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Sibling Rivalry
Black Belt Mama | July 7th 2008
July 4th was my sister's 29th birthday. Every year, we have a cook-out/birthday party at my parent's house. While my sister opened her presents (one of mine to her was a pair of silky underwear with rings all over it-hint,... read more
Help Wanted-Moving
Black Belt Mama | July 1st 2008 by Black Belt Mama
In 29 days, the entire BBM family will be moving in with my parents. Deep breath. Our house is under contract, just as soon as my realtor shows up at my door so I can sign. He'll be here in... read more
The Morning from H E Double Hockey Sticks
Black Belt Mama | June 26th 2008 by Black Belt Mama
This morning was Lil C's second tumbling class. I don't know why they schedule little kid classes at the crack of dawn, but they always do. I figured we could all deal with it one day a week. I figured... read more
Where NOT to Honeymoon
Black Belt Mama | June 25th 2008 by Black Belt Mama
I swore I would tell the world about my horrible Sandals honeymoon someday. Today is that day. I don't know what's moved me to do so now, other than to prove that a big storm cloud followed me, even back... read more
Straw & Berries
Black Belt Mama | June 21st 2008 by Black Belt Mama
Yesterday my Mom and I took the girls to a farm to pick strawberries. I didn't realize when my Mom asked us to go that she was going to pick 8 quarts of strawberries. I thought we were going more... read more
Home Again, Home Again
Black Belt Mama | June 15th 2008 by Black Belt Mama
We've made it safely home, although several DVD's were almost thrown into the Chesapeake on the drive home since the girls wouldn't stop fighting over which movie to watch. I figured throwing them overboard was littering and obviously wrong so... read more
Operation Relaxation
Black Belt Mama | June 11th 2008
I am not an exhibitionist. However, my swimsuit tells another story (It did last year too, unfortunately). Today, the crew went to play tennis and I would be lying if I didn't admit I was a little jealous. To cheer... read more
RIP
Black Belt Mama | June 6th 2008
We knew it was coming but we didn't expect it so soon. Sure, the keypad was quirky and it made me hit "compu cook" every time I wanted to use it, but I just thought it was being tempermental. I... read more
Fraud Alert
Black Belt Mama | June 3rd 2008
We got a call from our credit card company's fraud department tonight. When I heard the message on my voice mail, my first thought was, "I am so busted." I went on a little shopping excursion with the girls this... read more
Of Hockey and Karma
Black Belt Mama | June 3rd 2008
When I was in high school, I dated this total tool of a guy for a year. He went to a different high school, was two years older than I was, lied to me about graduating when he didn't actually... read more
If Poison Ivy Doesn't Kill You, The Stress Will
Black Belt Mama | June 1st 2008 by Black Belt Mama
This afternoon was beautiful. . . or so I heard. I spent my entire afternoon in Urgent Care, convinced that my poison ivy was not only back, but had also turned into a serious skin infection that was going to... read more
But Wait, There's More
Black Belt Mama | May 28th 2008
On Friday, I saw my surgeon about my wrist and thumb. My wrist has been bothering me for years on and off. While playing a spirited game of capture the flag, I fell and jammed my wrist while at church... read more
Apocalyse Now
Black Belt Mama | May 22nd 2008
Lately I feel like screaming at the world, "What did I ever do to you?" I feel like the signs of the apocalypse are occurring on my body. Gestational diabetes with Lil C which has left me with a serious... read more
A First Time for Everything
Black Belt Mama | May 21st 2008 by Black Belt Mama
Before I tore my ACL in October, I used to always think how great it was that I had never had any knee problems. The ACL tear changed all that. I went from nothing to probably one of the worst... read more
Temper Temper
Black Belt Mama | May 20th 2008
Last night, Lil C had the temper tantrum to surpass all temper tantrums. She had been agreeable all day, minus when she tried to pull Big I across the floor by her hair, but even that was fairly minor compared... read more
Frustrations and All
Black Belt Mama | May 11th 2008 by Black Belt Mama
Last week, I left the girls alone in the living room for exactly two minutes so I could transfer clothes to the dryer. In that small period of time, they managed to spill my entire glass of iced tea all... read more
Up to the Saints
Black Belt Mama | May 5th 2008 by Black Belt Mama
Although I spent a ridiculous amount of time at Tequila Con trying to convince Dustin to buy my house instead of searching on the west coast where things are overpriced, somehow I don't think he was buying. At one point... read more
What's the what's the what's the scenario?
Black Belt Mama | April 30th 2008 by Black Belt Mama
The agent who showed our home for the third time on Monday night has yet to make contact with our realtor. Despite it being their third time here, and taking pictures galore, nothing, still. My agent called today and he... read more
Children's Day
Black Belt Mama | April 23rd 2008 by Black Belt Mama
My sister always moans and groans when she hears my answer to the question, "What do you want for your birthday/Christmas?" I always tell her the same thing: "Get me an Ann Taylor Loft gift card." I love Ann Taylor... read more
Children's Day
Black Belt Mama | April 23rd 2008
My sister always moans and groans when she hears my answer to the question, "What do you want for your birthday/Christmas?" I always tell her the same thing: "Get me an Ann Taylor Loft gift card." I love Ann Taylor... read more
Talky Talky
Black Belt Mama | April 20th 2008 by Black Belt Mama
Today, I will be a guest on Karl's Blog Talk Radio show. If you would like to tune in and listen, you can go directly to the show here. All you need is a computer with volume. If you'd like... read more
HGTVetoed
Black Belt Mama | April 16th 2008 by Black Belt Mama
I am always on the look out for opportunities to get on TV. I'm not interested in eating bugs Survivor-style and I certainly never wanted to be vying for the attention of one guy along with 24 other women. That's... read more
No Words
Black Belt Mama | April 15th 2008
There are no words to describe what it felt like to paint "summer moon" over top of Big I's princess room and Lil C's ocean room this past weekend. We made sure to get a photo shoot before we started... read more
Psycho Detection Skills Required
Black Belt Mama | April 13th 2008 by Black Belt Mama
As I was taking a box out to the garage today, a man pulled up in front of our house, got out of his car and took a flier from our "for sale" sign. As I walked back from the... read more
Designed to Hurt
Black Belt Mama | April 7th 2008 by Black Belt Mama
Last night Mr. BBM and I were up until after 2 a.m. putting in a new kitchen floor. We started around 9 p.m., once the girls were fast asleep, and we're still not finished. I ordered two books last week:... read more
PT for Everyone!
Black Belt Mama | April 4th 2008 by Black Belt Mama
I once had to take the girls with me to PT, but it was only for about 10 minutes. Mr. BBM showed up and took them home before they had the chance to do any serious damage. Since then, they've... read more
The Truth about Working from Home
Black Belt Mama | April 3rd 2008 by Black Belt Mama
As I emailed a fee agreement to a potential new client this morning, Lil C whined in her booster seat that she had cinnamon on her jammies, that she wanted more cereal (even though she still had a bowl full),... read more
An Unlikely Nap Locale
Black Belt Mama | April 1st 2008 by Black Belt Mama
I know people who have spent an absolute fortune on baby cribs. Our crib is from IKEA and was purchased for $99. It's pretty basic. You can adjust the height to two different levels. You can also make it into... read more
When the Daffodils Bloom. . .
Black Belt Mama | March 30th 2008
When the spring flowers emerge, it's generally a good idea to pack away your Christmas decorations. My Mom always taught me that proper etiquette called for Christmas things to be gone by the end of January (Hers are usually down... read more
Blood Letting
Black Belt Mama | March 29th 2008
Lil C decided she'd wake me up this morning by stealing my nose. Mr. BBM does this to her frequently. It's their little game and it works quite well when the two of them pretend to take each others noses... read more
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