Entries Tagged as ‘family’

February 11, 2008

“Being a Mom is Great” Moved to SoapboxMom.com!!

It’s official!
The Being a Mom is Great blog will now be called simply, SOAPBOX MOM!

So, BMG Mom (aka bimmgee) is now soapbox mom or “SoapB” or Soapbox or soap!
Please join me over there now at soapboxmom.com.
And, when you find it, please let me know you did by leaving a comment.  As always, I appreciate [...]

February 2, 2008

Nothing Like a Good Faucet

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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I love kitchens. I don’t know what it is about them, but I love great kitchens. It’s not because I’m some [...]

January 29, 2008

Two Simple Words

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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Do you want people to wish you a Happy Birthday (when they know it’s your birthday)?

I do. Is that childish? Unreasonable? Silly?
My [...]

January 26, 2008

Free Rice – A Site with a Purpose

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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I’m so excited about a website our friends told us about last night.
It’s called Free Rice and it looks like this:

It’s great for [...]

January 20, 2008

What Did Paula Do Before American Idol?

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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-written by bmg mom (Being a Mom is Great blog)
That phenomenon, American Idol, started up again last week. Hey, by the [...]

January 15, 2008

When You Have a Bad Day…

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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My blogger friend over at Missives from Suburbia recently wrote a terrific post about how feelings originate from either fear or love. [...]

January 6, 2008

Is This Sport?

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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My daughter has been playing basketball half her life. She plays well and has a good time doing it. She opted [...]

December 26, 2007

Winter Reading Challenge – List of Books

Check out my other blog to learn more about the reading challenge I’ve decided to join.
Headed by my blogger friend Karlene at Inksplasher, the challenge runs from December 22 to March 19. Here’s the beginning of my list of books that I intend to read this winter:

Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David [...]

December 6, 2007

A Tribute to Mom (or How to Decorate a Christmas Tree)

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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Yes…the holidays are upon us.
Stores blare Christmas music, commuters face nasty holiday traffic, shoppers swagger through crowded shops, busy busier frazzled parents [...]

November 15, 2007

My Day in Detention

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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I’m not a big fan of chewing gum.
When I was a kid, the only time I ever served detention was in eighth [...]