The Mom Song (you already know the words!)

In honor of all you stay at home moms we had to share this hilarious ( or obnoxious video – you decide) about all the things we say (1000 times) in a day!
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President Obama 100 days Deep

I just read this article on Obama’s First 100 days in office.

First of all, the old adage time really flies applies here because I would have bet my new 7 jeans that we JUST swore President Obama in last week, but as usual, time has gotten away from me and already he has been in office for 100 days. I saw an article today on msn that made me laugh and I just had to share with you and put in in terms of my own perspective. They were posing the question – What do you think of his job given the first 100 days ? Bascially they were asking for an evaluation of  his performance. While I am not particularly protective (or in love) with Obama, I couldn’t help but think – are they kidding!? How could anyone be evaluated on anything they have been doing for only 100 days?

I thought about how I would have faired if my job as a mother, was evaluated based on the first 100 days. At 100 days I was still wearing pajamas everyday (and probably the same ones for days at a time), I had left the phone in the fridge for a solid week and couldn’t figure out why no one was calling, and cried, as much if not more than the baby. These days…THOUSANDS of days, not 100 days later, I actually use wear make up most days, I not only know where my house phone is, but use my blackberry to text people and email, and feel pretty much in control of my life for at least a solid 15 minutes a day. (Hey I didn’t become PERFECT, just a little more capable.)

So honestly, do I think President Obama will be the savior of our country, the Kennedy-like God send everyone thinks so? Maybe. But at this point I am pretty confident that he is still crying in his Lucky Charms, wearing fuzzy sleepers, and has a very chilled telephone…and really NO ONE should be critisized when they are only 100 days into anything.

Eco Friendly Parenting With Organic Baby Gifts, Toys and Clothes

With all the emphasis on eco friendly living these days, it’s nice to know that there are ways you can raise your baby in a manner that’s non damaging to the environment. What’s more these methods are not just great for the ecology, but safe for baby too.

Organic unique baby gifts and baby shower favors and toys that are made of organically grown cotton and other toys that are made from sustainable sources like woof or recycled paper are all the rage in tree hugging families. The appeal isn’t hard to understand. With all the scandal over lead poisoning in toys, it makes sense to avoid toys that are brightly colored or made from PVC or other toxic materials. This is even more important when you consider that your little baby will in all likelihood put every toy that he grabs into his mouth, raising the possibility of ingesting harmful colors and chemicals.

With organic baby toys, you don’t have to worry about him swallowing residues of chemicals from the surface of the toys. Unlike a few years earlier when green families didn’t have that wide a choice of organic baby toys, nowadays parents have an extensive selection of wooden grasping toys, soft cotton baby toys and other toys made of cotton and wood that are eco friendly and 100 percent harmless to your baby. Plus eco friendly doesn’t have to mean boring – these organic baby toys are colorful and fun!

Organic cotton that’s used to produce soft stuffed animals and other playthings is also used to create exquisitely soft baby girl/baby clothes. These organic baby clothes are made of cotton that hasn’t been treated with chemicals. This makes the cotton not just stronger but chemical free ensuring that your baby’s tender skin is safe. As with organic toys, these clothes aren’t restricted to T-shirts and shorts. You can choose from a wide range of nightwear, outerwear, body suits, play wear and soft comfy pajamas. Your baby will love the soft snugness and you’ll love that it’s 100 percent organic and natural.

Organic baby girl clothes and baby boy clothes, and toys don’t have to be expensive or difficult to source. Every toy store worth its name has an organic toys section while online stores will offer organic toys and clothes that are gentle on baby’s skin and your wallet! Check out some of our organic baby gift baskets for some more ideas.

Calling All Gambling Fools!!

If your husband is anything like the  degenerate gambler that my husband is you know all about online gambling. In fact you probably know even more than you ever wanted to. But if you are going for “Wife of the Year” you may want to tell your husband OR PLAY YOURSELF in these satellite tournament. I have done some research into the gaming world in an attempt to get my husband entered into a tourney or a gambling related gift and found a couple of things.

 

I found a great site called Community Gaming News. Basically it is an information portal for Poker, Casino Games, Backgammon and much more. Online Poker has exploded and CGN has the latest news, tips and poker bonus codes to maximize your experience. Check out their top 10 online poker room list for the best bonus codes available. If it is casino games you are looking for like Blackjack, Craps, Roulette and more try their top 10 casino rooms for the best casino bonus codes. CGN is filled with tips, strategies, news and bonus codes for online poker, blackjack, backgammon and all other online casino games.

Ever dreamed of playing professional poker in a tropical paradise?

Community Gaming News  has a special promotion from Titan Poker: The World Poker Showdown Ocean World will be staged in the Dominican Republic from the 9th to the 18th of May 2008 – and YOU could be there!! That’s right – we want to send you on an ALL EXPENSES PAID poker trip to the Caribbean!! We’re giving you THREE chances to win this amazing prize! We’re staging   Ocean World Super Satellites, each awarding seats to this exciting event in the Dominican Republic.

These Super Satellites will be held on:

• 1. January 27th
• 2. March 9th
• 3. April 27th Winners of Super Satellites will be awarded a $9,000 Prize Package to the WPS Ocean World, including:

• Flights and travel costs Luxury hotel accommodation for seven nights.
• ALL meals, drinks and snacks at the hotel
• A seat at the Poker Main Event worth $2650
• All you have to do is play! We’ll take care of the rest! Here’s how you can win your seat at the WPS Ocean World Poker Showdown:

DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO PLAY POKER IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS MAY!

Bumper stickers : Say what!?

Bumper stickers fascinate me on so many levels. Maybe it is because I never found a 3- 5 word message so important to me I felt compelled to hang it on my vehicle or because, I realize my opinion on abortion or the war in Iraq is not really important to the 85.4 people I pass on the way to Shop Rite. I have also never felt so courageous I needed to place a “NO FEAR” sticker anywhere (especially just above a bumper sticker of Calvin peeing on something). I always figured if I had an opinion or thought on something in this day and age of mass media, emailing,  blogging, etc. it can be communicated using other avenues than the back of my SUV.

I have no idea how these things are legal because it seems like they are just the “text messages while driving” of the 90s. We tell people..hell.. we have LAWS preventing talking on cell phones, and sending text messages YET we allow people to place on the back of the car bumper stickers with small print that  encourage people to get as close possible to read them. And you know you have to. I DEFY you to see a bumper sticker on the car in front of you and NOT read it. It is impossible, because for some strange reason you care about what the guy in the car next to/in front you felt was SOOO important, he took the time to read it, buy it, and then stick it on his car. Whatever the message is, whether it be about his love of cocker spaniels, his honor student (eww) or his stance on Jesus, this guy has something to say, and frankly he has decided the best way to express himself is through a sticker on a car.

I am not sure what it says about the people that have them, or about me that I am obsessed with reading them, becuase the worst part of it all is I do. Every single one. I will even make an effort if required – speeding up, edging closer – whatever it takes because GOD FORBID I should not know what that little neon owner was trying to tell me with his 15 bumper sticker messages. So this is the question I leave with you. Is it more pathetic to be the person that needed to let everyone they “heart their right to bear arms” or the idiot behind them that is squinting to find out just what they “heart” so much?!

Challenge Coin Communities: Auntie of the Year!

So I had no idea that collecting money is actually a  hobby ( I thought that was just called work or earning a living LOL) but one of my nephews is really into collecting coins. He is one of four boys, so I try really hard to always get them something that is a little unique from each other and more personal because of course I am totally oversensitive to the fact that they are all boys and lumped together a lot. So when his birthday was coming up I thought I would go for Best Gift Award, and thought I would get some coins add to his collection but of course, I had no idea how to do that.

It is not like there is a “money store” around here or anything so I of course GOOGLED IT!! LOL I found this entire population of people that totally know what they are doing. The site I found is called  challenge coin community. Challenge Coin Trading is a place that people can come and create new groups and chat in the forum all about coins, and money etc.  It is tailored right for them and for the clueless like me to learn from them.  If you are already in the know, there is also a section that you can list the stuff you have and not have to deal with the community itself.  I actually thought this was cool for my nephew because it is a little more private and the Challenge Coin Group which prides itself for being reserved for just collecting. There is no corporate part it and no SPAM. When people just want to talk coin collecting they choose this site as the way to go.

So now lets get to why I am Auntie of the Year. So I took the advice of some of the people on the site, I bought an awesome coin and I told my nephew all about the site. He thinks I am seriously the greatest ever (but he is only 7 so there is plenty of time to learn the truth) because I took an interest in his interest, AND I bought him an awesome, personal gift. I really think that is the best way to give a gift – just a little thought, and a lot of personalization in the selection. So if you are looking to get any little man in your life, or a coin collector a gift just thought I would share….Oh yeah, and I also wanted to brag about how great I am. LMAO

Save the Parking Spots

There are moments in any average day that I feel convinced the world is coming to an end. It usually is not big things like the threat of a major terrorist attack or some new virus but little things like what happened at the mall today. A dreary New Jersey day, and a bunch of errands to run, I knew my mission was clear. Where else would go? The home of Bloomies, a food court and endless children’s stores. As I slowly rolled through the parking lot, in my house-sized, black SUV, I looked at a very full parking lot, and realized pretty much every other mom in the burbs had the same plan. (Did NO ONE think to text me…sheesh?!) Anyhow, I see a spot, not even a prime location spot – you know one where I would still be completely drenched as opposed to slightly water logged by the time I got my four kids out of the car and into the Neiman’s foyer. As I begin the workout that it takes to turn my humungus steering wheel, an older lady, (okay I was still being nice here but I really mean OLD like 70s old) floors her silver, foreign made coup and cuts me off to take the spot. At first I am almost too shocked to react – face it there is some comedic material here – I mean nice to see the old girl has some spunk to her. But just as I am about to give her a confused look, or at least show SOME form of dissapproval for her cutting me off, she rolls down her window to say something. Now, I am so stupid I think she may be offering to give me the spot or at least apologize, when she FLIPS OUT. I mean seriously, like if she were a cartoon there would have been smoke coming out from her little ears that are surrounded by that blueish shade of silver hair, and her face would have been like the color of tomato. Grandma was FURIOUS with me. I mean swearing like a sailor, finger pointing, telling me how she was waiting for that spot – (she must have been psychically aware of the spot from the row before). I am not a push over, and I certainly like for my kids to see me stand up for myself but I was so shocked, and flustered, I just mumbled “sorry”. I then proceeded to spend my shopping trip doing 2 things – 1. constantly scanning the crowd terrified I was going to run into her becuase for some reason I was afraid to and 2. thinking of all the thing I SHOULD have said. Maybe I was nervous because if I did run into her, I would actually have to say something and I HATE confrontation. In the end, though I realized that if the world is coming to an end, parking spots should be saved first.

Mommy Boards: Not for the Average (Mama) Bear

Okay granted it may be confusing that these people intimidate me like they do but come on, let’s face it this blog is about laughing at myself. And frankly, it is all about HILARIOUS. It is written almost as a diary, and some gossip between us girlfriends. Hell, add a little face time, a few martinis and some Forever 21 clothing and this blog is a night out. But in searching for some basic recall information on a plastic peice of crap I bought for my child, I came accross these Mommy Board things. Am I a horrible mother becuase I would rather go for a pap smear that take and post pictures of my kids missing teeth or a “to do list for my weekend” or a “Max Funny”? I mean there are post counts next to members names and some of these people have some SERIOUS time on their hands. I mean 25,703 posts about your kids potty training tips, clothing sizes, and little “funny stories”?? (Note to self: Find these women, capitalize on their time and energy, take over the world.) So of course, I realize there is nothing wrong with them (Um there are a lot more of THEM then there are of me, so I have to be the loser here right?) and I am seeing this as my own shortcomings. What does any Type A yuppie mother with something to prove to herself (and the Mommy gods) do? I joined. I came up with a clever little name, I even used the letters of my kids names to be all cute (MOM POINTS!!). I was going to be like these women who were ALL ABOUT THE KIDS, I was in it, I tried to post and….NOTHING. Seriously, nothing. (I know right!? Here I have so much to say what happened?) I couldn’t do it. I felt like posting on that board was the proverbial taking pictures out of your wallet in a store and going “SEE?! SEE HOW CUTE MY KIDS ARE/WHAT A GREAT MOM I AM?” So I am sad to say friends, Mama2AMCT will be reserving her visits for the next time she buys more toxic toys for her kids….(I do love that recall section!)