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Long September

Remember that Counting Crows song, “Long December”? It’s kind of a mournful song about a month that went wrong. Well imagine me growing some Adam Duritz dreadlocks and singing that song about this particular month. September 2009 has been a rough one. It started out great, with my birthday on the 5th, but then hit Labor Day and steadily went downhill.

There is no major tragedy, no life-altering crisis, nothing to set off an alarm about. Just a series of personal and physical events that have left Bobby and me emotionally and physically exhausted. And now, we are both sick – some kind of bug that my doctor gave me an antibiotic for – just to give me something – but that yet is making us both feel terrible.

Sophie was sick at the end of last week and the beginning of this week, so I haven’t seen my friends in a week – no playdates, no coffee dates, no adult conversation! I miss them.

And to top things off, our TiVo appears to be broken this morning! How am I supposed to survive without TiVo?? I mean I might really die if I have to watch shows when they are actually on AND watch commercials. Currently I am letting Sophie watch a DVD on our laptop because the TiVo is also our DVD players, and she got me up an hour early (6:10 Sophie!? Really!!!??) and I am sick and desperate times call for exactly this sort of desperate measure.

So. Woe is me. Waaaah. Waaah. Five days left in this month. Let’s hope they fly by!

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Disney on Ice!

So I may have mentioned once or twice (or 95 times) that I’m a Disney fan. Needless to say, I was so excited when we were asked to help promote Disney on Ice “100 Years of Magic” by giving away tickets here, and as a thank you, Jenny and I were given tickets for our families as well (although Jenny’s sick and couldn’t use them, major bummer!).

In any case, let me say this – tonight we experienced the Disney magic right here in Ohio, and it was fantastic. I absolutely loved the show. The costumes, the music, the characters, the stories – it was all amazing. All of our Disney favorites were there, from Pinnochio to Buzz Lightyear. At one point, all the princesses and their respective princes were on the ice, and I thought Kate and her friend were going to pass out from excitement.

Andy and I had so much fun watching the kids. Kate and her friend squealed with delight every time a new character came on the ice, and it was so cute to hear them call out “Mulan! Mickey! Belle!” At one point during the show, they created a replica of the WDW ride “It’s a Small World,” and Kate yelled out “Thank you Mexican people!” I in equal parts wanted to crack up and crawl under my seat.

Here’s how she looked the entire time:
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Sammy loved it too – the kid doesn’t sit still often, but he was totally captivated by the sights and sounds of Disney on Ice.
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I seriously loved this show. I may or may not have teared up during “It’s a Small World.” And again during the grand finale.

Disney on Ice “100 Years of Magic” will be in Cincinnati through Sunday, September 27 (with three shows Saturday and two shows Sunday), and if you have little (or big!) Disney fans at home, this show is a must-see. Tickets can be purchased on TicketMaster, and you can get four for $44 by using the coupon code “MOM”. This experience is TOTALLY worth it – seriously, that’s the same price as seeing a movie!

Thanks to Mom Central and Disney on Ice for such a great night!

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WFMW: A Yummie Tummie Celebration and GIVEAWAY!

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I’ve officially been on Weight Watchers for two weeks, and I’ve officially lost 6.6 pounds. Woohoo!

Our friends at Yummie Tummie are helping me celebrate by giving me and one lucky reader $100 gift certificates for YummieTummie.com!

Last January I had the opportunity to review and do a giveaway for Yummie Tummie shapewear (you can see that post here), and let me tell you, I LOVE THIS STUFF.

Yummie Tummie is the first shapewear brand that is comfy, sexy, and meant to be seen. The tank tops and t-shirts slim your torso and smooth everything out (not that any of have anything to smooth out, of course!) – they really make a difference in how clothes fit and look. And if you don’t believe me, go check out Casey’s before-and-after photos here… because let me just tell you, you will never ever find pictures like that on this site! That is, unless Jenny’s pilates REALLY works out for her!

The best part about Yummie Tummie? Besides, you know, making you look skinnier, of course… They are incredibly comfortable. I have worn my tanks nearly every day since I got them last December, and now I feel kind of strange when I don’t have one on! I love the support they give me, and I love that they don’t make it hard to breathe.

Or hard to pee.

In any case, I was all set to order the Lace Print Strappy:
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But then I saw Casey’s post, and now I’m thinking about getting the Skinny Tank:
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I can’t decide! I may have to order them both.

But now to the important stuff – how you can enter.

Here’s the deal. You can get up to four entries by doing the following things:
1) Go to YummieTummie.com and then leave a comment here telling us your favorite style.
2) Tweet about the contest on Twitter and leave a comment here letting us know you did.
3) Link to the contest on your Facebook and leave a comment here letting us know you did.
4) Subscribe to our feed and leave comment here (or tell us if you already subscribe).

The contest will end at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, and the winner will be chosen by random.org. Good luck, and thanks to Yummie Tummie for helping me celebrate!

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