Part II: A Frank Look At Living With Her Feet In Two Worlds

Posted on by May 10, 2011

*Please welcome back guest blogger Polish Mama On The Prairie. She was born in Poland, but has spent most of her life in the U.S. She’s a mom of two, married to her high school sweetheart and is equally passionate about America and Poland. Here’s part II of her story:

I remember playing with cardboard boxes and one little doll I had as a small child. I never really thought that I didn’t have a lot. Until I went to school.

I also didn’t think … Read more ...

Getting Back On the Running Horse

Posted on by May 9, 2011

I didn’t want to do it. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and the iPod was fully loaded. Everything was ripe for good run, but my stankitude.

The past few weeks I’ve been running away from running. I didn’t realize how my tough 8K kinda affected my attitude toward running. I know I didn’t train as well as I should have for that race, but it was only 5 miles and for a long time I’d been cranking out 3 mile runs with … Read more ...

The Mom Pledge: Another Missive Against Bullying

Posted on by May 6, 2011

When I was a kid, parents, teachers and seemingly every politician on TV pushed the same message: Don’t Do Drugs. Just Say No. These days the in vogue slogans are ones against bullying.

Not to be flip about either issue. Drugs and bullying are serious problems and I’m glad we work to address them. I just wonder in 10 years from now, what society ill will we all ban together to quash?

But back to bullying, there’s been many high-profile deaths because of … Read more ...

Sh*t This Mom Says

Posted on by May 5, 2011

People always say “kids say the darndest things!” There was even a television show about it. However, I contend that kids make you say the darndest things. Here’s my top five examples of crazy stuff that’s come flying out of my mouth.

  1. My bottom is not a drum. (This stems from Logan’s persistence to use my rear-end as a snare drum. Snicker if you must, but I for one am not amused.)
  2. “Stop staring at the sun.”
  3. “Don’t lick my belly button, it’s gross.”
  4. “If
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