Quotable Friday
“Life is like a 10-speed bicycle.
Most of us have gears we never use.”
— Charles M. Schulz
By way of Susan from Two Kinds Of People
Check Out My New Look! Isn’t this Blog Snazzy Now?
BananaBlueberry is Snazzy Now!
So, What do you Think??!!
Doesn’t this blog look snazzy now!!!
I finally got a blog designer to help me out!
I didn’t do this until now for to 2 reasons:
1. I thought the cost would be too much.
2. I didn’t know where to begin finding a reasonable blog designer.
The answer: DCR Design!
Jo-Lynne, of DCR Design is a Mommy Blogger and Blog Designer. She is very reasonable, as you can here on her Pricing Page. And more than that, she’s nice, smart, timely and will give you exactly what you want or if you have no idea- she’ll suggest different ideas!
It was truly a pleasure working with Jo-Lynne, and so easy, I wish I’d done this sooner!
I like Jo-Lynne so much, I had her snazz up my HouseHoldTipsBlog too! Look at my cute button to the right for HouseHold Tips- click on it and look at my other blog too!
And thanks also to Leticia- TechSavvyMama for recommending Jo-Lynne to me!
Please leave a comment or tweet me with any questions-
I’m happy to help!
About My Fabulous Bag At The DC SVMoms BitDefender Blogger/Brand Event (and where to get it)
Courtesy of The Preppy Pink Pony
Like I said in my last post, I had a super duper wonderful time at the blogger event at the Ritz on Sunday.
So many people wished me a Happy Birthday, it was truly lovely!
Almost as many people asked me about my bag… and where to get it…
(Let’s be clear, I just love this bag. I am not getting compensated for this, in fact, I just went back to this store yesterday and bought 2 more bags (sshhh- for presents.))
You can get your very own super cool, everyone-will-ask-you-where-you-got-it-bag at The Preppy Pink Pony in McLean, VA, on Chain Bridge Road.
YOU CAN ALSO CUSTOM ORDER YOUR BAG ONLINE.
Here’s my Bag-
As you can see, you can also get these bags with a shoulder strap, like mine.
The Preppy Pink Pony has lots of other bags, and purses, and jewelry, and baby gifts, and belts, and everything else! The owner is Virginia, and she’s incredibly gracious and helpful!
These bags are handmade in Thailand and are helping women in specific villages make a better living for themselves and their families…
MOM POWER!!
… You’re Welcome, 
Wowwy KaZowy-The DC SVMoms Blogger-Brand Symposium
courtesy of Sue at MotherhoodandMe.com!
Wowwy KaZowy! I had a BLAST at the SVMoms Blogger- Brand Symposium at the Ritz Yesterday!!!!!
Got to meet fabulous new bloggers, actually had meaningful conversations with bloggers I know, got great swag-
and best of all- got to ring in the START of my 40’s with wonderful women (and a few men)!
That’s me on the far left with my head turned toward the speakers!
GIRL POWER!
Thank you to everyone for singing Happy Birthday to me!
Love You Gals!
xoxoxoxo
Quotable Friday
“Many great ideas have been lost
because the people who had them
could not stand being laughed at.”
– Unknown
The CRAZINESS of 6-Year-Olds… How Does That Seem Logical to You?!
Ahhh, it’s usually very nice, I imagine, to be 6… playgrounds, milk and cookies, the tooth fairy- all good stuff.
But sometimes, it just makes no sense!
Case in point:
My son LOVES:
* Ketchup
* Pizza sauce
* Spaghetti
* Cheese
BUT refuses to eat Spaghetti Sauce ON Spaghetti because he says he doesn’t like it…
I’ve explained to him that spaghetti sauce is very much like pizza sauce…
AND THAT IT’S ALL BASICALLY TOMATO SAUCE… LIKE KETCHUP…
which he eats with EVERYTHING… and basically couldn’t live without,
And he looks at me like I’m lying to him, or something,
like Spaghetti Sauce has some hidden booby trap and it is laced with HOT PEPPERS,
or something.
And I’ve told him, ‘Why would I lie to you? I’m your Mom. Trust me.’ I mean- I’ve taken care of him every day for 6 years now and loved him… so why would I lie to him about Spaghetti Sauce??!!
Oh, and now, this morning, he just informed me that he doesn’t like the hot dogs at school anymore…
Because of how they taste with chocolate milk ??!!
What sense does that make?
Does Your Child Have any weird food hang-ups?
I Had Poop Under My Nails Too…
Being a mom to a baby,
and even harder sometimes- a toddler, can be tough.
Rewarding, but tough.
You get the snuggles,
the baby fat rolls,
the mama-unconditional-I-need-you-stuff,
that you don’t always get being the mom of a 6-year-old.
But you also get the I-can’t-leave-the-room-for-a-minute, blow your nose, and diaper disaster stuff.
You don’t always shower (shhh… it’s okay) and sometimes you’re in sweats…
And sometimes, just when you think you are getting-it-all-together,
you find out you’ve been walking around all day with Cheerios stuck to your butt…
But it’s okay, because at least you didn’t find poop under your fingernails… like I did…
Quotable Friday
“The only difference between a flower and a weed
is a judgment.”
Try Kids’ Shoes For Yourself, if you have small feet!
I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner…
But: Buy Kids’ Shoes if you have smaller feet!
It’s a great idea now that girls’ shoes are getting better and better (girl shoes are less expensive than women’s, obviously)!
I got a great pair of tennis shoes at Shoe Train when I was there buying shoes for my son (we were the only ones there- I know, that’s crazy, they are always packed, but we went first thing in the morning, mid week).
And I got Uggs at the girls’ department at Nordstrom– and they fit great and were almost half the price of women’s Uggs. I also picked up some girls’ ballet flats at half the price of women’s.
And this post is timely because Nordstrom Is Having Their Half-Yearly Sale for Women and KIDS Right Now! So go to the kid shoe department and they have out racks of shoes by size… I saw Steve Madden flip flops and Reef Flip Flops and tennis shoes! ( Then go to the women’s department and they have all their shoes out on racks by size too).
Nordstrom’s Half Yearly Sale Runs through Monday!
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
What Are THE RULES of the Tooth Fairy?
I just learned something of vital importance in the real world of little boys and little girls…
The Tooth Fairy.
Yes, the tooth fairy is up there with Santa… at least in our house.
My son recently lost his first tooth- and he’s OVER THE MOON ABOUT IT!
There is even a ‘tooth chart’ in his classroom. You get on the chart when,
you guessed it, you lose a tooth.
But what are the rules of the tooth fairy? Lots of kids we know have gotten presents from the tooth fairy; a quarter doesn’t cut it anymore.
So when the tooth fairy visited our house, he or she left 6 dollars (because my son is 6) and a whiffle ball and bat. The tooth fairy also wanted me to tell my son that the 6 dollars was a one-time-thing, for his FIRST tooth. He/She will be leaving a dollar from now on.
A fellow mom friend explained to my son and hers why different kids get different things from the tooth fairy:
“I think there are lots of tooth fairies and there are boy tooth fairies too. I think there is at least a few per zip code. I mean, there are lots of kids out there.”
And my son nodded in agreement like, ‘of course, that’s why kids get different presents from the tooth fairy… because they are different fairies, and some like to give dollars and some give whiffle bats and balls and some wrap their presents and some do not!’
And so, in my son’s mind, there are lots of fairies all around, watching for ‘falling teeth’ and ready to work, when we go to bed.
That’s not a bad place to be.
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