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Soup: Midwestern Mama Cooking Up Life in the Heartland
www.iasoupmama.com
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Looking for recipes? This isn't the spot... I'm a happily married working mama of two young kids and two large dogs... Life is good! Motherhood is a full-contact sport. I am funny, irreverent, and sarcastic -- not for the faint of heart. This isn't a gross-out blog, but the inherent danger of parenting involves discussing more bodily fluid than I ever thought possible.

My Big TV Interwiew, in Tweets

So heres how the morning went down, in tweets: 6:26AM, Mar 8 Leaving the house for the TV studio. Hair still wet and NPR making me feel guilty. Must send pledge... Notice the time gap here -- no...

08 mar 12

Who Am I?

Tomorrow morning, at 7:15 a.m. I am going to be interviewed on the morning news to promote the Real Moms of Eastern Iowa site.  I was sent a list of questions that I might hear in the interview ...

07 mar 12

An Unexpected Day

So, I had a blog post all ready to go yesterday, but the day took a couple of turns that I wasnt expecting and the post seemed to not-quite-fit the day I had, so it is sitting in my drafts for anothe...

06 mar 12

Sound Bytes: Are You Paying Attention? Im Not...

Good morning to Redhead Reverie! I hope that your weekend is a little less stressful than your week.So if you were hanging round the old farmhouse this week, you just might have overheard the followi...

02 mar 12

Im Coming Out...

as one of The Real Moms of Eastern Iowa!!!The site currently has two of my posts live, yay!  And Ive been poking around the site (yes, that hit count is mostly me) to check out the other bloggin...

01 mar 12

First a Billboard, Then a Video, Soon a Site??

One step closer!  Heres a video!!

01 mar 12

Psych!

Yeah, you thought I was going to unveil my fantabulous news today, right?So did I...  Mutter, mutter, grumble, grumble...  There is apparently a technical snafu that has everyone on pins an...

01 mar 12

Oh. Mah. Gah.

My picture is on a billboard.  I am not joking.  This is, of course, all to do with my super-secret-thing-that-Im-exc ited-about-and-am-hopefully-ab out-to-reveal-tomorrow project.Dude... a B...

29 feb 12

A Death in the House

We have had a death in the house and it has impacted us allin very different ways.I fell completely out of touch with my social communities,bloggy buddies, and email pals.  No Wordswith Friends ...

27 feb 12

Sound Bytes: A Mismash Week of Gobbledy-Gook

Good morning to Redhead Reverie! Im joining her link-up to recap a busy week around this old house. Me, to Willa:  Why thank you for that lovely snot-corsage!  I cant tell you how much...

24 feb 12

Im Pandering, Sorry!

Hey!  These cute little babies are asking you if you want to help their mama out by writing a guest post for her about the moment when you knew there was no turning back, youd joined the ranks o...

22 feb 12

On the Move!

The twins are on the move!!  Juliet is crawling and Willa is soon to follow, yay!  And YIKES!!!Childproofing began, with Milo and Violet assisting, once they realized that babies dont under...

20 feb 12

Sound Bytes: A Week of Learning

This morning, Im once again joining the link-up hosted by Redhead Reverie!  Somehow, this particular meme seems to help me sum up all of the funny things overheard at my house, especially the on...

17 feb 12

A Loon with a Computer

Oh, man, has it been a busy couple of weeks!  Scott is teaching this block, which always makes things generally less flexible around the house.  But this is also his most intensive prep cla...

16 feb 12

What Valentines Day Plans?

Hey there!  So, yesterday was Valentines Day -- how did you celebrate?  The day didnt go exactly as I had planned.  At all.  But then again, I didnt really make plans knowing that...

15 feb 12

Yargh! Panic!!

You remember when I mentioned a photo shoot in regards to my almost-ready-to-announce exciting news? Yeah, Im in a panic.I havent lost the baby weight from the twins. In fact, I have gained ten pound...

12 jan 12

Im So Excited!

Im about bursting with excitement over the news I hinted at last week. Ill be able to tell you soon... Soon...But I can give you the clues that I signed a contract and returned it today. And that Ill...

11 jan 12

The Great Mail Fire of 2011

The most exciting thing to happen at the end of 2011 (besides having a daycare explode with infant toys in our middle room) was the Great Mail Fire.The house was smelling a little too much like urine...

06 jan 12

Happy New Year! A Couple Days Late, As Always...

Hey, there, everybody! Im guessing youre all back into the swing of things after the holiday break. My kids ran into school yesterday morning, Violet was excited to show off her new "bow dress...

04 jan 12

When Christmas Eve Attacks!

Twas the night before ChristmasAnd all through the house,Not a creature was stirring...Except a six-year-old with an intermittent anxiety problem that becomes an insomnia problem pretty fast. Yes, as...

27 dec 11

Last Week

So last week over on Patch.com I blogged my response to Stephen G. Blooms article from The Atlantic, entitled "Observations from 20 Years of Iowa Life."Here is my Patch.com blog post: In Defe...

21 dec 11

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