Today is the day for the One Day Blog Silence project where many people are not posting on their blog or commenting on other’s blogs. They will instead be thinking about those who were killed …

First of all, the idea of boarding preschool crossed my mind yesterday, and that pretty much sums up my Sunday afternoon.
Go do a tap dance or something for Jennifer.
Go see if Archer is feeling any …

Our weekends of late have been filled with yard work and more yard work, and we’ve made good headway so far. We’ve gotten all of the planting done that we wanted to do this spring …

I’m not sure I can link to any more pet food recalls. Pretty much just assume you should be setting a place at the table for Fido until further notice…
Lorelle points out some great great …

Today I’m starting a weekly feature called “Stick It In Your Queue” to highlight DVDs of TV shows and movies I think you’d like to watch. I use Netflix — and I’ll link there for …

Jennifer is out of the hospital and doing well!
What a great story of people who were meant to be together.
And today’s cry is courtesy of Andria.
Amalah’s smackdown this week is unusual and very moving. Check …

Since I completely forgot to put these in today’s GRIT, you get a whole separate post just chock full o’ reminders.
Today: It is the last day to enter to win a fabulicious prize pack of …

Happy Baby Shower to Liz of Mom-101, Christina of A Mommy Story, and Tammie of Soul Gardening!
I’ve been asked to offer both the worst Assvice and Advice I got before I had kids, so here …

Alert: Jennifer is in the hospital and may need surgery for a kidney stone!
Recalls: Snowmobiles, electric heaters. (They waited until the end of April for these??)
Paige, I’m sorry to say that you’ve fallen in with …

As promised, here’s another post about my quest to help Mike build up his self-esteem. My technique is simple to describe: I ambush him with my love.
Do you remember the character “Kato” in the Pink …

Recall: Laptop batteries.
“I pee pee in the box.”
Wonderful story about Marilyn Monroe that I had never heard before.
“Have you seen an angry Shar Pei puppy?”
Whoa, me too. I think I’m gonna cry!
“It’s my biggest shame. …

Most days Chip feels that Mr. Plain and I are adequate parents. More than adequate, in fact. He loves us quite a bit.
But there are a couple of areas he thinks we could improve on. …

The CPSC is reminding folks that Spring is a good time to make sure your home play areas and equipment are ready for another season. And check out your local park and school for good …

Since the day he was born Mike has had no patience for things that piss him off, and now that he’s 5 that encompasses a lot of happenings in the world. The problem is that …

Whoa, twins then sextuplets. I’m with Antique Mommy on this one.
I’d say that loss of desire for blog reading is a pretty good indicator that something is up!
Thordora is having a hard time. Stop by …

I loved the movie Shaun of the Dead so much, and when I heard that the same folks had a new movie coming out I was very excited. Sadly, we saw it last Saturday night …

Remember last week when I said I was thinking about doing these “Go Read It Today” posts only Monday – Friday? Well, I tried it this weekend and I hated it! They’re going back to …

Mike is ready for kindergarten, but unfortunately it doesn’t start until August. For months he’s been doing letters and words everywhere. He wants to know how things work. He loves the more school-like activities at …

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Recall: More about Magnetix and other magnet toys.
Whoa, what a CUTE newborn! And another new baby! Congratulations to you both :)
Another person who understands that doctors work for you, not the other way around.
SNORT!
I am …

Last weekend we saw the new movie “Grindhouse.” If you haven’t heard about it, you get 2 movies plus an intermission. The first flick is “Planet Terror” by Robert Rodriguez featuring sci-fi and horror staples …

Recalls: Bouncy seats, Pet food, and more pet food, and a Viagra-like product called H S Joy of Love. (I laughed that the URL had the word “firmrecall” in it — does that make me …

I read a wonderful post on Lorelle this morning about her take on the Day of Silence on April 30th. She tells a beautiful story from her own experience and you should go over and …

Well, I can’t promise you shiny, new, white patent leather loafers, but if you want to get your groove on get your whole family to a Baby Loves Disco dance party.
Go for free!
What’s that you …

Product recall-apalooza: Dog treats for salmonella, Shrek headbands for stabbing hazard, Life is Good / RedEnvelope kid sweatshirts for drawstring strangulation, Disney footy PJs for burn hazard, and nearly ONE MILLION pieces of kid jewelry …

All the parents hearing that their child has been killed. All the young people who will never grow up to have the lives they were to lead.
I find one of the (many) horrifying aspects of …

Search on TheFind.com shopping directory for something (anything) pink and they will donate $1 per person per day to Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation. more info…
Shannon has a beautiful post about …

Our kids love pretzels for a snack. Love love love. So the other day Mr. Plain brought home a bag of the stick-shaped kind as a surprise, and predictably the boys loved them too.
I personally …

Are you knowledgeable about current digital cameras? Go give some advice.
Check her blog today and see if she was right! This is so exciting (when it is happening to someone else :)
I’m pretty sure it’s …

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