Archive for May, 2008
Saturday mornings used to mean cartoons and sleeping late
Tacy’s first swim meet is tomorrow morning at o’dark-thirty.
She’s been taking group lessons off and on for the last year and a half, and this summer she decided she wanted to join our neighborhood swim team. Practice began last week, where she was thrilled to find two of her kindergarten classmates on the team […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on May 30th, 2008 tagged Daring you to disagree, Miss Goosie, Who me? | 18 Comments »
Carrot cake
While most people go to the salon and spill their guts to their stylist (or sit captive in the chair while their stylist spills her own guts), I go to the salon and eavesdrop on the other clients. It’s great entertainment, not to mention interesting food for thought.
At my recent appointment, I listened to […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on May 28th, 2008 tagged Daring you to disagree, Who me? | 37 Comments »
With apologies to Joy Division
Alternate lyrics to “She’s Lost Control”:
Contusion on her head from banging on the wall.
Mom’s lost control.
And she’s clinging to her empty glass of wine,
Mom’s lost control.
And she gave in to a toddler’s iron will,
And said I’ve lost control again,
And a voice that whined to her “I want more milk,”
She said I’ve lost control again.
And she […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on May 27th, 2008 tagged Bwahahaha! | 5 Comments »
Summertime girls (and boys)
Happy Memorial Day. Enjoy some smiles…
Some silliness…
And don’t forget your sunscreen.
Published by mothergoosemouse on May 26th, 2008 tagged Baby makes three (kids), Look at me, look at me!, Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie, The king of beers | 11 Comments »
Mustangs, beavers, and hypnotic eyes
When I was a kid, we didn’t have a swimming pool or tennis court in our backyard. Nor did we belong to the local swim club. We didn’t even go to the swimming pool at the Wright-Patt Officer’s Club.
No, we went to the swimming pool at Defense Electronics Supply Center (aka DESC - […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on May 23rd, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Round on the ends, high in the middle, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 6 Comments »
“Bloggers love meeting other bloggers.”
Wise words from Jory des Jardins - who may not be a mommyblogger herself, but who understands what we’re about.
Tuesday’s event was a learning experience - not just for the attendees, but for all of us on the panel as well. Every single blogger shared valuable insight with the audience, and we all learned […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on May 21st, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Daring you to disagree | 17 Comments »
If you had a captive audience of PR professionals, what would you tell them?
So Oliver and I are headed to Chicago today for the “Mommy Blogger Monologues” panel. His job is to beam at everyone and distract them from my extra ten pounds. My job is to speak intelligently on the topic of blogger outreach.
It’s no secret that I have a lot to say in that […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on May 19th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y | 21 Comments »
None of these kids is just like the others
What is it with grandparents who give duplicate gifts to all of their grandchildren, regardless of age or gender or interests?
I understand their good intentions - namely, that they want to avoid hurt feelings and perceptions of favoritism. And they don’t want to be crass and just give cash. But really, when you […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on May 16th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Daring you to disagree | 16 Comments »
Return of the prodigal daughter
While I was thrilled by all of my Mother’s Day presents - not one but TWO! pairs of Amy Bengtson earrings, presented by CJ after I awoke at 9am to a cappucino, a slice of bacon, and my boyfriend Tim Russert on the tube - the greatest of them all was Tacy’s safe arrival home […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on May 14th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Miss Goosie | 7 Comments »
Coloradoversary #3
You’d think that after having a baby here in Colorado, I’d be as settled in as I possibly could be. But strangely enough, I’ve found myself thinking of New York almost as much as I did in those first weeks after moving out here.
Perhaps it’s because both of my girls were born there. […]