Jenny’s World

I have a problem. Then again, who doesn’t right? But I really have a problem. It’s the media. I don’t know if this has ever been brought up before, but have you ever watched a commercial where the mom is out somewhere with her kids? Let’s take the grocery store for example. Our local Shop Rite shows commercials of moms out with their kids all the time. Nothing wrong with that right?

But wait!!

Those mom’s are dressed like they just walked out of a photo shoot! Nothing possibly wrong with that either, right? Well, here’s my issue. In the real world…you’ll never see every mother dressed like that. If you come to my town, or area, whatever the case may be, 95% of mom’s here look like they just got out of bed. Or have been walking around in their pajama’s all day. You might be thinking, “Ew!” but you know what? Not all of us want to dress like a supermodel before we drag our kids out somewhere where we know we’ll just end up chasing them around anyway.

Like me. My three year old makes me chase him up and down every store I take him to. Bad parenting? No. Out of control since he was born child is more like it. Yes, I may need to try harder at making him listen, I admit that, but I’m not going to dress for the Oscars just to be messed up and torn apart by a screaming, kicking baby who thinks he is Flash Gordon.

So you see my what I mean? We’re not all dressed to kill for every occasion and the media wants everyone to think we are or should be. It just doesn’t work that way people!!

What are your thoughts?

BlogExchange Guest Post by Kara.

I believe in kindness, providence, fate, serendipity, fortune, coincidence, tenacity, and happy accidents.

I don’t believe in luck.

I believe that everything happens for a reason but few of those reasons ever reveal themselves. I believe that people enter and leave our lives for a reason and their entrances and exits should be profound, joyous, and painful. Everyone we encounter is a teacher.

I believe that winning the lottery is coincidence. Bumping into someone is also coincidence. It’s never ironic.

Samuel Goldwyn is famously quoted as syaing “the harder I work, the luckier I get. When an individual gains a windfall through the sweat of their brow or ingenuity, that’s not luck. That’s fair.

Celebutantes aren’t lucky. Someday they’ll be old and look hideous naked; just like the rest of us.

I believe that bad things happen for good reasons. I also believe that for some, their home, country, world will always be unjust. I consider the fact that I was born an American to be a happy accident. I embrace and give thanks for this good fortune. I work hard to remind myself to be grateful even when seduced into self pity.

I believe in being in the right place at the right time. I believe in chemistry and love at first sight. I believe in love and the kindness of strangers.

I don’t believe in luck. But on barefoot summers’ days, I still look at the earth around my feet, lest I miss a four leaf clover.

Major Mom’s mission: always committed to her troops.

I just got me a new t-shirt. And I love it to death!! It’s a Major Mom T-Shirt from PeaceLoveMom. Everyone in my house (excluding me) likes to wear some sort of camo-print or style clothes, so I figured, this looks good. I’ll fit in with the boys without looking like a jackass. But it’s a really nice shirt, in my opinion.

It’s a 100% soft cotton jersey with capped sleeves (which I like) and is also a great fit. They come in XL and 2XL, but only because their sizes run a little small. So an XL, which is what I have, actually fits like a medium. That would make the 2XL a large. Which is what I should have gotten because it says expect 5% strinkage. That means when I wash it, it’s not gonna fit me anymore. LOL I’ll have to hand it off to my sister who’s due in a few months with her first child. And I love how it’s a mix between “army” and “hippie” where the logo is. That’s what made me get it in the first place. So now that I (kind of) fit in, we’re a (semi) camo wearing bunch.

This isn’t the only one they carry though, obviously. They have something for everyone. Kids too. I’m hoping to get a few tee’s for my son when I get a few dollars. But they’re great. It’s mom-madness!!

Check ‘em out today!

Original Price: $38.00
Sale Price: $25.00
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

There are lots of cooking sites out there on the ‘net. And each has their own greatness, in my opinion. Now there is a new member of the food site family. www.foodconnect.com. Food Connect is the ultimate tool and social network for foodies. You can create an account on the site, fill out your profile, and share your recipes and ideas with people from all over the world. Friends and family included.

The best part about this site is that you’re able to not only share your recipes with others, but you can discuss them with people as well. You can get feedback, new ideas, techniques, and lots more. I’m sure everyone has their thoughts on how food can be made and prepared. And you’re able to voice those thoughts on Food Connect. And if you find that you want to try a recipe that someone has shared, you can print off the shopping list (ingredients) and plan your meal accordingly or use it to plan that perfect dinner party you’ve been thinking about holding.

There is so much to see and do on Food Connect, not to mention it’s totally free, so check it out today!

Potty training is hell. Ask any mother. Some have an easier time then others. But I myself can’t get my son to go #2 on the potty no matter what I do. He insists on going in his diaper. And to add to the tragedy, he won’t let you anywhere near him when he’s trying to go. No hand holding, no hugs, nothing. And since it takes him forever to go anyway (about a week or two - don’t ask me why cause I don’t know), he usually ends up with a little redness. Or a big bad ugly redness. The horrible diaper rash!! And believe you me, when he gets it, he let’s you know! It’s hell trying to clean him when he has the awful ailment. So when it comes time to change the linens, Mini Buff insists on having the A&D or he won’t let you put the diaper on. The hubby also finds it useful after a long, hard, sweaty day at work. Chaffing!! I myself have never suffered, but knock on wood!

So, yes, if I didn’t have the A&D on hand, I’d go insane, and so would the boys.

Post submitted to Does Mommy Love It? Group Writing Project

We made the perfect meal a couple of weeks ago. It was delicious. Using Perdue Perfect Portions Teriyaki style chicken, I made a (somewhat) healthy dinner for my family.

Mini Buff loves fries and I wanted to make something I used to have at a restaurant back in Vermont. Gravy fries!! Which is just fries with gravy poured on top of them. The chicken went well with it. It was so easy to cut through, seeing as it was pre-marinated and that made the flavor all the better. It was also easy to cut through, and that’s the best part. I didn’t have to tear it to shreds trying to get one piece of it.

So if you’re looking for the perfect chicken for your meal, go with Perdue Perfect Portions!

Guest Posted by Amanda of Pajama Mommy Community!

One of the biggest things I enjoy now is learning to knit. I am lucky because of the fact that I run Pajama Mommy and get review copies of a lot of books. I have been requesting more knitting and stitchery books because there are more and more people doing it and I want to be able to keep up with the fads on my site. More importantly I wanted to learn how to do it too!

I just spent the past week reading Friday Night Knitting Club although the book did not teach me how to knit it truly inspired me to start knitting again, a craft I learned when I was much younger. A lot of us learn it when we’re young, never pick it up and forget how to do it. Thats what happened with me so I started buying and receiving a bunch of knitting craft books and I can honestly say they were absolutely ridiculous. I had the worst time trying to decipher the images. Do you know I finally got a kids book on it and that exactly showed real human hands step by step casting on.

I couldn’t believe it..I finally learned how to cast on. Granted it wasn’t perfect but I finally did it. I learned because I took time for myself. I spend most of my day in front of the computer and most of the night in front of it to. I work 12-14 hours a day normally. Yesterday, was my day off so Fil and I went up island I stopped at Joann’s Fabric Store and bought Knitting needles, 6 bundles of yarn (2 different colors), stitch counter, circular knitting needs, and a couple of other doodads. Then I spent the rest of the night knitting. Granted I am knitting a giant afghan and I may have made it too skinny but I will learn how to pick up or sew in my other sections .

Have you taken time for yourself? What have you done?

I got this, thinking, Yay new season. But I was wrong. It's a movie. I think it goes into the original movie that came out years ago. But either way, I loved it. I just wish they'd kept all the char's instead of just the main four.

I don’t fly. For several reasons. The main reason being, I don’t wanna die. But if I had to, or was forced to for one reason or another, I’d end up having to bring Mini Buff with me. I honestly don’t know how that would turn out.

But I read this article about a mother and her son being thrown off a plane because her son wouldn’t stop talking. To begin with, the kid was only saying “Bye Bye Plane” after it landed. That’s what got them kicked off. I’m sure once the plane took off again, he would have stopped. The part that bothered me though was that they wanted the mother to drug the little boy to get him to stop. She refused. (Yay!) Then instead of taking her to where she was supposed to go, the plane turned around, went back to the city she got on at, and kicked her off. WTF!! I see absolutely no sense in that.

No mother should be treated that way.

“I was crying, I was upset and I was thinking, ‘What am I going to do? I don’t have anything with me, I don’t have any more diapers for the baby, no juice, no milk,”

They left her stranded. What the hell is with the world today?! And it’s not just this woman. I’m sure the airlines have done it to other people as well. Honestly people. Grow up!!