Obama Remix

As usual, I feel compelled to offer my responses to the ideas put forth by our not-so-fearless Commander-in-Chief. In fact, I'm even resurrecting myself from 2+ weeks of battling pneumonia to do this. But it's just*that*important.

Here we go...

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Mommy Moments # 1

I'm participating in a new MeMe this week - it's called Mommy Moments, and so really, I think it's a perfect fit with this blog! Why don't you play along?

Our theme this week is Yummy! You can post about your kids and their favorite food or your ...

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Friday Fill-In # 7

My goodness...it's been over a year since I've participated in Friday Fill-Ins....and probably nearly a year since I've participated in any meme at all! But here goes...

And...here we go!



1. We need a little Christmas...but not until after ...

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Being a Mom isn't an Excuse

It's been awhile since I've done an edition of "Tiffany Takes On..." and I'll bet this one garners me some hate mail, but so be it!

Yahoo News posted a story yesterday about a woman who didn't show up for her deployment flight to Afghanistan ...

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Give Ya a Buck!

Kidlet and I went garage saling today...it's amazing how much you can get for how little - and even more amazing how much of what I bought today was brand new - still had tags on!

We were out for 7 hours, visited 16 garage sales, drove 95 miles ...

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Veteran's Day

To all who serve...



Thank you.

Speaking Up

Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to speak up.

Putting up information on the internet, sending emails, commenting on articles...all of those mediums can get information out, but don't rise nearly to the level of making a public statement in ...

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We have a new project...

Chris and I have been hemming and hawing over when to re-do the dining room.

Not that big a project, really.

Just stripping the wallpaper, repairing the walls, painting, crown moulding, chair rails, and baseboards.

Just.

So...I meandered into the ...

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Bouncing Baby!

Spoiled Baby got to experience BOUNCING for the first time yesterday, and boy was that fun! We went to my Goddaughter's 6th birthday party, which was at a neat little place called BounceU.

At first, Spoiled Baby wasn't too sure about this whole ...

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A Good Check Up

I was diagnosed with Grave's Disease in 2001. It was a diagnosis a long-time in the making, as I'd suffered the various symptoms of the thyroid ailment for years prior.

Grave's Disease (and a note here to say that it's actually "Graves Disease" or ...

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Darn Phillies...

Congratulations to the Yankees.

And so, the Phillies break my heart again.

Boo!

Mama, Dada

Spoiled Baby is doing great with picking up new syllables and is even doing well at associating those sounds with people and objects.

Dada is uttered a lot...baby girl just loves her daddy to pieces.

And the good news is that she's now saying ...

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Happy Halloween

"Minnie" had a blast trick-or-treating at my office yesterday and was just the belle of the ball! Hope you have a great Halloween with your little ones!

GO PHILLIES!!!

GO PHILLIES!!!

Chucky Cheese is COOL

Ok, so Spoiled Baby loves her some Chucky Cheese! We had a bunch of coins left after going there with her cousin Z back in September, so we ventured out to face the craziness again today. LOVE IT!

Minor Celebrity

I think what's bugged me the most about these past few months and dealing with the backlash of the Rainbow Lounge is that my husband has become a minor celebrity. But not a much-loved celebrity. Instead, well, yeah. Lots of morons spewing lots of ...

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Random Crying

Do any of you have kiddos that just randomly cry when you leave the room? For about the past month or so, Spoiled Baby, even if she's happy as a clam when we're in the room with her, turns into a whiny, spoiled baby whenever we walk out the door. ...

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First Birthday PARTY!

We had a fun-filled first birthday party for Catherine and were thrilled to get to spend it with family and friends. Our niece, Julia, even flew down from Canada to share in the big weekend, as well as to see her dad (Spoiled Baby's Uncle) for his ...

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On Your First Birthday

Dear Catherine,

I remember the first time we knew when you were on the way. I remember the first time we saw you on a sonogram, and then later on when a later sonogram revealed your cute face. I remember the first time you kicked me - and then ...

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10 Year Reunion

I can't believe that 10 years have passed since I escaped graduated from High School!

Had a FABULOUS reunion with some of my good friends from high school - don't we all look great?



And, no surprise, Mom has decided not to come back to Texas with us as she'd planned.

Oh, well. Back to the real world now!

Garage Sales and Baseball

Baby had two firsts today!

Early this morning, she and I arrived at her Aunt P's house to set up for a garage sale. Great fun, good money made, and lots of junk gone.



Then...we headed to the Ranger's Ballpark for Spoiled Baby's first ever baseball ...

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Back from Hiatus

Hi, folks!

Well, things are still crazy. But...I guess they always will be. So rather than wallowing in that, time to refocus on the good parts of life! I will probably not be posting a ton over the next couple months, but the goal is to get ramped ...

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Back from Hiatus

Hi, folks!

Well, things are still crazy. But...I guess they always will be. So rather than wallowing in that, time to refocus on the good parts of life! I will probably not be posting a ton over the next couple months, but the goal is to get ramped back up to more regular posting by the holidays.

Thanks for your patience and for continuing to visit me here at 0 to Mom!

Obama and Healthcare = Nausea

So there's this funny thing about Obama. He actually causes me to NEED healthcare...because whenever I hear him speak about it, I become nauseous. A recap of my tweets during his speech tonight:

• Because wiggling my nose didn't have the intended ...

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Carousel of Absurdity

Pardon the following flight into melodrama. Four years ago today, my husband and I got engaged. A year ago today, my dad passed away. Today, I got an even better look at the hypocrisy and ineptitude present in the leadership of my husband's ...

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Blog Hiatus

Hi, folks!

Life is a bit crazy right now. I know, I know, that's always been my complaint. But right now, it's just...well...in overdrive. If you live in the DFW area, you've probably already heard some of the hoopla around the Rainbow Lounge. ...

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On Hiatus

Hi, folks!

Life is a bit crazy right now. I know, I know, that's always been my complaint. But right now, it's just...well...in overdrive. If you live in the DFW area, you've probably already heard some of the hoopla around the Rainbow Lounge. ...

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On Respect

I've been thinking a lot about the issue of respect, lately, and here are some thoughts that I want to share.

• In order to gain respect, you need to give respect. If you treat people like crap, they will respond in kind.
• In order to be viewed with ...

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Family

We have our nephew visiting from out of town, and tomorrow is my dad's birthday - the first one since he passed away last year. So I'm sitting here tonight doing a bunch of thinking about family. I grew up in a tiny family - just me and my parents ...

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Funny Things Kids Do

Spoiled Baby's cousin is here, visiting for a few days.

I'm down with a huge migraine, so the hubby asked the nephew to cook me dinner: hot dogs and macaroni and cheese.

Nephew just wandered in with a puzzled expression and asked me where we keep the hot dogs.

Cute. Totally cute. And he was totally earnest. Poor kid!

Too Long for a Nap?

So I came home from work last night and was so exhausted that I crawled into bed to cuddle with Spoiled Baby ... and woke up 15 hours later.

So, uh, is that too long to call it a nap?

Mom's House, Part Two

Oy. That about covers it. Here's a recap of my PA Tweets:Mom's house, day 1 AM: 20 brown bags of recyclable paper filled so far.

• Mom's house, day 1 PM: basement family room 90% completed - good. Garbage and recyclable paper drenched during ...

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The Funny Thing About Toys

My child, fondly known as Spoiled Baby, has more toys than any other child on the planet. I'm serious. We've bought her a ton, she's been given a ton, she has most of mine from childhood, plus she's got hand-me-downs from other relatives and friends.

And yet...

And yet...

She prefers to play with my cell phone and shoes.

Oy!

Three Years Ago Today...

...I was wishing that the day would just GET OVER so we could start our honeymoon at South Padre Island. (Have you read my wedding travails?)

Tonight, I celebrate 3 years of marriage with Christopher...and it's been a terrific three years. Between ...

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Travels with Baby

You might remember my post from late March when I lamented knowing what to pack for our first trip with baby.

Well...we basically ended up taking everything but the kitchen sink. My poor husband...I was in charge of baby, baby carriage/car seat, ...

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And the Winner Is...

Any Toastmasters out there?

Just over a year ago, I joined the Toastmasters club that meets at my office. For me, it was a great opportunity. I've been a speaker all my life...between just flat out chattering, to more defined opportunities in ...

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Shout Out to Lansinoh

As a nursing mom who works full time, an absolute essential in my life is my breastpump. Without it, I'd swell up like a balloon and baby wouldn't get fed.

Over at "How to Have a Baby," I've written of some of my initial struggles to get a ...

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Political FRAUD

I'm from Pennsylvania. Almost seven years ago, I moved to Texas.

Back in PA, there is some political FRAUD taking place right now. Long-time Republican Senator Arlen Specter has decided to flip to the dark side and become a Democrat.

Fraud. FRAUD.

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Moving, Moving, Moving

Relax, we're not actually moving.

We're just moving furniture.

Again.

It's like we get bored every few months, and just have to change things up.

So here I sit in bed, contemplating my aching back, because I leveraged a desk from an upstairs ...

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On Not Writing

I love writing. It makes up a goodish portion of my total income, after my full time job. And I love writing fiction, as well. But I have this issue.

I can't write.

Ok, that's not true. It's just that with fiction, I can't type new portions of my ...

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On Sleep and Exhaustion

I'm pretty sure that every friend that I have who has children has managed to find a way to tell me over the last few months that their child/children slept through the night by the time they were 3/4/5/6 months old.

So here I am, with a six month ...

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Mystery Mouseketool

Anyone watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with their kiddos? I had a post up on my Twitter earlier today musing that, just once, I wish that the mystery mouseketool was a taser.

Anyone ever have that wish?

How about an electrified collar? Maybe an EASY ...

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Taxes

I'm just marveling about how nice it was not to scramble to get my taxes done this year. I got them all done back in February, instead of waiting until the last minute like the last three or four years, and that's just a HUGE BONUS. Especially coming home from mom's house and not having to do that. YAY for me!

Mom's House

Chris, Catherine and I just spent 10 days in PA trying to whip my mom's house into shape. We were *moderately* successful but will need to go back again to finish sometime in May or June. Until then, here's a recap of our time there, a la my ...

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