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Here we go!  Sometimes I think I love Nickelodeon’s The Fresh Beat Band more than my two kiddies.  The songs are so darn catchy!  They are always smiling!  (How do they smile like...

It’s cutie boy band overload!  The New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys have just announced that they plan to tour together in Summer 2011!  ( I am really excited.  I’ve been an NKOTB fan since high...

I know my family up north in Maryland will be VERY jealous, but we had the most beautiful spring weather today.  Spring comes early in Florida.  Special thanks to my mother-in-law for taking this pretty picture...

Angela Martin missed out on her THIRD, and FINAL, attempt to be a contestant on American Idol.  (She is now 28 and past the age limit.) The first year she auditioned she had to quit because her...

Annabel turned two years old yesterday and our house was filled with pink balloons, Hello Kitty cuteness, and a super adorable birthday princess. It was a blast.  Unlike her first birthday, Annabel totally GOT that it...

Here’s the thing. I don’t get out much anymore.  I used to go to bars and parties and movie premieres and concerts.  I used to go to A LOT of concerts.  But since...

The past THREE days have consisted of THREE things that I’ve been SO wanting to write about: A. Our big MOVE B. The 2010 GRAMMY’s and C. My BIRTHDAY Because of THE MOVE, I have not been...

I just LOVE this acceptance speech by Sandra Bullock. It was the highlight of the 2010 SAG Awards.

A few things on my mind after watching the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards last night…the first awards ceremony of the year! 1. Yay Glee! (Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical) 2....

It’s 2010 and here’s a quick list of some things I’m loving as we start this brand new year (and brand new decade!): 1. American Idol is back!  I know that means Glee is gone,...

Guess what?  Taylor Swift won “Favorite Female Artist” at the People’s Choice Awards last night. Shocked?  Nope.  Not so much. That was pretty much the tone of the entire evening.  It was all nice...

It’s all over.  It is still sad.  One FINAL look back at Jon & Kate Plus 8.  Now, let there be peace.

NO Taylor!  I LOVE your curls!  PLEASE keep them.  It is so important for girls with curls to have an amazing role model.  I hope you are just experimenting and having a fun makeover.  Of...

Now THIS is the performance I wanted to see on the American Music Awards.  Hopefully there is more of THIS in your future.  You are an amazing singer and performer, Adam.  (Plus, might I add, you are...

1. Adam Lambert’s crazy performance at the American Music Awards on Sunday.  I wanted to do a recap of the entire awards show, but the only thing I keep thinking about is Adam and...

Taylor Swift was named Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Awards last week and that pretty much said it all.  She truly is the Entertainer of the Year.  She is the...

I’m so proud of my little man right now I could BURST.  They say it only takes ONE DAY to potty train, you just have to pick the right day.  And when I say...

Saturday was Date Night!  Hubbie and I went out for pizza, beer and a movie.  We loved all three.  We saw Michael Jackson’s This Is It.  This Is It is as equally entertaining as it is...

Matthew McConaughey is 40 years old today.  Happy Birthday! Not only is Matthew McConaughey a gorgeous man and romantic comedy movie heartthrob, he is also a really awesome human being.  I know because I spent two days...

Annabel is turning into quite the little princess.  And, oh, how I love it so.

I’m a stay-at-home-mom.  Or SAHM.  However you say it, it’s a hard job.  A really hard job.  A hard, overwhelming, stressful job.  It’s also an exciting, rewarding, thrilling job. It certainly is the...

My hubbie is 35 years old young today!  He is truly the best husband a woman could ever ask for.  He is an amazing Daddy. He is also the person I want sitting next to...

Everyone here is talking about the horrific death of 7-year-old Somer Thompson.  She was walking home from school Monday afteroon when she vanished.  She was with her twin brother and her older sister.  Today, her...

Here is American Idol runner up Adam Lambert’s very first music video!  Awesome.  The music video is for his very first radio single, “Time For Miracles.”  The song also appears in the Columbia Pictures’...

Annabel is 20 months old today.  We’ve been calling her “Tummy Girl” because of this book we checked out of the library.  It really describes her perfectly.  She is a tummy full of smiles...

Okay.  I don’t LOVE that he talks about getting stoned.  But this is a cool song, an awesome video, and a VERY pretty boy.

Mike Tyson lost his 4 year old daughter Exodus last year after she accidentally strangled herself on a treadmill cord at her mother’s house.  He was devastated and broke down about it on Oprah yesterday. ...

that our brave men and women are still out there fighting for our freedom.  And sometimes they have to leave their little loved ones behind. Click here for the story from ParentDish.

I love Gwen Stefani.  I met her once backstage at a concert.  I really wanted my No Doubt Rolling Stone cover signed, but we were only allowed to take some quick photos of the group.  I stuck...

Dear Kate, Please quit the show. Quit the show that involves you and your eight adorable children.  We’ve watched them grow up on TV and it has been a fun and joyful ride,...

Things that I am LOVING right now: 1. Modern Family on ABC.  (Sorry Community.  You are just not doing it for me.  I’m so disappointed.  Joel McHale , you are still cute and funny and really the BEST...

I LOVE television.  I watch A LOT of television shows. Every year I watch the Emmy Awards. Then I realize that there are so many television shows that I DON’T watch. (Before I get into that, let me...

So I’m sure this will be the moment we all remember most from this year’s MTV Video Music Awards:  Kanye West walked up and snatched the microphone right out of Taylor Swift’s hands during her...

Annabel actually let me put a barrette in her hair today!  I had to mark the date.  I hope she lets me do it again.  It just looks so cute with her curls...

9/11/2001 I woke up, got ready for the day, and then drove to the Safeway grocery store around the corner from our condo to get an iced grande mocha.  They had a Starbucks...

My baby boy is THREE years old.  The time went so fast. When he turned two, I still felt like he was a little baby.  Now, he is a little BOY.  An amazing,...

I love the “80s meets 2009” feel of this fun summer song.  Plus, the song and video feature Leighton Meester (Blair from Gossip Girl).  Awesome.  Turn it up! Cobra Starship – New Music...

I took Annabel to her 18 month “well” check-up yesterday and here is a short list of what I learned: 1.  Annabel is in the 98th percentile for her height and weight.  She is...

I’m adding this to my list of reasons why raising a daughter to have great self esteem and great body image in today’s society is SO important. This toddler girl T-shirt was featured on the front page...

My baby girl is 18 months old today.  I feel like just yesterday she learned to walk and now she is running and dancing.  Annabel is so full of life and passion.  A simple game of peekaboo will...

Here are some observations about the 2009 Teen Choice Awards on FOX – from my (Pop) mommy perspective: *I would be totally cool if Annabel loved The Jonas Brothers.  They are ‘clean cut’ and cute. Oh, AND...

It was a really long week.  Everyone was sick.  First, Bean got it.  Then, my husband.  Then, me.  And finally, Annabel.  It was a yucky, germy, summer cold. It meant saline drops and Infant Tylenol...

Bean is sick.  It’s the worst.  It’s probably worse for ME because I have this “sick phobia thing.”  I know.  I’m a Mommy now and I need to get over it.  I’m working...

When did living in a nice house in the suburbs with two kids, a dog, and a minivan (and MAYBE a white picket fence) become something people DIDN’T want? The hubbie and I...

When Daniel was a little over a year old, I bought him some items from the Dollar Store to create a “busy box.”  I got this idea from his Gymboree class. The teachers...

Things that I am LOVING this week: 1. Jordin Spark’s “Battlefield” song.  I know it’s really similar to Pat Benatar’s 1984 “Love is a Battlefield” hit (and I so LOVE and respect 80’s pop), but I...

I just got back from an awesome week long summer vacation with the family.  We all survived another long road trip.  The kiddies were great in the car.  I really think they are...

It was a “hat”-themed day on Sesame Street this morning.  My kiddies really got into it.  They love hats. And we have a lot of hats in our house: I always say you can never...

I was watching MTV’s The Real World: Cancun last night.  And, oh my goodness, it’s the 22nd Real World! I have been really loyal to this series.  I think I have watched every single Real World...

If little girls are supposed to be made of “sugar and spice,” then my daughter Annabel is definitely of the “extra spicy” variety.  She is sugary sweet, for sure, but in the past month she...

When I was married and the thought of kids was still in the distant future, I would gaze quizzically at families when we were out at the shopping mall, grocery store or having dinner at...

The very first album I bought was Thriller.  It was 1982 and I was in the fifth grade.  I saved up my allowance and went to the mall to buy it with my own...

We bought Daniel his first toddler basketball hoop last Christmas.  He threw the ball at the basket a couple times on the back patio, but that was it.  He totally lost interest. We also bought him...

I am not blogging today. I am too depressed. I just read THIS. I’ll blog about it all tomorrow after I watch tonight’s (final?) episode on TLC. 🙁

Dear Dad: I remember when: -You told me everything was going to be okay when I had a nightmare and couldn’t sleep. -You made me an awesome wooden puppet show theatre from scratch in...

So tonight’s blog was going to be, “Woohoo!  I’m going out!  I’m leaving the house!  I’m going out on a date night with my husband and get this…we are going DANCING! Something I’ve...

When Daniel was born, someone bought him this stuffed dog: It’s an “asthma-friendly” stuffed puppy dog and it’s the softest, snuggliest little guy ever.  My husband has asthma, so I was excited to see that a company...

…and getting HOTTER. The months of June, July, and August are BRUTAL in Florida.  We are all relegated to our lovely air conditioned homes.  (Although today, I was desperately pleading with my AC unit to PLEASE...

Kids are weird.  My kids are weird.  I use “weird” as a term of endearment.  “Weird” really means “amazingly cute.” We went to our downtown children’s museum this past weekend to check out...

What is this “trend” with everyone having babies FIRST and then (maybe) getting married SECOND? I don’t want to get political and scream from a virtual soapbox, “Whatever happened to conservative values in this country?...

My son has graduated…from the crib!  I am very excited, nervous, and sad all at the same time.  I feel like every milestone that he accomplishes is amazing, but it’s also a milestone that...

I guess I should not be eating THIS for lunch if I want to wear THESE. The lunch, by the way, is my husband’s amazing Turkey Ziti with Mushrooms.  We had it for...

I HATE going to the dentist.  I don’t know when it started.  I think it was with my very first cavity when I was ten. Once I experienced a drill, forget it.  I didn’t want...

I met Britney Spears in the summer of ’99.  It was at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach.  She was doing a concert that evening and a bunch of media were invited to a special “meet...

Today was a great day. I took Daniel and Annabel to “Family Preschool Storytime” at the public library.  There is a wonderful children’s area with fun puzzles, games, a coloring table, toys, and...

Now that Annabel is almost 16 months old (!), I am hit with the reality that I no longer have a “baby” in the house.  Yes, she will always be MY baby, as...

It’s Sunday night. I still get that weird Sunday night “feeling.”  It’s the same Sunday night feeling from high school when I realized the fun weekend was over. My parents would tell me to get off...

It’s Friday!  Yahoo!  But we are all still sick.  Boo.  The kiddies have not stopped coughing and their poor noses are red and runny.  They spent the entire day inside the house playing with...

I just hung up the phone with my sister and I can not believe how “normal” she sounds.  She just had a baby three weeks ago!  She also has two other children, ages...

I’m really BLESSED because my children have NEVER had a major illness.  They both have also managed to avoid the common baby ear infections and baby fevers.  I’ve never had to take them to the pediatrician...

We spent Memorial Weekend visiting my parents and my sister’s family in Maryland and my father-in-law in North Carolina.  We also spent A LOT of time on I-95 North and South. I did...

We are going on a long road trip up north to see my family (and meet my brand new nephew and godson Baby Luke!) over Memorial Weekend.  And guess what we just bought? ...

My husband and I were doing some marathon furniture shopping one day and decided to grab lunch.  We were STARVING so we just scanned the area for the first place that looked like...

Let’s get this party started! (Thank you Mr. Mailman.)  

For my husband’s very first Father’s Day, I bought him this book as a gift from Daniel.  I have images in my head of them working together on soapbox derby cars, paper airplanes,...

Conversation with a toddler, age 2 ½: Bean:  (Looking in the fridge) “Mama!  Mama!  NEW milk!” Me:  “Yes, Daniel, there’s new milk in the fridge.”  Bean:  “Mama!  NEW YELLOW milk!” Me:  “Yes, it’s...

So that annual list of the most popular baby names has just been released for 2008.  My son Daniel’s name is always in the top 10.  This year it was number 5.  Annabel...