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Just in time for Summer! We're pleased to announce a new resource on Mom eNetwork. Check out where to have "Cool" fun in Bakersfield.

Whether it's at a Spray Park, a Pool or Ice Rink.  Find where the "cool" places are to hang out!

Enjoy! 

I have started giving time outs to my daughter who is nearly 18 months old.  It started this past weekend.  She was beating my very patient dog, Princess Frankie, over and over again with her bald dolly.  I kept saying no and redirecting her.  To no avail, she continually made her way back to beating the dog.  Poor dog and dolly.  I thought now is good as any to start time outs.  I sat her on the floor right there at the point of impact.  Told her no, and informed her she as on a time-out.  She cried and cried.  Of course, my heart was breaking.  After a short moment in time, her time-out was over.    The dog hasn't been beaten since.  I'm sure it won't be the last however. 

So, I was wondering does anyone else use time-outs?  How should I do use time-outs with an 18 month old?

Next post idea.... Mommy Time Outs! :)  Much needed!

How did you get pampered for Mother's Day?  For me, Mother's Day is one of the most special days of the year.  A place when I can sit back, eat what I want, have my husband pamper me.  This Mother's Day was Phat and Fat. 

<u>Phat </u>because it was truly a day where my husband served and showered me with love.  A day where my contributions and hard work is recognized.  A day where we went where I wanted to go and do.  That meant a journey to a craft fair and shopping. A day of pure loving and support.  Thank you husband for making it special.  A day without cleaning, without laundry, without any chores!

First I must say that we have a low carbohydrate lifestyle.  So when I say I had a <u>Fat </u>Mother's Day.  I mean it to every letter! My husband got me all my favorite junk food I wanted for the day.  For breakfast he made me Belgium waffles and my favorite coffee.  For those that don't know me, I'm a coffee freak!  For lunch he made me BBQ ribs with his special homemade Texan BBQ sauce.  Texans know how to grill, they literally fell off the bone.  Yummy!  Then came dinner and desert.  For dinner he made me what's called a horseshoe.  We were introduced to these when we lived in Springfield Illinois.  That's where these heart-attack on a plate dishes were invented.  I love them!  A horse shoe is where take any meat, lay it on top of thick sliced bread, cover with French fries and beer cheese sauce.  In my case, I love buffalo style chicken.  Hot & Spicy!  Lots of French fries and pour on the cheese sauce.  What did I get for desert you may be asking?  Nothing better than a ding dong and a twinkie! Perfect mix of cake and cream! 

I hope everyone else had a fabulous Mother's Day.  A day that we remember all year round!

Yesterday morning, I wrote a personal blog on my website about a Stay at Home Moms' worth.  I'm the founder of the website Mom eNetwork.  Here is the link Mom's Worth  story I blogged about.   Crazy enough, Channel 23 news last night interviewed and featued us in a story.  Here's the link.

It was a privledge to speak with them.  As I love being a SAHM and hope I did it some justice.  Of course, I mentioned my "other baby" Mom eNetwork. Our fabulous network of moms! This interview was so out of the blue. I'm talking no makeup, house isn't clean, I did my hair with one hand today, while holding Audrey in another! So don't be too critical. It was spontaneous! That is what makes us moms worth $117,000. If you ask me, I think priceless is more like it!

This morning was unique in that I was cooking.  Cooking is generally my husbands responsibility.  However, today I was cooking to bring tacos to my moms group Potluck.  My daughter was hanging out in the kitchen doing her thing.  Playing, drinking talking (babbling).  I went down the hall to the other end of the house to get something...... then from out of know where... she comes in crying and holding her hands out.  They were green.  I was completely flabbergasted.  Not your light, I got a snotty nose green.  Green like Shrek.  Bright green EVERYWHERE.  Her hands, her shirt, her shoes, her legs, in that cute little chunky fold on her thigh.  After reassuring her that it wasn't gangrene, I followed the green foot prints back to the scene of the crime.  Apparently she wanted to help me cook.  She located the spice rack in the cabinet and with a certain amount of precision opened the green food coloring.  Green food coloring was everywhere.  All I can say is thank God for Tile and hard wood.  Clean up wasn't horrible with the use of Windex.  My floors are clean now, she's still stained.  I'm now considering the possibility of using windex as a body cleanser.  Note to self (as I type this with green fingers) these are the days....... :)

It's official, my sweet toddler daughter ate dirt.  Having something so notably filthy in her mouth made me cringe. 

Here's how it happened.  We were spending quality time, outside, the sun shining, birds singing.  It started like an ordinary day.  My daughter was helping me garden.  Sorting the big rocks from the little rocks and by color.  I look over, naturally, I think she is gifted, future valedictorian.  Sorting and arranging ever so gingerly and with such precision.  Then, from out of know where.... spit, spit, spit the way a toddler would spit...  She put in her mouth a handful of dirt.  Icky!  I remember reading about something like this in my nursing training. Geophagy, is the scientific name.  After I rinsed her mouth out.  I started thinking does dirt have good nutrients?  God knows she's hardly eating anything else right now.  I'm sure there are yummy vitamins or at least minerals in the composition of dirt.   Something to consider.  Maybe geophagy for a toddler is not a bad idea.  I will need to check if it's recommended by a dietitian!