http://bananablueberry.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:04:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I normally share great, usually inspirational quotes, on Fridays, under my feature, Quotable Fridays, Today I share an actual quote my 6-year-old son uttered, "You can say Whatever You Want, But it Has To Start with Y." Meaning- Yes. Well, nobody has ever accused him of being dumb. I wish that actually worked! I love the mind of ... http://bananablueberry.com/index.php/2010/03/you-can-say-whatever-you-want-but-it-has-to-start-with-y/ What's the old saying? 'If you don't like the weather in DC, just wait a day, and it will change!' Well, that couldn't be more true... Sunday we were skiing! My son took his first ski lesson ever and took to it like he was 'a natural' ! I'm so excited! And so was he. http://bananablueberry.com/index.php/2010/03/its-reaching-70-degrees-today-and-we-were-skiing-3-days-ago/ To see your offspring, the product of your loins, grow and become independent is a wonderful thing... in some ways. There is a price to pay... Are you reading this while your little one sits on the floor in his or her adorable matching outfit... complete with matching socks? Are you? Enjoy ... http://bananablueberry.com/index.php/2010/03/the-price-of-a-big-boy/ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God. ... http://bananablueberry.com/index.php/2010/03/quotable-friday-32/ You just walked out of divorce court, wondering where do I start now? You no longer have the same support system you had as you did going through the divorce process. It’s easy to feel scared and insecure. But the good news is, there is life after divorce and ... http://bananablueberry.com/index.php/2010/03/help-and-support-for-divorced-moms/ This time last year I had never heard of 'Twilight'... and after I heard about it I didn't know what the big deal was. Fast Forward to today:  I've read all 4 books and seen the Twilight and New Moon movies. This is my review of the final book in the Twilight ... http://bananablueberry.com/index.php/2010/03/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-book-review/ Do You LOVE American Idol?... (crickets chirping) Okay, do you like American Idol?  (I'm in this category). American Idol: Have You Jumped the Shark? First of all, I used to love to watch the opening auditions; who doesn't love a good train wreck, and more importantly, the discovery of a great unknown talent?! But ... http://bananablueberry.com/index.php/2010/03/has-american-idol-jumped-the-shark/ "The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along." -Rumi http://bananablueberry.com/index.php/2010/02/quotable-friday-31/ BananaBlueberry wants everyone to know about a special night at the circus that is coming up! It's the 13th Annual Children's Premiere Night- Tickets are discounted and proceeds go to Friends of the Clinical Center, The Children’s Inn at NIH and Special Love for Children with Cancer! You can print this page and send it ... http://bananablueberry.com/index.php/2010/02/go-to-the-circus-and-help-some-children/ Well, we all made it through... the DC Snowpocalypse of 2010... We even made it on Wikipedia!!!!! Luckily, temperatures are warming, snow is melting, and only rain is on its way lovely, hmm. I'm sure we've all learned something in the last couple of weeks... As for me?  I've learned a lot. How to end poverty?  No. A ... http://bananablueberry.com/index.php/2010/02/what-to-always-have-in-your-home-a-k-a-what-i-learned-from-the-snowpocalypse/