Catching you up on our birthday celebrations and a recommendation to RUN (not walk) to the theaters to see Looper.
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Super Looper Weekend
by Jenners • 10/01/2012 • BB/The Little One, Lessons Learned, Life, Randomosity • 79 Comments
To BB On His 8th Birthday
by Jenners • 09/24/2012 • BB/The Little One, Life • 62 Comments
An open letter to my son on his 8th birthday!
Read more →Lessons From The Lemonade Stand
by Jenners • 06/29/2012 • BB/The Little One, Lessons Learned • 47 Comments
Lessons learned while supervising a kid-run lemonade stand.
Read more →The Perks of Being A Mom
by Jenners • 05/13/2012 • BB/The Little One, Love and Loss, Mr. Jenners, Romeo and Juliet • 83 Comments
A Mother's Day post. Don't read if you don't want to be totally jealous of my wondrous bounty.
Read more →Chess, Tape Art and Burning Dogs
by Jenners • 01/09/2012 • BB/The Little One, Life, Randomosity, Romeo and Juliet • 36 Comments
A post about three random things.
Read more →Writer’s Workshop: Letter To Santa Claus
by Jenners • 12/07/2011 • BB/The Little One, Writers Workshop • 79 Comments
I write an open letter to Santa Clause covering a few critical issues.
Read more →Three Wonderful Things
by Jenners • 10/11/2011 • BB/The Little One • 77 Comments
Three great things happened to me last week. Want to know what they were?
Read more →To The Child Formerly Known As The Little One
by Jenners • 09/24/2011 • BB/The Little One • 85 Comments
An open letter to the child formerly known as the Little One on the occasion of his 7th birthday.
Read more →Yahooooooo!!!!!!!!
by Jenners • 09/05/2011 • BB/The Little One • 59 Comments
In which I'm unable to hide my giddiness for the start of the school year.
Read more →A Prayer for the Stay-At-Home Mom During Summertime
by Jenners • 06/14/2011 • BB/The Little One, My Take On... • 100 Comments
A prayer for stay-at-home moms during summertime.
Read more →Yes Day: A Cautionary Tale
by Jenners • 04/20/2011 • BB/The Little One, Confessions, Lessons Learned, Mr. Jenners • 94 Comments
An epic tale of Yes Day, an event that you want to avoid having in your own home.
Read more →Writer’s Workshop: Grown-Up Moments And The Little One’s Possible Futures
by Jenners • 04/13/2011 • BB/The Little One, My Take On..., Writers Workshop • 77 Comments
In this edition of Writer's Workshop, I discuss the moments that made me feel like a grown-up ... and imagined what the future might hold for the Little One.
Read more →If We Were President
by Jenners • 03/07/2011 • BB/The Little One, Silliness • 78 Comments
For a President's Day project, the Little One had to come up with some new laws he'd like to see enacted. I decided to join in the fun as well.
Read more →Let’s Read The Little One’s Diary (Err… I Mean Journal)
by Jenners • 02/08/2011 • BB/The Little One • 120 Comments
A look inside the Little One's diary ... complete with his drawings.
Read more →Reason 1,535,262 Why I Love The Little One
by Jenners • 12/21/2010 • BB/The Little One • 99 Comments
One of the many reasons why I love the Little One: his very low-key Christmas wish list.
Read more →The Little One+Potty Humor+Bathtub Crayons=
by Jenners • 11/13/2010 • BB/The Little One • 77 Comments
In which I "proudly" display some of the Little One's latest artistic endeavors.
Read more →A Dream Come True
by Jenners • 10/29/2010 • BB/The Little One • 100 Comments
In which one of my dreams as a mother is fulfilled bringing me great joy and happiness.
Read more →Light Sabers, Bugs and Squirrels, Oh My!
by Jenners • 10/17/2010 • BB/The Little One, Cool Photos • 90 Comments
Some interesting photos that Mr. Jenners took this week.
Read more →Somehow I Blinked…And You Turned 6
by Jenners • 09/24/2010 • BB/The Little One • 75 Comments
A letter to my son on his 6th birthday. Click on title to read full article.
Read more →Writer’s Workshop: A Movie I’m Regretting
by Jenners • 07/22/2010 • BB/The Little One, Writers Workshop • 43 Comments
I respond to a Writer's Workshop prompt about a movie I'm regretting.
Read more →The Soundtrack of My Life
by Jenners • 07/12/2010 • BB/The Little One, Life, Mr. Jenners, Writers Workshop • 29 Comments
A Writer's Workshop post in which I talk about the soundtrack for my life.
Read more →Writer’s Workshop: It’s Almost Like Looking In A Mirror
by Jenners • 06/23/2010 • BB/The Little One, Writers Workshop • 27 Comments
A Writer's Workshop post about how the Little One reminds me of myself.
Read more →Summertime Meme: Why Do We Lose Our Sense of Possibility?
by Jenners • 06/11/2010 • BB/The Little One, Lessons Learned • 25 Comments
A rare contemplative essay about when did we lose our sense of possibility.
Read more →Our (Not So) Great Adventure
by Jenners • 05/31/2010 • BB/The Little One, Life, Mr. Jenners • 34 Comments
An account of our not so great trip to Great Adventure.
Read more →My Week .. Alphabetically
by Jenners • 05/28/2010 • BB/The Little One, Life, My Take On... • 30 Comments
Writing about my week alphabetically.
Read more →Writer’s Workshop: Open Letter to New Moms
by Jenners • 05/05/2010 • BB/The Little One, Writers Workshop • 25 Comments
Time for Writer’s Workshop again! This week I’m choosing Prompt 1: Open letter to new moms. And by “new moms,” I mean brand-new, first baby moms in the first few weeks of their motherhood. Dear New Mom, So now you know, huh? All the daydreams you had when you were pregnant of your adorable...
Read more →Signs of Apocalypse and Other Ramblings
by Jenners • 05/03/2010 • BB/The Little One, My Take On... • 34 Comments
I don’t want to scare you or anything, but I believe I’ve seen the first sign of the Apocalypse. In Book 5, Chapter 12 of Revealations, it clearly states: And lo, the first sign of the Coming Doom shalt be a thick coating of yellow sneeze powder — not more than 1/8th of a...
Read more →The Little One Reveals A Hidden Side To His Personality
by Jenners • 04/28/2010 • BB/The Little One • 28 Comments
As you may know, my Little One is in Kindergarten. His class has this program called the VIP, in which one kid gets to the be the special person for the week (i.e., they get to run errands for the teacher). When you are VIP, you get to choose a friend to go with...
Read more →Post-It Note Tuesday: I’m Done Buying Toys!
by Jenners • 04/20/2010 • BB/The Little One • 30 Comments
Check out more Post-It Note Tuesday posts over at SupahMommys.It is the funnest and most colorful meme in the blogosphere! The Little One has been quite imaginative lately … turning almost anything he sees into something to play with. It occurs to me that perhaps I no longer need to spend money on toys...
Read more →6:02 a.m. Today
by Jenners • 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...
Read more →Post-It Note Tuesday: Firsts That Don’t Make the Baby Book
by Jenners • 04/13/2010 • BB/The Little One, Fake Book Blurbs, 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! The inspiration for this post about firsts that DON’T make the baby book came to me while doing laundry recently. Wonder what the inspiration was? It is the very first Post-It. I’m sure you...
Read more →More Hot Off the Grill FAQs: Family Life
by Jenners • 02/01/2010 • BB/The Little One, Life, Mr. Jenners • 28 Comments
I’m still slogging my way through your frequently asked questions (FAQs) I asked for a while back. This time, the focus is on family life. How long have you and Mr. Jenners been married? from Kathy at Happy at Home It will be 8 years in May. It amazes me to type that actually....
Read more →My Life As A Boy
by Jenners • 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...
Read more →I Can’t Imagine What His Teachers Think…
by Jenners • 01/05/2010 • BB/The Little One • 0 Comments
The Little One just got home from Kindergarten and told me they were saying words that start with O but the teacher didn’t write down his word. I asked him what his word was. “Octomom,” he said. I was agog for a few seconds and then busted out laughing. “Octomom???!!!” I said. “How do...
Read more →Christmas By The Numbers
by Jenners • 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:...
Read more →My Boy Is Focused!
by Jenners • 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...
Read more →Yet Another Difference Between Me and Mr. Jenners
by Jenners • 12/08/2009 • BB/The Little One, Life, Mr. Jenners • 0 Comments
So thanks to you fine people who voted in my poll last week, the Little One will be raised as a baller and not a folder! Woo hoo! A point for Team Jenners! (By the way, you guys had A LOT to say about toilet paper usage. Who knew??!!) Right after I wrote the...
Read more →Fluff or Fold? The Controversy Rages
by Jenners • 12/04/2009 • BB/The Little One, Confessions, Life, Mr. Jenners • 0 Comments
It amazes me that after being married 7 years, I’m still finding out how different Mr. Jenners and I are. I guess the latest difference to come to light shouldn’t be all that surprising. All the signs were there from the start of our relationship. He has always been careful, meticulous and—well, let’s just...
Read more →Things I’m Learning At The Bus Stop
by Jenners • 11/01/2009 • BB/The Little One • 34 Comments
Ever since the Little One started kindergarten, I’ve been waiting with him at the bus stop (and will continue to do so until I’m booted out.) It has been quite an educational experience. Here are just a few of the things I’ve learned so far. (Keep in mind the kids at the bus stop...
Read more →Reason #14 My Life Is Like A Seinfeld Episode
by Jenners • 10/23/2009 • BB/The Little One • 38 Comments
Mr. Jenners and I joke that episodes of Seinfeld relate to everything in life. Park the car and forget where it is? Just like Seinfeld! Wait a long time for a table at a restaurant? Just like Seinfeld! Walk by a horse-drawn carriage near Central Park and hear it fart? Just like Seinfeld!Build levels...
Read more →Why The Little One Might Be On Project Runway Someday
by Jenners • 10/19/2009 • BB/The Little One • 31 Comments
The Little One is 5 years old.He is all boy.He likes trucks, dinosaurs, Transformers.He refuses anything that is pink or girly.He does karate and soccer.He makes goo-goo eyes over a little girl at his school.He thinks police cars and fire trucks are cool.He wants to be a scientist when he grows up. However… I’m...
Read more →Mommy Is A Pig … But Let’s Say It Like William Carlos Williams
by Jenners • 09/25/2009 • BB/The Little One • 22 Comments
This Is Just To Say (A Reprise) I have eatenthe cakethat was onthe counter and whichyou were probablysavingfor snack Forgive meit was deliciousso sweetand so chocolate To see the original poem by William Carlos Williams, click here. The Little One’s Birthday Cake Yesterday The Little One’s Birthday Cake Today (And In Minutes, This...
Read more →Happy Birthday Little One … Sorry About The Cake!
by Jenners • 09/24/2009 • BB/The Little One • 28 Comments
Dear Little One, You’re 5 years old today! Happy Birthday! Daddy and I managed to keep you alive for 5 whole years! Let me tell you, those first few days we were a nervous wreck. All we could focus on was that you were still alive. Neither one of us had experience with babies—the...
Read more →Kindergarten Is The New Second Grade
by Jenners • 09/20/2009 • BB/The Little One • 33 Comments
So the Little One started kindergarten this year, and I went to the Back To School Night last week to hear about all the fun he’s going to have. I was astounded at the amount of stuff they are going to learn this year. Let me tell you, this is not your mother’s kindergarten...
Read more →Fun With Science … The Jenners Way
by Jenners • 08/19/2009 • BB/The Little One, Writers Workshop • 38 Comments
Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s WorkshopParticipate, read, comment! This week, I chose Prompt 4: Hi, my name is ______ and I am a _______. (inspired by Emmy from Emmy Mom One Day At A Time.)Hi, my names is Jenners and I am a super fun science camp director! Ever since the Little One’s summer...
Read more →A Seismic Change In Our Family Solar System
by Jenners • 08/16/2009 • BB/The Little One • 34 Comments
In the beginning, the Little One’s solar system orbited around a warm, loving, life-giving and nurturing sun. (That would be me.) I was the center of his universe. The one he valued over all others. The one who was missed. The one who was cried for when it came time to go to school....
Read more →There’s A Sucker Born Every Minute … And I Gave Birth To One
by Jenners • 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...
Read more →Tiny Cars, Transformers, God … and Extra Special Bonus Content!
by Jenners • 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...
Read more →Hear That Toilet Flushing? That’s Me…And Other Random Thoughts
by Jenners • 06/30/2009 • BB/The Little One • 31 Comments
You can find more randomness at The UnMom I kind of got out of the habit of doing these Random Tuesday Thoughts, but this week I’ve got tons for you! ********* As readers of my book blog will know, yesterday I began my experiment in Full Contact, Total Immersion Book Reviewing. For the next...
Read more →Interview with the Little One
by Jenners • 06/25/2009 • BB/The Little One, Writers Workshop • 37 Comments
Thursday = Mama Kat’s Writer’s WorkshopParticipate, read, comment! So before I start on this week’s Writer’s Workshop, I just want to take a moment to recognize myself for inspiring a prompt! Yes!!!!! I can’t even tell you how excited I was when I saw that my little help wanted ad inspired a prompt. I...
Read more →Help Wanted Ad
by Jenners • 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...
Read more →Well, I’m Back…
by Jenners • 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...
Read more →5 Things I Wouldn’t Know or Do Without The Little One
by Jenners • 04/17/2009 • BB/The Little One • 33 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,...
Read more →Five Completely Random Unrelated Things
by Jenners • 03/06/2009 • BB/The Little One, Life • 37 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,...
Read more →Kid Bloggers
by Jenners • 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...
Read more →Answers To My Questions
by Jenners • 02/27/2009 • BB/The Little One, My Take On... • 33 Comments
On Tuesday, I asked you to help answer some questions I had. I must say that I was amazed at your thoughtful responses! Your answers were quite helpful, so I thought I owed you a follow-up post to let you know what I found out. Does perfume go bad?Yes — in the sense that...
Read more →A Little Help Here, Please
by Jenners • 02/24/2009 • BB/The Little One, My Take On... • 45 Comments
Today I need something from you. I don’t need your money (though I will accept anything you wish to donate through PayPal if the spirit moves you). I don’t need your sympathy (though I would feel sorry for me after what Google put me through in yesterday’s post). What I do need is your...
Read more →It Isn’t Easy Being Santa Claus
by Jenners • 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...
Read more →Adventures With Legos
by Jenners • 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...
Read more →Out of the Mouths Of Babes
by Jenners • 11/26/2008 • BB/The Little One • 9 Comments
Cute stuff my kid said.
Read more →Before Baby vs. After Baby
by Jenners • 11/10/2008 • BB/The Little One, Confessions • 8 Comments
Ways I've changed my tune on parenting since having an actual child.
Read more →When I Grow Up
by Jenners • 11/07/2008 • BB/The Little One, Life, My Childhood • 7 Comments
Thinking about what my son and I want to be when we grow up.
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