Mommin' It Up!

January 9, 2009January 8, 2009

Putting Away the Loot

Christmas is past (by fifteen days), a new year has begun, and I’m…stuck in a living room with twice as much crap in it as it had before. You see, my problem with the post-Christmas clean-up isn’t putting away the tree, the ornaments, or the stockings. That’s a snap.

(Because my husband does it.)

My problem is: Where do I put all this new STUFF? Specifically, all my kids’ new stuff. Like, the FIVE new board games Joshua received:

Or Sophie’s new posse (it’s a real tough bunch. You do NOT want to mess with Soph and her crew):

And then, there are the toys that are actually more like pieces of furniture. Exhibit A, Joshua’s (Christmas dream come true) Fisher Price GeoTrax set:

Exhibit B: Sophie’s Leap Frog learning table (which she adores!):

I’m throwing a baby shower for a friend of mine Saturday (if she doesn’t have the baby today. ‘Cause she was having contractions all day Thursday. Squeeze those legs together Megan!), so I am sitting here pondering where to put all of this new stuff that Santa brought, cause really, everysinglecarfromcarsmovie and all of Sophie’s posse are not invited to the shower. Aside from just throwing it all in the kids’ rooms until the shower’s over, I don’t have a clue!

My post-Christmas clean-up? It’s still not done! But it will be by Saturday! How about yours? What’s your biggest Christmas clean-up hang-up?

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By the way, this post is part of a Blog Blast sponsored at Parent Bloggers Network and Right@Home. I like to visit Right@Home to print coupons for some of my favorite SC Johnson products (like Glade candles. ALSO Emily’s favorite.) but the site also has great cleaning and organization tips and yummy recipes too! I’m headed over there now to see if they can solve all my problems for me, and you should too!

January 8, 2009

“25 Things About Me” Meme

Our friend Shannan from Mommy Bits tagged us in a meme, and we thought it would be fun to participate!

Here are the rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 5 people to be tagged (It was 25 but that’s a lot!). If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.

Emily
1. I don’t dance. Ever.
2. Michael Jordan was my hero when I was in middle school.
3. I have a drinking problem. I spill drinks all over myself on a regular basis.
4. I am a wee bit competitive. And by a wee bit, I mean a lot.
5. I have been to a ton of concerts.
6. I am really good at sudoku.
7. I am not a morning person. Or a night person. I am a sleep person.
8. I love, love, love Diet Coke.
9. My husband and I drove (from Ohio) to the Baseball Hall of Fame (in New York) to see Ozzie Smith inducted, and then turned around and drove home. Without sleeping.
10. My daughter is named after my mom.
11. I am addicted to Twitter.
12. I am working on a master’s degree in instructional design and technology.
13. I have never had a pet.
14. I want a blackberry but I am afraid my husband would divorce me. (just kidding. kind of.)
15. I am nervous about my daughter turning five. It seems so old.
16. I have lived in five houses in a one mile radius.
17. I love my MacBook. (I haven’t mentioned that before, have I?)
18. I love Disney World. I can’t wait until Sammy’s old enough for us to go back.
19. I love the beach. (And I’m looking for recommendations on which one we should visit this summer!)
20. I hate being in crowds. I like my personal space.
21. I am having a really hard time coming up with five more facts.
22. I always thought I would only have girls, but I love having a boy.
23. My pet peeves include random capitalization and improper use of pronouns.
24. I love to make Excel spreadsheets.
25. I am dangerously approaching my 30th birthday.

Jenny
1. I am addicted to Yahtzee, both the real game and the computer game.
2. I have wavy hair, which used to be straight, and I try to disguise it as straight.
3. Between my husband and I, we have 22 nieces and nephews (soon to be 23, I just found out yesterday!)
4. I haven’t had a Mountain Dew in 10 days.
5. I currently have 13 packs/tubs of unopened baby wipes in my stockpile. (WHAT??)
6. When I was a little girl, I had a white teddy bear named “Bob.” To torture me, my brothers would stuff Bob’s head into his body, and when I pulled his head back out, all the stuffing would still be in his body. Very traumatic!
7. I hate clipping my toenails.
8. My hubby got me a pink Sony Vaio with my name engraved on it for Christmas. So Emily can take her MacBook and stick it! (This is Emily here, and I will stick with my MacBook. But I’m sure the Vaio is lovely. But I do find it suspicious that you suddenly needed a new laptop after I got a sweet one.)
9. My hubby has a second job as a crack dealer because I need to keep up with Emily. (Emily again – omg I hadn’t read this one before I left my last comment. My suspicions are correct.)
10. That last one is a lie. His second job is actually as a secret agent for the CIA. So yeah.
11. I make my bed about twice a year.
12. I currently own over 20 lip balms. I have a *wee* problem.
13. My maternal grandma’s meatloaf is like my favorite food ever.
14. I never wear a watch.
15. I never go barefoot indoors. Or outdoors.
16. I had a terrible childbirth experience with Joshua and I don’t like to talk about it.
17. Jesus is still all right with me, Jesus is still all right, oh yeah.
18. I found a really nice J.Crew top at Goodwill this weekend for $3.79!
19. I don’t like cooking or cleaning. So I am pretty much the best housewife ever.
20. Listening to my kids sing “Veggie Tales Worship songs” in the car is just about one of my favorite things to do.
21. My car has over 295,000 miles on it. It should hit 300K this summer, at which time we are gonna have a huge par-tay!
22. I really wish I had a Mountain Dew right now.
23. I check my email obsessively like 400 times a day
24. I really need a new laptop bag. So any PR people reading this, feel free to send me one.
25. I just got done doing a kickin’ duet of the “ABC” song with Sophie.

Oh my goodness! That was rough!

Ok, it’s your turn. We tag:
1. Andrea from Mommy Snacks
2. Julia from Hooked on Houses
3. Marcy from Stretching a Buck
4. Rachel from A Southern Fairytale
5. Cortney and Tricia whenever they start their new blog!

January 7, 2009January 7, 2009

WFMW: Yummie Tummie and a GIVEAWAY!

I’ve recently discovered Yummie Tummie shapewear, and I love it! Yummie Tummie is the first shapewear brand that is comfy, sexy, and meant to be seen. It really is comfortable enough to wear every day – I’ve worn mine daily for about three weeks, and it’s not something I dread putting on. Also, unlike some other shapewear I’ve ~~tortured myself with~~ worn, I don’t break a sweat trying to put it on! It stays in place, keeps everything sucked in, and… did I mention it’s comfortable?

Here are the details:

Yummie Tummie has been featured in Cookie Magazine, People Magazine, and it was one of Oprah’s “Top Picks” last summer. Need I say more?

Probably not, but I will anyway.

Yummie Tummie is PERFECT for the post-holiday haze we’re all in right now. But they’re not jumping on the New Year’s resolution bandwagon. Oh no. Their motto is eat, drink and be yummie. I’m in favor of that!

Here’s a little more about their current promotion:
Heather Thomson, the celebrity stylist who has dressed Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and P. Diddy, and the founder and designer of Yummie Tummie recognizes that we need to overindulge now more than ever. And who better than Yummie Tummie to bring it to you, because when you’ve had your fill – and then you’ve had some more – Yummie Tummie has you covered! Yummie Tummie, the new leader in shapewear, will visibly slim, shape and smooth you. It’s the first shapewear on the market that is actually comfortable enough to wear all day and evening. Visit www.EatDrinkandBeYummie.com for a full list of all your favorite overindulgences, rate your favorites, and upload new indulgences, and find recipes to all your favorite treats.

And here’s the best part – we’re giving away a $100 gift certificate to YummieTummie.com!!! All you have to do to enter is to leave a comment telling us about your favorite indulgence.

The contest will end at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 13, and the winner will be chosen using Random.org. Good luck!

Eat, drink, and look good doing it – works for me! For more WFMW tips, head over to Rocks in my Dryer!