- June 10, 2011
- 3 Comments
- Bloggy Bloggy
This and That: “I Can Haz” Edition
Oh! I just want to shake my shoulders. Tidbits Summary This-n-that Not exactly the most riveting post titles. In fact, these titles generally irk my chain? Yank my chain? Tell me, when you see a title like Tidbits, do you just go wild with curiosity? Nope. However, the title today is This and That… more [...]
Summer Reading Must: MeMeTales
*Updated 6.20.11: We have a winner! The win goes to comment #8… which belongs to Kerri – The Maven of Social Media! Congrats Kerri! ————————— Pronounced Mee-Mee Tales… MeMeTales is a reading tool for kids. And it is *say it with me*… AWESOME. It is available on the web, iPhone and iPod… and soon to [...]
Reindeers. Ew. And a bit about girls.
Last week. Last week? Yeah. Last week. I chaperoned a trip to the zoo… This me and my shoe (CONVERSE!) on the bus… The kindergarteners went with their 4th grade buddies. I have such a cute pic of my Lucy with her buddy, but I don’t know the mother of the buddy to ask for [...]
Ponderings of the sick: Could I be allergic to geoduck?
Isn’t the human body disgusting amazing? I was gone all weekend, and the minute I walked into my home Sunday afternoon, my body said, “Nu-uh. You done.” I was all, “Whu? What, body? I have work.” And my body was all, “No you di’ent.” It didn’t matter. I had doing to do. And I did [...]
A vlogging SUMMARY, if you will… Vlogging is like swimming?
So. The hardest thing about vlogging? TIME. Wait. FINDING time. It takes more effort than cuddling up with one’s laptop and working through a bout of writer’s block. I think vlogging is a lot like swimming. Why? A runner needs shoes and will to get the job done, but a swimmer… A swimmer needs a [...]
Fortune… in a cookie.
I am such an adolescent. (in bed) Heh. Am I the only one who mentally adds “in bed” to the end of fortune cookie fortunes? Heh. Heh. *raises eyebrow, elbows husband* ******** Get Jenny On the Spot’s newest posts in email or in your blog reader. Keep up on JOtS giveaways – get new giveaway [...]
Good times at Universal Orlando Resort – Day 1
Can I just be straightforward? I am not trying to be all “OOOOH look at me and my family in Orlando!” But I guess I am? Here’s the deal my friends. Us… ALL of FIVE us… going to ANYWHERE not connected to a visiting family trip is… a HUGE blessing. Not one moment did I [...]
- June 1, 2011
- 12 Comments
- My Spawn, Parenting/Family
Our Tooth Fairy must have dementia… or a black heart.
She failed BIG back in Feb ’09. After 5 days of waiting, Olivia decided to leave a note: Fast forward to oh… say… A MONTH AGO… When Olivia swallowed a tooth. And the Tooth Fairy failed to come. And then 2 weeks later (when we were in Orlando) another tooth fell out… and she dropped [...]
- May 31, 2011
- 19 Comments
- Parenting/Family
Impending: Mothering During the Tween and Teen Years {hold me}
Or continues. The drama. I thought the drama of a 2 year old. Or 3 year old. Or even a 4 year old was all a grown woman could bear. BUT I WAS WRONG. In my home, we are teetering on the edge of teen-dom and in the thick of tweendom, and HAVE MERCY ON [...]
Make Me Laugh Monday (a vlog): My girl…
Lucy. She cracks me up. She keeps me laughing. She also keeps me on my toes. One day last week I took a shower (I didn’t take a shower ONLY 1 day last week, but whatever…). When I came out I found wrapping and printer paper across the living room… crayons and glue sticks… colored-on [...]
