Sarah and the Goon Squad

If You Are Here

2008-05-24T09:39:00.001-04:00

If you are here you are about two years out of date.

You can find me at

Sarah and the Goon Squad

I've been over there since 2006.

To a Deluxe Apartment in the Sky

2006-06-25T10:10:00.000-04:00

Okay everybody, change your bookmarks, bloglines and links.

I've moved to Sarah and the Goon Squad.com.

It is going to take a while for me to get everything figured out, but I'll be over there from now on. Thanks to Emily at Swank Web Hosting.

The Queen of Spain is moving too, so keep an eye out for her new page.

Notes from my Blogworld

2006-06-23T10:10:00.000-04:00

Small World

I'm going to let her tell the story of how we figured this out, but in one of the strangest coincidences that I have ever been involved with it turns out that I went to the same high school as Sharon at It's Okay, Sweetie, and I have known her brother since 6th grade. He rode my bus. Our parents live no more than two minutes from each other. I swear that I had no idea who she was when I gave her my Perfect Post award for May. I don't even remember how I found her blog.

Conversation With Lumpyhead's Mom

Lumpyhead's Mom and I were talking about how it was sort of awkward telling people that we became friends because we met on the internet (These comments started it all).* It can be even more difficult for her to explain because a lot of her friends and family don't know that she has a blog.

Here is the e-mail conversation we had trying to decide what we should tell the others.

S: We should tell people we met in NA or getting our GED's. Way less embarrassing.**

LM: I met her at the free clinic while we were both getting tested.

S: We had the same pimp.

LM: The Greater DC Area Creed Fanclub

S: We could say we met at the bedwetting clinic.

BlogHer
Holy crap. Plane tickets to San Jose are EXPENSIVE. I hope next year they have BlogHer somewhere that I can drive to in less than three days. I thought the conference tickets were expensive, but wow. The irony is that after I buy this thing on my credit card it will probably push me over the edge and I'll have enough points to get a free airline ticket. I need a quick show of hands of who is going. Am I going to meet a bunch of cool new people, or am I just going to spend all my time in a hotel room drinking with The Kaiser? (This is starting to sound more and more like college to me each time I talk about it).

* I know, since then I've talked to several people who have met a lot of friends on the internet and even people who met their spouses online. It's not that weird. It's just the look that you get from non-bloggers or people that are a generation older than us.
** Not that there is anything wrong with a getting a GED or being in NA or getting tested for disease. However, the Creed Fanclub could be grounds for the M'Naghten defense.

Having a Bad Blog Day

2006-06-22T00:20:00.000-04:00

I am completely traumatized. My blog was down for at least 12 hours for no reason. (Thanks to those of you who noticed and asked about it.) I tried to sign up for a WordPress account and now I can't log in over there, and I can't get to their tech support without signing in. I've found someone who can fix it all for me, but she is on vacation.

Talk amongst yourselves, or go read The Official Site of Grant Miller. It makes me laugh a lot.

You could also talk about why the Knicks are going to suck next year, or If the bidding isn't over yet you might still have a chance to go on ebay and get this Ben Roethlisberger Replica Helmet. (It's is in much better taste than you would think for a link like that - thank you for the link Kaiser.)

In the meantime, unless some brilliant philanthropist knows how to solve all of my problems for free, I am going to go throw up because I am having unreasonable amounts of stress from this stupid blog move. Then I'll probably go do some laundry.

The Brad Pitt Butt Traffic Experiment Results

2006-06-21T10:58:00.000-04:00

It turns out that people aren't searching for Brad Pitt's Butt. Go figure. If this had been the "Doodlebops Without Makeup" or the "Laurie Berkners Boobs" or "Lazytown" experiment it would have been a smashing success. I have had at least 34 hits regarding the Doodlebops naked faces and eight recent hits for Laurie Berkner without clothes on (more if you count searches for her in compromising positions or other specific parts of her anatomy, including nipples specifically). Brad Pitt's butt - no so much. The experiment was a bust.

We'll try another experiment some time in July. I have it on good authority that the way to go is to post an mp3 of a song that the kids are looking for.

In the meantime, I will spare you the entire list (who keeps looking for "goon riding" and what the hell does that mean?), but here are some questions that people searched for that I can answer.

- Should I give Sarah some food?
Yes
- who narrates "The Deadliest Catch"? (I got this one twice)
Mike Rowe. I looked it up on imdb.
- Jordy what happened?
He is sixteen, lives in France, and hopes to be a techno star someday.
- calorie intake for rolos candies
Well, there are 228 calories in a package. So if there are 10 in a pack (and I'm just guessing here) it would be 22.8 calories each.
- Did Gabe die in the show "Six Feet Under"?
Yes.
- Want to join my fantasy football league?
I probably do.

Any other questions?

Just One of the Guys

2006-06-20T10:22:00.000-04:00

I mentioned in my Father's Day post that sometimes I feel like I fit in better with the guys than I do with the other Moms. Maybe it is because I would rather watch a James Bond movie marathon instead of any movie with Julia Roberts in it (except "Ocean's 11", but there is an exception to every rule).

The other night I couldn't go to sleep and I started trying to figure out why the guys and I seem to relate to each other and here is what I came up with:

The Ways I Am the Same as the Dads*
1) I love football.
2) I love beer.
3) I don't like romantic comedies.
4) I cannot understand why somebody would spend $1200 on a purse.
5) I have kids.
6) I think poop jokes are funny.

Other times, I really am a girl. I want to go to BlogHer, I was in a sorority (that is really girly, and I like pink. But here is the list I came up with showing the ways that I am not like Dads.

The Ways I Am Different From Dads**
1) I cried when I saw the press conference when Shaq announced he was leaving The Magic to go play for the lagers. I still haven't forgiven him (even though rationally I completely understand why he left) and so I am rooting for the Mavericks.
2) I am strangely drawn to diamonds. I don't know if it is the estrogen or what, but the day that Gabe and I got engaged I almost crashed my car trying to look at my ring while I was driving.
3) I have never mowed the lawn.
4) The day The Buccaneers announced that Jon Gruden would be Tony Dungy's replacement I sent an e-mail out to all of my girlfriends that said "We have the dreamiest coach in the NFL".
5) I am wearing pink underpants.
6) I cannot take Iron Maiden seriously.

* Don't freak out. There are gross stereotypes and don't apply to all Dads.
** Again, these are over-generalizations. You may have cried when Shaq left too. I don't know.

WWC Week 7

2006-06-19T21:55:00.000-04:00

The words for this week's Weekly Word Challenge were discipline and comfort. I've got nothing for discipline, but here is comfort.

COMFORT

You Get What You Pay For

2006-06-19T16:10:00.000-04:00

I've been trying to post my picture for The Weekend Words Challenge (Why do I keep calling it the Weekly Word Challenge, that must be a crossword puzzle of something) for 40 minutes now.

I guess I don't need to explain that blogger is broken.

As usual.

(scowling)

If I move, will you guys follow me?

I guess I'll post my picture tomorrow.

(cursing under my breath)

PS - Blingo is giving out a bunch of iPod Nanos today - so sign up and search.
Or else the guy in the button will shoot you, or if it isn't a gun, he'll just hit you with his stick. I really want a Nano.

Daddy Blogging Love

2006-06-17T16:18:00.000-04:00

Her Bad Mother has provided me with an excellent excuse to admit that I actually read more Daddy Blogs than Mommy Blogs. What the hell, you say? Okay, maybe not more, but I've made blogfriends with more Daddy Bloggers than Mommy Bloggers. I started up a Sports Blog with a bunch of them, and the other day Crouton Boy told me that he thought I fit in better with them than I do with the other Moms. I took that as a compliment.

I guess you can look at my blogroll and see how many of these guys I follow: The Blogfathers, Dadcentric, Cheeky's Hideaway, Child's Play X 2, Cynical Dad, Dad Gone Mad, Dad2Twins, Genuine, Kemp, Lim Babies, MetroDad, Mr. Big Dubya, The Odd Mix and Rude Cactus.

These are the guys I read who also blog with their wives: Bump, Dutch, P-Man, Gene and Miles Etc.

In addition to the above, I also read: Because I'm Your Father (when he graces us with a post), Two Okapis, Poop and Boogies, Chocolate Makes it Better, The Hygiene Chronicles, Scott Rant Spot, Daddy in A Strange Land, The Jasper Chronicles, Not-For-Profit-Dad (when he's around), Mr. Nice Guy, IFLYG, Pet Cobra and some sports blogs that are written by men who may or may not have children.

And I can't forget The Kaiser who contributes with us at Draft Day Suit, but doesn't have his own link.

If you're a Dad and you blog and you aren't on this list do not be offended. I may just not know about you, or maybe I don't know you are a father, or I read you every day and I just didn't see that I missed you - you people know about my eye problems by now.

Happy Father's Day you guys, thanks for blogging about your kids. Thanks for making me laugh.

A Bib Could Have Solved this Problem

2006-06-16T14:01:00.000-04:00

Other titles considered for this post:
- Don't Freak Out - It's Just Tomato
- I Think We're Going to Need another UCF Shirt
- It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
- That Big Cut on His Head is Totally Unrelated to the Gore on His Shirt

In other news, the big cut on his head is from a run in that Ian had with the brick hearth downstairs.

In an unrelated, but ongoing story, I got one of my new contacts stuck in the side of my eye earlier today. I'm glad I didn't give those bastards that little plunger thingy back. I have no idea what I would have done without it. Maybe I can make a deal with some local eye surgery clinic to put up blogads in exchange for LASIK.

I do have something happier to report. The Goon Squad's grandparents are taking them for the whole day tomorrow. I am trying to decide if I should a) clean the house, b) get some yardwork done, c) go shopping or to a movie, d) sleep all day long e) just get really, really drunk, or e) get a pedicure and read a book. Maybe we can work out some combination of there things. Either way it will be a nice break.

Sorry, this just couldn't wait for a real post.

2006-06-16T08:15:00.000-04:00

"Sunday, Bloody Sunday" - performed by George W. Bush.

(Mark sends me the best stuff off of You Tube!)

On Father's Day

2006-06-15T15:40:00.000-04:00

Do you remember back in May when Kara from Cape Buffalo did a Mother's Day bloggect? Well, it being June, she has kindly asked me to participate in her Father's Day bloggect.

When I got the e-mail from Kara asking to write this I thought that I would write about what a wonderful father and husband Gabe is. I would talk about how great he is with the kids and how hard he works, how much he does around the house and how he cooks almost all of our meals. I would tell you that he is patient with Ian and Claudia and that he isn't afraid to get down on the floor and play with them and how he doesn't seem to get annoyed when we spend 40 minutes searching the house for a blue pacifier because no other color will do.

But then I started thinking about writing something about my Dad. My Dad who thought it was a hilarious joke to stand outside the car (my brother and I were both sitting in the back seat) then open the door, stick his butt in the car, fart really loud, hit the button that locks all the door and close us in with it.

Well, okay, we all thought that was pretty funny.

My Dad is a wonderful father and Grandfather. He loves to spoil his grandchildren. He likes to give them food. When the twins were born and I was recovering from my c-section and almost six weeks of bedrest he would go grocery shopping for me. I guess he likes to give everybody food. It is how he expresses his love. I could say nice things about him all day, but the nice things aren't nearly as interesting as the funny things I can tell you about him.

Here are a couple more (the fart story counts as one):

2) When my Dad first got his really big tv he would make me stick my head right next to the tv new person to see who had the bigger head. If the person on TV had a bigger head than me he would get very excited.

3) He used to harass my friend Jill in high school by telling her that her mom was pregnant, or that when her mom came over to our house to play bridge that she got drunk and went skinny dipping in the pool.

4) My Dad fed me pizza and orange juice before I was old enough to eat solid food. I'm also pretty sure (Britt, don't read this next part) that I caught him feeding my niece roast beef before she was old enough to eat solid food, and both of her parents were vegetarians. He also gave Ian doritos before he was four months old and anchovies when he was about six months old. (I told you he shows his love by giving people food). Oddly, Ian loved the anchovies. (It's a funny story because we all lived.)

Anyway, Happy Father's Day, Daddy. Happy Father's Day Gabe. Happy Father's Day Steve and Mike and all the other wonderful fathers in my family. Happy Father's Day to all of my Daddy blogger friends, and all the rest of you dads out there.

...and he didn't even kill me.

2006-06-15T13:01:00.000-04:00

Last night I had the privilege of having dinner with Crouton Boy. (You may also know him from Dad Centric or Draft Day Suit, am I forgetting any?) We had a really good time. It is amazing how comfortable you can be with a complete stranger just because you read their blog everyday.

If you like Cheeky's Hideaway you would love Crouton Boy, and yes I am just going to keep calling him that because even though I (and probably most of you) know his real name, I don't know what the etiquette is on using it, so just suck it up.

I don't know what happened in this picture. We're really both much thinner in person.

We talked about music and kids and football (and fantasy football) and you guys. At some point we actually wondered if it was creepy that we were talking about you as if we knew you. I mean - I guess we have met some of you, but maybe the fact that neither of us have a very good grip on who we actually know is part of why we both love fantasy football so much.

He was amazed when I told him that I actually own the Jordy CD. So I took this picture this morning as proof. It's real. Even if I knew how to use Photoshop (which I don't) I would most likely not include my own hand in the picture.

So now that you know I really own Jordy, you probably aren't interested in meeting me, but if you get a chance you should meet Crouton Boy. He is great, and he didn't kill me OR MetroDad so you should be safe too. (Unless the who law of averages thing gets to you.)

Randomness Part 40

2006-06-14T14:10:00.000-04:00

Housekeeping: It may just be my new contacts, or my old contacts, or both, or the fact that I am going blind in general, but does anyone think I should change my font? Be honest. Karen and I won't be hurt.

More Housekeeping: There seem to be a lot of Sarahs out there. I think I'm going to start commenting as something besides just "Sarah". I've made myself "Goon Squad Sarah" in a couple of places, but I'm not sure that is who I want to be. What sounds better "Goon Squad Sarah", or just "SATGS" or "Sarah (Goon Squad)" or "Sarah of the Goon Squad"? Which is the least asshole? Assholey? Assholish? Man, I'm indecisive today.

It occurred to me recently that both my mother and my mother-in-law call everybody named Mia "Maya". Is that just a coincidence, or do other people do that too?

Mark sent me a picture of my favorite billboard.

I guess these two addictions can cancel each other out.

Man. We go to Home Depot all of the time. Never once did we get any free drugs with purchase.

Seriously?

2006-06-14T11:04:00.000-04:00

Depending on which source you use there are somewhere between 189 and 194 countries in the world. For the sake of this post let's assume there are 192.

Now I'm no textileologist, but If there are 192 countries in the world, this would have been my 191st guess.

I don't think they have a whole lot of industry in Vatican City either.

(Sorry it's a blurry picture, The Goon Squad were trying to empty the rest of their dresser as I was taking this picture)

The Post Where I Admit I am an Idiot (Part 2)

2006-06-13T19:55:00.000-04:00

Today I went back to the eye doctor so that he could check out my vision with my new hard contact lenses. I haven't been wearing them a lot because it is difficult to make the adjustment from soft contacts to hard ones. I've been spending at least half of my time wearing my old ones (I'm on my sixth week in this particular pair of two-week lenses) including this morning.

Gabe had to come home from work early so that he could stay home with the kids when I went to the eye doctor. So at about 4:00 I put in my new contacts while fending off The Goon Squad.

When the doctor was checking my eyes he mentioned that he saw two pairs of lenses in there.

That's right. You heard me. I put my hard contacts in my eyes right on top of my old lenses like a moron. I have no idea how I could even drive to the doctor's office. Apparently I am not the only person who has done this because my doctor said they called that "piggybacking". Then he probably went into the back office and laughed his ass off. I seriously thought he was joking at first, but nope. I'm a total doofus.

(editors note: This has absolutely no tie in to The Post Where I Admit I am an Idiot Part 1 except for the fact that I am once again admitting I'm an ignoramus. By the way, I have gotten that Bloglines thing all worked out.)

He Will Be My Second (or fourth depending on how you look at it)

2006-06-13T09:38:00.000-04:00

We don't have any solid plans yet, but it looks like my Draft Day Suit and MOB co-blogger CroutonBoy will be in my neck of the woods on Wednesday evening and I think we are going to meet in real life. Sadly, I do not think Cheeky or Oodgie will be attending.

I hope he doesn't kill me.

Back in March I met Lumpyhead's Mom. It went so well that we are just regular friends now. It is almost as if we met in a more normal way. Since then, I have also met Mommy at Work but since Lumpyhead's Mom, Lumpyhead and Bump already knew her it was more like being introduced right? The same way that even though I had been on Devra's blog before I met her, she was already friends with Becky who I knew through a legitimate real life twins club, so those two are just meeting friends of friends. Right?

This makes me an internet dork, doesn't it? I have multiple friends that I met on the internet. Oh well. It could be worse, I could be a Steelers fan.

Experiment Update #2 - "The Brad Pitt Butt Traffic Experience"

2006-06-13T07:05:00.000-04:00

On Saturday morning I had two more hits for "Doodlebops without makeup" and one for "Brad Pitt without makeup". I also got an image search for Sean Connery.

I'm just going to list Saturday afternoon to Monday for you, so you can see what kind of nonsense goes on here. This is just a list of searches, I'll even give you the boring ones, so you can see the ratio of reasonable to Brad Pitt searches. I'll mark image searches with an "i".
- doodlebops without makeup
- sean connery (i)
- brad pitt (i)
- sarah and the goon squad
- sarah goon squad
- simeon rice (i)
- makeup lazytown
- "boy/girl twins" "royal family"
- robbie from lazytown without makeup
- brad pitt (i)
- sarah and the goon squad
- goon squad
- twin blogs
- brad pitt (i)
- doodlebops without makeup
- doodlebops with no makeup
- brad pitt (i)
- corey feldman mugshot
- pitt' butt
- brad pitt (i)
- brad pitt (i)
- brad pitt (i)
- "eat dinner with anyone" famous
- brad pitt (i)
- brad pitt (i)
- brad pitt (i)
- triplet
- nude mamas
- lazytown without make-up
- doodlebops without makeup
- sean connery (i)
- doodlebops without makeup
- lazy town without makeup
- "i peed in my pants" site blogspot.com
- moe doodle
- naked Pitt

And so on, even I'm getting bored with this list, but suffice it to say that the rest of Monday and Tuesday morning brought a lot more searches for Brad Pitt, more for The Doodlebops, and even one for Johnny Depp without makeup. Maybe google image hasn't caught up with me yet, but so far my experiment seems to have showed me a stranger truth. Could more people want to see The Doodlebops with naked faces than Brad Pitt's naked booty? This really is a mixed up crazy world.

(ps Happy Birthday, Ritch)

Randomness Part 39

2006-06-12T14:37:00.000-04:00

Um. In case anyone was wondering where to find out more information on the loss of natural teeth, The Kaiser sent me a link to this chart which has everything ranked in order - by state. Here is what I find troubling about the chart (well, besides the obvious), they rank 52 states including: Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Doesn't that mean a regular state has gone missing?

Mark wanted everyone know how to find some Poop Freeze,

It has nothing to do with poop, but Mark also sent me this video that I kind of like.

Listen, do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell?

For living in a place where so many other people live and, you know, eat, the grocery stores in Northern Virginia suck ass.

If you know who Jim Tressel is you may really appreciate this. I think it's hilarious.

Hmmm. I thought this guy looked familiar.

Deadspin tried to warn me, but I watched it anyway.

I'll be damned. I always thought I was born in the middle of Ohio. Nope. (inspired by a map I saw on Sarcomical)

And, for no reason a picture of Claudia.

WWC Week 6

2006-06-12T08:04:00.000-04:00

As is becoming my habit in The Odd Mix Weekly Word Challenge I participated, but I only did one out of two.

Here is how I said FEMININE

Maybe Two of You Can Relate to This

2006-06-10T12:36:00.000-04:00

When I left Florida I left several things.

1) My parents.
2) My friends.
3) My twins club.
4) My fantasy football league.

It sounds silly, but do you know how hard it is to get into a good fantasy football league that had a live-in-person draft and plays for money? It's hard. Nobody ever leaves their league, but people always want to join. You have to wait for someone to move or die. It's like getting in to Cirque de Soleil. Or my community pool. Sort of.

I used to drive 45 minutes to draft for my old league. Everyone else lived in Lakeland. I got a spot because I worked with a guy on the league and the year before they had kicked out a mother and son for cheating. (Dumping all the best players to the better of their two teams right before the playoffs).

I know you non-fantasy football people are rolling your eyes like crazy, but those of you that play completely understand what I am talking about.

Finding a good fantasy football league here in Northern Virginia was right up there with finding a good pediatrician.

Now Gabe is rolling his eyes like crazy.

Through the power of the interweb I have been lobbying Bump (aka Lumpyhead's Dad) for a spot on his league. The actual NFL season starts exactly four months from today, but I assure you it isn't too early to start thinking about it.

I either read on a blog somewhere or saw someone on TV (maybe "Last Comic Standing"?) say "Isn't Fantasy Football just Dungeons and Dragons for meatheads?". That isn't the exact joke, but it's close. Now, I don't really consider myself to be a meathead. I don't think anybody would mistake me for an athlete of any sort. I mean, in high school I lettered in drama and chorus. So maybe, maybe it is just like D & D. If it is, I better go out an buy one of those die with 64 sides.

I bet you guys didn't even know you could letter in chorus. I'm a huge dork. Now the whole internet knows. I'm sure you suspected this anyway. I'm guessing the people that were actually cool in high school aren't spending their time talking to the internet about their twins, fantasy football and "The Doodlebpos".

The good news is that I got an e-mail yesterday from one of my internet boyfriends who is starting up his own league. It may be long distance, but at least I can expect some good trash talking.

There are just under four months until September 7th, also known as the first day of the 2006 - 2007 NFL season and I can't wait.

Where are we going?

2006-06-10T09:11:00.000-04:00

My daughter is running around the house saying "Where are we going? Tall mountain. Where are we going? Tall mountain. Where are we going? Tall mountain." Over and over and over.

Dora isn't even on. The tv isn't even on.

This is why people say you shouldn't let your kids watch television isn't it? It has nothing to do with their development. It is all about the sanity of the parents.

Experiment Update #1 - "The Brad Pitt Butt Traffic Experience"

2006-06-09T14:24:00.000-04:00

Almost 24 hours later and I still haven't had any hits for "Brad Pitt's Butt" or "Brad Pitt's Ass" images.

But guess what I have had image searches for?

sousaphone photoblog

horsehead picture showing teeth

And non-image searches for:

vote big nipples free picture

duffy's subs central florida

And three more searches for doodlebops without makeup.

So again, I give you (freaks) Doodlebops Without Makeup. How many people are looking for this? Is this still you Trish?

On your lower right, you can see Moe Doodle with out his make up on. (I know, he looks like he would be blonde, right?)

On your top right - Brad Pitt's naked butt. (It's not sexy at all when he's escaping the mental institution in "12 Monkeys" but it's all I could find on the interweb. What are all the paparazzi doing anyway? Not posting enough on the internet, that's for sure.)

Smell the Glove

2006-06-09T08:05:00.000-04:00

Do you ever read something and not think much about it at the time, but then later it comes back to you? The you start thinking about it more and more?

My friend, The Queen of Spain had a post calledThe Next Generation of Donna Reed that I just can't stop thinking about today.

Here is what is on my mind; I thought only people on TV wore gloves to do dishes.

(I know it's only 8 in the morning, technically it was on my mind all day yesterday, but blogger sucked it all day yesterday.)

My Experiment

2006-06-08T15:45:00.000-04:00

I get at least three or four hits every day where people are searching for pictures of Brad Pitt. Even more on weekends. They are mostly Google Image searches from foreign countries, often in Europe.

Here's my idea. I am going to post a picture of Brad Pitt's ass.

This may put Blog Explosion out of business.

I encourage you to do your own blog traffic experiment. I'd try using pictures of Jessica Simpson's boobs or J-Lo's butt or Johnny Depp's - anything really. It's Johnny Depp.

I'll report back and let you know how it went. I'll call it "The Brad Pitt Butt Traffic Experience".

That sounds terrible. I'll rethink the name (I'm taking suggestions), but I think this will work. I really think I am on to something here people. Let me know if you want in on the game. We can even keep score. You must be thinking that I have no life. Maybe that is true, but I'm easily entertained. If you want in to see who can generate the most traffic this way, just pick your celebrity and body part and e-mail me at satgs at cox.net.

Isn't Everything Living Technically Organic Anyway?

2006-06-08T10:35:00.000-04:00

Some of you aren't going to like this post.

It is about why I hate buying organic food.

Every time I buy "organic", well, 85% of the time I buy organic it is either already rotten (fruit especially) or it has bugs in it (vegetables) and it costs waaaaaaay more. Plus, I don't think it tastes any better. There I said it.

I know I'm supposed to feel better about myself buying organic food for my children and family, but I always feel like I'm being tricked. Ha ha, we'll get her to pay way more for no reason, then we'll throw in some bugs. Suckers!

I know this isn't going to win me any popularity contests. It also probably means I'm not cool, or "up to date", or I hate the environment or whatever. I'd rather spend the money on gas for my SUV.

Okay, that was probably uncalled for, but I'm serious. I always feel like I'm getting ripped off. Is it just me* or does anyone else feel this way? (Don't get nuts on me now. I didn't vote for Bush or anything. I just don't like eating insects.)

* Apparently this guy, and this guy feel the same way. I have no idea if these sources are credible or not. I just skimmed over them this morning.

Six Strange Things About Ian

2006-06-08T09:00:00.000-04:00

1) Ian is obsessed with shoes. He makes everyone else in the house wear shoes. Particularly black shoes. I have no idea why.

2) Ian loves to take medicine. I'm not kidding. If Claudia gets medicine (of any variety) and Ian doesn't, he will cry. This makes me nervous for his teen years. I'm suddenly glad they started putting all of that cough medicine behind the counter.

3) Ian likes to stand on my feet. He does this a lot when I'm sitting on the couch. He likes to do this in the aforementioned shoes. It hurts a lot.

4) The boy thinks that the big pink hat (pictured here) is a cowboy hat, and he need to wear it every time the "Riding the Range" episode of "The Backyardigans" comes on.

5) Ian doesn't like to eat broken food. This morning he ate most of a bagel, then what was left ripped apart he freaked out. Both kids cry and ask me to fix it if their banana breaks off.

6) I'm pretty sure Ian would eat blackberries or strawberries until his stomach exploded. I've seen him come close.

For your mid-week viewing pleasure - more searches

2006-06-07T08:50:00.000-04:00

Here are few more in a series on my ongoing fascination with my Site Meter and seeing what search words and phrases bring people here. The issues with capitalization are not my own.

Oddly Specific

huggies overnites diapers in buffalo

Stuff I Don't Have For Sure

photobucket ass

amani dance clips

la clippers jr. jam squad

am not

sarah grosser

why is Sarah a goon?

big nude mamas

sarah hermaphrodite

I never said that

cape buffalo tattoos (Kara?)

Laurie Berkner has big boobs

bobby brady ab lounger (I'm pretty sure they meant Peter anyway)

Okay, I admit, I did say these

"That is my foot"

birds regurgitating into mouth

Yeah, when she tells them "Mommy's Mean"

grandma makes mommy feel bad

You guys weren't satified with the link to "Doodlebops without makeup?"

Lazytown without makeup

lazytown robbie rotten without makeup*

*Here's Robbie Rotten without makeup. Sheesh.

Polling Parents

2006-06-06T16:01:00.000-04:00

Here's a question for all of you parents? Have you ever taken you children out in public (and I'm not counting the doctor or a pajama party) in their pajamas?

You can probably guess why I'm asking. The boy changed into his shorts this morning but flatly refused to change his shirt. It went kind of like this.

Me: Ian do you want to wear your fire truck shirt?

Ian: (flailing) This one. This one. This one. This one. THIS ONE!

Me: Blue fire truck shirt? We're going to the grocery store. You can't wear your jammies.

Ian: This one! This one! This one.

And so on. On and off for two hours. So he wore a pajama shirt with frogs on it and a pair of denim shorts. Sound familiar? Or am I nuts?

Randomness Part 38

2006-06-06T07:39:00.000-04:00

Happy 6-6-6 everybody!

It's perfect for pancakes. (Thanks Kaiser)

Man, I wish these still fit her.

Did you know that if you type "that is my foot" into Google's blogsearch, I am the #1 search result?

I don't really know that much about art. I only know enough to understand that I hate Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light. But I also know that Shafty, over at Smell the Glove posted what may be the best painting ever.* I have reposted it here for your viewing pleasure. Seriously, click on it to make it bigger. You won't be any less confused about what you are seeing.

This is my favorite e-mail that I got this week:
Mia and I went to the park this afternoon and met one of our neighbors with 17 mo old twin boys. Her name is Sarah and the twins are Ian and Abe. The best part was that Mia kept calling Abe Claudia.

* Of Bill Romanowski trying to tackle a horse in the middle ages.

WWC Week 5

2006-06-05T21:00:00.000-04:00

My submission for The Weekend Word Challenge for The Odd Mix:

Following with my 80's metal theme (lately anyway) I've chosen this photograph to represent TRAGEDY.

(Yes, I just took a picture of my "Theatre of Pain" CD. I'm the lamest. Just be glad I couldn't find an old Triumph tape or there would be two like this.)

I'm Shitty! You Really Think I'm Shitty!

2006-06-05T13:15:00.000-04:00

I am very proud today. Aaron at Elastic Heart and I have tied for the title of Shittiest Mixtape Master.

Thank you everyone who voted for me. I couldn't have done it without Jordy. Thanks also to Paige, it was a lot of fun.

My only regret is that I didn't use this. The shittiest of all songs, pehaps: Behold "We're Stars". Hear N' Aid, my friends. I feel certain that had I substituted Hear 'N Aid for ABBA I would have the crown all to myself. It's pretty bad.

Riding on the Metro

2006-06-05T07:40:00.000-04:00

This weekend we participated in The Susan G. Komen race for the cure. As you can see here the weather looked pretty threatening but it only rained on us a little bit. We had fun walking with my aunt and uncle, my cousins and their families, other extended family and about 50,000 other people who I won't name here.

Thanks again to everyone who that made donations. It is a great cause.

This event also led to The Goon Squad's first trip on Metro. I was a little bit nervous. I mean, we were taking two year old twins and a double jogging stroller with us. I was worried that all the shaking, noise, tunnels and strangers would scare the kids but they loved it. Every time we left a stop and started moving again Ian would yell "Yay!" and occasionally "Choo Choo!". (He also roared at people on the return trip, you know, to scare them, very charming)I regret that I didn't take some pictures on Metro, but like I said they were about 50,000 other people with us and it got a bit crowded. Claudia even managed to fall asleep on the ride back to our car.

As we left the station both kids called out "Bye train!" about 700 times. I think they liked it.

They call it "Noodling"

2006-06-02T10:19:00.000-04:00

Something disturbing has been brought to my attention. (Well, actually two disturbing things, but I'm not even going to discuss this one).

Have you guys ever heard of noodling?

If I'm reading this right, people fish huge bottom dwelling catfish with their bare hands and arms. They just reach under rocks and crap under the water and pull out giant catfish.

I so wish I was making this up.

Remember Gabe's friend that hit my kitchen with a big hammer? Apparently he does this for fun. I don't get it. You couldn't pay me to stick my hand under the muck in some river in the south. I've seen alligators in the wild. Or as Gabe put it "I've seen 'Anaconda' ". Plus, even if I were willing to try this (which I am not) and I got one (eeewwwwww) what the hell would you do with a catfish that size? I'm not eating that crap.

For more information (and a store with noodling gear!) you can go here.

Have any of you done this. If so, I have a follow up question.

Why?

I am 1.

2006-06-01T13:49:00.000-04:00

I started this blog exactly one year ago today.

I started it because Blogger has this jacked up setting where you have to actually be a Blogspot blogger to leave a comment, and Bridgette had this setting turned on. (It's not her fault, she didn't know. She'd only been blogging for a few days herself.) Of course, I needed to leave a comment because I had something terribly witty to say, so I picked the name "Sarah and the Goon Squad" for my non-blog. The next day my non-blog went live.

A year ago I lived in Tampa and my kids looked like this. My daughter took her first steps while Gabe and I were off at the lake playing drinking games in a horse head mask.

This June, I live in Virginia and my kids are running and climbing stairs and telling me things like "I do it myself". (and Gabe and I are off playing drinking games with fans.

Last June, I was averaging 11 hits a day. Two days ago my site meter hit 30,000.

In this year total strangers have become my friends and I have discovered that my friends are far stranger than I could have imagined. They are also more wonderful.

This year I am also a finalist in page's Shitty Mix Tape Challenge, so if you haven't already - go check out the top five playlists. They're all pretty bad. But only one has Jordy. (Shut up, Big Dubya).

Anyway, thank you everyone for stopping by and reading and commenting. It sounds stupid, but I really feel like blogging keeps me sane. It is a very cathartic outlet for me in a world where I don't get much other grown up interaction. Thanks for hanging around.

Perfect Post Award

2006-06-01T08:46:00.000-04:00

If you haven't seen this before, Lucinda and Momma K have a thing going where every month people pick a post that was their favorite for this month. It honors all of the reasons we keep reading all these blogs about people we have never met.

My pick for May is from a blogger who I hadn't ever read before I read this post. Her name is Sharon B. and her blog is called It's Okay, Sweetie.

Preschool Romance (what started it all) is the name of the post. Sharon talks about her daughter's first little boyfriend. Thanks for making me laugh Sharon.

You can get links to all of the other winners on Suburban Turmoil and Welcome to Petroville.

Looking Good, Winthorpe

2006-05-31T11:38:00.000-04:00

Feeling good, Mortimer.

What does your kid's hair look like when they wake up? Mine both look homeless.

ps - Happy Birthday Lumpyhead!

pps - You guys all voted for my shitty mix tape, right?

The Pros and Cons of Kids Learning How to Talk

2006-05-31T09:40:00.000-04:00

Pros
- "Applesauce, please."
- "I love you, Mommy."
- "Happy, Happy"
- "All done pooping."

Cons
- "No brush teeth!"
- "No shirt! No shirt!"
- "Cookies please."
- "Oobi" (Seriously, the boy saw Oobi for 5 seconds and called it out clear as day".
- "No, No, No, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!"

Neutral
- "Is it a pig?" (After stupid "Oobi" was over "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast" came on)
- "Ian floss?" (pictured here)

Randomness Part 37

2006-05-30T13:15:00.000-04:00

Paige has her poll up to vote for the "Shittiest Mix Tape". You can check them all out, bit I feel pretty confident, I mean - no one else even used a Jordy song. Go vote for me - or listen to this version of "Back in Black" that Crouton Boy used in his mix.Ouch.

Heleen over at One Way or Another is really, really (33 weeks is really, really when there are two) pregnant with twins. Her blog mentions that her insurance didn't cover her IVF, so if you guys get a chance, go click on her ads and check out her blog.

I got a hit from the best search ever: the pharmacist god of upholstery. What do you think they were actually looking for?

I won another itunes gift certificate on Blingo.

You should join now so we can all win ipods. You're using Google anyway, aren't you? Plus, look at the picture. That dog is telling you to do it.

Remember - Go vote. You really should check everyone's mixes out. Some of them are hilarious. But don't go forgetting Jordy. He'll look at you with those puppy dog eyes and sing songs that are so unbearable that some of you will want to take back the mean things you have said about "The Wiggles".

Pop Culture Has Destroyed My Intellect

2006-05-30T10:03:00.000-04:00

I was putting away clean towels yesterday and I noticed that we were running low on toilet paper.

The first thought that crossed my mind was "I need T.P. for my bunghole."

What is wrong with me?

Five Good Reasons to Make Friends on the Interweb

2006-05-29T14:54:00.000-04:00

1) You may get to be involved the very first ever game of "The Random Shit and a Fan Drinking Game".

2) Mommy at Work has a lot of good toys. They kept all four kids busy.

3) It says "Go Cocks".

4) Good food.

4) Still... Ain't no half steppin' (whatever that means)

For Your Twin (and Triplet) Viewing Pleasure

2006-05-26T12:26:00.000-04:00

My blogroll is getting completely out of control over there. Do not be alarmed if you aren't on it, I probably read you through bloglines anyway.

Anyway, I've found a bunch of new twin parents with blogs out there, and so I am going to attempt to keep track of them here.

TWIN BLOGS

A New Family of Four
A Tale of Two Kiddies
Abbie & Ian & Tory Update
The Adventures of Peanut and Cashew...from nuts to babies
All This...
Anna and Emma
Another Day, Another Poop
Archer and Phoebe
The Baby Juggler
The Bean Blog
Better Make it a Double
Bickers Family Blog
Big Timber's World
Blog Pourri
Boudicas Babies
Childs Play X 2
Cindy's Blog
The Curletto Family - Watch Us Grow
Dad2Twins
Did You Say Twins?!
Double Happiness
Dust in the Wind
Ever Changing Crusades
Evolving
Exile From Babyville
The Fay Family
The Grass is Always Greener Where You Water It
Gharaiblets
Gringa Diaries
Having Twins
Heart and Soul
Here They Come
Horkin Ramblings
House of Boys
I'd Like to Buy a Vowel
I'm Waiting
Indigo Girl
Indigoblog
Introspection
Jelly Mom
Jenn's Journal
June Cleaver Diaries
Just Jump In
Kemp's Blog
LaLa Girl - Twinfinte Chaos
Lim Twins
Live! From the Wang of America!
Locked and Lola'd
Loss of Memory
Lovvorn Twins
Madd Babies
Mama Hog 'n the lets
Many a Mile To Go
Mom2Smack
My Life as a Stay-at-Home Mom
My Sunshine
Nancy Toby: Run Big!
Not-For-Profit-Dad
One Crazy Fiber Lady
One Way or Another
Our Life With Twins
Peanut Tales
Pirate Papa
Planet Mom Blog
Poop, Paxil and Pageantry
Post-IVF Mama
Preemies First, Twins Second
Rainbow Point
Ramblings of a SAHM
Ramblins of a Yidchick
Random Thought From an Empty Mind
Sarah and the Goon Squad
Savage Stories
Side By Side
SLOlane
The Smelker Seven
Snickolette
Snow White and her Four Little Dwarves
So Close
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Tales of Two Utes
Tales North
Twindaddyrob
Twinmum & Twindad
The Twin Invasion
The Twins of the Father
Two Okapis
The Unachievable Double Lines
Upside Up
Val's Log
VoirDire SubCulture
Whoa Mama!
Working Mom Ravings
The Wuggy Chronicles
Zookeeping at it's Best

TRIPLET BLOGS

H E Triple Hockeysticks
Hennessey Triplets
Kimblahg
Lots of Scotts
My Diary of Triplet Fatherhood
Online Triplets
Pinneo - Triplets
Raising WEG
Tess 'Lil Pieces

If you are a parent of multiples and you have a blog, and you aren't on this list, please send your link to satgs@cox.net with the words "twin blogroll" in the subject line and I will be happy to add you.

They Used to Look Like This

2006-05-26T09:56:00.000-04:00

This is a picture from the day The Goon Squad came home from the hospital.

Claudia didn't even weigh 5 pounds yet here. Now she is standing here saying "What you doing, Mommy?" and looking at this picture and saying "Babies sleeping".

Time flies.

I forgot about the tattoos.

2006-05-25T11:17:00.000-04:00

When I was telling you guys about the package that Angie sent me I forgot that she sent a package of temporary tattoos for The Goon Squad. I forgot until I put this pretty sleeveless shirt on Claudia and remembered that Gabe let the kids pick which one they wanted.

...and to think that right after I gave Matthew convincing arguments on why he should consider our twins for an arranged marriage with his twins. Now I remember that my children are "marked".

Claudia has a lovely pirate tattoo that she called "treasure" and Ian has a heart that says "Mom". Of course, I couldn't get Ian to stand still long enough to get a picture of his arm that wasn't blurry.

(Thanks for the shirt Grandma!)

I hope this doesn't hurt their chances with JT and Bri.

Loot

2006-05-25T09:26:00.000-04:00

My long lost friend Angie (who recently found me on MySpace) sent a package for us from Alaska. She sent a bunch of things, including books for The Squad that are all about animals from Alaska. All of the sudden they are very into porcupines.

But here is the thing I wanted to show you guys. Goon Squad magnets!

This guy Charles Burns is an artist who has a whole series of Goon Squad stuff. Anyway, it's really cool stuff. I didn't even know this guy existed until yesterday, but the magnet on the top right kind of looks like me holding Ian. (Okay, not really.)

Thanks Angie!

Now, what can I send Angie from D.C.? I wonder if she wants a really small replica of the Lincoln Monument. That should be pretty easy to get my hands on.

Did you know?

2006-05-24T14:47:00.000-04:00

1) Did you know there was something called "The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain"?
2) Did you know they did a cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?
3) Did you know I stole this from House of Pudding?

I bet you didn't.

You Learn Something New Every Day

2006-05-24T09:29:00.000-04:00

Yesterday Claudia mastered a new phrase - "I do it myself."

Yesterday Ian learned a new word - "tampon".

They haven't even been two years old for two weeks yet. I can't even imagine what this year will bring, but I'm getting the feeling that the boy is going to be the one that teaches all the other pre-schoolers bad words.

Shitty Mix Tape Challenge

2006-05-23T13:40:00.000-04:00

Paige Maguire (formerly Miss Domestic) is running a contest. It is the Shitty Mix Tape Challenge. I've seen a couple of the other entry's, but those people obviously didn't have the Jordy cd.

If I understand the rules correctly, this list must include 5 songs that I have on my hard drive, so if you will excuse me for a moment I must go into the office to my desk top computer like a suck, because I have really messed up my network this week.

Brace yourselves, you cannot even imagine what kind of nonsense Gabe and I own.

1) Jordy - It's Tough to be a Baby

This one is available in English or French. Sweet.

Jordy was four and half years old when he topped the carts with this hit.

2) Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne - If I Close My Eyes Forever

You can never get enough glam metal duets.

3) ABBA - Thank You For the Music

Look, I like ABBA, but this song is just... well, listen to it.

4) Laibach - Get Back

Did you guys know that Laibach covered the entire "Let It Be" album? Poorly?

5) Saigon Kick - Love is on the Way

If I don't win this thing, it sure isn't for lack of trying.

This post has been edited to include the link to guy that started it all.

Hallelujah!

2006-05-23T11:28:00.000-04:00

I'd like to thank everyone (especially Laurie) for your support and suggestions on how to go about recovering my lost pictures. Fortunately, my brilliant husband fixed it all by himself.

And thank the Gods... what if I had lost this gem?

Please refer any questions you may have about what the hell you are seeing to Mark.

Randomness Part 36

2006-05-22T14:15:00.000-04:00

Poor Dutch. His Sweet Juniper is calling The President "dada".

If you don't read Cheeky's Hideaway already, go over there and at least watch this video.

I know you've been dying to know what alias you would use if you ever needed to pretend you didn't have herpes. Look no further - it's the Ron Mexico Name Generator. I'm Pandora Jersey. Crap. That isn't nearly as funny as Ron Mexico.

Britt sent me this article on how having twins could be related to dairy intake. What do you other parents of multiples think?

Did you guys see that a CFL kicker went missing?

Frank sent me this gem on that kid who cheated in little league and his pedophile wife. This guy has no concept of what is age appropriate.

Weekend Word Challenge #3

2006-05-22T09:45:00.000-04:00

This is my entry for Odd Mix's Weekend Word Challenge #3. The words were "mirror" and "missing".

Mirror

In a cruel act of irony, my computer decided to eat all of the pictures I had in my iphoto library from January until May 5, so my picture of "missing" is, in fact, missing.

Sigh.

Pneumatic Tools

2006-05-21T13:37:00.000-04:00

Get it?

Baby Bird

2006-05-19T16:15:00.000-04:00

Am I the only one that plays this game with their kids? I'll have a pretzel sticking out of my mouth and I say "Baby Bird!" and one of the kids will take the pretzel out of mouth with his/her mouth. You know, like a bird feeds it's babies except the food I give them isn't regurgitated.

Anyway, Ian wanted to play this game with Teddy Grahams yesterday. I thought it was adorable because he approached me with the idea. The kids are just talking well enough to get their way, and occasionally be clever (Like the time my Mom asked Claudia if she had a poopy diaper and Claudia said "No, Ian poop." Which was a lie, but a funny one, if you like bathroom jokes, and you guys know I do). So when Ian said "Baby Bird?" to me yesterday, of course I played along.

I told you guys that they have strep throat, right? Ugh.

Two Year Check-Up

2006-05-19T13:37:00.000-04:00

We went this morning for The Goon Squad's two year doctor's appointment. They are both tall for their age, they are both in the 60th percentile for weight and they both have 102 degree fevers and strep throat.

What the hell?

They were fine yesterday. I've had this doctor's appointment scheduled for six weeks. How are they suddenly sick today? I don't get it. But I know I have two miserable two year olds that have different ideas on how to be comforted when they are sick. Ian wants to sleep in my bed and Claudia wants to watch "The Wiggles". I'm glad Ian finally fell asleep, because they do seem to agree on one thing. "Up Mommy".

Jr?

2006-05-18T08:35:00.000-04:00

No, I'm not pregnant.

Last night as I was trying to fall asleep and my thoughts were wandering I started thinking about a friend I had in Jr. High. She was named after her mother.

Now, I have absolutely no problem with a woman naming her daughter after herself. It isn't a traditionally accepted thing to do in our culture, but I don't see it as different from a man naming his son "Carl Jr." (I just realized that Carl. Jr. is food if you live out west. I must be hungry) or "George III* or whatever. I guess you just don't hear the daughters being named after their mothers as much unless they are royalty. I think I know why.

What woman in her right mind would set herself up to be referred to as "Big Vivian"?

* I knew this couple when I was younger and the boyfriend was named (and this is not his real name) Steven York Smith III. The girlfriend would get mad at him and say "Shut up York! You third." That has cracked me up for years.

What We Do ALL DAY LONG

2006-05-17T12:33:00.000-04:00

Ever since Monday, this is the game that Claudia wants to play ad nauseam.

It usually goes pretty well, unless Ian's baby wants the red bowl...

... or the green cup, or the fork on the left.

The day I found out I was going to have twins, a nurse at my obstetrician's office (who had twins herself) told me this and I'm telling you right now; twin parents BUY TWO OF EVERYTHING, and don't think you can be clever and get a yellow ball and a purple ball and everything will be fine. Just get two yellow balls. I've heard the argument that "Oh, I'm not going to spoil my twins, or waste my money, they will learn how to share". I say. Fine, but since I was planning on spoiling my kids anyway, I'd really rather not hear Claudia screech about "red booooooooowwwwwllllllll, AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" (picture above taken right before this actual event).

Now I've got to go get some cookies for The Goon Squad's babies. My "Grandchildren" seem to ask for cookies a lot.

Trader This, Joe

2006-05-17T08:50:00.000-04:00

The Squad and I went to Trader Joe's the other day. I am always excited when we go there, because we didn't have one near our house in Tampa, and everyone is always telling me how great it is.

You can't even buy scallions there. I was so disappointed. Plus I had a hard time finding a kind of beer I liked there. And I'm not that picky.

And to add isult to injury, I bought some blackberries there that Ian ate way to fast and he puked a ton of blackberries up in the dining room.

I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to throw away the towels I used to clean up the mess.

Damn you Trader Joes.

(ps - If I like the wine I bought all will be forgiven. Except really, you should have scallions)

Searches

2006-05-16T12:10:00.000-04:00

According to site meter, I have had somewhere around 50 hits from people searching for either "Brad Pitt" or "Brad Pitt cup" on Google Image. The interesting thing is that I've never actually posted a picture of Brad Pitt. One time - a long time ago a posted a link to a picture of him. But I just tried it and I am the #1 option for "Brad Pitt Cup". Um. Okay. I'm posting the picture here, so you know what everyone is so jacked up about. It turns out he is holding a cup in this picture. That explains a lot.

Here are some searches with good grammar:

What do goon mean?

sarah and zoe home and way pictures

Here are some that make me feel guilty:

aaron cheated on bridgette with sarah

sarah in diaper

Here is one that makes me feel important:

sarah mother of all nation

One that is mean:

sarah is a poop

And some that are just confusing

goon riding videos

wiggles suicide fruit salad

brush making in norway

Oh - If you are interested go over to Child's Play x 2 and see my piece on Family Traditions. It turns out I don't have any.

Ring Around the Rosie

2006-05-16T08:58:00.000-04:00

I took this video with my cell phone, so the quality isn't the best.

Anyway, this is where having twins comes in really handy - if someone wants to play Ring Around the Rosie, I don't have to be involved.

Who was the casting director on this show anyway?

2006-05-15T14:20:00.000-04:00

Look, I don't care if you aren't a good singer. All I ask is that if you don't sing well please don't sing on tv.

I'm looking at you Annie.

All Worth It

2006-05-15T08:58:00.000-04:00

On Mother's Day I got up at 6:00 am with the boy. Claudia got up at 6:30. Later, when the kids were taking their nap, I went out and bought paint and went grocery shopping.

But I came home to this:

As a mother, I spend a lot of time wondering what kind of job I am doing. There aren't any reviews or evaluations or raises or promotions. When I see something like this (she was strapped in properly, the made Gabe get a bib for her and they were feeding her Cheerios) I realize that beyond the alphabet, colors, and songs I am teaching them how to eventually be parents themselves. When I see this, I feel like I am doing a good job.

I have also heard both of them count all the way up to 14 by themselves in the past couple of days.

Even though my Mother's Day itself was dedicated to a birthday celebration for the kids, it is all worth it because my kids have given me the greatest Mother's Day present I can think of (besides just the new camera). They both learned how to say "I love you" this week.

Randomness Part 35

2006-05-12T14:01:00.000-04:00

Have you ever gotten your contact stuck up under your eyelid? That crap freaks me out.

A month or two ago I had no idea how to even use Bloglines. Now I am hopelessly addicted to it. I subscribe to 117 feeds. (read this as, I subscribe to everyone reading this, plus ESPN). I don't even use my own links anymore. I feel liberated.

Wait a minute - I'm pretty sure Priests aren't supposed to kill nuns.

Does anyone need anything from Casual Living?

I'm just asking, because if you do they will give me money if you buy it through that link.

Whoever keeps searching for Doodlebops without makeup. Here you go.

Two years ago today I had two babies and a blood transfusion. I don't know which is scarier.

I created these two cards for Helene's Super Mom Gallery. You should go check it out. I realize normal people only make one of these, but it's really fun. Maybe that is where Ian gets his OCD from. ("Mommy shoes? Mommy shoes? Mommy shoes? Mommy shoes?")

For more Mother's Day goodness go to Kara's site (Cape Buffalo) and see all of the essays on Mother's Day that she has collected.

Happy Mother's Day weekend everyone.

You guys are the best!

2006-05-12T10:14:00.000-04:00

Thank you all so much for being such great people. You guys really came through for me. I set a goal of $100, and we were over that goal in less than a day. I should never have underestimated how much you guys would help out for such a great cause. I've raised my goal to $250.

If you missed my last post, there is still time to participate in "The National Race for the Cure" which raises money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Special thanks to:
Lumpyhead's Mom
Mom101
Queen of Spain
Mommy at Work
Marginally Clever
Lim Twins
Marcy Roth

Even Dora is in on it.

2006-05-12T08:41:00.000-04:00

We were watching "Dora the Explorer" (as usual) and today they ran the "Feliz Cumpleanos" episode and "The Wiggles" ran Dorothy's Birthday Party. I can only assume Noggin knows that it is The Goon Squad's second birthday today.

Let's Recap:
November 2003

May 2004
(photo by Tammy) .

May 2005
(photo by Becky)

April 2006

Happy Birthday guys. Maybe we'll get some sleep this year.

All's Well That Ends Well

2006-05-11T12:57:00.000-04:00

I've been e-mailing my Aunt Marily a lot in the last couple of days to get all of our stuff together for The National Race for the Cure that is coming up in a couple of weeks.

Only a few family members actually read my blog on a regular basis (that I know of anyway) so Aunt Marily had never seen my page before. She commented that she "particularly liked the drywall video".

Then it occurred to me that several of you still may be wondering what became of my kitchen after Rob defiled it.

I am pleased to report that my kitchen looks great. Gabe saved the day. We don't have much up there yet but we do know which wine racks we want.

This picture on your left was where Rob hits the cabinet with a hammer in the video. (that is just for reference)

So in short, although on first viewing, the movie scared the crap out of me, my kitchen looks even better than before.

(Sorry about all the links to the same thing. I couldn't help myself)

I Can't Believe They Are Going to Be Two Tomorrow

2006-05-11T10:57:00.000-04:00

Alternate titles for this post are:
a) Alison said she liked photos from behind.
b) Hey Look! My Camera has a Sepia Setting.

Feel free to add your own captions.

(to see more pictures of The Goon Squad in sepia, and color, and black and white check out my flickr account. I have posted a ton of new photos on there in the last week or so. Can you tell I got a new camera for an early Mother's Day gift?)

On a More Serious Note

2006-05-10T14:42:00.000-04:00

For those of you that live in the D.C. area, June 3rd is "The National Race for the Cure". My Aunt Marily is a breast cancer survivor and she was in remission until this year. She is currently undergoing chemo (again) and would love for us to join her. "The Komen Race Series raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrating breast cancer survivorship and honoring those who lost their battle with the disease. " You don't have to run. Gabe and I will be walking and The Goon Squad will be riding in the jogging stroller.

If you want to walk with us (or run with other people who have more energy than me) please sign up here.

If you live far away, can't participate, or
just want to give some money - even $1 helps.

My Aunt is one of the strongest, most wonderful women I know. She is able to afford the doctors and the chemotherapy. She is doing this for the people who need our help. I've set a small goal (only $100) to raise myself. Let's see what we can do.

Thanks,

Sarah

Weekend Word Challenge - Week One

2006-05-10T12:03:00.000-04:00

Odd Mix is running a Weekend Word Challenge and even though I have a delay of game penalty (due to travel and illness) I wanted to play this week. He gives us the words, we show you (in pictures) examples of the words.

I only ended up doing two out of three. Here are my submissions.

Challenge*

Peace

Feel free to play along next week.

* For those of you that knew my late Grandfather, I also call this one Zoe channeling Ruby.

Photographic Proof of My Immaturity

2006-05-10T08:55:00.000-04:00

I took this picture with my cell phone at a gas station in Georgia on Saturday.

I thought it was so funny that I made my Mom come around the car (with the kids, it's okay they can't read yet) to see it. Then I immediately sent the picture to Gabe.

Who would write something like that on a gas pump? What is your target audience?

I took another picture at the same gas station, but I took this picture in the restroom. Can anybody explain this one to me?

1) Isn't "lyfe" normally spelled "L-I-F-E"?
2) Aren't all of your cousins your cousins for life? I guess maybe not if they are cousins by marriage, but still...
3) Is it just me, or do you guys think that it is either Rachel or Claire that love penis?

Grosser Than Gross

2006-05-09T12:45:00.000-04:00

What is more frustrating than driving 10 hours with two two year olds?

Driving 10 hours with two barfing two year olds. Two barfing two year olds with diarrhea? Awesome.

As a bonus I am now barfing too.

Yet, every cloud has a silver lining. Sick babies can sleep all day (you know, if they aren't throwing up) and sleeping babies are more pleasant than awake ones on a car trip. All parents will acknowledge this as true. There is way less screaming that way.

My Mom is here helping out with the twins right now, but she leaves at 1:30. I'm not used to throwing up with an audience, but I'm guessing that I'll get comfortable with it this afternoon. Wish us luck.

Randomness Part 34

2006-05-07T11:00:00.000-04:00

T. Leach posted this picture of GhetToes that is giving me nightmares.

As for my only question that has actually been frequently asked (when I saw frequently, in this case I mean more than two times) those of you who have more questions can just e-mail them to satgs@cox.net and I will answer those too.

One time Gabe told me that he thought referring to your spouse as "the Hubster" was grounds for divorce. Are there any terms of affection that piss you off that much?

This is why I am rolling my eyes today.

Speaking of football (if you didn't know I was speaking of football, you didn't click on the last link) has everyone gone to check out Draft Day Suit yet?

The Goon Squad, my Mom and I will spend Monday driving 10 hours (at best) from Atlanta to Northern Virginia so I won't be posting tomorrow. Instead, I will leave you with some more searches that ended up here:

wendy bob builder nude

picture of hernias

embarrassing ballet pictures

pepsi dadada

butthole problems

Chris Simms pregnant

Did you see what Rob just did to my kitchen?

2006-05-05T08:21:00.000-04:00

While you are watching this video (go watch this video) please keep these things in mind:

1) The kids and I are on vacation in Florida. I haven't been home in over two weeks.

2) All of this footage would appear to have been shot in my house.

3) My husband is 30 years old.

4) The language is inappropriate for children, work and sober people.

5) That glass is full of Jagermeister.

Mommies and Mommy's Mommy

2006-05-04T18:25:00.000-04:00

The following is my contribution to Kara's (over at Cape Buffalo) Mother's Day "bloggect". Thanks for asking me Kara. I feel like I'm in good company.

I know that both of my kids understand that they can get whatever they want form their Grandparents, but for the past couple of days Ian has been killing me.

When he wakes up in the middle of the night he asks for Grandma.

When he woke up from his nap today he sobbed because my mom was at work and he wanted her, not me.

What about Mommy? Aren't children supposed to want their own mothers? We have only been in Florida for a little over a week and I think Ian has forgotten who feeds him and bathes him and nursed him and still gets up every night to bring him something to drink*. I'm the one who spent 41 days in the hospital.

But in a way I completely understand. When I am sick she is the same person I want to comfort me. My Mom is the best at making you feel better, especially when you need someone to feel sorry for you.

My Mom works three days a week, but for the first year and a half of my childrens lives (the whole time they lived in Florida) my Mom spent the other two week days at our house helping me with The Goon Squad, helping me do laundry, helping me get the dishes done, watching the twins when I had doctors appointments and really anything else I needed.

Gabe and I both feel like we could not have been luckier when it comes to parents. If we can provide Ian and Claudia with half of the advantages that our parents have given us I will feel like we have done a good job. They also might be the four best grandparents in the world.

But I digress. When I originally started writing this post it was because it hurt my feelings that Ian wanted to go to his Grandmother, but then I thought about it. Of course he wants to go to her. She had the best Grandmother training in the world. My Grandma was her mom.

We'll all miss you Grandma.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom.

Happy Mother's Day, Letha - the best Mother-in-Law out there.

Happy Mother's Day to me. I can't think of anything else I would rather be.

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers.

* Okay, except for the nursing part, Gabe does that too. And all of his grandparents bathe him and feed him. But you know what I mean.

On a Roll

2006-05-04T16:34:00.000-04:00

In addition to starting up Draft Day Suit this week, I have also agreed to write something for Kara for her "bloggect" for Mother's Day and I told Matthew I would contribute something on Family Traditions before I realized I didn't have any.

Keep an eye out for my collaborating self. (Don't make fun of my grammar. My major was Political Science)

Trust Your Gut, People

2006-05-04T08:31:00.000-04:00

My Mom said "Oh, just get in the shower when I'm at work. They will just watch TV".

I should have said "Okay, I just want to double check that you don't have any of those chocolate coins hidden anywhere around here that Daddy always stashes when Zoe comes to visit."
You should see what he did to the carpet. And this was all before 8:30 in the morning.

Suggestions for Mo-Wo

2006-05-03T15:05:00.000-04:00

Mo-Wo and P-Man are looking for a boys name for their upcoming son (can you even use the word upcoming that way?). I thought I would help them out with some recommendations. For your non garden variety boy names I need look no further than the first two rounds of last weekend's NFL Draft.

From Round 1:
D'Brickashaw
Haloti
Kamerion
Brodrick
Tamba
Mercedes

From Round 2:
DeMeco
D'Qwell
Taitusi
Sinorica
LenDale
Tarvaris

Those are just a few. While I really like D'Brickashaw and D'Qwell, I will also suggest Darrent from last year's draft or Dontarrious from 2004. I guess I just like names that start with "D".

I do what I can for my blog buddies. If any of you need more boy naming advice, please contact me on June 30th after the completion of the NBA Draft.

Who Is This Is?

2006-05-03T13:59:00.000-04:00

I recently traded up to get the pink Razr. I know it is extraordinarily girly, but sometimes I can't help it. It started out as me joking about getting one and somewhere in there I ended up actually wanting it.

Most of the phone numbers I had previously programmed in were stored on my SIM card, but Gabe's cell phone had been stored to my phone instead of my little card so I reinstalled it. Incorrectly.

Because I'm pretty much a moron, it took until a couple of days ago for me to figure it out.

That is when I sent "Gabe" this picture.

Then I got a text message back - "Cute kid, but it's not mine". Later, my new friend Jeff called me back and when he told me his number (out loud, it takes me a while, I mean - my phone said he was Gabe's cell) I figured out the problem and I fixed it.

But not before I sent him this picture too.

I'm sure Jeff thinks I'm a psycho.

The Shredder at Grandma's House

2006-05-02T16:03:00.000-04:00

On your marks, get set...

2006-05-01T14:08:00.000-04:00

Go check out Draft Day Suit. It is our new sports blog and we've got some really talented contributors. We've also scored some rookies (brand new to blogging), but I won't ruin any surprises - yet. It is a work in progress. Join us, I promise we're not all Bucs fans.

Your Answers

2006-05-01T12:47:00.000-04:00

Hey, wow. I asked for questions and people actually asked some. For reasons concerning both fairness and laziness I will answer them in the order that they were received.

Lumpyhead's Mom writes: Why does the third beer taste so much better than the first?
I'm not sure. I'm not sure that is even true. Maybe you should bring some beer over and we'll do some research.

Mocha Momma wrote a question in five parts. (Can you tell she is a teacher?)
1. When and how did you start blogging?
I didn't really know what blogs were until I started reading Aliblog. Alison was my very best friend in elementary school. We stayed in touch when I moved away right after 6th grade and I loved reading about what was going on in her life. I had considered starting my own, but I didn't think I would have enough to say. HA! Then Bridgette, who was my buddy from the twins club began blogging. When Bridgette first set hers up you actually had to be a user to post a comment. I wanted to comment, so I set up a blog. I really didn't think that I would post more than three or four times. I quickly became addicted.
2. Does it ever worry you to add pictures of yourself? (I think about that one a lot.)
Sometimes, not usually. I've always been a pretty open person. My Dad is convinced that someone will try to kill us all or something, but my biggest fear is that an ex-boyfriend will try to contact me or one of Gabe's ex-girlfriends will start bugging us. Now that I have gotten insulting comments about my appearance I am a little bit more apprehensive, but I figure screw them there are probably people at the grocery store that think my hair is stupid too, and I still go there.
3. What do you like about being mom to twins? What do you hate?
I really like it when you can see their special bond. I loved it when they first came home from the NICU and and they would reach for each other when they were sleeping. I love it when they dance together, and when I can hear them in their room laughing while they are supposed to be asleep. I like the special bond I have with other parents of twins. I like it that I got two kids and I never have to be pregnant again.
I really hate it when people suggest that having twins is the "easy way" to have babies. Clearly they are either deranged or stupid. I hated the first three months. I wish I had more time with them individually.
4. Who does your awesome blog look and where did you come up with the "That's right. You heard me." thing? (It's so damn funny. I laugh every single time!)
The Kaiser designed my header and Karen Rani over at Troll Baby Graphics designed the rest of the template.
The "That's right. You heard me." Is just something I say when I am in a bad mood, or trying to boss people around.
5. How did you get your hair to DO that in the 80s? I loved the bangs.
Aqua Net. Lots and lots of Aqua Net. The kind in the white can with the pink.

Christoph wanted to know:
Here's a Q but I don't know how FA it is: How long does it take you to fix some dang sandwiches?
About 5 minutes.
How many takes were needed to sing the backup vocals on the infamous Iced Earth song?
A lot. They were very intricate harmonies, and I was the only person in the studio who could actually read music, so nobody could put it down on paper. I probably spent two hours in the booth for what ended up being about less than a minute of album time. The song is called "Burnt Offerings" on the album of the same name if anyone cares to hear it.

Now I have a question for you. Is my page loading too slow. Should I ditch the laser eyes? It saddens me, but sometimes I just get a blue screen when I try to open up my blog.

The Cake

2006-04-30T13:33:00.000-04:00

You may have seen this on Becky or Bridgette's blog already...

It isn't deja vu. We just had a birthday party for the six of them yesterday. It was chaos, but fun. Here come the "terrible twos".

Holy Gift Bags Batman!

2006-04-29T12:15:00.000-04:00

This is why people with twins shouldn't try to be friends with other people that have twins. We're going to a birthday party this afternoon. Four of the attendees actually turn two today. Mine turn two in two weeks. Hopefully I will have some pictures for you tomorrow, but with this many two year olds, you never know what is going to happen.

Wish us luck.

"The Joy Luck Club"

2006-04-29T09:37:00.000-04:00

It isn't Sagan or anything, but I hear Amy Tan books are pretty good.

Claudia and I are both up for any reading suggestions you may have.

It Takes a Lot Longer to Read This Way

2006-04-28T13:12:00.000-04:00

Lately, when I read "Brown Bear" every time I say "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?" or "Red Bird, Red Bird what do you see?" Claudia will say "What do you see, Mommy?"

It is very cute, but it sure does take a long time to get to the end.

An Open Letter to Everyone I Know

2006-04-27T18:34:00.000-04:00

Dear Everybody,

For the love of God, can everyone please stop giving Ian juice?

My kids drink water and milk. If your kids drink juice I am 100% okay with that. My son, however, has issues with fruit. He will eat grapes until his stomach explodes. I have good information that leads me to believe he ate a bazillion grapes last night and then drank two glasses of orange/pineapple juice this morning (his Grandmother told me).

It's not even that I care if he drinks some juice. It is just that well, too much fruit does terrible things to Ian's digestive system. I know. I change his diapers.

In short, if you are still compelled to give the boy juice, or if you cannot accept the fact that he already eats too much fruit, please buy some Balmex for him because now he really needs it. Oh, and more diapers. Please bring more diapers.

Yours truly,

Sarah

Baby Einstein Van Goat Devil

2006-04-27T16:02:00.000-04:00

You guessed it. Somebody searched "Baby Einstein van goat devil" and ended up here.

I don't think this guy looks like Satan, do you? He's not very scary. Vincent is a good guy that loves to paint.

THIS is scary.

(and only slightly unrelated)

Oh Google Image Search, how I love thee.

Why Brett Why?

2006-04-26T14:19:00.000-04:00

I'm sorry to be so football-centric today, but I just read that Brett Favre has decided to play another year. It makes me sad. Brett Favre is going to end up like Joey. Sad. Just sad. Does he really think he is going to win another Super Bowl? Does he hate Aaron Rodgers? Does he want to lose the use of his thumb permanently? Gambling debt? Anyone?

Not a Good Day to be a Dolphins Fan

2006-04-26T08:54:00.000-04:00

Ricky Williams has been suspended for a full year. So, let's see - he will have missed two full season and a hand full of games, and the he will turn 30.

I think Ricky will have to turn to stronger drugs than just regular old pot to kill the pain when he realizes that he wasted his career and didn't finish his college degree.

(ps - Happy Birthday Tammy)

Randomness Part 33

2006-04-25T16:55:00.000-04:00

According to the Deathclock I am going to die on Wednesday, February 28, 2052. Thanks Britt?

PMZ and WT are done for now. I will miss them (and Mister Hand and Meatbag and Jamwall). Kemp and I are working on something new that will be about sports. We've got some other cool people on board so far. I'll let you guys know more when we figure out the details.

I was thinking of doing a FAQ post (because it is trendy, and you know I'd jump off a bridge if Cynical Dad and Metro Dad did too), but nobody ever asks me questions, so how could any be frequently asked? Anyway, if you have a question, e-mail it to satgs@cox.net and I'll post it (along with an answer and a link to you) after I get a few of them.

I got a hit last week when someone googled "why sarah keeps trying to make me do work". Gabe is that you?

I am also getting a ton of hits for "Brad Pitt" on Google Image Searches. I don't know why. I posted a link to a picture of him on another website six or seven months ago.

Okay, go read this post on Sweet Juniper! and then come right back here. Did anybody NOT click on the link that said bosomy? How could you not click on that link? Impossible.

Twins in the Shower

2006-04-25T10:14:00.000-04:00

It's like two birds with one stone.

1) You get to see a vacation picture just as I promised.

2) I expect that my traffic will go through the roof with a title like this.

Won't all the people looking for hot girl on girl action be disappointed? Sorry. It really is twins in the shower though. It isn't like I'm a liar.

Now She is Just Making Stuff Up

2006-04-24T17:31:00.000-04:00

Lumpyhead's Mom has invented what she is calling a you-you. She took the meme that is going around where you say six weird things about yourself and assigned me to tell you six strange things about my friends. We discussed this and decided it would be interesting if I told you one thing about each of these six people: Angie, Becky, Bridgette, Erin, Kemp and Tammy.

Angie: Angie is new to blogging, so it should be easy to tell you guys something you don't know about her. Angie's first name is Angelia. It was supposed to be Angela. Her Aunt spelled it wrong, and that is how it ended up with the bonus "i" in it on her birth certificate.

Becky: Becky lived in Norway for a year and she was cold the whole time, even in the summer.

Bridgette: I was pretty surprised by the six things that Bridgette picked on her list. I had no idea she had a fear of getting lost. I do know this - the only two times she has eaten sushi in her life are the same as the two times she has gotten pregnant. That is pretty odd.

Erin: Erin is tough. If you read her blog, you most likely already know several strange things about her that she openly admits. Today I will give you this - she owns a fur stole. I believe it is some sort of family heirloom.

Kemp: This is tougher, since I don't actually know Kemp in real life - but here you go. Kemp posts the lyrics to show tunes on his blog (RENT even), and he is a straight guy.

Tammy: Tammy is a compulsive teeth brusher. Her dentist told her to brush LESS.

Feel free to add your own embarrassing things about these people. I call on Scott to harass Kemp, since he really knows him. Scott, feel free to do six whole things, or just add one really weird thing in the comments. I am easily amused.

Vacation Update: Part 2

2006-04-24T12:40:00.000-04:00

We have successfully made it to the second leg of our vacation. The Squad and I are in Tampa at Grandma and Grandpa's house (for those of you that know where they live, feel free to come by and bring me beer). The good news is that here I don't have to go to the lobby to use the computer. The bad news is that Gabe had to go home and go to work, so I am solo vacation parenting. Fortunately, my Mom has enough toys to keep The Goons and all of your children busy at the same time. I'm not kidding. She has an assload of toys here. The kids have reached nirvana.

My Grandmother's memorial service was lovely (that is why we were in Ft. Myers). All of her children, grandchildren and eleven of her great-grandchildren (everyone except Zoe) was there. We will miss her.

I would include a vacation photo, but 1) I am a moron and downloaded all of them to my laptop which is not currently connected to the internet. I will try to fix that during nap time. and 2) It is going to have to be a picture of The Squad because out of 174 that were taken in a two day span, I am not in one of them.

Two random thoughts after being away from Florida for two short months:
1) If you live near a Publix (especially one built in the last seven years) do not take it for granted. Publix is wonderful, and all other regular grocery stores pale in comparison. When I moved, I know I would miss my parents, I knew I would miss my friends and I new I would miss the sun, but I did not know I would miss Publix. I know, I am a huge geek, but I spend a lot of time grocery shopping. (Publix can feel free to send me a check at any time).
2) It is fucking hot here.

Vacation Update: Part 1

2006-04-21T19:59:00.000-04:00

Can't talk - hotel not childproof.

Don't try to rob my house, I have cat sitters.

2006-04-18T14:02:00.000-04:00

The four of us are leaving after Gabe gets home from work. We're driving to Florida. I know that Cynical Dad says that 286 miles is too far. So I think he pooped a little bit when I told his we were driving over 1000 (1046 to be exact). Don't panic people, I have a minivan and a DVD player.

Believe it or not the thing I'm the most worried about for this whole trip (the kids and I will be gone for almost three weeks and for two of those weeks Gabe will be home) isn't the car ride, or The Goon Squad acting like maniacs in public, or sunburn, or even my parents trying to make me crazy on purpose. I am most worried about Klaus. The good news is that he started eating on his own on Sunday night. The good/bad news is that his staples come out on Friday and I am having horrible guilt about not being here for him. I'm scared that he will think we have abandoned him and he'll stop eating again.

I should hopefully have internet access most of the time I am gone, but I'm guessing I will either be really busy (I have about 30 people who I am supposed to hang out with when I am there and they are in like six different cities) or really bored. My guess is that the first week in Tampa will be insanely busy, then we go to the beach, and since both of my parents will be working I will end up being bored except for the constant stimulation that is trying to stop The Squad from cutting themselves/choking on something/breaking things/getting outside and drowning in the ocean or pool/hurting each other causing me to write run on sentences like this one. I seriously doubt that I will have the balls necessary to take them both down to the beach alone. I mean - sometimes a trip to Target with just the three of us is enough to drive me to drink.

We're also hitting Hot-lanta on the way back so the twins can hang out with their Uncle and cousin. My brother bought a house about two years ago and I've never even seen it. Plus, it was a good way to trick Grandma into driving back to Washington with me. How can she refuse an opportunity to be with both of her children and all three grandchildren at the same time? Especially without the distraction of having to worry about feeding all of us.

Anyway - my point is I think I'll still be able to post, and I'll probably end up putting even more pictures on my flickr account (I've gone pro). I plan on taking about a bazillion pictures. We'll be seeing family and friends and there will be a group birthday party for Becky's and Bridgette's twins who were all four born on the same day. They have been kind enough to include Ian and Claudia who were born two weeks later. My guess is that there will be a great deal of screaming, but I'm looking forward to it anyway. I miss all my Florida friends and suddenly three weeks doesn't seem nearly long enough.

This Post is Time Sensitive

2006-04-18T08:25:00.000-04:00

Alison is having a baby right now.

Is Geomotress a Word?

2006-04-17T18:20:00.000-04:00

Today, at playgroup, Claudia had a triangle. I said (becuase I am painfully obvious at times) "Is that a triangle?" and Clauida says "One, two, three sides".

And she said it in front of another kid's Dad! It was transcendent. I felt like a good parent. It turns out they DO listen to the crap I'm telling them all day. Who knew?

It's Not About Me

2006-04-17T09:21:00.000-04:00

I was talking to Gabe and Mark the other night while I was working on my last post. You know, the meme with the six strange things about me.

Mark thought that one of mine should have been that my brother was a contestant on "Super Sloppy Double Dare". He won, and he (and his friend) won everything in the bonus round except the grand prize which was a trip to Hershey, Pennsylvania. So, no big loss there.

Even though I was in the audience for the taping, I still maintain that it isn't really about me, so it didn't qualify for the meme. But it is probably something you didn't know.

You Were Expecting it Anyway

2006-04-15T20:11:00.000-04:00

I was tagged by On the Banks of the Rio Grande . This is that meme where you say six weird things that people don't know about you then tag six other people. PLAY BALL!

1) I hate mustard. I don't even like to smell it or touch it unless it can't be avoided.

2) I sang back up on an Iced Earth album.

3) I feel massive guilt that I don't call my brother more often.

4) I know who left me the mean comment about my hair.

5) Sometimes, when I'm buying fresh green beans at the grocery store, I get freaked out because they look like snakes and I can't put any more of them in the bag.

6) This morning I fell down three stairs and didn't spill my coffee, but I'm pretty sure I am going to have a huge bruise on my butt and another one on my right wrist.

Just do it: you know it's coming to you anyway.
1) Becky
2) Bridgette
3) Kemp
4) AngieC (she's new to blogging, but Old School to me)
5) Lumpyhead's Mom
6) Mommy at Work

Erin is only off the hook because I assume someone has already tagged her. If they haven't yet, it is only a matter of time. Tammy is only off the hook because her birthday is coming up, and I didn't buy her anything.

Easily Amused

2006-04-15T11:26:00.000-04:00

I just got a hit from someone searching "Who peed in my shoe".

Did they really think they could find the answer to that question on the internet?

Irony

2006-04-15T10:13:00.000-04:00

My cat's anti-nausea medication is making him throw up.