I headed to a local running store today. I needed some supplies, and stumbled upon a "20% off all apparel" sale. Yay me! Dressing Room Adventures with a Preschooler I looked around at the deals whilst the Lucy just looked around at everything. She spent quite a bit of...
I'm like stinkin' Houdini. Martha Stewart wants to meet me, or at least I think she would want to if she knew about my mad skillz. How to Remove Sharpie from Denim. I have no before picture, and an after picture without a before picture is like ice water with no ice....
5. 4. 3. 2. 1. *Clack* A Story About A Guilty Mom... Scene opens: A guilty mother. A busy preschooler. An elementary school. This... is their true story. Guilty Mom enters the school with her 8, 5 and 2 year-old. She picks up her visitor's badge. She delivers the...
Dear friends, family, regular visitors, lurkers and thoughtful commenters, I don't want to be negative. I want to be fun(ny). The Therrible Threes I want to be profound (if only on occasion). I want to be clever, and judging by my attempt at an alliterative title... I...
Happy New Year! What are your plans for 2008? Since JennyOnTheSpot is all about me, here are a few things I'd like to see in the “Oh-8”. I should preface this with the fact that my motto for the year is “Aim Low”. It's kind-of along the lines of only shaving to the...
A little after 9:30 this morning, Katie and I crossed the finish line of the 2007 Seattle Marathon (ahem, half-marathon). I get to wear the finisher's shirt! It was the best possible November morning in Seattle... the low 40's and clear. It was beautiful, and I even...
No, I'm not talking about the newest candle buy on Home Shopping Network... This is MUCH more exciting than that! It's Taper Week! Over the last 3 weeks I have run approximately 69 miles, plus a little time on the stationary bike and wee bit o' time on the elliptical...
The Tooth Fairy ran 11 miles yesterday. So, the Tooth Fairy was very tired come nightfall. The co-Tooth Fairy was out of town for the night, so the Tooth Fairy could not call for "back-up". Since it was a First Tooth, the fairy could not disappoint the very excited...
Other mothers exhaust me. Let's take swim lessons, for example. Lucy has a love/hate relationship with water. She has been known to ooze, "I love you Wa Wa" as we drive onto the ferry. Yet she screams like a tortured victim from some "B" horror flick when her...
There are many reasons why being a toddler is awesome. 21 Reasons Why Being a Toddler is Awesome If you are the parent of a toddler, or have been... then you will probably know that the reasons being a toddler is awesome, are probably also the reasons being the parent...
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