Monthly Archives: March 2010
Spring Break – Then and Now
Then: 1992 Mazatlan, Mexico
Now: 2010 Madison, Wisconsin
Then: Oh my God you guys! This place is totally BEAUTIFUL!
Now: Oh my GOD BEN! This place is a mess!
Then: You guys I’m totally laying out ALL DAY at the pool. Can you please pass the SPF 0 oil-plus-sun-attractor? When we get back to school, I so have to be tanner than that stupid Lindsey.
Now: Where is my daily face lotion with the built in SPF 45? It is cloudy today but the sun might come out for the 30 minutes we are outside.
Then: I’m totally drinking margaritas by the pool like all day you guys!
Now: Ben? Do you want milk or water with lunch? Scratch that. We have no milk. Do you want water or ice water with lunch?
Then: Who wants to go para-sailing with me today? Or should we go snorkeling? Or ride horses down the beach?
Now: Do you want to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel?
Then: Oh my God Liz that bikini is sooooo cute! Do you like mine? Should I wear this hot pink one or the floral one?
Now: These yoga pants aren’t that dirty are they?
Then: SHOTS OF WILD TURKEY ALL AROUND!
Now: While on a walk through the Arboretum five wild turkeys walk in front of your path.
Then: DISCO NAP ladies! Have to look super cute for the boys at the club tonight!
Now: Ben, wake me up in a hour. I want to be able to stay for the entire news tonight.
Then: What happens in Mexico STAYS in Mexico!
Now: I’m so blogging about this.
Hershey’s Better Basket Blog Hop For Children’s Miracle Network
I thought once I turned 38 my days of playing tag were over. However, yesterday I was tagged by a good Twitter friend, Chris in an effort to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.
Normally I don’t do this sort of thing but since I can’t eat Easter candy this year (since I’m Jewish and therefore don’t CELEBRATE Easter we’ll call it SPRING candy. Regardless I will partake in NONE which is so sad I’m pretty sure the people of Kazakhstan can hear me wailing) and I’m a sucker for those little folks, I thought, SURE!
Hershey’s has partnered with CMN this Easter to donate up to $5000 through the Better Basket Blog Hop campaign.
If you want to participate also, it’s very quick and easy. Hershey’s will donate $10 per post up to 500 posts. When we are all done that will be $5000 raised for Children’s Miracle Network!
Here’s all you need to do.
HERSHEY’S BETTER BASKET BLOG HOP RULES:
* Create a blog post giving a virtual Easter Basket to another blogger – you can give as many Virtual Baskets as you want.
* Link back to person who gave you an Easter Basket.
* Let each person you are giving a Virtual Easter Basket know you have given them a Basket.
* Leave your link at BetterBasket.info/BlogHop comment section. You can also find the official rules, and more information about Better Basket with Hershey’s there.
* Hershey’s is donating $10 per each blog participating to the Better Basket Blog Hop to Children’s Miracle Network (up to total of $5,000 by blog posts written by April 4th, 2010).
* Please note that only one blog post by each blog url will count towards the donation.
I’m sending this SPRING Basket to Melissa and Elizabeth, two great moms whom you should get to know. And, quite likely, two great women who might not talk to me again after tagging them in this.
You can follow the giving on Twitter using hashtag #betterbasket.
Thank you to Hershey’s for making a difference and giving us the chance to participate!
“I’d like to buy the world a Coke and keep it company…”
Holy Health Care debates batman! You all did an excellent job of not fighting on March 23rd but were the smashed windows and cut gas lines on the 24th really necessary? It’s quite clear this country needs to hug it out. Not to mention a Coke and a smile.
Since I am one of those to blame for spouting off my opinions (shocking right?), the next time President Obama is about to pass some major legislation I’m flying myself to a far away island and getting a zip implanted in my lip.
BUT this SO is not a post about Health Care reform, therefore I bring you cute stories of my fabulous kid.
- Mornings are not a strong suit for Ben and I. We both are a fan of The Sleep and therefore getting ourselves out the door in the morn is much like herding blind belligerent cats. In an effort to help the process, my sweet boy has been making my lunch before I even get downstairs. Today I looked in my lunch box to find a real spoon in there. When I looked confused he said, “It’s more green this way, Mom. Now you can just wash your spoon in the kitchen at work instead of using plastic.” Words literally escaped me as I grabbed his little body and enveloped him in a big Mama hug. TAKE THAT AL GORE!
- Last night, as we were sitting on the couch watching TV, there was a commercial for a new automatic soap dispenser where you don’t have to use your hands to pump the top. Supposedly there are so many germs on the pump part that with the automatic one you avoid all that. I, being of mushy brain, said “That’s so cool.” And my son, who is sharp as a tack said, “But after you touch the germy part, you WASH YOUR HANDS and then don’t touch it again, so you why would you get germs on your hands?” I looked at my boy like he just invited Netflix and Twitter. Since he’s clearly the smart one of this pair I just muttered, “Whoa. You are so right.”
Yes ladies and gentlemen, thankfully THIS is the boy who will one day become the man to pick out my nursing home.
Now can we please get back to updating our Facebook pages with what’s for dinner and what color bra we’re wearing?
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