Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Liz, who is officially into her fabulous thirties!

And I thought Christmas was over...

So the paragon of professional journalism, People magazine, as well as some unfortunate manager, have confirmed the names of JLo and Marc Anthony’s new babies: Max and Emme.

Now, some of you may like those names (one of my favorite kids in the world bears the first name), but the obvious needs to be pointed out to show what a knucklehead J to the L-O is.

Two words: Dragon Tales

In other J Lo news, reports are coming out that the new parents have enlisted the help of additional bodyguards, as well as two handlers to rock the babies around the clock, as needed. Apparently, hundreds of surgical masks have also been ordered to ensure the health and well-being of the children... (audible sigh).

Quote of the Weekend

"I love to play hide and seek with my kid, but some days my goal is to find a hiding place where he can't find me until after high school." ~Author Unknown

Picture of the Weekend

Nothing is quite so comfortable as Poppy's chair.

Joke of the Day

"One summer evening, during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her small boy into bed.
She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?"
The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't dear," she said "I have to sleep in daddy's room."
A long silence was broken at last by his shaking little voice, "The big sissy.""

Source: www.nursinghumor.com

Week in Review

This week I learned:

1) Birthday cake with extra sprinkles and a few random M&Ms = 10 pm bedtime
2) Forget Vegas, what happens on Allegheny Avenue, should stay on Allegheny Avenue
3) Bribing your kids always works, unless they are getting their haircut on a mechanical frog
4) Though I detest Jenny from the Block, a small part of me is a little jealous she gets a $1250 diaper bag.
5) If you write about Fergie’s personal anthem “My Humps”, it will be in your head for a week (and counting)

The Student Becomes the Teacher

If I ever want to examine my own behavior, I need not look any further than my own daughter, who mimics everything that I do. Months ago I enjoyed watching her pretend to read one of my magazines, and though I’m fairly certain she was just looking at the pictures, she did recommend that I try a warmer shade of blush the following morning (kidding).

I decided to capitalize on her wanting to read magazines like Mommy, and so I ordered a subscription to National Geographic for Kids.

Well, the first issue arrived today and you might have thought I gave her a bathtub full of water ice, M&Ms, and play-doh (a few of her favorite things). She “read” through it countless times, asking me questions and then using the new information to teach her father all that she’d learned. Though I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, I was surprised to find that I learned more than a few things myself. Quite a surprise for the woman who thinks she knows everything (at least everything about celebrity gossip, green tea, and flat irons—you know, the important stuff).

So, I thought I’d share…

1) Gorillas burp when they’re happy (shout out to McQuade and every other guy I went to college with)

2) Some snails have 15,000 teeth (but, unfortunately, no hands for brushing)

3) Animals that lay eggs don’t have belly buttons (I have nothing to say about that)

4) The average family opens the fridge 22 times a day (the kids can’t reach, the husband is at work all day, which means I eat….yikes).

5) Strawberries contain more Vitamin C than oranges (who knew?)

6) Chewing gum burns about 11 calories an hour (you see, I have been working out)