The Impending Threes

Terrible twos, my ass. MY ASS. To any and all of you currently struggling with the terrible twos, I invite you to come spend a couple of minutes dealing with the Impending Threes. Remember this photo from exactly a year ago? I’m almost two and my life is a heaping pile of dog shit. I […]

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Well, That Was Fun.

Thanks to a very patient cousin (who spent his Sunday evening converting this video from television to computer instead of 12,000 much more exciting activities), I have procured Friday’s Rachael Ray segment for your viewing pleasure. A couple of notes regarding the segment. 1. This was filmed over a year ago. My “20-month-old toddler” is […]

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Lame

I’m pretty sure including a 9-year-old movie in a Mamapop guest post covering my CURRENT pop culture obsessions makes me incredibly lame, but here you go. Cooper, you’re an amazing dancer and you’re a great choreographer, but as a boyfriend… you kinda suck.

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Palm Springs!

Well, it’s time to re-pack my bags and head out to Palm Springs for sun, swimming and a little relaxation. When I mentioned to Wito that we were leaving for Palm Springs to see his beloved great-grandparents, he dashed out of the room and returned looking like this: I think he is more excited than […]

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In the Past Five Minutes, I Have:

1. Put the salad croutons in the refrigerator and the opened salad dressing in the pantry. 2. Filled a sippy cup per Wito’s request, but handed him a pack of swim diapers instead. The sippy cup could be anywhere at this point. 3. Received an email requesting my Brita FFG post that was due LAST […]

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Hot Stuff

My mother and I took Wito on a couple of errands this morning. First up, Target, which launched my first completely insignificant tirade of the day. What is the point of having shopping cart return corrals (“corrals” doesn’t seem right, but very Oklahoman, yes?) if there aren’t any carts left outside in the corrals for […]

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