Guru Louise and I asked you earlier this week about what most teachers really want for end of the year gifts. We got hundreds of answers on Facebook, Twitter and in the comments section. Many of the ...
Hi and waving! Its Lydia and Louise! Did you have a good Memorial Day weekend?! We missed you! [[[awkwardly long internet hug]]] So we need your advice because we are very confused about something im...
Only the best video ever that will make you cry tears of HAPPY, HAPPY JOYFULNESS. Yes. That actually happened. Well done, Isaac. Youre a wonderful persona and a total romantic bad ass. xo, Lydia (c)H...
If you have a weak stomach, or have a bad reaction to things that are disgusting (particularly in relationship to dogs and canine behavior), THIS IS NOT THE POST FOR YOU. You should probably click aw...
Please note that Kate is wearing Jimmy Choos. Also note that Lydia is wearing clogs. This was not planned.The only thing missing here is Guru Louise (cue the sound of stifled sobbing). As you know, w...
We wanted to share some of the amazing emails and stories weve gotten as a result of the Mothers Pucker project. Here goes: ------------------------------ ---------------------------- I just wanted to...
As you all know, a few months ago I went back to work part-time. I’m lucky enough to have my amazing MIL watching my kids one day a week and on the other day I hired a babysitter.This was my first ti...
My daughter Mini is three years old and is a precious little cupcake baked by the devil. Here are some of the conversations I’ve had with her lately. Including questions. Questions that no sane perso...
Happy Mother’s Day!No, really, I mean it. This is a truly happy Mother’s Day thanks to the generosity and sheer kindness of all of our Mommyland Mother Pucker helpers. We took all that commercialized...
Guess what? I have some good news. In fact I have TWO bits of good news and a story where I humiliate myself in public because my 3 year old is cupcake baked by the devil. Ready? Here we go! I heard ...
When I started writing this, I had titled it "Our Stories...The Givers" and then McLovin walked by and said something about givers and who are the receivers and then I started to explain th...
Here is something else I dont want. I posted the graphic below last week when I introduced the Mother Pucker project, then people started emailing it to me ("Did you see this Lydia? Its so YOU.&...
So as one part of the Mother Pucker project to reclaim Mothers Day winds down, another is getting us all wound up. The wind down? Last night we finished matching up the last mommas to help each other...
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On Tuesday we introduced yall to our Mother Pucker Project. Can we just take a moment to say that you guys are flippin AWESOME?! Weve already received hundreds of emails from moms asking to help othe...
Heres the thing about Mothers Day: theres something wrong with it. Ive always felt like Mothers Day was sort of a disappointment. Im not whining about a lack of jewelry or some crap like that. Becaus...
Were in the process of reclaiming Mothers Day through being completely awesome to each other. Its called The Mother Pucker Project. So when we got an email from a blogger named Adriel who asked us if...
Today? Happy kitten. After a week of crappy news in Mommyland, which followed an even crappier week of deep, contemplative thoughts that made our brains and hearts hurt... Its f*cking time for some g...
I am currently a sad kitten. I am sad. Kate is gone. Its my fault, too. I told her she had to tell me what she was doing. And she did. And now shes gone. Shed sort of been gone already becau...
Hi girls... So, as you maybe could tell for the past few days weeks months [Months? - Kate] [Yes, stupid. MONTHS. Gah. - Lydia] my attendance here in MommyLand has been a *little bit* non-existent. I...
Why do kids birthdays always seem to degenerate into a giant cluster of stress, disappointment, exhaustion and not enough juice boxes? Seriously. I want to know. You see, Im doing my very best not to...
This is Caine in his office. Photo is from www.cainesarcade.com Sometimes you come across stuff on the internet and you just really have to share it. This is one of those things. Please meet 9 year-o...
How was your holiday weekend? Good? Let me tell you who did NOT begin her Easter on the right foot: my friend, Amy. Note: Before we discuss this any further, let me just tell you that this may get a ...
Happy Easter! Please enjoy some cuteness. xo, Lydia, Kate & Gurur Louise (c)Herding Turtles, Inc. 2009 - 2011
I sometimes think Im the only one who wonders about bizarro things like if the Blue Wiggle is hot in real life* or what the hell happened to the redheaded girl from the Fresh Beat Band? Do you ever w...
YES! It could happen!My daughter is almost 9 and thankfully shes still not that into boys. But some of her friends are. Some of them are starting to have crushes. It is making me insane. I swear abou...
I like to think of myself as a very active mom. Some of my favorite mom-friends love to have long, quiet days with their children…but I am the total opposite. An entire day stuck at home with my two ...
This child is terrifying. I once made the mistake of telling our friend the Yenta that my kids will eat anything. Being a newlywed who is not a mom yet, she thought that meant they ate a balanced die...
I got this email last night and I have to say: OH CRAP. Its sort of my worst teenage nightmare - or one of them, anyway. When my little sister (at age 18) came to live with me and the Capn and our ki...
I work from home. That means I usually have a couple of phone calls each week where I need to at least attempt to sound like a together grown-up. It takes HOURS of strategery to get my kids sorted ou...
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