I know I don't normally do this on ' TMC' but I just love this dress - it makes me happy just to look at it's brilliant blue and retroesque styling. So here goes- WIN IT!
"The turquoise Secretary dress aka '90 WPM' ($64) has ruching at the sides to flatter hips and a tie at neck. The dress's puff sleeves have a band that hit just above elbow. The skirt hits just below knee. It is made of poly/rayon/spandex jersey."
Enter to win by telling me what your favorite post is on The Mummy Chronicles and don't forget to include your contact email. A winner will be chosen at random on October 16, 2009.
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Congratulations to Adrian who entered at MPR for winning the dress!
Yesterday was one of those days. Desperate emails were sent out to my close friends with sentences along the lines of, "I love her but I don't like her." and "I no longer know what to do."
TD is three and has turned from being the cheeky, lovable imp of a dictator, you know sort of like Mussolini in sprite form, if Mussolini would have ever considered sprites and fascism a wise political move, to all out Pol Pot mode. Seriously. The hell fire back talk that has begun in the last day or so is vicious. I would not be surprised if I found her using a grizzled bone to pick her teeth with as she squatted on her bed with a three-headed dog at her feet. I might have to start referring to her as Zuul.
It's that bad.
I am at a loss on how to discipline someone who in a split second goes rigid or falls onto the fall in an utter collapse of hysterical screams. Screams so loud I have split ends and there is no "get down to her level and reason with her about her frustration" bullshit to be had. Then a switch is turned on in me and I have to just step out of myself in order not to go all Joan Crawford on her butt. I have never wanted a kill stick more in my life. I have never wanted to self-medicate at 9 a.m. more than I do right now.
I'm seriously considering calling Nanny 911 but I don't think they visit townhouses.
Sorry I just could not resist having the word roundup and not using some lame cowboy terminology. Let's get the admin stuff out of the way shall we?
Winnah! Winnah! Chicken Dinnah! See the winning photos of the SanDisk Cruzor Gator flash drive contest over at MPR here. Check out the fun find, coupons and more while you are over there. You just never know what you'll find!
In case you have been in a hole the past few days read this and this. That first one? Did you get it all? Did you make it through? I think you deserve some sort of medal of honor if you did. That second one? Blech, Kathie Lee, just blech. And that's not Maria Bailey, but Jill Asher over there on the Today show segment.
I'm off to find an ace bandage/over the shoulder boulder holder for the rocks that have taken over my chest. Have a shippymcflippyshadippy fanfeckingtastic weekend y'all!
That is the sound of me expanding. I've popped. In one day.
From Saturday to Sunday this weekend I seem to now be showing. You would think with all the walking and ab work I did it would have made a difference, but bean number two or Dash Two as I'm referring to this kid until some personality shows, has decided to makes it presence known.
Maternity clothes are in effect and I'm diggin' the rubber band look for my pants. While not quite ready for most maternity shirts my regular fitted ones no longer fit. I'm in a clothing dilemma. This is where I need some kind-hearted designer or maternity clothing company to send me some of those in-between clothes. AHEM!
Also, today is the last day to enter my SanDisk Mother's Day contest. It's 8GB people! Jump on board before it's too late!!!
I'm teaming up with SanDisk this Mother's Day to offer you one great prize- The Cruzer Gator. This is one sweet flash drive too. The Cruzer Gator is stylish with its mock alligator design and cuts a unique profile in a purse, briefcase or wherever you want to store it. It looks good just sitting on your desk too. It is definitely not your standard corporate flash drive. It's 8GB! So you can upload and store not just documents but a whole slew of photos to share with friends and family for a long time.
So what's the catch?
It's simple really. Just send in your favorite photo of you and your mother (or mother figure) from any time, it doesn't have to be from a Mother's Day past. It can be sweet, touching, wacky or fun. Let us know why you love it too in just a few words. Don't have a photo of you and your mother you want to use? Then send a photo of you and your kids together that you particularly love. The same criteria applies.
There are many chances to win this great Mother's Day prize and I'll be posting up the winning photos on Friday, May 9.
Send all photos to veamason AT gmail DOT com.
Now to get you started is a favorite photo of my own. This is my mother holding a two week old TD for the first time. They kind of look alike don't they?
It is painfully obvious that the writer's strike needs to come to a resolution. Like um. Now. No baking to be done. No more presents to wrap I had just settled in for a long winter's... night of TV viewing alone. Yeah! I can watch anything I want. No one will care if I watch crap TV.
Except there isn't anything on! I began to panic as I scrolled through the guide of my possible choices. Lots of Home Shopping to watch, which shows how unscripted they are despite how fake and set everything else seems on those half hour bonanzas of rose gold and diamondnique must haves.
Then I found it. A full block (we're talking four back to back episodes here people) of the Sugarbakers a.k.a. the best of the shoulder pads and big hair Designing Women on TVLand. That's right. I said it. Suzanne, Julia, Charlene, Mary Jo, Anthony, and Bernice. Love me some of that Bernice. She's such a card! When H found me painting my nails bright 80s red while cracking up over some acid tongue thing Julia was saying to the common man I knew it was time to pack it in and call it a night.
The writer's strike needs to end soon! I have friends out of work. Also I've already DVR'd and might end up actually watching Running Scared on Friday night purely for the kick ass soundtrack. YOU MUST WATCH this superb piece of vintage Michael McDonald video pleasure. Just watch it. Go on. You know you want to. Oh yeah and the completely believable premise that Billy Crystal is a cop. And why don't men wear tiny half-shirted football jersey's anymore? It's so.. manly. Those were the days when music videos were gold if they only had actual Hollywood stars in them lip syncing the words and dancing. Video Gold baby!
Oh yeah. Then there's this. If you are a Hills fan you will totally understand. Even if you are not, this is what it is coming to. PLEASE GET OUR WRITERS BACK!!!
Before I go, I have to alert you to a great contest that PickPackGo is having RIGHT NOW. They have just introduced a monthly giveaway contest for travel items that we can't live without. You can sign up every month to win (I did and it took 2 seconds), just for visiting our site. Given this holiday season, I thought you my darling readers, might be interested in a shot at getting a portable DVD player. To enter the free contest click here.
The winner of The Mummy Chronicles photo contest (because yes, someone actually guessed this correctly) is CHARLOTTE. She guessed- two peas in a tube sock. Yup.
After a fun day of scattering clothes around the room, running at top speed while crashing into blocks and assorted loudly falling toys T.D. ate some peas for lunch. I can only guess that as these are her favorite food she had tucked them into her sock to save for later. If you had asked me two years ago if I thought I would find pretty petite peas in a purple tube sock I would have looked at you like you were a total loon. Now I would just say, "Heh, I would be surprised if I didn't."
Charlotte look for your prize pack in the mail sometime soon!
If you can correctly guess what this picture is you will win a truly unusual prize package. Contents of prize package listed below. Contest goes until Monday, June 4, 2007. Please put your guesses in the comment section and leave a way for me to contact you in case you have the winning guess.
Hey! I do a lot of product reviews and some of this stuff is over flow I get to pass on to friends. Well, not the shirt or the book. I just think that is a cool shirt. I have one with pink writing! Bitter is one of my fave books too.
