Ultimate Blog Party 2009

GIVE AWAY BELOW!

Party? Did someone say party? I LOVE a good party. Who wants some spiked Kool-Aid? Whoo-hoo! I've been drinking it all day.

WELCOME to my blog! Just me here, Amanda, and my 7 whopping followers. They are totally awesome, supportive and fun people whom I don't know at all. I guess they are actually total strangers come to think of it. But they must be radically cool to be followers of Nanny Deprived.

Let me tell you a little about my blog. I have three kids who I try to not write about at all. In fact, I rarely mention them. Let's face it, they are kind of boring and no one really cares what they do except me and maybe the grandparents. They actually cramp my style a bit. Instead I write about their effect on me and my crazy, chaotic, insane, strange life I now live. I write about being a mom. Not about my kids.

Some of my past blogs include:
Mommy Haiku
Folical Fallout
The Difference Between Your First Baby and Your Third

I also own http://www.nannydeprived.com which is a totally fun place for moms. We sell products to make moms lives more fun and easier. Here are just a few of our awesome products.

Wanna see a sneak peek at our brand new line of Nanny Deprived Fun Mom T-shirts? We haven't even launched them yet. I apologize for the bad pictures. Professional ones are coming soon. You are the first to get to see them! I'm going to give one away FREE! Just leave a comment and let me know which one you like the best. You don't have to follow me, tweet about it, fan me or anything else. Just leave one comment. I'm a simple kind of gal and I don't force you to do things for additional entries. I'll randomly pick a winner and announce it next week. Be sure I have your email either in your profile or in your comment so I can contact you if you win.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting. Feel free to add yourself to my awesome gang of followers. Don't forget your cup of Kool-Aid!

Reserved For Crazy Moms

I drove by several open handicapped spots today while looking for a parking spot at the gym. After some meat head stole a spot out from under me, I ended up walking from almost 1/4 mile away while dragging one three year old and lugging the baby carrier which must weight at least 30lbs, in the rain. And yes, it was uphill both ways. That was more of a workout than I got AT the gym.

Why can't mom's with multiple children be considered handicapped? I would consider myself disabled. Trying to maneuver several children who are not looking, splashing in the puddles and dropping things is insane. Or maybe our society should create more special parking spots for parents with small children. There's a noble idea.

I love the new parking lots that leave one spot for Stork Parking or "People with Infants or Expectant Mothers." Like they are being so courteous. Those are normally found at mom hang outs like the mall or Babies R Us where EVERYONE is a mom. And there's only ONE spot.

I'm not trying to be offensive. I believe handicapped people should have close spots and I would never wish being disabled on anyone. But I'm just saying, it would be nice to have a close parking spot when it's pouring out and I have to lug to kids around.

Are You a Bad Mutha?

It's time for me to purge myself of my mommy sins. It's cleansing time -mommy confession.

I've been know to feed my kids goldfish, ice cream and pretzels for dinner when the husbands gone.

I don't feed my baby organic baby food. She eats the "other" non-organic food.

I often forget to meet my 5 year old across the street after school. Luckily, some stranger mom has taken it upon herself to walk her across. Thanks, stranger mom.

I fear days off of school because I'll have all three of my kids. I can't even think of this summer.

During the winter, I only bathe my kids twice a week.

My daughter likes to wear the same socks repeatedly(for days and days) and I let her.

When the laundry backs up and my son has no underwear, I let him go "commando".

I just got a letter from the library saying they were going to send my info to a collection agency because I owe more than $25 in fines.

I don't make my daughter do her homework until Friday morning.

I've been know to lie about her completing books when she hasn't. Mind you, I'm a former elementary teacher.

I could go on and on but I should probably wake the baby up and feed her or something.

Workers Compensation

I just tore up my finger while putting the frozen waffles back in the freezer. The ice maker was out to get me. Think I can file a workers comp claim? I got hurt on the job. No?

Baby Food

I don't know who I'm kidding feeding my baby sweet potatoes, green beans and squash. I might as well throw some chicken nuggets, Cheetos, and Oreos in the food processor. That's what she's going to end up eating anyway. I know, I'm a bad mom.

Starting my other kids off with veggies didn't give them any type of profound love of vegetables. It's a fight to force them to eat anything not processed. Even the veggies they do eat are the ones you nuke for five minutes in the bag. Yummy.

Maybe someday my kids will appreciate me trying to feed them nutritious meals. Until then, I'll just keep throwing them the nuggets, Cheetos and Oreos and the occasional good meal.