http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/ muchmorethanamom's Minti Blog Copyright 2008 Minti en-uk muchmorethanamom Studying plants after his weekly “nature class”(that’s what he calls it) at the local nature reserve.“Oh Hi Mommy! I won’t pick da fowers!”…he says as he drops a native wildflower to the ground. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.muchmorethanamom.com%2F2008%2F08%2F21%2Fnature-boy%2F'; addthis_title = 'Nature+Boy'; addthis_pub = ''; http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/790324/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/790324/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:00:44 -0700 muchmorethanamom If you have a car, know someone who has a car or occasionally get a ride in a car…WATCH THIS.It was news to me.Be safe.You’re welcome. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.muchmorethanamom.com%2F2008%2F08%2F20%2Fpublic-service-announcement%2F'; addthis_title = 'Public+Service+Announcement'; addthis_pub = ''; http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/790148/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/790148/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:26:35 -0700 muchmorethanamom Primo has been in his big boy bed for over 6 months now. (Wow. I had to look back…March 7 seems so long ago! Good think I write my kids letters regularly or I’d have had no idea when he switched beds.)Moving on.In that 6 months, he has probably slept IN his [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/789662/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/789662/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:00:51 -0700 muchmorethanamom This time, I’m not talking about cleaning products. (Thank God, says the crowd aloud.)I originally heard of green smoothies and raw foodism from Reesh and thought they sounded cool but aside from adding spinach to my smoothies once in a while I never really pursued it. I know I don’t have it in me [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/788849/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/788849/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:00:36 -0700 muchmorethanamom On a recent morning, we had a play date with friends at a fabulous local park. We were playing and visiting when a little boy showed up all alone in his Incredibles pajamas and some crocs. (I know.) He was a cute little guy with long-ish blond curls. When he was [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/787749/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/787749/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:00:17 -0700 muchmorethanamom The book for this review was provided for me by Mother Talk, and I’ve got to say that I’m SO glad I was chosen for this blog tour. I don’t put in for many of them because I’m picky about what I read. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X was presented as a [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/787750/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/787750/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:00:50 -0700 muchmorethanamom Every Canadian boy should get his first pair of skates when he’s two.Mine is no exception.Primo & Mommy enjoying (kind of) his first skate.We went around the rink 4 times and I was soaked in sweat from bearing all of his weight while bent 90 degrees at the waist the whole time.Yes. In Canada [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/787489/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/787489/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:36:36 -0700 muchmorethanamom All of these could probably be called “Random Spew From My Brain of Mush” edition.* BIG NEWS! Bella got her first tooth yesterday afternoon and…we didn’t even know it was coming! Whoo hoo! This is the sister of a kid who screams all night long and lives on Advil for months before [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/785395/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/785395/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:01:54 -0700 muchmorethanamom Dear Bella,You, my girl, are totally awesome. I have no idea how a smile so huge fits so well on a body so small but, my goodness child, can you ever smile! You have a special little squeal, arm wave and smile that you reserve for me when I return to your sight after [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/783153/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/783153/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:14:41 -0700 muchmorethanamom I get a lot of emails to my MMTaM address and my TOP address asking how I get products to review and what my “rules” are. After answering approximately a bazillion emails, I figured I should just put it all here and have a place to direct people to from now on.For this site, [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/781837/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/781837/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:00:27 -0700 muchmorethanamom Summer has gotten away from me. I haven’t been posting as much as I sometimes do simply because I have real life things to do that are more important. Some fun facts to catch you up…-I sleep with a leg pillow and have for years. I need a memory foam pillow for [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/779778/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/779778/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:00:45 -0700 muchmorethanamom Okay, that’s totally not what you asked. In the Skribit widget in my right sidebar, someone asked “Are you potty training? What are you doing and how is it going?”I’ve been meaning to blog about it but haven’t had much free time yet this summer. What time I have had has been [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/778742/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/778742/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:29:41 -0700 muchmorethanamom Seriously? At six and a half months old?I am SO screwed.“Who, me? I’m too cute to be trouble.” addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.muchmorethanamom.com%2F2008%2F08%2F05%2Fscrewed%2F'; addthis_title = 'Screwed'; addthis_pub = ''; http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/777075/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/777075/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:30:54 -0700 muchmorethanamom When my genius of a husband can’t recover my data, you know it’s gone for good.If I have ever emailed you or would need to for any reason, please drop me a ‘how the hell are ya?” or something to muchmorethanamom@gmail.com so I can rebuild my address book. Otherwise…don’t ever expect to hear from [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/770857/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/770857/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:46:56 -0700 muchmorethanamom Laptop.Dead.Cannot.Breathe.Read.This.Send.Help.And.Wine.Giveaway below. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.muchmorethanamom.com%2F2008%2F07%2F26%2Fthings-lost%2F'; addthis_title = 'Things+Lost'; addthis_pub = ''; http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/768267/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/768267/ Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:01:59 -0700 muchmorethanamom I’ve been testing out the Theraplex products. I don’t write about probably 30% of the samples I receive and I don’t respond to 75% of the pitches emailed to me, so anything I do write about I generally have fairly strong feelings about one way or another. Not so much with this one, [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/767831/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/767831/ Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:00:31 -0700 muchmorethanamom I totally forgot to post a Fun Fact Friday last week! Apparently y’all don’t give a crap about my fun facts because nobody notices. Harumph.Whether you care or not, here are some more!(Fertility edition, apparently, though that wan’t my original intention.)*I love love LOVE scuba diving! I have only done the real [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/767026/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/767026/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:00:24 -0700 muchmorethanamom In real life, I’m often asked how I get Primo to eat so well. We’ve gone to birthday parties & lunch dates where he’s eaten a whole grain bun and fruit when the other kids are mowing through hotdogs and fluorescent orange noodles. Nary a hot dog has ever crossed the lips of [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/766215/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/766215/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:00:55 -0700 muchmorethanamom I played at Swistle’s place and here’s my answer. Wanna play?A year ago, I was ~3 months pregnant with my daughter, my second and potentially last child (but probably not) and had a 16 month old son that was, and still is, a holy terror full of love. I was on summer vacation from [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/765548/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/765548/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00:37 -0700 muchmorethanamom I played at Swistle’s place and here’s my answer. Wanna play?A year ago, I was ~3 months pregnant with my daughter, my second and potentially last child (but probably not) and had a 16 month old son that was, and still is, a holy terror full of love. I was on summer vacation from [...] http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/764504/ http://www.minti.com/members/muchmorethanamom/blog/764504/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:00:37 -0700