Comments for GrumpyMomma's Blog http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com A modern mother's take on her 1950s housewife existence Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:30:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on It Feels Good To Be This Shallow by elizabeth http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/it-feels-good-to-be-this-shallow/#comment-90 elizabeth Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:30:04 +0000 http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/?p=940#comment-90 You're my hero. <strong>I think I need one of those blushing smiley faces! Thanks for stopping by! -GrumpyMomma</strong> You’re my hero.

I think I need one of those blushing smiley faces!

Thanks for stopping by!

-GrumpyMomma

]]> Comment on Lessons From Vacation by I’m Still Alive « GrumpyMomma’s Blog http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/lessons-from-vacation/#comment-89 I’m Still Alive « GrumpyMomma’s Blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:32:27 +0000 http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/?p=858#comment-89 [...] So it’s been total chaos around here for no good reason other than that’s life in our household.  No one has pooped on the carpet, I haven’t ruined any food lately, and we didn’t leave town only to discover how much we miss being childless.  [...] [...] So it’s been total chaos around here for no good reason other than that’s life in our household.  No one has pooped on the carpet, I haven’t ruined any food lately, and we didn’t leave town only to discover how much we miss being childless.  [...]

]]> Comment on My Kid Crapped On The Carpet by I’m Still Alive « GrumpyMomma’s Blog http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/my-kid-crapped-on-the-carpet/#comment-88 I’m Still Alive « GrumpyMomma’s Blog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:28:09 +0000 http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/?p=921#comment-88 [...] No, My Kids Are Not Really Named Fred And Ginger My Kid Crapped On The Carpet [...] [...] No, My Kids Are Not Really Named Fred And Ginger My Kid Crapped On The Carpet [...]

]]> Comment on My Kid Crapped On The Carpet by Wendy http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/my-kid-crapped-on-the-carpet/#comment-87 Wendy Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:37:13 +0000 http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/?p=921#comment-87 My kiddo pooped once just as he was getting into the bath with me and I, thinking quickly, caught the poop IN MY HAND as it came out his butt. Ugh. I was already in the tub, so I was naked, holding a wiggly toddler with one hand and holding poop in my other. I felt so glamorous as I screamed for help from my husband. <strong>This falls into the category of things you never thought you'd do before you had kids, right? :-) Thanks for stopping by and sharing this! Hilarious! - GrumpyMomma</strong> My kiddo pooped once just as he was getting into the bath with me and I, thinking quickly, caught the poop IN MY HAND as it came out his butt. Ugh. I was already in the tub, so I was naked, holding a wiggly toddler with one hand and holding poop in my other. I felt so glamorous as I screamed for help from my husband.

This falls into the category of things you never thought you’d do before you had kids, right? :-)

Thanks for stopping by and sharing this! Hilarious!

- GrumpyMomma

]]> Comment on Treasure Hunting With The Boogieman by Wendy http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/treasure-hunting-with-the-boogieman/#comment-86 Wendy Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:34:48 +0000 http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/?p=373#comment-86 Amen. My son had a NASTY diaper the other day (totes my fault for feeding him kidney beans and corn for dinner. Asking for trouble!) and his boogers are so mildly gross in comparison. <strong> LOL, Fred's favorite binge is fruit and boy do we pay for it with his diapers later on! - GrumpyMomma</strong> Amen. My son had a NASTY diaper the other day (totes my fault for feeding him kidney beans and corn for dinner. Asking for trouble!) and his boogers are so mildly gross in comparison.

LOL, Fred’s favorite binge is fruit and boy do we pay for it with his diapers later on!

- GrumpyMomma

]]> Comment on Cleaning? What’s That? by Keep Your Filthy Germs Away From Me! « GrumpyMomma’s Blog http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/cleaning-whats-that/#comment-85 Keep Your Filthy Germs Away From Me! « GrumpyMomma’s Blog Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:18:24 +0000 http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/?p=611#comment-85 [...] note this does not mean I’ve decided to actually start cleaning our house.  Why would I want to do something crazy like that?!?  So I’m sticking with the hand-washing.  It’s something, [...] [...] note this does not mean I’ve decided to actually start cleaning our house.  Why would I want to do something crazy like that?!?  So I’m sticking with the hand-washing.  It’s something, [...]

]]> Comment on What Do Giant Maxi-Pads And Sasquatch Have In Common? by Keep Your Filthy Germs Away From Me! « GrumpyMomma’s Blog http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/what-do-giant-maxi-pads-and-sasquatch-have-in-common/#comment-84 Keep Your Filthy Germs Away From Me! « GrumpyMomma’s Blog Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:43:43 +0000 http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-84 [...] soap, etc., is not good for the population as a whole, so I suppose I’m now making myself even more of a nuisance to the planet, but when you have two kids in school and almost assuredly will spend the next 7 months listening [...] [...] soap, etc., is not good for the population as a whole, so I suppose I’m now making myself even more of a nuisance to the planet, but when you have two kids in school and almost assuredly will spend the next 7 months listening [...]

]]> Comment on What Am I, or, Why I’m A Lousy Stay-At-Home-Mom, part 1 by The Best Damn Sauce I’ve Ever Had « GrumpyMomma’s Blog http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/what-am-i-or-why-i-suck-at-being-a-sahm-part-1/#comment-83 The Best Damn Sauce I’ve Ever Had « GrumpyMomma’s Blog Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:15:05 +0000 http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-83 [...] a cooking blog, but it’s so rare for me to stumble upon a recipe that gets me excited to eat (because I am completely lost in the kitchen) that I feel compelled to post [...] [...] a cooking blog, but it’s so rare for me to stumble upon a recipe that gets me excited to eat (because I am completely lost in the kitchen) that I feel compelled to post [...]

]]> Comment on Losing My Mind, One Cell At A Time by politicallysavvy http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/losing-my-mind-one-cell-at-a-time/#comment-78 politicallysavvy Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:04:37 +0000 http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/?p=875#comment-78 “Oh,” said the other mom. “You mean the slide?” “Yes, that’s it!” I said, at which point I promptly dropped to the ground and pretended to suffer from a sudden, severe ankle injury to distract her from my swiss cheese mind. Similar event happened to me a few days ago... I was asking an assistant for "you know... the metal thingy that you put papers together with!" She kept looking at me blankly. Finally I grabbed my papers and started to mimic the actions. She smiled (sadly) and said, "you mean the stapler?" I forget a lot. <strong>I once did the same thing with a paperclip. I just couldn't think of the word! Glad to know I'm not alone. Thanks for stopping by! - GrumpyMomma</strong> “Oh,” said the other mom. “You mean the slide?”

“Yes, that’s it!” I said, at which point I promptly dropped to the ground and pretended to suffer from a sudden, severe ankle injury to distract her from my swiss cheese mind.

Similar event happened to me a few days ago… I was asking an assistant for “you know… the metal thingy that you put papers together with!” She kept looking at me blankly. Finally I grabbed my papers and started to mimic the actions. She smiled (sadly) and said, “you mean the stapler?”

I forget a lot.

I once did the same thing with a paperclip. I just couldn’t think of the word! Glad to know I’m not alone. Thanks for stopping by!

- GrumpyMomma

]]> Comment on Wanted: Mental Gymnastics by Losing My Mind, One Cell At A Time « GrumpyMomma’s Blog http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/wanted-mental-gymnastics/#comment-77 Losing My Mind, One Cell At A Time « GrumpyMomma’s Blog Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:09:55 +0000 http://grumpymomma.wordpress.com/?p=384#comment-77 [...] I thought it might be because I let my brain go after leaving my job, and reveled in parenting magazines, learning the proper way to sanitize baby bottles, puree sweet [...] [...] I thought it might be because I let my brain go after leaving my job, and reveled in parenting magazines, learning the proper way to sanitize baby bottles, puree sweet [...]

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