http://stopdropandblog.com Is That a Fire Siren or a Wailing Child? Fri, 16 May 2008 20:46:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't need to enter CityMama's Wii Fit giveaway (included with a Wii!) because a) we already have a Wii and b) we have Wii Fit preordered. BUT! You can enter. And if you're feeling jazzy, enter over at Three Kid Circus, too! Yes, that's two separate contest/giveaways. Go! If ... http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/05/16/wii-fit-wii-giveaways/ Everyone in BlogLand is writing about the three things they are proud of regarding their mothering. And I've been mulling it over. I talk about the struggles I have as a mother here, there and just about everywhere. BigBrother won't nap. He has regressed in various ways in this potty ... http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/05/16/three-things-im-proud-of-regarding-my-mothering/ Moms at Work, a blog at the Orlando Sentinel, just featured our Love Thursday participation. If you participate in Love Thursday, go give a shout out to a good friend of mine! (Hi Kim!) http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/05/15/sdbs-love-thursday-particpation-featured/ I always wanted a sister. I desperately wanted a sister. I sat on my swing set, around age five, just crying because I wanted a sister to play with; swings, dolls, mud pie making and everything in between. Instead, just before I turned eight, I got a brother. Of all ... http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/05/15/love-thursday-they-have-each-other/ I've redesigned the blog. Totally. I've simplified the theme back to a two column theme. Three columns were giving me a headache to look at; it was too cluttered, too much junk that wasn't necessary. I've removed some stuff, kept some things and I think the way it has turned ... http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/05/15/site-redesign/ I've received a few e-mails and comments asking where my Goals Update for April went. Well, it didn't go anywhere. I just never wrote it. April wasn't the best month goal-wise, I'm ashamed to say. I've been busy with a lot of extra things and certain things fell by the ... http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/05/14/what-happened-to-my-april-goals-update/ Today is FireDad's birthday. We don't have anything outrageous planned though I will be stealing BigBrother for a small surprise in a little bit. (A surprise for FireDad also translates into a surprise for BigBrother because everything is exciting when you are two.) He'll also get one present which has ... http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/05/13/happy-dirthday-firedad/ I had a lovely day. It was emotional and draining but lovely at the same time. I am thankful for all of my children, my Husband, my amazing friends who are equally amazing Mothers and the Mothers in my life. I am also thankful for naps, books and cheesy Lifetime ... http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/05/11/happy-nother-day/ Happy Mother's Day! Let's talk winners! We had about twenty great photo entries and it was hard for us to pick just one winner. But we did because we only had one more Cruzer Gator to give away! And so, let's jump to the winner now! The picture belongs to Ceece! ... http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/05/11/mothers-day-photos-stories-another-winner/ I said I'd write something about motherhood and Mother's Day over here today. But it all came spilling out over at The Chronicles blog. And so, I direct your attention to a look down Memory Lane at the ways I have celebrated, or not, this weekend over the past six ... http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/05/10/just-go-there/