangers took three days to finally arrive and do the job? Well on Thursday when they showed up to finish the job they got their come-uppence. I think we're even for all the irritation they've caused.There were two of them, one was a large, hairy, bearded, chubby, Russian guy. Though I don't actually think he was Russian, for some reason one of the kids heard him talking--probably using words that were so colorful and foreign to their vocabulary they assumed he must be Russian-- and from that point on we called him the Russian.And then there was his sidekick, Manuel. Actually, his name wasn't Manuel either it was Louis (as in the Spanish version of the name--he was Latino) and if you've ever seen Fawlty Towers on the BBC then you'll get an idea of why we called him Manuel.When I say he was a sidekick I really mean he w...
By: Scribbit
Things I've Completely Let Go
2008-10-02 10:00:00 Everyone has their little quirks right? If you were to look in my closet normally you'd see my clothes hung by length and variety. Jeans then pants then short skirts then long skirts then dresses . . . (I try to refrain from insisting they be grouped by color as well).For some reason I was born with this weird condition--some would call it a disease--that requires me to have everything perfectly neat. Dirty dishes in the sink, laundry on the floor--it all leaves me with these shivers of anxiety. Must . . . put . . . socks . . . in . . . hamper . . .So with all of our tarp-covered possessions being lumped in the middle of the living room and kids sleeping on floors and sheet rock dust giving everything a nice powdery finish I'm just a ball of nerves. Or at least I was.Sad to say I've felt my apathy growing until I just don't care anymore. Gasp. Have you heard about how a mind in pain--maybe through grief or loss--goes into this defensive numbing? Well that must be what I...
By: Scribbit
New Invention Today
2008-08-27 00:57:00 It’s called: Quiet Time. Why oh WHY didn’t I think of this at the BEGINNING of summer? So I’m pretty exhausted today. My Hapkido belt test is next week. As of last night, I hadn’t even SEEN 75% of my material, much less had a chance to practice it. So I did 4.5 hours of ...
It?s all there in the recipe?
2008-08-25 23:56:00 Sometimes our senses can transport us back to another place, another time. Perhaps we catch a scent of a cologne that reminds us ofa grandfather who died more than two decades earlier, or we hear a song thatbrings back our high school prom like we’re standing there swaying awkwardly all over again. I discovered that ...
I caved under pressure?
2008-08-20 21:44:00 No wait. I had amnesia. A concussion? Ok let’s face it, it’s been busy this summer. Then I got overwhelmed with the number of comments that had to be answered. Then I hurt me self, arrggggg(son #1 used to say “I hurt me self” when he was two and then Steve would go “ARGGGG” because ...
Sandwich Bag Magic
2008-08-20 10:01:00 Here's a good game for the last days of summer heat. (Did you get any? Sooo jealous) Fill a plastic sandwich bag with water and take turns sticking very sharp pencils through the bag to see how many pencils the bag can take (and it's quite a few I'll warn you).If anyone lets loose the water they're out--but as much fun as this is for a warm summer day I doubt you'll have any complaints.Sponsored by The Fine Art of Family--Beautiful jewelry by designer Monica Rich Kosann.Technorati tags: children, activities, motherhood
By: Scribbit
. . . And Motherhood Marches On
2008-08-13 10:00:00 Fourteen and a half years ago my baby looked like this. This week she registered for high school.I drove her to the building and it was like traveling through a twenty-year time warp as we walked up the front walkway where students had set up boom boxes, playing in the sun while tossing footballs and barbecuing hot dogs.We walked inside through the registration stations so she could get her student I.D., class schedule and locker assignment but when we passed the table where you could sign up for the swim team this handsome tall, senior swimmer with wavy blond hair and a perfect smile called out to her: "Hey! Do you want to join the swim team?"She did this shy little "Who me?" move then when she realized this manly Olympian was talking to her her cheeks flushed, she stammered a bit and began to think that maybe swimming was the sport for her. She probably would have signed on the dotted line if it hadn't meant hanging out in a bathing suit, swim cap and goggles under the scrutiny...
By: Scribbit
Favorite Beauty Stuff
2008-07-17 10:00:00 This seems like a rather girly post to put before you--where's my list of favorite Stallone movies or my tribute to grunge rock or a list of best moments in sports history? Sorry, not this week folks I'm needing all the beautification help I can get and here's my list of things that seem to do the trick for me.1. Camille Beckman Glycerin Hand Therapy. I love this stuff because not only is it thick and rich but it doesn't grease up my hands and will stay in place, doing its wonders, for hours. There are a bunch of great fragrances but my favorite is Hyacinth-Bluebell which--horrifying to behold--has been discontinued as of May 2008. Where's the justice in that? Just as my jar runs out they discontinue my favorite scent. I'm going to have to find another favorite I suppose. Maybe I'll try the Passion Pear or Pink Grapefruit. I don't care for the stronger scents like Lime Leaves which I tried one time and it left me with big ol' Man Hands the way it smelled.2. Cliniq...
By: Scribbit
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