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It's all in the JEANS!!!!

Oh Mama! — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:37:38 GMT

For the last 5 years, by choice, I have drawn a paycheck of hugs and kisses. But taking the stay-at-home

Manic Monday???

Oh Mama! — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:30:04 GMT

Consider my morning -- Endorphins popping like Rice Krispies after my brisk 6-mile run, I gulp my cup

re: Happy birthday to me...

Oh Mama! — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:37:20 GMT

Thanks for your note and kind wishes -- I actually went to Missouri to visit my parents on my birthday with Dylan in tow. Spending time with family is the best gift of all...

re: Happy birthday to me...

mamania — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:11:11 GMT

Happy Birthday! I hope you get everything you wish for, and then some!

re: Hot Wheels Hell

Oh Mama! — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:04:49 GMT

Vent away! You bring up a great point! The last thing you need after dealing with a dozen young kids, a melting ice cream cake and more than a bit of a mess is that Junior can't even open what is destined to be his or her favorite toy. Can someone invent "Super Scissors" that cut through the packaging and associated gray twisty ties that are so strung tighter than me on a very stressful day... Guess I needed to vent, too!

re: Hot Wheels Hell

mamania — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:55:02 GMT

Ok, and in addition to bad directions for impossible to assemble toys, can we please talk about the PACKAGING? Why, why, why do the manufacturers make everything SO difficult to open? Why should I need a Philips head screwdriver to free a TOY from its packaging? It's insane. A child can't even open their own toy! Sorry to vent. Birthday party this weekend- pushed me over the top! :)

re: Mommy Amnesia

Oh Mama! — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:36:55 GMT

Thanks for your thoughts. Both of you are right and make me feel better about this. Perhaps it is a pride point I've never forgotten my son! Just over the weekend, I went to the store for a single item, and you guessed it, I ended up buying six things, and I totally blanked on the item I planned to buy. UGH!

re: Mommy Amnesia

My Daughter's Father — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:10:57 GMT

If it's any consolation, dads get that way, too. I ALWAYS forget something of hers — pair of shoes, jacket, an outfit — when packing her up to go back to Mom's. I often lose my own thoughts when she bursts in with a question or story. And it's slightly amusing when I can't find the cell phone … that's in my hand.

My lapses in memory have improved, especially after I realized that, while it was inconvenient and frustrating, my forgetfulness was never life threatening. And if I forgot something I "had to have," I could probably buy it somewhere. Of course, I don't get to have Maddie with me all the time, and I'm quite certain my amnesia would be worse if I were so fortunate.

The only thing I ever forget that I just can't get back and causes a sense of loss is the camera.

re: Mommy Amnesia

LoDo Girl — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:30:17 GMT

I worry about this because I'm so forgetful as it is. In fact, I just had a conversation with my mom about early onset of dementia because I feel like my memory is on the decline; she assured me that I've always had a bad memeory and it doesn't appear to her that I'm any more forgetful than I ever was.

Until she finds shoes in my refrigerator!