This is part of a writing challenge at {W}rite-Of-Passage, a community of bloggers who are looking to get back to the writing part of blogging and brainchild of my friend, Mrs. Flinger. Today’s challenge was Write about the Christmas Gift you remember the [...]
A few years ago, in the throws of my infertility, never in a million years would I have guessed that I would be listed as one of the "Top Mommy Bloggers". Cool huh. Not too shabby for a South African gal. Check out the list [...]
Babble’s Top 50 Mommy Bloggers - BABBLE BEST
Mommy bloggers make a difference. Sometimes it’s their confessional tone that helps you feel like you’re not the only one, sometimes their simple honesty puts you at ease, and sometimes they’re so funny, you almost snarf your [...]
I am in a funk. I hate it and wish I could will myself out of it, but I seem to be unable. I wrote a longer, angrier post that I decided not to publish, but was encouraged by Rayne of Terror to post it on my password blog. [...]
Wow. No posts since October? What happened? Did life get in the way or something?!
Yes. And or something.
Short version:
Flu Pneumonia H1N1 Pneumonia DC Trip ER ER PTA Book Homeschool ER Book PTA Wedding Nervous Breakdown PTAThat is about what my life has been like for the past few months.
However, when I got an email from someone dear to me who told me they were sad [...]
I'm the first to admit it: I am, absolutely and completely -- and without apology -- a social media junkie. I love blogging, I love email, I fucking adore Twitter, and I even enjoy the Facebook now and again (this blog even has a fan page there).' [...]
The problem with writing a reactionary blog is that you tend to only write about things that stick in your mind and not the day-to-day tedium.
Last week I found a couple of journals from when I was younger. One was from when I was 11 and one was from my [...]
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Last month, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) graciously invited me to participate in a Magic: The Gathering tournament with an intriguing premise — pit eight bloggers and members of the Magic forums against eight Wizards staffers, with the victors getting a [...]
It arrived yesterday and not a moment too soon! You know what else arrived yesterday? That darling owl ornament. A gift from my dear bloggy friend DeeJay. Thank you, darling. I love it!
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Well. The inevitable happened. My microwave totally found out about my blog.
How you gonna mock me and my ancestors NOW, bitch? Go ahead. Nuke some popcorn without your fancy modern turntable and lemme know how it goes.
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Speaking of the Inanimate Object Uprising [...]
This is part of a writing challenge at {W}rite-Of-Passage, a community of bloggers who are looking to get back to the writing part of blogging and brainchild of my friend, Mrs. Flinger. Today’s challenge was to take 15 minutes and write about your [...]
I'm sure by now, most of you know that Michelle Duggar gave birth to her 19th child last week.You've heard of Kubler-Ross's Five Stages of Grief? Well this is Albertyn's Eight Stages of WTF when it comes to dealing with blog asshole'iness.
Amusement:
Haha! I *knew* my previous post would get a reaction out of you! You can be soooo predictable at times. You DO realize I write for [...]
You always suspected there was a lot more going on in those kids' movies than met the eye, and now a guest poster on my colleague Matt Brown's In Good Faith blog has confirmed it.
The Rev. Jason Poling, pastor of New Hope Community Church' [...] 
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In this house, the day does not and cannot begin without coffee. Our coffee system is my first stop each morning after hitting the alarm clock and becoming vertical. I have been a fan of the single-cup brewing systems for years now [...]
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