Beware of Grandmas Wielding Reddi-Wip.
This one is tough for me to write. While finding the irony in the situation, the neurotic part of me still gets a pit thinking about it. My children had a sleep over at my Father and Step Mother’s...
View ArticleGoodbye Disney World, Hello Backyard
Dear Mickey: Please don’t take this the wrong way, but I think we need to take a break. Sure, I love the way you and your friends with oversized heads eat breakfast with my family and entertain us with...
View ArticleHeads Up on the CBS4 Segment Thursday 7/23 Sometime Between 5-6:30
IF YOU ARE IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA AREA THURSDAY 7/23, CBS4 WILL BE RUNNING MY SEGMENT SOMETIME BETWEEN 5 AND 6:30!!!!! TIVO OR WATCH! Last week I received a call about doing a segment for CBS4 Miami as...
View Article“Mommy, Where Do Babies Come From?”
There are certain phrases that you imagine hearing, years before they may ever be spoken. As an adolescent, you dream of those three little words “I Love You,” being said with something other than a...
View ArticleiCan’t iStand the iApple Store
i Have a iLove iHate Relationship with the Apple Store Today I took a trip to the Apple store. Oh, the Apple store. It’s like a Dylan’s Candy Bar for adults. Like it’s namesake, in the Garden of...
View ArticleDo You Have a Case of Nanny Envy? -article I wrote for iVillage
I am now freelancing for iVillage, which is an amazing site for women. They cover enough issues to give me work and let me keep the humor in my essays. Those pieces will not be printed on my site as...
View ArticleThe Most Common Personalities on Facebook
I’m not gonna name names, as I would certainly be one of them, but there are distinct qualities that describe most Facebookers. The Over Sharer -This person seems to think that a trip to the store, a...
View ArticleThis Mothering Stuff is Tough
I have something to tell you; please don’t spread it around, as it’s somewhat of a secret. I screamed “shut up” at my son today. “SHUT UP!” not “shush” or “sshhhhh” or even “ferme la bouche.” No,...
View ArticleI Could Use Some Helping Hands | On a Mission Monday
I’ve always been amazed at how moms manage to find the time to take on a cause. My compassionate side is always willing to lend a hand, but then once I’ve put myself on some committee or said “Yes” to...
View ArticleWin a ConAgra Foods Gift Basket | Basket Give Away Contest
On a Mission Monday – The Suburban Jungle is having a contest to give away a gift basket from ConAgra Foods - The gift Basket will include ConAgra Foods grocery coupons, a branded reusable grocery bag,...
View ArticleVa-What? Va-huh? Va-Why is it so Trendy to Adorn Your Va Jay Jay?
Seriously, either I’m too old or too prudish, but I can’t figure out why women need to do so much vaginal maintenance to get their man’s attention these days. I used to be a vaginal visionary, a...
View ArticleWill You be My Sister Wife : Ecard of the Week
Ecards for moms, wives, hubbies, pop-culture junkies, 50 shades fans, people who prefer laughing to crying, people who prefer Coke to Pepsi, people who like air, people who eat donuts, and people who...
View ArticleI Love that My Daughter Loves Barbies
That’s my confession. Barbie hasn’t fiendishly ruined my daughter’s self image — quite the opposite — she’s helped her learn to solve problems, to be accepting, to stretch her imagination, and to have...
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The First Installment of – Things That Happen in the Middle of Nowhere with...
So, I left camp today to trek out into the Berkshires to pick up a prescription. The Berkshires are absolutely stunning, but everyone drives really slow. I mean slower than the speed limit, slow… like...
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Camp Phone Calls Could End My Marriage
Who knew the highly anticipated camp phone calls could be such a blow to a relationship? Oh well, when my baby is 1500 miles away from home, and I get a few minutes to talk — It’s every man, ahem mom,...
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Who Says Barbie Needs All Her Limbs?
As many of you know, I’ve been selected as one of the 8 moms who participate in The Barbie project, which is insanely awesome. This is one of my absolute favorite stories about Barbie, as it takes the...
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Dear Readers – Days 14 and 15 at Sleepover Camp Lenox – I’m Not The High...
Dear Readers – Days 14 – 16 at Sleepover Camp Lenox, Please, make yourself comfortable… I’ll find a corner. I came back from my time at home, ready to go at camp full force, except for the part where...
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Dear Readers – Day 16 at Camp – I Forgot How to Be a Kid
Dear Readers — (Day 16 at Camp Lenox) One of the things I’m constantly questioning at camp is my coolness. No, I don’t mean that in a popularity way, I mean it in a, ‘Can I hang with people who are...
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Jenny From the Bunk May Have Gone Insane at Camp – Videos
A freestyle rap battle with campers, a coffee plea, a runaway mom. I thought I’d share a couple of the videos I’ve done at Camp Lenox. Please ask your friends to follow the camp series… I have a lot...
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Dear Readers – Day 17 at Camp Lenox – Who Knew The Great Outdoors Were So...
Sleepaway camp is super fun . Today, I had a salad … again. I’m really happiest when there’s feta. I know, who would’ve thought feta could make such a difference? I think it may be the Switzerland of...
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