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Oct6

All in This Together

Posted at 9:20 AM • View Comments

For every story you hear about mom bloggers that sounds like it was ripped from a page of some catty high school drama, there are countless times where mommy bloggers help one another.

And I don’t mean only in that incredible, amazing sign of support we all saw for Stephanie Nielson after her horrific plane crash but even in little ways that would mean so much to other moms.

Like me. When I was on a search for kids of all ages to show up for no pay and give up part of their Saturday morning so I could look glorious, the following ladies – all mom bloggers – came to my rescue without so much as a second thought -

And so I thank them. Visit their blogs. Add them to Twitter. Support their sponsors.

Because if they didn’t support me, it would have just been Erica Hill and I chatting with no one to walk down the runway.


Sep1

Blame Twitter

Posted at 7:11 AM • View Comments

Instead of writing a blog post I smile at every time I read, I’ve been posting less.

And using Twitter (@nominivan) more.

My daily life has been reduced to 140 characters glimpses in the form of tweets.

I could have written the requisite blog post about Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals or a Baby Mama movie review.

But instead I twittered.

I’ve been Twittering about everything – giving everyone my two cents.

Cheering them on when they need it most. Laughing when they talk about hanging out with Jamie Foxx. Giving support when people are jerks. Sharing concern for those evacuating because of Gustav.

And sometimes just twittering when I have a random Jason Mraz song stuck in my head.

Or my thoughts on whether Sarah Palin really had a baby or if Trig is really her grandson.

Or the fact I am giving away so many of my personal belongings in order to get a new start this school year.

Or the hilarious that ensued while walking 11 blocks to my Mother’s birthday dinner yesterday.  (3 kids, 1 ginormous purse and a birthday gift in a big box… you can figure out the rest.)

And that’s when I’m not spending time participating in the Sarah Palin Little Known Facts meme.

I have a feeling I’m not alone.

So if you miss the stories and photos of my sons and daughter, blame Twitter.

Or follow me so you can hear about the time I waited until the very last minute to pack up and go away for Labor Day weekend so the weekend became Labor Day day and pretty much only Labor Day afternoon since I’ve spent most of the weekend cleaning the apartment and laughing at what was listed on my Summer to-do list.  But you probably already knew that — you follow me on Twitter. ;)

Dec18

Here Comes Santa Claus

Posted at 6:20 AM • View Comments

Natalie is going to visit Santa for the first time this morning. Heading over to the 8th floor of Macy’s Herald Square to take a photo with him in Santaland. Hopefully it will be an uneventful experience with one of those overpriced 5 x 7 photos to show at the end of it.

Oh sorry, I mean.. hopefully Natalie will have a magical experience in the “holiday wonderland designed to delight children of all ages.”

I wanted to take her to meet Santa for her first Christmas but she was only five months old and it was a major flu season so she only got as far as the restaurant near Macy’s in her cute pink Eskimo hat. Today she will join over 300,000 people who visit Santaland each year to tell Santa their holiday wishes.

And this time she’s going with Lukie and will hopefully tell Santa she wants a present that has already been bought for her. Let’s hope.

Lukie will probably wiggle off Santa’s lap and try to walk around Macy’s instead. Or maybe he will try to take off Santa’s glasses. Hmm… this should be fun.

Jul19

Prom

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Molly and I went to prom today. Oh yes we did. In a black stretch limo stocked with soda, spirits and 100 calorie pack oreos.

On the way to the Library Hotel we had the driver assure us that no one could see into the limo and then we proceeded to point at everyone and wonder where they were going and who they were meeting. Oh, yea I must confess then I also tried to find Molly a boyfriend — picking from the drivers in the cars driving next to us or the workmen on the street. I really am too kind, I know.

The driver (poor guy to have to put up with us!) put on 103.5 KTU and Molly and I sang along to the songs which were clearly late 80s/early 90s. We had no shame and at least on my part… no voice to be singing outloud.

After our meeting, we got back into a different stretch limo, this one wasn’t as cool. In fact it made us car sick. Got back to the office and Elizabeth probably worried quietly that we were going to be sick on the conference table she was sitting at.

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