Toys R’ Us Grand Openings This Weekend!

A reminder to all parents of Toys R’ Us Kids out there (c’mon, you know you have one or two or maybe even more of those in your house) that they are celebrating the Grand Opening of over 50 new stores across the country!

The cities holding Grand Openings this weekend include:

Nashua, NH – July 9th – July 11th

Watchung, NJ – July 9th – July 11th

Valley Stream NY – July 9th – July 11th

Dedham, MA – July 9th – July 11th

And you can still get in on the action even if your city is not listed above! There are plenty more Grand Openings to come!  All you have to do is visit www.iwanttobeatoysrusmom.com to locate a Grand Opening or Re-Opening near you.  Find the state that you live in, download your SECRET COUPON, and redeem it on the Grand Opening/Re-Opening weekend to reveal your shopping discount.  You could be rewarded with the opportunity to receive 50% off one single item!  Got any ideas in mind for what you’d like to get?  I know I do!

Want an even better deal? If you are one of the first 100 people through the door on Friday morning at 9:30am of the opening weekend in your area, you will receive a free gift bag of goodies valued at over $100!

What are you waiting for?  Head on over to www.iwanttobeatoysrusmom.com right now, find your city, and mark your calendar so you don’t miss out on one of these great events!

“Not” Mom Of The Year Contest

My first annual Mom Sexy Prom was a huge hit…and now I’m pleased to announce another super-fun contest that I’m hosting with Life Without Pink!!

That’s right ladies…it’s time to give one lucky mama out there the:

Yep…you heard us right!  We’re having a contest to see who is officially “NOT Mom of the Year!”  Because c’mon…we’ve all deserved that title at one point or another!

Tina and I were exchanging funny stories a few weeks ago about how we do things with our kids that definitely don’t make us “Moms of the Year”…and then she got the great idea to do an official contest (I’m giving her the credit here because this awesome idea was all hers)…and then I was absolutely honored when she asked me to co-host with her!

I mean, we are all fabulous mothers who love our children more than anything in the world…but we don’t always serve as role model parents!  In fact, my little dude had pretzels for dinner last night and goldfish for breakfast this morning…need I say more?

Ok…are you excited yet?  Want to join in on the fun and tell everyone why you deserve the title of “Not Mom of the Year?”  Here are the details!

Not Mom Of The Year Contest – July 12th – July 16th

- Write a post, or if you are brave enough, vlog about why you would be perfect to win the title of Not Mom of the Year.

- Get creative and let it all out! Tell us about the piles of laundry that are taking over your house, how your children are out of control, or even let it slip that you have Spaghetti O’s for dinner every night. This is the time to dish it!

- Include our Contest Blog Button on your post.

- Come back here or visit Life Without Pink and link up!  We are hoping that our McLinky will be connected so it will show up on both of our blogs.

- McLinky will be up from Monday, July 12th until Friday, July 16th.

- Tina and I will pick our favorite five {5} finalists and they will be announced on Monday, July 19th.

- Then the voting will begin! From Monday, July 19th until Friday, July 23rd our readers can vote once a day for the mom they think will best represent the title, Not Mom of the Year!

- Monday, July 26th we will make our BIG announcement on the winner!

What are we looking for?

- Creativity

- Originality

- Honesty

Oh yes Ladies, there will be a HUGE prize in store!

Of course we couldn’t let our winner walk away empty handed, what kind of contest would this be?

The Mom who wins the title of Not Mom of the Year will win:

$150 to Novica

They are one of the leading fair trade artisan websites and offer a wide variety of products such as home decorjewelry, apparelpaintings and handbags.

Our winner will get to go on a shopping spree and buy anything she wants! So treat yourself to a gorgeous new hand bag…

or maybe a beautiful new ring…

The choice is yours!

We are very excited and can not wait to read all of our entries.

Make sure to help us spread the word about this fun, new contest!

See you next Monday!

The Hubster and I are Rock Stars

How was everyone’s 4th of July weekend?  Did y’all have fun?

(I lived in Tennessee for 6 years and can still pull off “y’all” even though I’m a total Yankee.  Don’t argue).

What kind of shenanigans did everyone get into?

I’m not one to brag (ok, yes I am), but the hubster and I had one hell of a good time on Saturday night.  Because we had the pleasure of having an “adult” night and some much-needed time alone.

So, of course, we went all out.  We got reallllly rowdy.  And we partied like total rock stars.

In other words, we attended a 4th of July barbecue without our little dude in tow. Because my parents are now permanent residents of Connecticut and they offered to take him overnight.  I know…it’s ok…I’d be jealous of us too if I were you.

My husband’s boss and his wife host a kick-ass party for 4th of July weekend every year.  And when I say kick ass, I mean that they even had a band, fireworks, and a full-sized firetruck that served gourmet pizzas out of the back.

Oh yeah, and they had a Jager machine too.  As in Jagermeister.  As in, “The Mommyologist doesn’t DO Jagermeister shots because of one too many embarrassing dancing-on-stage-at-a-frat-house incidents during her college days.”

I don’t do Jager shots…but apparently the hubster does.

He had two of them…and he was pretty much done by 7:00pm. He kept grabbing my ass. He kept offering me a slim-jim (and yes, I mean the actual beef jerky, not something else…this is a family blog, after all). And he even engaged in a friendly game of beer pong.

So I nursed my one or two cocktails the entire night and took on the role of designated driver and drove him home realllllly late…like 11:00pm.  I know, we’re a couple of rebels.  Just remember, we didn’t have our son with us. We never would’ve gotten that wild if he’d been present.

And you know what?  I didn’t mind taking care of the hubby one bit. Because he’s dealt with my drunk ass more times than I can count. And he deserved his time in the spotlight. Because I can’t always expect to be the lead singer.

Besides, he can work the stage a hell of a lot better than me. And he looked GOOD up there.

Don’t forget that Life Without Pink and I have a super-fun announcement tomorrow!!  This is gonna be a good one mamas!

And The 2010 Mom Sexy Prom Queen Is…

Happy July 4th everyone!  I hope that you are all enjoying a fun-filled holiday weekend with family and friends and that you’re squeezing in a little bit of R&R as well!

I can think of no better way to finish off this gorgeous summer weekend than by finally passing down my crown and announcing my Mom Sexy Prom Queen for 2010!

The votes are all in…and it was a close race…and as much as I would love to give each and every single one of my five nominees the crown…we can only have one queen!

Ok, ok, I won’t keep you in suspense any longer!

Please help me congratulate my very first of many future Mom Sexy Prom Queens…Miss….

CRAZY BRUNETTE CHICK!!!

I am so excited for her and I hope that all of you are too…because she reallllllly wanted this crown, kids.  I mean, like she REALLY wanted it. Seriously, if this were a real prom in a real high school gymnasium, I think the chaperones would have to put on ear muffs while she gave her acceptance speech as an alternative to picking their jaws up off the floor. Because she’s totally gonna make history with whatever she’s got to say…I just know it.  And it definitely won’t be censored!

I will be sending her the tiara this week…along with a box filled with fun goodies to pamper herself as Prom Queen!

Please help me in congratulating her…and thank you again to all of you for coming to my event and making this the most awesome prom I’ve ever attended!

Oh yeah, and one more thing…keep your eyes open for a special post this week, when I’ll be announcing a totally cool upcoming contest with my friend Tina, over at Life Without Pink. Trust me, you won’t want to miss this one!

What Makes Me Authentic?

Heather over at Theta Mom is celebrating her one year “blogoversary” this week!  And for any of you who follow her, when you first heard about this being the one year anniversary of her first blog post, you probably thought the same thing that I did.  ”How in the hell has this chick only been blogging for one year?  I mean, her blog freakin’ rocks!”

I have had the pleasure of getting to know Heather better over the past few months…and she is just as awesome as she is on her blog.  And I get to meet her in-real-life at Bloggy Boot Camp in Philly in September, which is pretty cool.  Try not to be jealous.

Anyway, I know that it is Thursday and I’m a little late in getting this posted, but I’ve just been so wrapped up in passing my tiara to the next Prom Queen.  And yes, there is still time to vote for your favorite, and you can do it here.

Theta Mom stands for “The-True-Authentic-Mom”, and in honor of her one-year celebration, Heather has asked us to answer the question, “What Makes You A Theta Mom?” and then link up over on her site.

What makes me a true and authentic Mom?  Hmm….

I’ve managed to come up with a few answers.

I Am Most Definitely A Theta Mom Because…

1. I have been pooped on.  Yes, you heard me right, POOPED on.  And this has happened to me on more than one occasion.  In fact, I don’t think that initiation as a mother has truly occurred until the brown stuff has actually touched your skin.

2. I carry Matchbox Cars and an extra pair of underpants (for my son, not for me) in my purse.  Over time I’ve realized that if I venture out in public without those two things, I’m setting myself up for failure.  Though I’ve never actually had to use the underpants.  And yes, I know that I just jinxed myself by typing that sentence.  Maybe I’ll pack two pairs today.

3. I have also carried a wadded up napkin containing regurgitated pizza in my purse as well.  Not full-fledged puke, just one upchucked bite.  I love our favorite pizza place and want to be able to show my face in there again on a weekly basis, so I just couldn’t bring myself to leave that napkin on the table for the waitress to pick up.  And yes, it took me about two days to realize that the napkin was still in my purse before I remembered to throw it out.

4. Hell, I am a freakin’ Theta Mom because my purse obviously doesn’t serve my own personal interests anymore.  And that’s why I buy cheap purses. Someday I’m gonna have a nice one though.

5. I’m not gonna lie…I have days where I wish my son would call me something other than “Mommy”, because all I hear is, “Mommy!  Mommy! Mommy!” over and over again like a broken record player.  And not because he really needs anything, but just because he is bored and has nothing else to say.  Maybe I should teach him to call me “Hot Stuff.”  I could deal with hearing that repeated from time to time.

6. If you add up how many hours of sleep I lost in my son’s first two years on this Earth, I’m pretty sure that the sum would equal about six months time. And I can’t ever get those six months back, but you know what?  If I live to a ripe, old age, then I won’t miss those six months anyway.  It’ll just mean that my BFF will get our room at the nursing home to herself for a bit before she checks out.

7. I’ve had to hop off webinars and conference calls because my son needed me to wipe his ass.  The end.

8. I’ve let my son eat cheeze-its for dinner on more than one occasion because I knew that if I fixed him a real dinner, he wouldn’t eat it, because all he wants is the damned cheeze-its, and I’d rather him eat the cheeze-its than throw away an entire meal.  And you know what?  I don’t even feel bad about it.

9. I can hardly remember the last time that I was able to use the bathroom in privacy.  In fact, it’s become sort of my dream for the future.  My very own toilet, in a secluded room all by itself, with a lock on the door and fresh flowers in a vase on the window-sill and lavender-scented toilet paper. And throw in some classical music too.

10. Even though my son is my absolute #1 priority, I still realize the importance of taking care of “me.”  Too often as busy moms, we neglect our own needs and desires, and that just makes us feel unattractive and unhappy.  (C’mon…you knew that I had to throw Mom Sexy in here somewhere, right)? I am a true and authentic mom because I realize that I am still a WOMAN.  I’m still FUN.  I’m still BEAUTIFUL.  And I’m still MOM SEXY…regurgitated pizza, poop, and all.