It’s been a month and life has been so hectic that I am just now posting pictures of Kembe and India’s birthday party. (Let’s not even talk about those thank you cards!) I went back and forth about where to have the kids’ party and how many children to include. They are at a new kindergarten and they are in separate classes so I knew that inviting all of the kids in each class could end up being a very large group. Still, they were only a month into school and hadn’t really solidified . . .
mama said: let’s talk about poop.
Well, folks. I supposed it was inevitable, but my conversations with Sarah have devolved from period talk to poop talk. Yes, ladies and gentleman, we are oversharing about our kids' poop. We've become a mommy blogger cliché! But I don't care. Because this is the funniest convo we've had yet. We taped it a couple weeks ago and I was cry-laughing as I watched it today. If you have small kids, I think you will relate. Go watch Mama Said on Babble by clicking here. . . .
let’s build a school in haiti for Christmas
Remember when I went to Haiti last month with Help One Now? It was such an amazing trip with a great group of people – a group of movers and shakers and dreamers. The trip was full of passionate talk about social justice and how we were going to change the world. And yes, the reality is that the dozen of us on that trip probably won’t change the whole entire world. But we found our “field” to work, so to speak. We had an amazing experience but all of us felt this nagging to do a bit more than . . .
$#!@ People Say On Facebook During Elections: THE VIDEO
Yesterday a couple friends and I decided to bring a little levity to the gloom-and-doom we were seeing on facebook in regards to the election. I’ve said this before, but while I have strong political beliefs, I also firmly believe that the foundation of our country (and our lives) will not be changed based on a Republican or a Democrat taking office. I watched with amusement last week as people on facebook predicted the end of our lives as we know it if one side or the other won. So, a . . .
@#$* people say during elections
We’ve all seen it . . . political statements on facebook and twitter that go a step too far. The status updates that venture way beyond sharing political ideology, and have devolved into paranoia, fear-mongering, future predicting, maximizing, or out-and-out lying about what will happen if the other candidate wins. I’ve been seeing it all week, from both sides. So, to bring a little levity to the situation, let’s share some of the craziest things we’ve seen. Both sides are fair targets. What . . .
on being a Christian and voting as a Democrat
Tomorrow is the big election day, and I’m sure many of us are ready for the political fighting on facebook to be OVER. I know I am. It’s been another discouraging season as I’ve watched Christian friends (and family) cast judgment on anyone not towing the line with the Religious Right. I’ve been open about my political beliefs but I’ve also tried to avoid being negative and defensive, but today a couple things have prompted me to explain why, as a Christian, I’m voting as a Democrat. . . .
right mom/left mom: race and religion in the 2012 election
Was this political season racially charged? In our latest episode, Elizabeth and I talk about the role that race has played in this election, as well as the unique concerns people had about a Mormon candidate. Click here to watch! . . .
mama said: working moms and childcare woes
In our latest episode of Mama Said, Sarah and I talk about the difficulties of figuring out childcare as working moms, and in our case, specifically, as moms who work from home. Click here to watch this episode! If you work from home, or out-of-the-home, what do you do for childcare? Do they have a nanny, or do they go somewhere outside the home? Is it a big issue for you, or do you feel like you’ve got in managed? . . .
bobs for all
Yesterday I took the girls to get a haircut. India is loving her “bob” and it was beginning to reach her shoulders, so she wanted it a little shorter. But the real impetus was the fact that Karis got gum in her hair on the airplane, and we ended up having to chop her hair in a hotel room in Miami just before boarding our cruise. It was a pretty rough cut with scissors purchased at the drug store nearby, so I wanted to have a stylist clean it up. I’ve been going to Natalie Jones at Hush . . .
holiday photo wardrobe decisions
If you follow me on any other social media channels you know I am in my annual “obsess over family portrait wardrobe” phase. The advent of me joining Pinterest this year hasn’t helped, because now there are other similar obsessives who post wardrobe ideas, and I spent yesterday searching through fun Polyvore collages until I decided that I MUST MAKE SOME TOO. You see, I’m late on some deadlines and need to be making some important decisions on the remodel and still haven’t unpacked from our . . .
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