Manic Mommies in family
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
This happens to be the title of the audiobook I’m currently listening to (get it free on Audible ladies–click on the ad on this page). Yesterday the book title took on new meaning as I... Continue reading »
Manic Mommies in family
Becoming one of those parents
Spring of 2012 will go down as the season I became one of “those” parents. You know the kind: they show up at their kids’ sporting events with the obnoxious chair that pops up and... Continue reading »
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6:00 am
At the last Manic Mommies Escape our keynote speaker, Mel Robbins, suggested that we could kick start the day (and find a few more minutes), by jumping out of bed when the alarm clock went off.... Continue reading »
Manic Mommies in family
Teacher Gifts
I was checking out my Twitter feed tonight and saw the gals from The Motherhood were hosting a chat about handmade teacher gifts. There’s still another month before school gets out here, but I... Continue reading »
Manic Mommies in family
June Book Club: The Singles
This is a guest post from our book club hostess, Mari I’m please to announce our June selection, The Singles. I have read a lot of light/fun novels recently and this is one of my favorites. The... Continue reading »
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Snapshot: Moment of Zen
Because Steve was working on Saturday and Sunday (downside to being the Bike Guy – weekend commitments), I spent most of the weekend catching up on my to-do list, and shuttling kids to and from... Continue reading »
Manic Mommies in family
Podcast: Detachment Parenting
We’re catching up on the latest headlines – including how commuting will kill us; attachment parenting; bake sale bans; sun tanning for grownups – and other random items. This episode is... Continue reading »
Manic Mommies in family
Mother’s Day To-Do List
If all goes as planned today, I will be going to see The Hunger Games (for the second time) with a mom-friend of mine tonight (for her first time). It may be Mother’s Day, and I say this... Continue reading »
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Recipe of the Week: Silver $ Banana Blueberry Pancakes
We love to be pampered. Admittedly, we each spend a lot of time cooking meals for our families, so the thought of breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day is pretty appealing. Heck, having someone make... Continue reading »
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SNL takes on Mother’s Day
Because I am now old enough to be unashamed to admit that I’m incapable and uninterested in staying up late enough to watch Saturday Night Live when it’s, you know, Live, I have to check... Continue reading »
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Learning the 3 S’s of Life
Today was not supposed to be the day of my first triathlon. I had a plan and, I thought, it was a good one. I had signed up for my two triathlons – SheRox in August and Title 9 in September – and... Continue reading »
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Smoothies for dinner
I’m really embracing smoothies around here. I actually just had one for breakfast. While I usually make them in my blender, I realized this morning I also have an immersion blender that I use... Continue reading »
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Adjusting my expectations
So last week I wrote about my 8am trip to Target the morning of my son’s First Communion and how I felt it signaled a new low in my level of organization and preparedness. My week continued... Continue reading »
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First Communion
I haven’t had much time to blog this week! My first semester on the job is nearly over (can you believe it?) and it was a super busy weekend for the family. Brendan made his First Communion, my... Continue reading »
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Podcast: Girls Just Gabbing
During our visit to Rochester we poured another glass of wine (in our fabulous glasses) and recorded a second episode, catching up on idle gal chit chat covering topics from age spots and... Continue reading »
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To Sophie on her 7th birthday
Dear Sophie, At noon today I silently marked your arrival into our lives seven years ago. While I can’t tell you what time your brother was born, your arrival was emblazoned onto my brain... Continue reading »
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Podcast: Weekend at Erin’s
After months apart, the Manic Mommies are together again just like the good ol’ days. We’re drinking wine, gabbing until the wee hours of the morning and remembering how it used to be... Continue reading »
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Snapshots: Long drive home
It’s been a long weekend, driving to Rochester and back for our visit with Erin and her family. Today was the worst of it, with the journey starting at 12:30 pm after a fun visit to their local... Continue reading »
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We are just better, together
If our listeners could just see us now. Kristin and I are literally sitting at my kitchen table in front of our laptops talking about Escape plans, analyzing our web stats, figuring out the next few... Continue reading »
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Perry the Platypus Piñata
It’s time once again to start planning Sophie’s birthday party, and building the traditional birthday piñata. (Yes, I know it’s a strange tradition. And I’m starting to... Continue reading »
