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It’s Showtime!
Thursday, 29 May, 2008    »Comments

How is he supposed to make it big on the dance circuit with his little brother horning in on the spotlight? Another in my series of less-than-a-minute videos.

Can jazz hands be far behind?

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I’m very proud.
Wednesday, 28 May, 2008    »Comments

I love seeing Henry doing something which gives him so much joy and confidence.

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I guess I took this ‘holiday’ thing a little too far
Tuesday, 27 May, 2008    »Comments
I guess I took this ‘holiday’ thing a little too far

We just had a three day weekend, and it seems I got a little too relaxed. See if you can figure out which two boys had to wear their little brother’s PJs to bed last …

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They’ve got PMS all wrong
Monday, 26 May, 2008    »Comments

I think in fact that there are 3 weeks of every month when women are pumped full of hormones which mask just how completely irritating other people are.

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Go Read It Today, Friday, May 23, 2008
Friday, 23 May, 2008    »Comments

OMGWTFBBQ. I am so glad this had a happy ending.
Good lord, you people are BRILLIANT! Now that’s the way to be BPA-free and economical. Wow! (Combine this perfect baby hack with my mother-in-law’s Cream Cheese …

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What could turn me to the Dark Side
Wednesday, 21 May, 2008    »Comments

I’m over at PunditMom’s today junking up her cogent political discourse with my goofball claptrap.
But it’s just as well since I don’t have two brain cells to rub together. I just got back from taking …

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Why I love Saturday night
Monday, 19 May, 2008    »Comments

We’ve got an amazing sitter who comes every Saturday night from 6-11pm. He’s a great guy who has been a preschool teacher for decades, and each of our kids was in his class when they …

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Go Read It Today, Saturday, May 17, 2008
Saturday, 17 May, 2008    »Comments

What happened to the Crazy Hip Blog Mamas? Why did they pack up their web site and go home? (Thanks Mel for the heads-up.) Any of you who were showing their BizRate/Shopzilla ad please note …

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So what do we eat around here anyway?
Friday, 16 May, 2008    »Comments

Yeah, I know… No one cares what I had for lunch, BUT they didn’t say anything about breakfast. Plus, Kara asked. So with that, the first installment of Erika On Demand is all about breakfast. …

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OK. Everyone get out your remote controls. Now point them at me.
Thursday, 15 May, 2008    »Comments

Hey folks, I’ve got a crazy idea. Ask me some questions and I’ll answer them on video. What do you want to know? Want to see anything special at my house, my office, my city? …

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Get your Vimeo videos to appear in Google Reader
Wednesday, 14 May, 2008    »Comments
Get your Vimeo videos to appear in Google Reader

You may have noticed that I recently started adding video to this blog, and I’m having a great time with it! One of the services that has made it even more fun is Vimeo. They’re …

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Go Read It Today, Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Tuesday, 13 May, 2008    »Comments

Think good thoughts today for Kristina who is off to have her baby! Go check out the new AllMediocre — you crack me up ;) I posted an oldie but a goodie over at Mommybloggers. …

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Everyone get down with the new. The improved. The better than ever. KiRTSY!
Monday, 12 May, 2008    »Comments
Everyone get down with the new. The improved. The better than ever. KiRTSY!

Hell yeah, like the Phoenix rising from the ashes, the fabulous ladies of Sk*rt have been reborn as:

Before you go out and change your Sk-rt links, please drop by kirtsyand give these ladies a pat …

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I’m not really sure how to write this post without sounding like a massive tool
Friday, 9 May, 2008    »Comments
I’m not really sure how to write this post without sounding like a massive tool

Close to a month ago Sony flew me and about a dozen other bloggers out to southern California for a digital imaging ho-down. They put us up in a fabulous hotel, treated us to free …

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Go Read It Today, Friday, May 9, 2008
Friday, 9 May, 2008    »Comments

What a beautiful letter. You’re right WTM, this does make me feel better. “(By the way–Sony? You make a mean butthole camera monitor. Apparently my colon was viewed in high-def.)” I can’t stop laughing. Frakking …

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Kindergarten visit: smashing success
Thursday, 8 May, 2008    »Comments

When we first got to the school, Eddie was pretty nervous. It turns out that on Wednesdays the 5th graders get to eat lunch in the Kindergarten yard while the Kinders are elsewhere. Eddie took …

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Slow down. You’re only five one time.
Wednesday, 7 May, 2008    »Comments
Slow down. You’re only five one time.

Oh Eddie, I know… You’re the one who has always said you can’t wait to be a grownup. You, my most kid-like kid. You crack me up! You’ll get there soon enough, but for now …

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Documenting my bad parenting with a bad video
Monday, 5 May, 2008    »Comments

Way back when we only had one child I used to do things like make little movies about him. Those were the days. I present to you today “Walk It Off” featuring my oldest son …

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It’s a baby shower!
Sunday, 4 May, 2008    »Comments

When I was pregnant with my second child, so many people told me that having two kids was going to be so much harder than just one. Like I hadn’t just assumed that from the …

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Typical Saturday in the Jurney house
Saturday, 3 May, 2008    »Comments

(If you’re reading this in a feed reader, you’ll have to come to the site to see these videos.)
Hey, has anyone noticed that I’ve started using my kids real names and photos on this site …

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Go Read It Today, Saturday, May 3, 2008
Saturday, 3 May, 2008    »Comments

“We are an army of educated mothers who have finally stood up and said pay attention, this is important work, this is hard, frustrating work and we’re not going to sit around on our hands …

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Open letter to PR drones intent on wasting my time
Friday, 2 May, 2008    »Comments
Open letter to PR drones intent on wasting my time

I don’t have a problem with PR folks emailing me, in fact sometimes it is quite nice. I have found some agencies who are amazing to work with, for example RocketXL (more on them soon). …

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