Here are some posts from this past week that I wanted to point out to you.

• How long can I call it "baby weight?"
• end stages
• Extreme organization.
• Viruses and tweets
• Let me tell you how I really feel about potty training
• i’m sure i ate my pillow in my sleep
• A New Start
• I'll Send You Her Therapy Bills
• You're gonna love my nuts
• Ska With Jesus
• at epiphany
• Today I feel like insurance companies are of the devil.
• The Year of the IEP: Meeting Two :)
• Birth of Words
• I’m starting to question why I even have minions to begin with.
• The Downside of a Post-Christmas Birthday
• Screech Was There Too
• Would You Be, Could You Be, My Neighbor?
• Why bother getting the kids toys when they have perfectly good tampons to play with?
• Next up, a plague of locusts

I read this. Then I laughed so hard I fell down dead. Go do the same. Well maybe not the last part.

Jay is back. It’s about fucking time.

Here’s the most depressing article on a “good marriage” that I have ever read. Holy crap, can’t we aim a little higher?

Who knew the USPS had this kind of power?

I’m still laughing. Just read it — especially if you’ve been ‘doubly blessed.’ Too goddamned funny.

Kathryn has great friends.

Beer bottle and panties. Now that’s a still life.

(UPDATE: I’m not pregnant, Wired for Noise is. Sheesh, people, thanks for the emails, but really 3 crazies is enough for me!)

One of our own has made it to the big time. Congratulations!

Hey Paul, don’t burn out Please. It seems like you have a really good heart.

Measles is coming back. I’ll just keep my thoughts about those who don’t vaccinate to myself.

I wish I knew the backstory on the ending of this great post.

She’s out!

Fingers crossed.

Karrie asks a great question.

Call me a product-shilling whore, but this is really funny.

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And yes, I’ve been fussing around with ‘Go Read It Today’ for about a year. I still can’t quite figure out how to integrate it properly into this blog, but for now at least, here’s another post. If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been doing it in my sidebar for a while now, but it doesn’t go out in my feed. I’m still working out the right balance for it all… Let me know if you have any suggestions :)

UPDATE: OK, now I’ve taken the ‘Go Read It Today’ links out of the sidebar. I’ll go back to posting them periodically. Let’s see how that works.

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 Coffeecake recipe and you’ll be all set :)

Hey, does anyone know how Twitter is going to make any money? I love using it, but I’m concerned that they’ll fade away because as far as I can tell, they don’t have income other than VCs. How does that work? I wish they’d come out with a Pro version that has lots of cool features. I’d pay for it just in the hope that it would help them stay afloat!

Interesting story on Momlogic. They sound like real asshats. [Update: Why do I keep linking to posts which subsequently get taken down? It's a talent. In any case, it looks like a Cease and Desist letter is the reason the post was removed. Interestinger.]

And really, it’s a sickness how much I love i can has cheez burger. Those damned cats make me laugh EVERY DAY. They win my vote for Best Thing of All Things on the Internet. Srsly.

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 that it ended at the end of March ‘08 and you can take it down now.

Amen, ‘boundaries’ is precisely right. I’ll go out on a limb here and say that breastfeeding an 8 year old is just plain wrong. Yes, I am judging people who do it. I have opinions. The end.

Why Dooce is still one of my favorite bloggers. Thank you, finally someone weighs in on the stupid gas tax holiday and actually makes sense. Whoa, this husband is living on the edge.

OMG, this is SO much worse than a bad haircut. Gross! Totally not wrong. Recently I was quoted in the New Jersey Star Ledger and on MSNBC. My kind of news. Jill Asher rocks her TV interview.

I’m really not looking forward to this in my future. Introducing a sweet baby boy who I hope is not too fussy for his mama.

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. How do you manage your kids in a restaurant? Some good information on teen prescription drug abuse.

Really? “Non-Mom“? That’s the move you want to make? So let’s see… we adopted one kid and had the other two via donor sperm. What kind of mom am I? What kind of dad is Craig? Get a fucking clue, Teleflora and NBC.

Cripes, what a horrible Mother’s Day. Please keep us updated. Good God, no pressure or anything.

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 toddlers. (Wait, at what age do they stop being toddlers?) Sigh, I love brothers.

HBM still hasn’t had her baby yet, but even during weeks of crappy pre-labor she can write a great post about her online circle of friends. BlogHer is going into the pay per post business?? I don’t get it. [UPDATE: No, I don't know why this post has been taken down, I only have guesses. You can all stop asking me now :) UPDATE TWO: Suebob answers in the comments below. ]

You’re not invisible. I see you.

“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 waiting for permission to do so. We have declared that our voices matter.” Fuck yes. If you are any kind of mom who blogs, just go read this today. And as an aside, I am about one minute away from starting to post pictures of my kids on this site. Heather’s exhilarating post is really helping me with my decision.

“Every time I get together with other bloggers I tell myself, THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER!and thank my stars that I happened into this weird and all-consuming hobby that just happens to hook me up with really incredible women who strangely enough are a lot like me.” I couldn’t have said it better myself.

This mama loves this amazing adoption story. This is part 3 — are you keeping up? It is so very worth it.

I’m all for karma, but report him. That’s an awful story.

I couldn’t be more excited that this vintage button jewelry business is taking off! How to be a popular mommyblogger — I really can’t improve on the title. Fine. If you’re a exploitative zombie-pimp, you’re my favorite exploitative zombie-pimp. (I’m not sure the pic at the end of the post could be any cuter.) Scary recall of dietary supplements for toxic levels of selenium. And I reviewed some Neutrogena SPF 70 sunscreen for your face but don’t wear it to work. Or really anywhere you want to look not stupid.

Aw shucks, thanks!

Yay — new book on the way :)

Um, so don’t cross her.

Finally some good news!

Wow, yes Erin, you are a troublemaker, but this reaction is ludicrous.

Watch out for this amazing, strong, resilient mom. I heart her.

And I reviewed a cute book for moms on my review site.

Wendy of ‘eMomsAtHome’ has rebranded her site as Sparkplugging. Stop by, kick the tires, and let her know how great it looks :)

Sage but startling advice.

Yay, baby’s first bath never looked sweeter!

Great post on Camp Babygate. (Never apologize for a long post, Susan!)

The BlogHer ‘08 newbie mixer has been announced.

Son of Bossy Kicks Ass! (And a rare sighting of Mr. Bossy. I think he needs to get that blurriness checked out. It could be something serious.)

I hate hate hate hate potty training, and I’m not even the one who has to wear a pullup.

Way to monetize that blog, baby!

Yes, and I love it when they give you 400 ketchup packs too.

Now that’s my kind of birth story.

I weep for the future of our children.

Possibly the best movie pitch EVER!

I faxed her some pregnancy-safe crack, whatchoo got?

I love Five Star Friday!

I have a sneaking suspicion that Bossy will be the subject of an important Facebook meeting come Monday.

Susan needs suggestions on how to bathe a child with a broken arm.

(Just about to post this and it occurs to me that while I try to highlight lesser-know bloggers in GRIT, this has somehow turned into the rockstars of blogging edition. Sorry, I’ll do better next time :)

Lisa at Clusterfook is living in the present — are you?

For sure, women need something for themselves.

The last line made me snort coffee out my nose!

Good gravy, is it just me, or is this dress really beautiful?

Yes, balance is good, but it’s important for women to get a seat at the table. I need my own June Cleaver!

To hell with naming them, I’m still stuck on the fact that you can get chicks in the mail!

I saw Shine A Light last weekend too. I want to be reincarnated as Keith Richards. I bet he never gets stressed out.

It hurts my feelings too when my kids don’t like dinner I’ve taken the time to prepare for them. I wish it didn’t but it really does.

Wow, Disney really missed a great PR opportunity on this one. Of course, bloggers support their own, and the drive is going really well. Click in my sidebar to donate.

(First of all, I’m sorry for the “Go Read It Today” pile-up in your RSS feed. I imported all the Linksational posts, and unfortunately they ended up as ‘new’ in the feed. Won’t happen again ;)

Go help Clusterfook. Just do it.

Blurgh, sleep deprivation with a newborn is not my favorite memory.

She’s coming back!

“Weird” possibly isn’t a strong enough word ;)

I have recently been leaning toward thinking about the possibility of maybe letting my boys have a simple toy gun. Such a hard decision.

Oh Rebecca, I am so there with you. If you’re a bad mom then so am I.

I remember this moment in my own life so well. It is simultaneously exciting and terrifying, or at least it was for us :)

Oh PART TWO IS HERE.

Oh, the PMS, oy.

Reading “…prone to drowsiness and laziness…” made me snort coffee out my nose. Thanks ;)

Are you in the California Bay Area? Jill Asher (Silicon Valley Mom’s Blog) is sponsoring a bone marrow drive in honor of her mom’s recovery. I’m in the donor registry and it takes just a second and is pain-free. They do a quick cheek swab and you’re on your way. No needles.

Erin is my new crush. She’s pretty fucking smart, you know, for a mom.

I hesitate to think what her landlord might suggest for a plumbing problem. I suspect it might involve many, many towels.

“Emergency Etiquette” The title says it all.

She’s home! And has grand plans of becoming a couch dictator.

Use WordPress and miss the ‘Category Visibility’ plugin? I found a replacement Category Visibility plugin that appears to be working with WP2.5. (Greek to you? Ignore and move on :-)

And thank you Guy Kawasaki for adding PJM to moms.alltop.com. Here’s to hoping I don’t junk up your directory too much!

Yes, it’s true, “GO READ IT TODAY” is back on Plain Jane Mom, baby!

I loved having these posts live over on Wendy’s eMoms site, but they never really found an audience over there. I still write Momsational (bazillions of giveaways), but Linksational will be coming back here. The amazing Wendy is even letting me move all the Linksational posts back over here. She’s one hell of a friend, I tell you what.

But enough administrativa, and on with the linky do-dads.

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In the interest of remaining a functioning human being, I recently gave the heave-ho to 95% of the social networking sites I belong to (like Facebook & LinkedIn), but one I really hesitated about was Cre8Buzz. They have a strong Moms community, and come Monday you won’t even need an invite to join. Check it out and tell Antman I sent you ;)

Go hug WTM Michelle.

Hey, wow!

A great post which describes perfectly my new-found obsession with Twitter. (Follow me @ErikaJurney.)

Have you tried out Adobe Photoshop Express Online? It’s free and comes with 2GB of storage. If you’ve used it, let me know if it’s any good.

OK, so she’s not pregnant, so you need to go guess again.

Congrats to Mrs. F are in order!!

Awesomer — I love it!

“Is it possible to love someone without being bonded to them?”

Amen.

Thank God this has a happy ending.

Why I don’t watch this show.

Hell with a moat. I suggest barbed wire.

Stop by and Support Maria.

OK, Part One is here. I’m waiting for the remaining parts anxiously.

Purple.

Yes yes yes!! This is how they’re going to learn.

I love it.

Phew, I love it when problems get resolved in a sane manner.

Hell, ditto.

Very lucky indeed.

Yay :)

Wow, OK, this is really cool.

You deserve eleventy-five drinks.

Seriously awesome hair.

I think most bloggers have better things to do than jump through these kinds of hoops.

Every day I hate Facebook just a little more.

Seems a lot of you are looking for Megan. She’s back!

And bear with me folks, this flu really has a firm hold on me. I’ll be back soon. (And it won’t take 3 months! Sorry Megan, had to say it ;)

I choked laughing reading this, and I guess that means it has come full circle.

Perfect :)

And hey, check out this WordPress blogging-related giveaway: Membership in the $5 Theme Club!

Read it like a manual.

I can’t stop laughing!

Hell yeah.

And reason #4739 why I heart Elisa.

No words, just go watch this and try not to laugh.

HA! Sounds like an excellent V-Day.

And look who is back just in time for Spring!

Please. You really do need to read all the way to the end.

Excellent… someone who aims as high as I do!

Now THAT’S my kind of recipe! Although… 22? Does anyone really need 22 of them? Where would you keep them?

I say no — what say you?

Phew, that was a real nail-biter. I’m so glad it turned out well!

Our own real-life Stella :)

And yes, I’ve been living under a rock. I just found out that Shannon went to Africa. In fact, she’s on her way home right now and you should all go read about her amazing adventure. Shannon, you are so strong.

So, brave? Not quite. I’m a lonely, homesick, hungry goofball who has learned that sleeping under a mosquito net isn’t quite as Hemingway-esque as I thought it would be. [more]

OK, maybe true, but Shannon? You were afraid and you did it anyway.

Beautiful post from Amy plus she has some good news :)   «:»   I’ve got one of these too. Courage!   «:»   BLACKMAIL.   «:»   Truly, it is all a matter of degree.

Beautiful. And I couldn’t agree more.   «:»   Terrifying words: “resistant to sedatives“…   «:»   Ouch, my mom had that when I was a kid and it is terrible!   «:»   I weep for this development too. Too soon, too soon!   «:»   Yes, he’s trying to tell you more vegetable oil!   «:»   Building great men one at a time. Let’s keep it going :)

YAY!   «:»   Our Saturday-night sitter is a man so I think you can guess where I come down on this issue, but stop by and give your 2 cents.   «:»   I would have done more than spill a little latte — I don’t think I would have been able to contain my giggles.   «:»   Go say Hi.   «:»   Eeek is right!   «:»   Good gravy, can we all chip in and send her a shovel?

Excellent — I love how kids see the world as a wide-open space.

Oh boy, talk about throwing yourself on a grenade.

The funny thing is that I think this kind of reasoning actually makes sense to them!

“Mainstreamed” – snort!

CityMama is right — this is so funny I almost swallowed my tongue.

“Let’s pop a cap in hatred’s ass”? That’s a good one, Kevin. In fact, growing up being dragged to as many poetry readings as I did in the 70s I’m pretty sure I caught this act.