May, 2009 Archives
Posted by: Jason Mayo, May 20, 2009 in 10:50 am
This is a tribute. Kind of… As we all know, last weekend was Mother’s Day. Families across the country were paying homage to their beloved wives and moms in every possible way you can imagine. Kids were handing out crappy glass bunnies and ugly silk flowers like Dixie cups at a sperm bank. Husbands were giving away gift certificates for salons and day spas that their wives will never have the time to redeem. Mothers and daughters alike were collaborating and making memories in the kitchen with their special, super duper, Duncan Hines Angel Food Cake recipes. Ahhh Hallmark, you’ve done it again. Go ahead and pat yourself on your recycled paper back.
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Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, May 20, 2009 in 10:49 am
Today’s top headlines for parents
Barack Obama urged all dads everywhere to embrace the “privilege” of fatherhood and to be involved in their children’s lives.
Nestle has not found E. coli in its raw cookie dough but doesn’t want to take any chances. (also see the recall press release)
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Posted by: Jessica Leigh Allen, May 20, 2009 in 10:25 am
Since Friday our household has been loud. Very, very loud. Who is making all the noise? Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you are probably one of a million other mamas reading this (how’d ya like how I assume millions read this blog–funny, eh?).
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Posted by: honestbaby, May 19, 2009 in 10:33 am
Ziggy Marley is bringing music to the LITTLE people! He is releasing his first children’s album and has invited some family and pretty cool friends to join him on it. Jack Johnson, Laurie Berkner, Elizabeth Mitchell and Jamie Lee Curtis are only a few of the artists featured on the CD Family Time, in stores May 5th. In addition to some well known classics like “This Train” and “Hold Him Joe” Ziggy has written many original songs on this release which are endearing tributes to his family with many sage words of wisdom for kids.
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Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, May 19, 2009 in 9:36 am
Today’s top headlines for parents
U.S. healthcare costs for employers are expected to rise a staggering 9 percent in 2010 (and employees are likely to start paying a bigger portion of the bill).
With the passage of new legislation this week, you might be able to trade-in your gas guzzler for a $4,500 voucher toward a new car.
Colleges are finding some clever and simple ways to save money on their already slashed budgets.
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Posted by: Nicole Feliciano, May 19, 2009 in 8:38 am
This month on Momtrends I am focusing on food. To keep on topic, my honestbaby.com May style picks are trendy ideas for packing lunches. Brown bagging it doesn’t mean you and your family have to suffer from the lunch doldrums. Quite the opposite. There are plenty of ways for the trendy mom to make to-go lunches fresh and fun.
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Posted by: vanburenmom, May 18, 2009 in 7:10 pm
Ahhh my most imperfect parenting moment… We were in the WalMart parking lot, having just bought tons of stuff for the new puppy that we also just bought. I had my baby in the baby seat clipped into the wagon and my toddler in the basket part of the wagon. I turned my back to put the bags in the trunk and heard a crash. As I turned I was slammed in the knees by something hard and hit the trunk. I looked up to see my toddler sitting on the pavement unhurt but couldn’t find my baby and I was screaming for her. I started to step forward only to trip over her carrier… with her in it, she was looking at me like I was a moron! My son had tried to climb out, and had tipped the wagon over, as it was tipping he pushed his sisters seat off the wagon so it wouldn’t fall on her (he told me this after) and he jumped. I was only facing away for 30sec or less, but man little kids move fast. I had bruises all over my legs from being slammed by projectile infant carrier and infant!
Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, May 18, 2009 in 9:37 am
Today’s top headlines for parents
The recession is hitting child support hard as many parents lose jobs and either seek to raise the support they receive or lower the support they pay.
New guidelines that called for the screening of expectant moms for Group B Strep have proven to be a success in sparing babies from infection.
MeMe Roth is a mom waging a war on cupcakes (and Girl Scout cookies too).
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Posted by: Tara, May 17, 2009 in 7:44 pm
With three kids is it possible to narrow it down to the most imperfect moment?? I have imperfect moments on a daily basis. When my middle child was a baby I had to go do my errands. My oldest child was two and the baby was about two months. I invited my sister in law (and her daughter who was a couple of months older than my younger son) to join us. I packed a diaper bag full of clothes and such, but he just kept spitting up/having leaky diapers/every other thing they do to make us change their clothes a dozen times a day. When we pulled up to our last stop, the grocery store, I noticed he had a dirty diaper. So, I went to change it and it had leaked a bit….enough that his clothes HAD to be changed. Well, I searched my bag, but was out of clothes!!! Luckily my SIL had a spare outfit (her daughter was small, my son was large, so the size difference was no issue)….unluckily, it was PINK!!! I had to take my son into the grocery store with a pink outfit on. My husband still doesn’t know (eight years later) and neither does my son….I hope to keep it that way!
Posted by: Jill Besnoy, May 17, 2009 in 2:27 pm
With Mother’s Day 2009 behind us, and all the perfect mother hype that goes with it, we need a dose of reality. We’re looking for you to share the 5 reasons why you’re not a perfect mother. Because as we all know…there’s no such thing! Here are my top five:
1. I sleep later in the morning than both of my kids. A matter of fact, I don’t even set an alarm because I count on them to wake me up!
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