Mama Drama: Potty Training On The Go
September 3, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My two year old is potty training and has moved into wearing “big girl panties.” I am freaked out about taking her out of the house because I’m afraid she’ll have an accident and will become too discouraged. How can I take her out and help her to be successful?
~ Stuck in the [...]

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Halloween Post-Mortem
October 31, 2007 – 6:48 pm | Comments Off

Our trick-or-treat contest for your little BOOOOOS closes Sunday. Share your best (or worst) Halloween memories in our album!

P.S. Anyone else take out candy taxes from their kids?…. :-)

I blame retailers for enabling my pre-Halloween celebrations
October 31, 2007 – 12:59 am | 14 Comments

There’s nothing wrong with the way I grew up. I rode backwards in the station wagon, we only had two TV channels and Halloween only lasted one day. We made our costumes, carved our pumpkins, and trick-o-treated all on Halloween night.
When did people make Halloween a month-long celebration? And by people, I [...]

Just another example of how I make and break the rules as I see fit
October 30, 2007 – 12:04 am | 4 Comments

There is a long-running tradition of believing in superstition in my family. For example, my mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother all lived in mortal fear of El Cucuy at some point in their lives, believing he’d whisk them away in the middle of the night if they didn’t behave. For years now I’ve tried to put [...]

Party all the time
October 29, 2007 – 12:47 am | 21 Comments

On Friday, my daughter threw her third annual Halloween bash that included an inordinate amount of hairspray and the disturbing confirmation: Like Mother, Like Daughter. [Insert evil cackle here.]

We also played games such as Pin Pick the Nose on the Pumpkin, indulged in devilish epicurean creations including my green slime chocolate fountain, read a haunting [...]

Technokid
October 27, 2007 – 12:50 am | 4 Comments

Bryan and I are tech freaks, so I am not surprised that Declan loves gadgets and gizmos already. At JUST-TURNED-FIVE.
We gave him one of our old PDA’s… and he uses it to practice his letters, do little graffiti drawings and manage the profusion of play-dates with his little friends. (Just kidding, that’s my job). OK, [...]

Channeling June Cleaver for the Modern Mom
October 26, 2007 – 12:07 am | 28 Comments

Growing up watching re-runs of Leave it to Beaver set me up for disappointment and self doubt later in life.
June Cleaver is my hero. Clean house, happy kids, and home-cooked meals. Ward, Wally and “The Beave? were served a hot meal and a smile every morning for breakfast. She was [...]

Rockies Win The World Series: McDad Guarantee
October 25, 2007 – 12:31 am | 10 Comments

(Editor’s Note: We are proud to announce that our very own Mitch McDad received a very generous mention in Time magazine. Hats off to him and all the great daddy bloggers out there!)
Here are the reasons the Rockies will win.
All the pundits are picking the Red Sox except for those that are natural [...]