Absolutely Bananas: Seattle mom blog

The face behind the blog: A rolicking rhyming good time

with teeth…

without teeth…

There once was a girl named Jenny

This girl, she was something like twenty

Too young to get married

But whoops! there she goes

She was off and married

to the guy that she chose

They lived very happ’ly

except when they fought

way up north in Seattle

where it rains a whole lot

they worked and they frolicked

and laughed till they cried

until the day when the laughter all died

see they’d purchased a house

this house was so OLD

that even the wood floors had started to mold

they hammered, they nailed, they sanded and painted

till from all the working our Jenny just fainted

well really she didn’t, but she did think she might

cause they just worked, worked, and worked, all day and all night

then one summer’s day

or maybe ’twas fall

midst all of the working and having a ball

Dear Jenny got pregnant

her stomach grew round

she threw up a lot all over the ground

then one day in June, a magical day

the baby came out

in a most painful way

and then our pal Jenny

and her dear husband Jay

their sleeping just ended that very same day

but their happiness grew

except when it shrank

they loved their dear CJ

though his diapers sure stank

He grew really fast to a tall funny boy

who wore goggles all day ’cause they gave him such joy

Our pal Jenny though

Wasn’t feeling so peachy

Cause all the working and momming - made her voice come out screechy

so she quit her grand job

said “I don’t need a dime!”

“It’s worth it to take back control of my time!”

and now she does yoga

sips coffee and tea

she hangs out with CJ doing things that are free

she still doesn’t clean much

cause really why bother

she thinks that those chores should be up to the father

and so ends our tale

long and rhyming and fun

it’s time to pass the magic to another someone…

Alex
Kimberly
Mama Zen
Midwest Mommy
Problem Girl

Consider yourself tagged! And no you don’t have to do it in rhyme, although personally I think you should!

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If you’re happy and you know it… list 10 things

Lene at Families are Like Fudge tagged me to list out 10 things that make me happy. I decided this would be a good exercise for me today, since it seems like this is a week of people who DO NOT make me happy. But that’s another post for another day.

1. Sunny days



2. Bubblegum
3. Sand between my toes
4. Yoga
5. Photoshopping my head onto other people’s bodies
6. Paris Hilton in jail (petty, I know, but what can I say? It makes me happy!)
7. Seeing that someone voted for me at the Blogger’s Choice Awards… so come on, make my day already!
8. CJ telling me that he thinks I’m beautiful. Awwwww….
9. A good foot rub
10. All the very amazing people who leave such kind, funny, and thoughtful comments on my blog… making me aware that I’m not alone and I’m not (entirely) crazy.

Oh… and if you’re linked in #10, consider yourself tagged (evil laugh). And I guess that’s #11… tagging unsuspecting innocents.

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When I’m an old woman…

I will drive the biggest Cadillac I can find, the kind with cushy leather seats and gold trim. I’ll have a custom license plate that says “2HOT4U.”

I’ll wear velour track suits in colors like purple, turquoise, and magenta complimented by ridiculous amounts of bright red lipstick. I’ll exercise vigorously to “keep up my strength.”

I’ll have a tiny dog named Sweet Pea that I take everywhere with me in my purse and treat like my baby (of course she’ll have outfits of her own). I might even paint Sweet Pea’s toenails to match my track suit.

When people that I don’t like talk to me, I’ll pretend not to hear. When people tell me things I don’t like, I’ll pretend not to hear. I’ll gossip madly and always have time for a cup o’ tea.

Ok, it’s your turn. What will you be like when you’re old? (cause it’s good to have goals…)

"Three things" extravaganza

So it seems I’ve been tagged. If this is way more information than you ever wanted to know about me, don’t blame me, blame NOLA!

Three Things That Scare Me:
1. My hair right now
2. The Doodlebops
3. the rich women who live in Bellevue who all look the same, can’t really smile (Botox?), and drive SUV’s

Three People Who Make Me Laugh:
1. my son
2. myself
3. Daring Young Mom

Three Things I Love:
1. my son
2. my husband
3. the ocean

Three Things I Hate:
1. cleaning the bathroom
2. that I have to buy sudafed from a PHARMACIST
3. self-righteous people

Three Things I Don’t Understand:
1. Trackbacks
2. the stock market
3. Botox

Three Things On My Desk:
1. desk? it’s called the dining room table. Hellooo!
2. ummm… just three things?
3. tulips, tiny dragons, papers, camera, The Week, Diet Dr. Pepper, purse, marker, need I go on?

Three Things I’m Doing Right Now:
1. blogging (duh)
2. avoiding housework (always)
3. um, breathing?

Three Things I Want To Do Before I Die:
1. write & publish a book
2. grow old
3. be happy

Three Things I Can Do:
1. play the piano
2. snow ski
3. laugh at myself

Three Things I Can’t Do:
1. eat a lowfat diet
2. eat a lowcarb diet
3. be thin like Angelina (see 1 & 2)

Three Things I Think You Should Listen To:
1. me
2. myself
3. I

Three Things You Should Never Listen To:
1. see
2. previous
3. response

Three Things I’d Like To Learn:
1. how to be a photographer
2. swing dancing
3. what a trackback is

Three Favorite Foods:
1. coffee, with cream !
2. expensive soft cheeses, preferably from France
3. chocolate croissants, fresh from the oven

Three Shows I Watched As A Kid:
1. we didn’t have TV but I loved,
2. scooby doo
3. smurfs

… and I’m adding:

Three Things I Regret:
1. Not being born with a trust fund
2. How much money I spent rather than saving when I was working
3. Not being nicer to my little sister when we were kids

and finally…

Three Wonderful People (i.e. suckers) to Inflict this Meme On:
1. Peter (you know you want to)
2. Jennifer (because we seem to be on the same wavelength and she knows Spanish…)
3. Undercover Angel (why not?!)

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