A few weeks ago one of my Mommy Blogger friends, Amy, asked if I could do a review on Party Art. I checked out the website and said, OMG, this is soooo for me!!! I love having get togethers with friends and this was a great reason to do one!! Make sure to check out my review here.And while the get together was wonderful and I had so much fun with my friends and Allie had so much fun with her friends, I realized how lucky Allie and I are to have so many wonderful people in our little circle o... Read Full Story
If I had a dollar for every weight loss program I have stopped and started, I would be pretty wealthy.If I had a dollar for every time I asked myself, "When are you going to start eating healthy and get rid of this weight?" - I would be able to afford a personal trainer and cook on a regular basis.I started this blog to share my trials and tribulations with you as a mom and wife and as to be honest, weight is a large (ok, no laughing!) part of who I am and something clicked in me th... Read Full Story
I love my daughter to pieces, but an academic prowess she is not. She loves school - or rather, she loves her friends, PE, Computers (which no thanks to Jan Brewer and her education budget cuts that Allie's school won't have as a special next year!), Recess and homework (yes, homework!). Oh yes, and field trips too! And she loves raising her hand and listening to her own voice (as well as knowing others are listening too - ok, yes, she is a bit like Mommy here!). She doesn't even ... Read Full Story
I feel that I am truly blessed in that I have surrounded myself with some really wonderful and amazing friends...we laugh together, cry together, giggle together, worry together, eat together and of course - whine and vent a bit about our hubbies or kids together!!I firmly believe that behind every good marriage is a great group of girlfriends. . .and a good therapist!! :-)But seriously, I find some of my friends are more work than others. . .do you ever find you walk on eggshells around some... Read Full Story
So, last week I bought the package of zone bars at Costco and they come with the fudge graham and peanut butter flavor. Allie doesn't like the peanut butter one (which why is that, because 3 out of 5 days during the week she always has peanut butter for lunch??), so she gives me those to keep and she gets the other ones for her to take to school for her snack. So, over the course of the last week I have eaten 5 or 6 of them. . .Then Costco leaves me a message (which, by the way, how in ... Read Full Story
Allie: Mommy, I want to be sisters with Malia and Sasha Obama.Mommy Meryl: Why?Allie: Because they got to go on a 'avenger hunt in The White House and find the Jonas Brothers in their house.Mommy Meryl: Ahhh, pretty cool.Allie: Yeah. I'm so glad you voted for Barack Obama. . .maybe if Daddy knew about the Jonas Brothers he would have voted for Obama too. Read Full Story
Thanks to Label Daddy sending me some samples of their amazing labels, I have found the PERFECT labels for all of Allie's "stuff" - i.e., backpack, lunchbox, waterbottle, etc. Check out my contest here and win a $30 giftcard from Label Daddy!! Or, if you can't wait to win and need some labels NOW, you can shop on their website and use AZMOM when you checkout to get a 10% discount! Read Full Story
In Allie's six years, she has had 3 experiences with those close to her dying - 2 dogs and her paternal Grandfather. I have to say, she took those in stride - like most 2 (when our first dog, Audi died), 3 (when our 2nd dog Budi died) and 5 year olds (when her grandpa died) do. She wasn't overly sad or weepy - more matter-of-fact about it. As she gets older, she is much more emotional about her dogs and grandpa. Out-of-the-blue, Allie will ask questions about death and dying - I'm... Read Full Story
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