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    Casting A TV Movie of My Life

    by  • 05/23/2010 • My Take On... • 36 Comments

    Another new week and I still have no post ideas. Why is my muse missing in action? Is she on vacation? So I’m forced to answer another question from a reader. This time, the question comes from Grace’s Mom who asked: If someone was to make a made-for-tv movie about your life, who would...

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    Writers’ Workshop: The Chapters of My Life

    by  • 05/20/2010 • Life, Writers Workshop • 32 Comments

    It’s Writer’s Workshop time again!Join the fun over at Mama’s Losin’ It This week, I’m choosing prompt 4: What ‘chapters of your life’ would there be? Make a list of your life’s chapters. Choose one. Write five possible opening sentences to that chapter. Then write five possible ending sentences to that chapter. (inspired by...

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    It’s Been 8 Years Already??!?

    by  • 05/19/2010 • Life, Mr. Jenners • 40 Comments

    Eight years ago today, Mr. Jenners and I were married. For our anniversary, I thought it would be fun to remember our wedding day and share some thoughts about what I’d do differently and what would stay the same. What I’d Do Differently: I would have asked for more of the mini hot dogs...

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    Answering Angie’s Questions

    by  • 05/18/2010 • Life, My Childhood • 20 Comments

    Remember when I was doing my FAQs and I told you that you had one last chance to ask me questions? Well, I’ve been saving these questions up for days when “I got nothing.” Today is one of those days. All the questions today come from Angie at Seven Clown Circus. (The fact that...

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    Reading My Childhood Diary: Part 3

    by  • 05/07/2010 • Confessions, Life • 30 Comments

    Here are the links for the first part and second part of this series. Now on with the post. When I last left you, I was up to some fairly standard stuff (writing bad poetry, fancying myself as an equal to Anne Frank, envisioning future invasions of New Jersey). But the diary took a...

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    Answering Questions Posed in a Poem

    by  • 04/25/2010 • Life, Silliness • 31 Comments

    Whilst blogging the other day, I came across the following poem at a blog called Necromancy Never Pays. The poem just tickled me and seemed just perfect for a meme. So, I thought I would go ahead and answer the questions posed in the poem for an easy, no thinking post. (Perfect as we...

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    My Fake Magazine and Book

    by  • 04/18/2010 • Fun and Games • 20 Comments

    Last week, I asked you to create fake books and/or magazines. I have to say, this is probably the most fun I’ve had with one of my “games.” I can totally envision repeating this one again. I hope you had as much fun with it as I did. Anyway, here is what I came...

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    6:02 a.m. Today

    by  • 04/16/2010 • BB/The Little One • 25 Comments

    I’m very much asleep … dreaming about a room in my house that I had never seen before. A small voice calls out … penetrating my dream sleep. “Moommmmmmmyyyyyy….” I stagger to his room. Eyes puffy with sleep. “What, hon?” “I know how the first person got alive.” This is too much for me...

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    I’m Baaaccckkk…

    by  • 04/09/2010 • Travels • 46 Comments

    First of all, apologies for the Borat photo. I know that image was cruel and unusual punishment so to make up for it, I’ll show you some photos from our vacation to San Diego. (Yes … that is where I was this past week. We met up with my mom and brother out there....

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    Reading My Childhood Diary: Part 2

    by  • 03/31/2010 • Life • 28 Comments

    If you want to read the first installment of this series, click here for some really embarrassing attempts at poetry and proof that I have always lacked stick-to-it-tive-ness. So let’s continue on, shall we? We were in 1979 if I recall correctly, specifically December 26th. A QUIZ FOR MY FUTURE SELF After providing a...

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    Haircut Update and a HUGE Thank You

    by  • 03/28/2010 • Life • 37 Comments

    So remember back in February when I got my horrible haircut? Well, one month later, it is finally where I want it to be. But let me tell you, it was a tough month. It just warms my heart that the post about my horrific haircut was one of my commented on posts EVER!...

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    Reading My Childhood Diary: Part 1

    by  • 03/26/2010 • Life, My Childhood • 27 Comments

    Inspired by this post of Lacey’s over at Don’t Make Drugs, I realized I was sitting on a gold mine of blogging material in the form of my childhood diary (which spans the years 1979 to 1983 yet, oddly enough, is only half-filled. What can I say? I wasn’t a prolific diarist.) So let’s...

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    Post-It Note Tuesday: I AM Carrie Bradshaw

    by  • 03/23/2010 • My Writings • 32 Comments

    Check out more Post-It Note Tuesday posts over at SupahMommys.It is the funnest and most colorful meme in the blogosphere! Lately, I’ve been exercising. (Gasp!) The only way I can make the time go by without being miserable is to watch movies (in 20-minute increments). For the past few weeks, I’ve been watching the...

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    Your Smart-Ass Questions Answered

    by  • 03/19/2010 • Life • 27 Comments

    So remember how I’ve been answering all your questions in a series of posts that I’ve been able to drag out for months now? Well, I’m down to your last questions. (Or am I? Read to the bottom to find out why this might not be so.) Although I categorized these questions as “smart...

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    Writer’s Workshop: I’m Easy to Fool

    by  • 03/04/2010 • Life, Writers Workshop • 29 Comments

    Time for Writer’s Workshop again! This week I’m choosing Prompt 5: Who blind-sided you? Write about a time someone caught you totally off guard. (writingfix.com). First of all, you should know that I am extremely easy to fool. Gullible is my middle name. (And if you believe that, you’re even worse than me.) I’m...

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    Oops….This Wasn’t Quite What I Had In Mind

    by  • 02/17/2010 • Life • 60 Comments

    So I got my hair cut today. I told them I wanted it “close-cropped.” I was envisioning something like Judi Dench. What I got was more along the lines of cancer patientor recent Marine enrollee. Mr. Jenners literally backed away in horror when he saw me. Holy Crap! This is not quite what I...

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    Post-It Note Tuesday: Notes To Myself

    by  • 02/16/2010 • My Writings • 28 Comments

    Check out more Post-It Note Tuesday posts over at SupahMommys.It is the funnest and most colorful meme in the blogosphere!  Look what I made!!!Craft project gone amok or OCD? You be the judge!(I think I’ve been trapped in the house for too long.)(Oh yeah…the other sides are filled with stickers too.)

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    Arts and Literature FAQs

    by  • 02/08/2010 • Book Recommendations, Life • 17 Comments

    We’re getting close to the end of the FAQs. I probably have about two more weeks worth of questions to answer. FAQs for Jenners: the gift that keeps on giving! What is your favorite book? from Kathy at Happy at Home Favorite books? from Lady Fi at on a quirky quest with Lady Fi...

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    FAQs Part 2: All About Me

    by  • 01/25/2010 • Life • 26 Comments

    Time for another round of FAQs! (I know you’ve been waiting with bated breath all week so I’ll put you out of your misery.) This is part 2 of questions that you wanted to know about me. And don’t fret, there are more FAQs to come in the upcoming weeks. What is your favorite...

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    My Life As A Boy

    by  • 01/22/2010 • BB/The Little One, Confessions • 31 Comments

    When my brother Mike visited in November, we were talking about how my mom is sending his girls all my old dolls1 and I’m getting all his old Legos for my son. We were joking that it was like we were having a second childhood—except this time we were growing up as the opposite...

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    FAQs Part 1: All About Me

    by  • 01/19/2010 • Life • 26 Comments

    In my previous post, I asked you to help me fill in my FAQ section by asking me some questions. I had no idea you guys were so nosy!! (Just kidding … kind of.) I decided to divide the questions into different categories and then I’ll stitch them all together at the end for...

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    Writer’s Workshop: Change, Change, Change

    by  • 01/07/2010 • Writers Workshop • 0 Comments

    Write, read, comment, and participatein Writer’s Workshop at Mama’s Losin‘ It This week, I’m choosing: Describe what you would change about yourself if you could. What would I change about myself? Let’s review from head to toe. Hair: Longer, blonder. Eyes: Bluer Lashes: Longer, darker Nose: Thinner Skin: Smoother Teeth: Whiter Arms: Thinner Boobs:...

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    Christmas By The Numbers

    by  • 12/28/2009 • BB/The Little One • 0 Comments

    Number of gifts Santa brought the Little One: 17Number of gifts that haven’t been played with yet: 5Number of times the Little One checked behind and under the tree to make sure he had opened all the presents that Santa brought: 5 Number of Star Wars foam dart Storm Trooper Blasters brought by Santa:...

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    Our Annual Holiday Trip to NYC

    by  • 12/22/2009 • Travels • 1 Comment

    This past weekend, we went to New York City for what is turning into a little holiday tradition in the Jenners household as we once again visited New York City at holiday time. This year, we decided not to fight the crowds to see the tree at Rockefeller Center or glimpse the windows at...

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    My Boy Is Focused!

    by  • 12/18/2009 • BB/The Little One • 0 Comments

    Remember a few posts back I told you about how we have the Little One trying to earn money for an expensive Lego set he wants? He needs to earn $110 to get it. Well, the boy is truly focused on his goal. Today he brought this paper home from school. In case you...

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    Talking About Death with the Little One

    by  • 12/17/2009 • Love and Loss • 0 Comments

    Hosted by Mama Kat at Mama’s Losin’ It I’ve not been participating in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop for the last few weeks. But this week, one prompt really spoke to me as, unfortunately, we’ve had quite a bit of experience with this topic in the Jenners household lately. The prompt I’m choosing this week...

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    Gift Giving: What Type Are You?

    by  • 12/15/2009 • Lessons Learned • 0 Comments

    I wrote a version of this post last year when I had almost no readers. Now that my blog is immensely popular and read the world over (in my dreams), I thought I’d repackage it and include a poll to see which type of gift giver is the most prevalent. In my experience, gift...

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    Game 11: Over-The-Top Holiday Letters

    by  • 12/07/2009 • Fun and Games • 0 Comments

    Time for another edition of Fun & Games with Jenners! This time, the inspiration was a post over at Stacy’s Random Thoughts. In the post (which was part of an assignment for Sprite’s Keeper Spin Cycle), Stacy wrote an over-the-top version of a holiday newsletter. Here are some excerpts from Stacy’s post to give...

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    My Grandmom the Alien: A Tribute to ET

    by  • 12/03/2009 • Love and Loss • 0 Comments

    I’ve been writing too many eulogies this year so let’s call this one a tribute. As you may know, my grandmother passed away in November. This tribute will be upbeat because my grandmother lived to be 90 years old and had a full and happy life. She was able to live independently her whole...

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    Punish Me Like Jesus

    by  • 11/12/2009 • Life, Writers Workshop • 32 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s WorkshopParticipate, read, comment! This week, I’m choosing Prompt 1: Describe the best/most creative punishment you have ever given your children or received yourself. (inspired via Twitter by Maya from Musings Of A Marfan Mom) I’m pretty sure my mother will deny ever inflicting this punishment if she happens to...

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    Always…Sometimes…Never

    by  • 11/11/2009 • Life • 32 Comments

    I saw this meme a while back but can’t remember where and thought it would be a fun post for today. I ALWAYS… Accept chocolate if it is offered to me Have a book I am currently reading Say “I love you” to my son and husband before going to bed Wish I weighed...

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    1 Year Blogiversary: Part 2 — Comments Are Like Crack

    by  • 11/04/2009 • Blogging, Lessons Learned • 36 Comments

    To celebrate this blog’s one year blogiversary on Thursday, I’m writing a history of my blog broken up into several posts. This is the second installment.Comments Are Like Crack AKA when my self-esteem-rose-and-fell-based-on-the-number-of-comments-my-blog-had-and-I-whored-my-blog-shamelessly-on-meme-after-meme As any blogger knows, getting your first comments from strangers is a total rush and you immediately want more, more, more....

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    Game 10: Goofy Porn Movie Titles

    by  • 10/30/2009 • Fun and Games • 24 Comments

    On Monday, I challenged you to come up with (or research) ridiculous porn movie titles. I thought this would be the perfect game for Mischief Night. I’m so looking forward to seeing what you came up with. Here are some that people submitted already, as well as some I came up with. From my...

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    An Early Halloween Treat For You

    by  • 10/26/2009 • Life • 41 Comments

    I know you guys love it when I debase and embarrass myself on this blog. So, because I want to thank you for your continued support of my ridiculousness and ramblings, here is an early Halloween treat for you—photos of me in various Halloween costumes over the ages. Now, this isn’t just me as...

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    Game 10: Let’s Make Up Porn Titles!

    by  • 10/25/2009 • Fun and Games • 11 Comments

    Time for another edition of Fun and Game with Jenners! This time, I was inspired by last week’s 30 Rock episode, where Liz writes a porn episode of her life to make-up to Tracey for stealing his life for her book, Dealbreakers. At one point, they were talking about porn title movie parodies. I...

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    What A Crock(pot)

    by  • 10/07/2009 • Writers Workshop • 33 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop Participate, read, comment! So even though I avoid cooking and recipe posts like the plague, this week I’m choosing Prompt #1: What’s cooking in YOUR crockpot? The short answer: Dust and cobwebs. The long answer: I’m not a big crockpotter. However, for about a week every year (usually...

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    An Awkward Moment At Goodwill

    by  • 10/06/2009 • Life, My Take On... • 27 Comments

    So yesterday I dropped some stuff off at Goodwill. It was a bit chilly so I was wearing a sweatshirt. The sweatshirt was from a family trip to Long Beach Island a few years ago. We had come across a store that sold matching sweatshirts in sizes for Mr. Jenners, me and the Little...

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    Conversations Between Bob and Erma

    by  • 10/01/2009 • Writers Workshop • 21 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s WorkshopParticipate, read, comment! I was going to skip Writer’s Workshop this week because I got busy (watching TV), but then I felt a bit guilty: “Writers write. They write even when they don’t feel like it.” (Don’t you love that I’m viewing myself as a writer now? Yeah…me and...

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    What’s Not To Love About Fall?

    by  • 09/16/2009 • Life, Writers Workshop • 32 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s WorkshopParticipate, read, comment! This week, I chose Prompt 3 — Your Fall Favorites. Unlike some people, I love fall. Not only was I born in the fall, it has one of my all-time favorite holidays — Halloween. (Be sure to check back for my upcoming Halloween post where I’ll...

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    Another September 11th: For Beth

    by  • 09/11/2009 • Love and Loss • 36 Comments

    Dear Beth, It is September 11th again. Fittingly, it is raining. This is one day that sad people know they are not alone in their sadness. You and Mike did your best to try and “reclaim” this day … to make it a day for joy and happiness again. You were brave enough to...

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    Dispatches from the Land of Grief

    by  • 09/05/2009 • Lessons Learned • 38 Comments

    First of all, I want to thank everyone for their lovely and supportive comments following the death of my dad. Your comments really helped me and I felt so supported. Thank you so much!!! I just want to let you know that the memorial service for my dad was beautiful and very healing. It...

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    I’m Afraid…and Sick with PVS

    by  • 08/05/2009 • Writers Workshop • 40 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s WorkshopParticipate, read, comment! 1. What’s ailing you? Diagnose yourself with a syndrome. I think I’ve come down with PVS — Pre-Vacation Sickness. It never fails … we have a mini-vacation planned (we leave on Friday), and today I’ve come down with a terrible cold. My head aches. My body...

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    There’s A Sucker Born Every Minute … And I Gave Birth To One

    by  • 08/03/2009 • BB/The Little One, Lessons Learned • 31 Comments

    So the Little One has recently started watching television commercials. The results have been both hilarious and a little alarming. He’s pretty much wanted everything he’s seen — including Progressive Car Insurance and Magic Johnson to live with us (even though Magic really only wanted us to get some stuff from Rent-A-Center). So in...

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    Tiny Cars, Transformers, God … and Extra Special Bonus Content!

    by  • 07/22/2009 • BB/The Little One, Guest Posts, Writers Workshop • 33 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s WorkshopParticipate, read, comment! Well, if I’m only going to be posting once a week until September (subject to change due to whim or inspiration), I might as well make it count! So I’m choosing two of the five prompts for this week’s Writer’s Workshop — and at the end...

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    Game 7: Wacky Word Problems

    by  • 07/10/2009 • Fun and Games • 15 Comments

    So on Monday, I challenged you to come up with word problems that were as ridiculous, detailed, impossible, stupid, and dramatic as possible. In other words, the math does not matter — though I’m sure SOME of you (Dan — I’m thinking of you if you did this!) probably took this part seriously and...

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    Paranoia, The Destroyer

    by  • 07/09/2009 • Writers Workshop • 34 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s WorkshopParticipate, read, comment! I was going to do a different prompt but then the Little One had a nightmare so I was forced to sit in his room until he fell asleep and now I’m too tired to come up with my usual witty and erudite contribution so I’m...

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    Incredibly Short Books

    by  • 07/01/2009 • Writers Workshop • 40 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s WorkshopParticipate, read, comment! So this week’s prompt were a no-brainer for me … Prompt #2 was like catnip! Prompt 2. Write five “Incredibly Short Books”. Some examples: “Chemical Contraception Choices for Catholic Couples”“Teenage U.S. Presidents”“The Book of Female Popes”“The 2008 Book of General Motors Profits” Dan says, “The point...

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    Help Wanted Ad

    by  • 06/22/2009 • BB/The Little One • 33 Comments

    Position available for a 10- to 12-year-old boy. Requires experience with Transformers toys — Stages 2 and above. Must be able to transform toy from Autobot mode to Vehicle mode within 5 minutes. Instructions provided (if needed). Your pay is the joy of a 4-year-old boy who wants to play with the car in...

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    Game 6: Commencement Speech

    by  • 06/19/2009 • Fun and Games, Lessons Learned • 28 Comments

    Welcome to Game 6 of Fun and Games with Jenners! This time out, we’re writing commencement speeches. Tonight was the Little One’s graduation from Pre-Kindergarten. (Yes…they have graduations for that!) It was really sweet and cute — lots of songs and saying what they want to be when they grow-up. For the record, the...

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    Writer’s Workshop Prompt Extravaganza

    by  • 06/17/2009 • Writers Workshop • 27 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s WorkshopParticipate, read, comment! This week, all the Writer’s Workshop prompts were screaming “Pick me, Jenners! Pick me!” So I did … but I swear I did them short and sweet. I actually don’t have much time for blogging tonight as Mr. Jenners is out buying Guitar Hero RIGHT NOW...

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    Dear God

    by  • 06/10/2009 • Writers Workshop • 38 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop Participate, read, comment! This week I’m choosing prompt 4, which asks me to write a letter. That’s it! No more direction or suggestions. The possibilities are endless. As usual, when faced with limitless choices, I’m flummoxed. (Isn’t that a great word?) But then Mr. Jenners said “write a...

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    Need Your Opinion…

    by  • 06/08/2009 • My Take On... • 26 Comments

    So I just finished this book, Do-Over!, by Robin Hemley  that is all about doing over parts of your life that didn’t go so well the first time around. The book got me to thinking about my childhood home as one of the “do overs” in the book was the author going back to...

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    My 45-Word Obituary

    by  • 06/04/2009 • Writers Workshop • 46 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop Participate, read, comment! This week I’m choosing prompt 5, which basically asks you to sum your life in 45 words — inspired by a man who wrote his own obituary. This prompt cracked me up because, earlier in the week, I was thinking that my epitaph should be:...

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    Results for Game 5: Lit Riffs

    by  • 05/31/2009 • Fun and Games • 16 Comments

    So last week — inspired by the book Lit Riffs – I challenged all of us to write a short story inspired by or based on a song. I won’t lie to you — I’m more uncomfortable writing short stories than I am writing blog posts. I’ve always found writing fiction to be difficult....

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    Some Thoughts About Carbonated Beverages

    by  • 05/26/2009 • My Take On... • 46 Comments

    So my recent trip to South Dakota reminded me that not everyone calls drinks like Coke, Pepsi and Sprite “soda.” No, in that part of the country, they call it “pop.” This led me to wonder what you call drinks like this … and where does the shift from “soda” to “pop” take place?...

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    A Confession and A Thank You

    by  • 05/22/2009 • Confessions, Life • 29 Comments

    Confession So after I wrote about my recent trip to South Dakota on Tuesday, I sent the link to my family — thinking they might enjoy it. As usual, my blog postings were met with complete and utter indifference by my family — with the sole exception of my sister-in-law Tresa. She enjoyed it...

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    About the Camper Wreck

    by  • 05/20/2009 • Travels • 36 Comments

    Many of you asked what happened to my parent’s camper, which I wrote about in my previous post, so I thought I would let you know rather than repeating the story in e-mails over and over again. The story itself isn’t nearly as dramatic as the photos though. Basically, my parents were towing the...

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    Well, I’m Back…

    by  • 05/19/2009 • BB/The Little One, Travels • 31 Comments

    …and I need a vacation! Here is a little rundown on our trip to South Dakota. Number of naps taken by the Little One during the entire 8-day trip (including airplane rides): a. 0b. 2c. 4d. 5 Answer: 0! Zip! Nada! No naps for the Little One and no naps for Mommy. Leading to...

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    Life Accomplishment List by Debbie

    by  • 05/15/2009 • Guest Posts • 15 Comments

    So I’ve told you about this blogger before — Debbie over at Suburb Sanity. Did you go visit her when I told you to? No? Well, now you will have no choice because I’ve gone over and lifted one of my favorite posts from her blog and published it here so you have no...

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    Creating A Favicon by Carissa

    by  • 05/14/2009 • Guest Posts • 9 Comments

    I don’t know if you remember but back in February, Mr. Jenners created a favicon for this blog. It was a real pain the butt for him — mostly because Blogger is a hot mess. But he eventually figured it out, and I was so happy. Then I changed my blog look around and...

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    It Won’t Be Like This For Long by Sera

    by  • 05/13/2009 • Guest Posts • 5 Comments

    Today’s guest post is written by another of my “separated-at-birth” sisters (Diane on Monday was one too!), but in this case, my sister was born about 15 years after me! Sera over at Laughing Through the Chaos is, in her own words “a 20-something first-time mama to a beautiful baby girl, and wife to...

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    Inside the Male Mind by Andy

    by  • 05/12/2009 • Guest Posts • 16 Comments

    Today I have an extra special treat for you all — insights into the male mind by an actual male! And although the male in question admits to watching America’s Next Top Model, has a subscription to Cosmopolitian (for research purposes only, he says), and is not afraid to wear a Snuggie in public,...

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    I Will Never! by Diane

    by  • 05/11/2009 • Guest Posts • 14 Comments

    I am thrilled to welcome my first guest poster — Diane from Diane’s Addled Ramblings. I love Diane because of her honesty, humor and mad writing skills. Biding her time in Pigsknuckle, VA — where she struggles to fit in surrounded by gun-toting, pick-up truck driving Republicans (not that there is anything wrong with...

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    Genre Mash Up Highlights

    by  • 05/04/2009 • Fun and Games • 20 Comments

    I’m so excited with what everyone came up with for the latest edition of Fun and Games with Jenners — you guys totally rocked it! I wanted to share some of the great ideas everyone came up with. They were too long to reprint here so I’m giving you a little preview and then...

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    Fun and Games: Genre Mash-Ups

    by  • 05/01/2009 • Fun and Games • 25 Comments

    So on Monday, I challenge you (and myself) to take the new book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as an inspiration and write your own unlikely mash-ups of authors/genres/books. This turned out to be harder than I thought. Many of my original ideas just didn’t quite pan out, but I did manage to come...

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    Blogging Burnout

    by  • 04/29/2009 • Blogging, Writers Workshop • 45 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop Participate, read, comment! This week I’m choosing: 4.) Have you thought about shutting down your blog? Why haven’t you and what would cause you to make that decision final? In the past few weeks, it seems there has been a bit of a malaise around Blogland (or at...

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    Tuesday Ramblings

    by  • 04/14/2009 • My Take On... • 48 Comments

    You can visit more Random Tuesday Thoughts at UnMom Is it wrong for a 40-year-old man to coach his son to give him credit for the show and tell idea that his 4-year-old son took to preschool? Yes…yes it is, Mr. Jenners. Should I feel like a bad parent that my 4-year-old son wanted...

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    The Obligatory 100th Post 100 Things Post

    by  • 04/09/2009 • Life • 52 Comments

    So this is my 100th post. Does this have any real meaning? Not really. But ever since I started blogging 100 posts ago, I have been wanting to do the 100 things list. The first time I saw one, I fell in love with the idea. I naively believed that it was some sort...

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    My Role in the Household

    by  • 04/09/2009 • Life, Writers Workshop • 22 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop Participate, read, comment! This week I’m choosing: 2.) What is your role in the household? I will state upfront that this little essay is not going to be shown or approved by Mr. Jenners prior to me hitting the Publish Post button. He is still banned from my...

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    Let’s Just Skip Monday This Week

    by  • 04/06/2009 • My Take On... • 45 Comments

    So, I know it is Monday but I wanted to do this Random Tuesday Thoughts over at The Un Mom. BUT I also want to do Tuesday Tribute tomorrow (you know, on the real Tuesday). And since Mondays pretty much suck anyway, I’ve decided I’m just going to skip Monday this week and have...

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    Guest Post Recap

    by  • 04/01/2009 • Mr. Jenners • 37 Comments

    About five minutes after I published the Mr. Jenners guest post yesterday, I remembered why I swore I would never let him guest post again. Here are some of the stats on what he did to reinstate his ban from my blog: Number of minutes from the time I hit Publish until he asked...

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    Mr. Jenners Answers Your Questions

    by  • 03/31/2009 • Life, Mr. Jenners • 37 Comments

    So it is Loved One Guest Post day (hosted by The Scattered Mind of a Tattooed Minivan Mom). Mr. Jenners agreed to do this only if you guys asked him questions. And boy did you ask questions! So now, without any further ado or editorializing by me (although I SO have some stuff to...

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    Bad Pick-Up Lines — Blogger Edition

    by  • 03/26/2009 • Writers Workshop • 44 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop Participate, read, comment! This week I’m choosing: 5. Your friend tells you he can pick up any girl at the bar, no matter what he says. You bet him $100 he can’t. Create the world’s worst pick up line and send your friend off into the crowd. What...

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    Men!

    by  • 03/25/2009 • Mr. Jenners • 47 Comments

    So I wasn’t going to do a post today because I didn’t really have any ideas, but then my lovely husband provided me with material. He is working from home today (always a joy, I type sarcastically) and was preparing toast for breakfast. I mean, he was going to prepare toast for breakfast until...

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    What I Can Do In Three Minutes

    by  • 03/19/2009 • Writers Workshop • 38 Comments

    Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Go and participate. Go to read. Just go already. This week, I’m choosing Prompt 2, which involves writing about 10 things I can do in three minutes. Can you figure out which one of the 10 is a total lie? Run a mile. Plunge my family into financial...

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    In Which Our Heroine Pulls Off A Surprise…

    by  • 03/17/2009 • Life • 31 Comments

    So, have I mentioned that I’m married to a cyborg? Seriously, my husband has a computer-like brain and his attention to detail is scary. When we are watching TV, he is constantly noticing continuity problems but, at the same time, could repeat back the dialogue word-for-word. He doesn’t miss much. Combine this with the...

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    Me Via Flickr

    by  • 03/16/2009 • Life • 21 Comments

    So I love doing memes on Monday … it is an easy way to get the week going — plus The Amazing Race is on Sundays and I need to watch it so I need something quick and easy to get my creative juices flowing for the week. I found this little meme over...

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    Five Wonderful Words

    by  • 03/13/2009 • Blogging Tips, My Take On... • 28 Comments

    Friday High Five is hosted by Angela over at Angela’s Adventures and Minor Mishaps. If you want to play along, Friday High Fives is really easy and non-restrictive! Make a list of 5 things — ANY five things you want! 5 favorite things, Top 5 Vacation spots, 5 most embarrassing moments, 5 favorite pics,...

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    Slightly Inappropriate and Fully Nosy Meme

    by  • 03/09/2009 • Life • 27 Comments

    This week, I decided to do the Slightly Inappropriate and Fully Nosy Meme created by the Scattered Mind of a Tattooed Minivan Mom. True to her word, this meme is incredibly nosy and inappropriate but really fun to read! If you decide to do this one, let me know because I wanna know your...

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    Camping Adventures

    by  • 03/05/2009 • Life, Writers Workshop • 32 Comments

    Time for another Writer’s Workshop hosted by Mama Kat. Part of the fun of doing these workshops is visiting all the other posts and seeing how differently everyone handles the same prompts. I suspect this week will be quite a mixed bag as there were lots of attractive prompts to choose from. However, due...

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    Kid Bloggers

    by  • 03/03/2009 • BB/The Little One, Blogging • 35 Comments

    Today I want to pay tribute to two very special kid bloggers. The first is my very own Little One, who recently started his own Microsoft Word document blog to be “just like Mommy.” Although he associates me primarily with blogging and not the loving mom who spends up to 6 hours a day...

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    More Bad Writing Entries

    by  • 02/28/2009 • Fun and Games • 23 Comments

    As promised, here are more of the hilarious Bad Writing entries from the debut of Fun & Games with Jenners. I am including one entry from each person who participated. If they had more than one entry, I picked the one that made me laugh the most. Thank you for everyone who played so...

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    ABC Poem

    by  • 02/26/2009 • Writers Workshop • 43 Comments

    Another Thursday, another Writer’s Workshop hosted by Mama Kat. I must admit, I very much look forward to doing these each week. You just never know what the prompts might be and what might come flying out of your brain. In fact, I was SHOCKED that this week I ended up doing the prompt...

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    The Google Meme

    by  • 02/23/2009 • Life, Silliness • 41 Comments

    Some of my favorite bloggers have been doing this meme (Mel, Diane and Dan), and the results were so amusing that I thought I needed to have a stab at this whole Google meme, which involves asking Google what you need using your name — in my case “Jennifer Needs. (Oops … my true...

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    10 More Honest Things About Me… And More

    by  • 02/18/2009 • Confessions, Life • 37 Comments

    After Sneaky Mommy made that great award slide show for me, I realized I was really behind in acknowledging and thanking people for awards they had given me. So I decided to do one today. In early February, the very inspirational TesoriTrovati – jewelry designer extraordinaire — gave me the Honest Scrap Award, which...

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    I Am Totally Spoiled!

    by  • 02/15/2009 • Life • 32 Comments

    I’m feeling pretty guilty right now because of my post yesterday about how my husband annoys me because he came through BIG-TIME for Valentine’s Day! First I need to tell you that I had asked him “Are you doing anything for Valentine’s Day?” because we sometimes agree not to bother getting each other gifts...

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    5 Annoyances and 5 Lovely Things About Hubby

    by  • 02/13/2009 • Life • 31 Comments

    Last week, Angela over at Angela’s Adventures and Minor Mishaps invited me to participate in her Friday High Fives. Sadly, I had a prior blogging commitment that involved humiliating myself on the Internet, but I promised her I would participate this week. I am a woman of my word so here I am —...

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    Five Recent Favorite Things

    by  • 02/12/2009 • Writers Workshop • 44 Comments

    “Come on over and check out the other Writer’s Workshop posts!“ Time for Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop again, hosted by the talented, funny and very pretty MamaKat. Once again, I’m taking the easy way out and going with the list prompt. And Friday I’ll be doing a list. So I pretty much listed things...

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    The Bookkitten’s First Car Meme

    by  • 02/10/2009 • Life • 21 Comments

    Thanks to everyone who participated in or commented on my homemade meme the other day! I’ve enjoyed reading the ones you’ve posted already, and I hope you had a chance to see some of the other homemade memes. If you are interested, the homemade memes can be found here. It was fun to visit...

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    The iPod Shuffle — My Original Meme

    by  • 02/09/2009 • Life • 23 Comments

    The fun blog The Scattered Mind of a Tattooed Minivan Mom (SMTMM) is hosting a “make your own meme” Monday today. To participate, simply create your own meme, post it on your blog, and then visit SMTMM and share your meme in her Mr. Linky. So if you ever have blog block and want...

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    Evolution of A Nerd

    by  • 02/06/2009 • Life • 73 Comments

    Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeekStop by and check out the other great stories being told!Maybe you can even create one of your own! A Nerd Is Born…But You Can’t Tell YetI started out normal enough. I look like any cute happy baby. The bow taped to my head to signify that I am a...

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    10 Things On My Mind This Week

    by  • 02/05/2009 • Life, Writers Workshop • 23 Comments

    Well, I’ve taken a few weeks off so I’m happy to jump back into Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. I always enjoy doing this and visiting the other posts as everyone takes such a different approach to the same prompts. If you don’t participate already, you should think about doing it. It is fun! This...

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    Our Cruise Vacation

    by  • 01/30/2009 • Travels • 38 Comments

    Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeekStop by and check out the other great stories being told!Maybe you can even create one of your own! Before I start, I wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you who were so supportive and outraged on my behalf yesterday when I posted about being mistaken for the...

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    Greetings From New Jersey

    by  • 01/27/2009 • Life • 59 Comments

    Welcome Blog Around the Worlders and my lovely regular readers! Today’s tour stop is the wonderful Garden State of New Jersey! Woo-hoo! Aren’t you excited? Now tell me, when you think of New Jersey, do you think of any of these things? It is OK if you do. I think these are some of...

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    Honesty Is the Best Policy

    by  • 01/14/2009 • Life • 32 Comments

    Although I feel like I am becoming the Blog Where Blog Awards Go To Die, I am always thrilled and honored when I get one. I just don’t move very fast on them, and I don’t really follow the rules all the time. So I’m trying to get “caught up” with all the lovely...

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    2008 Top 10 List

    by  • 12/31/2008 • Writers Workshop • 18 Comments

    Well, I wasn’t going to do MamaKat’s Writer’s Workshop this week but then I saw this prompt: 4.) Close out 2008 with your own TOP 10 list! and knew that I had to do it. I love year-end round-up things so it was too good to pass up (even though this is my second...

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    Favorite Winter Memory

    by  • 12/18/2008 • Life, Writers Workshop • 20 Comments

    It is time for another Writers Workshop over at MamaKat’s totally excellent and fun blog. I love these workshops and visiting all the posts because everyone takes such a different approach to the same prompts. This time, I’m choosing the prompt: 2. Describe a favorite winter memory. Before I start, I want to direct...

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    It Isn’t Easy Being Santa Claus

    by  • 12/14/2008 • BB/The Little One • 26 Comments

    I’m beginning to think we may have oversold the whole Santa thing to the Little One. Sure, it was great to whip out my little imaginary phone and call Santa to report naughtiness whenever it suited my needs. And it is a powerful tool for staving off the “I want that’s” at stores (“Maybe...

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    Adventures With Legos

    by  • 12/12/2008 • BB/The Little One, Mr. Jenners • 37 Comments

    Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeekStop by and check out the other great stories being told!Maybe you can even create one of your own!All this week, I’ve been sharing toys that I’ve felt were worthwhile in case you need gift ideas for the child in your life. Today’s post is all about one of the...

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    Is It Wrong? Part 2

    by  • 12/03/2008 • Confessions • 24 Comments

    Is it wrong… to stop shaving your legs in the winter? to constantly use the threat “Santa is watching…” as a way to get your child to behave — thereby instilling an element of fear and Big Brother-type paranoia into your child? (No wonder he doesn’t want to sit on Santa’s lap at the...

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