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Super Party Animals

Maniacal Mommy — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:07:08 +0000

My poor husband. He wanted to have a Super Bowl party of sorts. Mostly just having his family over and an excuse to break out the deep fryer. We aren’t really invested in any of the teams. His brothers are not sports fans. Our kids aren’t really old enough to sit still and watch a long winded sporting event. Me? Let me know when the commercials are on!

Just Another Day…

Mom With A Pen — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:58:55 +0000

It’s not a secret. Sometimes marriage sucks. Men and women just don’t think alike. Maybe that’s why John Gray has made millions. How can you love somebody and yet detest them with every fiber of your being. How does that happen when 15 years ago you couldn’t wait to spend an evening hanging out with them?

Crossing the Line

Mom With A Pen — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:19:34 +0000

There’s a line that every woman crosses at one point or another. And, not in the right way. Is there a right way to cross a line? Only if you’re running a marathon. And, even then, you shouldn’t be scowling and giving people dirty looks. Just sayin’.

Protected: Big Deal

Maniacal Mommy — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:57:37 +0000

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Fear Factor

Maniacal Mommy — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:53:49 +0000

Every mother, particularly new ones, discover a whole new realm of fear once they have given birth. I freaked out on the car ride home with my first born son. Every vehicle on the road was a speeding bullet headed toward my baby. I was a nervous wreck on the freeway. They don’t really warn you about that, even in “What to Expect” and they are great at giving expecting mothers things to worry about.

Fresh Air

Maniacal Mommy — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:33:42 +0000

We have taken to having our dinner outdoors. It’s nice to eat under the shade tree, and whatever JD drops, the chickens clean up for me, so it’s rather win-win. Plus dinner tends to coincide with what I call the “witching hour”.

Beautiful Things

Maniacal Mommy — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:16:35 +0000

My final round of trashy magazines hit my mailbox last week. The special price had ended, and let’s face it: without the Stephen King column in the one, I really had no reason to get it. We get to see a movie on the big screen maybe once a year, not counting free kids movies or “must see” kids movies.

It’s Green!

Maniacal Mommy — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:49:10 +0000

The school system sent home an end of the year present to my family: green funk. My kids have been alternating oozing green funk out of various facial orifices. It wasn’t quite the blueberry streusel muffins and homemade jam I gave them, but hey. I would have been happy enough with the quality education my kids got!

Boredom, Crafts, and Borderline Insanity

Maniacal Mommy — Fri, 27 May 2011 22:18:42 +0000

Summer vacation has arrived. Sadly, summer weather has not. The squabbling had reached that level where I was going to either lose my mind, or put their snow suits on them in May and send them outside to play in the gale force northerly wind.

Diaper Be Gone

Maniacal Mommy — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:09:25 +0000

JD is on the threshold of potty training. I know he is barely two, but he has been showing some signs of readiness. Since the weather has warmed up, I can get my plan into action. I know it sounds crazy, but it has worked on two other children. It helps that I am a SAHM, and people have grown used to seeing naked children in my yard over the years.