Raisinphobia

Yeah, you heard me. I am scared to death of raisins. And it doesn't even have anything to do with the time my mom and her best friend's dressed up as the California Raisins (think garbage bags, tights and Chuck Taylor's) and DANCED, in PUBLIC, at a college basketball game, when I was in middle school. (Thanks Mom.)

See the other day I gave Baby Sadie a box of raisins, which falls into the category of Shut Up Foods. These are foods you give to your children which have almost no nutritional value, but keep their hands and their mouths busy so you can take care of your Mommy Bidness. (You know, important stuff like twitter, mani/pedis, bon-bons...that sort of thing.)

Anywho, I gave Sadie a box of raisins which she was not eating. She would chew on them for a few minutes then spit them out like a little, old toothless lady chewing snuff. I spent several hours that day scraping dried up raisins off of my floors, but I had a party to go to (in my HONOR, and yes- I felt VERY important and loved) and I simply had to take a shower. So if I had to scrape up raisins with my fingernails, I figured it was an even trade for being able to shave my pits.

I sat down to check my email and twitter accounts really quickly and tweeted, "Keeps picking up raisins all over my floor which have been chewed up & spit out & look remarkably like poop. I'm nervous."

I'll bet you think you know what happened next, don't you?

Smart aleck.

I jumped up from the computer after a quick tweet and ran to check on Sadie. Who had taken off her diaper. And pooped a trail all over the house. Which I stepped in. Barefoot.

For those of you who came to "my" party...I did wash my hands AND my feet before I came.

Mommy Tips

Is there any mother alive who enjoys clipping baby fingernails? They are so tiny and if you clip your baby's skin even once it's enough to break your heart. Once their fingers get big enough to actually see, they are so squirmy and wiggly you are still terrified of cutting them.

So here is the dealio, I keep a pair of baby fingernail clippers in my car, and clip my baby's fingernails (usually in the Wal-Mart parking lot) after Sadie falls asleep in the car. But you can do it in your driveway, at your Momma's house or wherever you happen to end up with your baby asleep in a 5-point harness. Also, you have the added bonus of natural light to aid you in this process.

(I realize generations of mothers have bitten their babies fingernails, but I've never been smart enough to figure out how to do this...)


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Aubrey Said: Reading

The last time we read "Green Eggs and Ham," Aubrey said her first "real" cuss word. Tonight she wanted to read it again. I opened the book and pointed to the first line, "I am Sam."

Aubrey: Momma, don't point at the words. I know what I'm doing.

More Chicky Goodness

Here is one of the great new opportunities I was telling you about, Confessions of A Mom is an amazing website and online community for moms. There are articles, recipes, reviews and support groups. Click on the above link to read my first article there, and stay awhile to check out all the great resources.

More Chicky Goodness

Hellooooo Peeps,
Just wanted to let y'all know that Robin's Chicks may be coming to a town near you! My column has been picked up by 2 other papers which I will hopefully announce next week, and I have some exciting guest posts planned at a couple of really cool websites that I think you all will enjoy! Thank you so much for reading and please continue to tell people about me and my Chicks!

Mommy Tips

This one comes from my best friend, Lizzie, aka my Sister-Wife. You will love this if you have a baby who detests baby food like Miss Sadie Plum does. Take a sweet potato and poke holes in it with a fork, then wrap it in a wet paper towel and microwave it for 6 minutes. Let it cool for several minutes then cut it in half. The insides will be the PERFECT consistency, you can dice it while it's still in the skin and scoop it out for Baby. This is wonderful because a) Sadie hates baby food b)Sadie wants to feed herself c) Sadie has approximately 3.5 teeth.


Got any great Mommy Tips that make your life so much easier? Post them under the comments or shoot me an email so I can share them! zebandrobin@hotmail.com

The Moultrie News

Click HERE to read this week's article in The Moultrie News. (Aubrey tells me her Daddy is smarter than me- you KNOW I ain't going down like that.)