I'm Not Nice

Random Friday

It's Tuesday. Do you know where your keys are?

Conversations With Girl Child....a toughie
No, I didn't have to have THAT conversation....hopefully I won't have THAT conversation (in detail) for a good long stretch. But....So, the discussions with our sweet Girl Child are taking on a decidedly more complicated, um....flair? Girl child comes to me one day last week and says, "Mommy, what's diabetes?"(insert stunned pause here)See, we have a family member who has Type 2 diabetes. Hence the question. She knows that this person can't have sugar, but apparently it is just dawning on her that the issue is more complicated than "can't have sugar."So, I took a few minutes to regroup, and explained that there are two kind

Random Friday
1. There's a show on Discovery Health called Monsters Inside Me. It's about parasites that live in humans. *shudder* A show I can live without, thankyouverymuch.2. Why is it that most ads for drugs, when they describe the side-effects, make you NOT want to take the drug EVER? "May cause diarrhea, bloating, gas, urinary incontinence, upset stomach, vomiting. Call your doctor if any of these symptoms occur." I'm sure anyone would be happy to call their doctor if they could get off the toilet to do so.3. My new favorite site of the week: Regretsy. I love that Etsy supports handcrafters. But then there's the bonus of a peek into pe

Conversations With Boy Child
We're in Potty Training hell land and that's always fodder for some crazy interesting conversations with Boy.BC: "Momma I go Poopoo!"SM: Let's see, hon. (yes, I'm looking at somebody's poop in the toilet.)Oh, babe - no poop. Keep trying, sweetie.BC: Sit next to me!SM: Where?BC: On the toilet!SM: Honey, there's one person at a time on the toilet. It's not a two-seater.BC: Why?Now this question sends my imagination running as to what a two seater toilet would actually look like and the logistics of two people sitting on the toilet at the same time. Gross.

Help!
I've been abducted by Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook and I can't escape.Send help.

WayBack Wednesday
Ok, so, been a little light (content) and heavy (subject matter) around here lately, so I'm going to lighten it up.I know how much you all miss my Top 5's. Well, here we go.....Bad fashion transcends, huh?Submommy's Top 5 Worst Fashion Trends of the 90's.5. Hypercolor. Way way way too easy to leave a mark someplace you don't want a mark.