Sunday, October 24, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Summer pictures
1 - big sis doing her job
2 - the 4th in Ridgewood
3 - cooling off in a torrential summer rain
2 - the 4th in Ridgewood
3 - cooling off in a torrential summer rain
4 - Maggie in the pack-n-play at Canandaigua
5 - Katie's first bike and first bike-ride
5 - Katie's first bike and first bike-ride
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Advertising at its finest
Yikes, it's been a while! Guess what? I'm not gonna write about kids...I've got this weird idea to write about a few of my new favorite products...I know: what the heck?! But - I've gotten a couple of things recently that I have to rave about.
First - Cheer. Yes, the laundry detergent. Seriously. I have never really payed any attention (or is it paid?) whatever, I've never payed much attention to laundry detergent - buy what's cheap or whatever's got a coupon. I had a moment of consumer/commercial affliction and fell for the ads. I decided "what the heck - might as well try it". Katie's been taking dance class and has to wear white socks and a white t-shirt, I need to try something to keep her from not looking dingy. And you know what?!?!? I really think it works!! Really; honest - I think Cheer laundry detergent makes my whites brighter!!! (And I know it's not "new" as stated in the first paragraph, but it's new to me!)
Second - everyone knows how great the magic eraser things are (cuz they're not really sponges, hhmmm) anyways, how many of you have tried the magic eraser/febreze/bathroom version?? FANTASTIC!!! Yeah, for sure - they're great, ok - not quite as great as Frosted Flakes, b/c who wouldn't rather sit down to a bowl with Tony the Tiger opposed to cleaning the bathroom, but if I have to clean the bathroom - this it totally the way to go!
Third - more specifically to moms who still use strollers - the First Years something stroller. Way better than my 100$ Britax stroller! Really! A 45$ umbrella stroller bought at BJ's is going to be our go-to stroller from now on...I might even get rid of every other stroller we have! ("How many strollers do you have?" you might ask. I don't know, I'd have to count.) Anyways, awesome awesome awesome First Years stroller. Finally found one I really love.
Okay, so there's my not-paid-for-by-advertisers ad --- go buy yourself something!
(Oh yeah - we're all good!!!)
First - Cheer. Yes, the laundry detergent. Seriously. I have never really payed any attention (or is it paid?) whatever, I've never payed much attention to laundry detergent - buy what's cheap or whatever's got a coupon. I had a moment of consumer/commercial affliction and fell for the ads. I decided "what the heck - might as well try it". Katie's been taking dance class and has to wear white socks and a white t-shirt, I need to try something to keep her from not looking dingy. And you know what?!?!? I really think it works!! Really; honest - I think Cheer laundry detergent makes my whites brighter!!! (And I know it's not "new" as stated in the first paragraph, but it's new to me!)
Second - everyone knows how great the magic eraser things are (cuz they're not really sponges, hhmmm) anyways, how many of you have tried the magic eraser/febreze/bathroom version?? FANTASTIC!!! Yeah, for sure - they're great, ok - not quite as great as Frosted Flakes, b/c who wouldn't rather sit down to a bowl with Tony the Tiger opposed to cleaning the bathroom, but if I have to clean the bathroom - this it totally the way to go!
Third - more specifically to moms who still use strollers - the First Years something stroller. Way better than my 100$ Britax stroller! Really! A 45$ umbrella stroller bought at BJ's is going to be our go-to stroller from now on...I might even get rid of every other stroller we have! ("How many strollers do you have?" you might ask. I don't know, I'd have to count.) Anyways, awesome awesome awesome First Years stroller. Finally found one I really love.
Okay, so there's my not-paid-for-by-advertisers ad --- go buy yourself something!
(Oh yeah - we're all good!!!)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
So, Maggie'e daycare room has a little fenced in area (I don't know...4x5, 5x5) it's used for either the baby who is not yet mobile - keeping him/her apart from those who'll trample him, or it's for the single mobile baby so as not to trample over the stationary others.
I go into the room today to get Maggie and she is in the pen! You think now: maybe she's the only one walking. Well, she's not. I ask "What's the matter?" and the response is "we have a biter in the room". So, I think for a split second, that what goes through my head is: 'well, ok - I guess it's good that they're putting Maggie out of harms way'. Um - I was wrong!! Maggie's the biter!!!!!! Yikes!
What the heck do I do with that!?
A tiny bit of additional information...
1. One of the careproviders in Maggie's room left 2 weeks ago (last week, there was a girl in there temporarily, but she's in the Center regularly, so Maggie knows her)
2. The new girl started yesterday! We had never gotten a 'biting' report before this.
3. Even at 14 months, Maggie has no words yet, so I expect that extreme frustration/lack of verbal communication is a huge role.
4. She has some eating issues, so maybe she's getting too hungry and irritable
*sigh*
I go into the room today to get Maggie and she is in the pen! You think now: maybe she's the only one walking. Well, she's not. I ask "What's the matter?" and the response is "we have a biter in the room". So, I think for a split second, that what goes through my head is: 'well, ok - I guess it's good that they're putting Maggie out of harms way'. Um - I was wrong!! Maggie's the biter!!!!!! Yikes!
What the heck do I do with that!?
A tiny bit of additional information...
1. One of the careproviders in Maggie's room left 2 weeks ago (last week, there was a girl in there temporarily, but she's in the Center regularly, so Maggie knows her)
2. The new girl started yesterday! We had never gotten a 'biting' report before this.
3. Even at 14 months, Maggie has no words yet, so I expect that extreme frustration/lack of verbal communication is a huge role.
4. She has some eating issues, so maybe she's getting too hungry and irritable
*sigh*
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The team everyone loves to hate except me
DUKE!!!! "Why" you ask....where do I begin?
I guess in the 7th grade. Gym class...running up and down the halls when the weather was too lousy for outdoor gym. I can still visualize that hallway with the ramp off to the side, going either to the cafeteria or maybe loading dock...Charlotte Middle School; 7th grade; I was very white and pretty athletic (an urban coach's, well I won't say "dream" but...you might get the idea). So, there I was running my laps for gym and apparently caught my gym teacher's attention Ms. LM. I was "recruited" to play basketball!! Short little me, yes, I am right on the border of petite, playing basketball! Okay, okay, I did win a couple of trophies in elementary school: "Super 7 Shootout". (Yes, I still have those!) On with the story. I had never played b-ball before, never even watched a game. So, what did I do...that weekend or sometime thereabouts, I watched my first basketball game from start to finish; it happened to be a college game. Guess which team was playing and guess who won! You got it: Duke. As my memory serves (not so accurately as people know), I recall that it was Duke vs. UNC and Duke won, so - since the 7th grade Duke has been my favorite team.
So, all you Duke-haters out there...so be it! They are my favorite, I am a life-long fan...not some winning team only kind of favorite. I have watched them through winning and losing, National Championships and (one in particular) really really poor season - the year Coach K had his back issues, 1996ish...So, you may hate Duke (you're just jealous) but don't knock me for playing favorites.
So, on a final note:
YAY DUKE - CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!
I guess in the 7th grade. Gym class...running up and down the halls when the weather was too lousy for outdoor gym. I can still visualize that hallway with the ramp off to the side, going either to the cafeteria or maybe loading dock...Charlotte Middle School; 7th grade; I was very white and pretty athletic (an urban coach's, well I won't say "dream" but...you might get the idea). So, there I was running my laps for gym and apparently caught my gym teacher's attention Ms. LM. I was "recruited" to play basketball!! Short little me, yes, I am right on the border of petite, playing basketball! Okay, okay, I did win a couple of trophies in elementary school: "Super 7 Shootout". (Yes, I still have those!) On with the story. I had never played b-ball before, never even watched a game. So, what did I do...that weekend or sometime thereabouts, I watched my first basketball game from start to finish; it happened to be a college game. Guess which team was playing and guess who won! You got it: Duke. As my memory serves (not so accurately as people know), I recall that it was Duke vs. UNC and Duke won, so - since the 7th grade Duke has been my favorite team.
So, all you Duke-haters out there...so be it! They are my favorite, I am a life-long fan...not some winning team only kind of favorite. I have watched them through winning and losing, National Championships and (one in particular) really really poor season - the year Coach K had his back issues, 1996ish...So, you may hate Duke (you're just jealous) but don't knock me for playing favorites.
So, on a final note:
YAY DUKE - CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!
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