I have missed you all so much. Feels like I've been gone a long time. Most don't know I had to take some time off because I has a few projects to complete. For starters, I served as a co-chairperson and was head of public relations/social media for T ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 8:45PM
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When I got the e-mail from corporate announcing that MomsLikeMe.Com (aka RocMoms.Com) was coming to an end this coming Friday, October 14: I was numb. I saw the handwriting on the wall a few months ago and had hoped we would last until the New Year’s ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:23PM
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I woke up this morning, got my daughters up, and headed down stairs to the bathroom. Know what I found? A roll of toilet paper sitting on the sink rather than on the empty toilet paper dispenser roll. I just rolled my eyes.
My teenager came into t ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:20PM
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and this is the time of year, I hate. Not quite the end of the school year, yet. I’m running on empty and need a boost. I’m fighting off a cold. My teen is done with her freshman year of high school and is taking Regents exams this week. Her younge ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:18PM
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By the time you read this, this mom would have had a full eight hours of sleep. Awww. The last day of school, I thought you’d never arrive. The last few weeks, I have been running on low. Lacrosse games. Dance recitals. Choral concerts. Band shows. A ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:16PM
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I have been down a child this week. My teenager went off to summer camp in Penn Yan for a week. It has been one of the quietiest weeks around the house in a long time. lol My tween and I have been rebonding and making up for lost time. Peyton has ha ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:14PM
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Yes, I even have to-do lists in the summer. A single male friend of mine couldn’t understand why I’m so busy this time of year. He made the mistake of saying that I’ll be bored this summer and have nothing to do when the girls are out of school. He c ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:12PM
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Any visitor that comes to my house knows how much I love flowers, plants, and greenery. The first hint of this may be the blooming flower pots hanging off my wire gate. Or the large self-watering blue pots that sit on my steps. The hanging baskets de ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:11PM
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I could blog about the effects horror/slasher/scary movies have on me. Or dogs that jump up on me when I enter someone’s home and my host tells me not to worry because he won’t bite. My silent thought is the dog still has teeth in his mouth. The trut ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:07PM
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I’m exhausted. Nobody told me that being my daughter’s taxi service would be this draining. This week alone, my stops included the YMCA for Beginner’s Swim Lessons Class, the Helen McGraw library to volunteer for its Summer Reading program, a trip to ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:06PM
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I made the mistake of taking my tween shopping with me…I won’t do it again any time soon. While I was thinking about nutritious foods like apples, whole grains and low fat; she complained about my food selections. Peyton wasn’t in the mood for pepper ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:04PM
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I’m so frustrated by people thinking that stay-at-home moms have all the time in the world to accomplish things because they stay home. That couldn’t be further from the truth. I work/write from home, so I have to schedule my time carefully. I’m anno ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:03PM
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Where do I even begin?
I remember being a new mom and our whole family was attending a family friend’s wedding. Baby Peyton, who was probably three months old, was just fed, and I had to dress her for the festivities. I made the mistake of asking ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 5:00PM
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My friend, Almeta asked me the other day, “Did either of my parents have a familar saying?” I automatically starting laughing and looked her in the eye and replied “Oh, yeah.” As a child, my sister and I always heard our mother say “Make haste” to us ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 4:58PM
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(Queen's Note: This is the reason you haven't seen me posting on this site. As soon as I figure out how to post a 10-minute video to this blog, you can give me feedback. I've been asked back and am working on a new play.)
Ever wonder if you are th ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 9:08AM
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I got up at 6:15 a.m. to shut my alarm clock off. Even though I went to bed early and had been practicing a new wake-up/middle school bus routine with Peyton; it was still painful. And she was not ready to budge out of bed, let alone get out of it. I ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 9:02AM
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Yesterday was the first day of school. It’s a day that I have been waiting for nearly three months. Today, I got my house back and enjoyed six hours of peace and quiet. My vacation (of sorts) started. I didn’t have to worry so much about things movin ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 8:58AM
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It’s a decision that my neighbors are contemplating. We have a two-year old in our neighborhood whose has nearly been hit by a car several times. Seems his father works nights and sleeps during the day. He didn’t realize that his child could open up ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 8:56AM
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I broke my foot last weekend. I fell down the stairs at a friend’s house and I don’t know who was more scared me or them. I felt OK, but when I left their house after a delicious breakfast; I felt pain my left leg. I thought it’s just the adrenaline ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 8:54AM
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I have been dreading this day for over a year. Today, I had to say a painful, bittersweet and weepy goodbye to some friends of mine. They have been a part of my life for more than 31 years. There wasn’t a day that went by when I didn’t wonder what Je ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 8:51AM
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I mean it. About 14 years ago, my ex-husband wished that our one-year old daughter could talk. I told him to be quiet. He laughed and declared that he wanted to know what her voice would sound like and was anxious to hear her form words and sentences ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2011 at 8:48AM
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Don't know if you saw this. Thought I'd share.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson almost never gets upstaged and I had never seen the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson cry in public until last month. Jackson invited Bill Cosby to the annual Rainbow PUSH confer ...
Posted Friday, June 10th 2011 at 11:31AM
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Who is Huma Abdein ? She is the wife of Congressman Anthony Weiner who recently he had an inappropriate relationships with six women through texting. She is NOT standing by her man. At his press conference confession, his bride of eight months and ai ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 11:59AM
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Seventy headstones at the Mt. Hope Cemetery were vandalized last night in my hometown of Rochester, New York. Some of them are so damaged that can't be repaired. The remains of loved ones who passed away were supposed to spend an eternity in peace. T ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 11:31AM
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Former Democratic contender Edwards lied to the American people while running for the Presidency. One of his supporters gave him a $750, 000 contribution to his campaign. Great news for him. He fathered a three year old illegitimate child with ex-mi ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 1:59AM
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