MOMS NITE OUT 2NITE! $5K in prizes. 10 GIVEAWAY copies of Mom I Want 2 Be!

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Permalink Reply by Jean Freeman on May 7, 2009 at 7:08pm

A few months back my 11yo daughter started jokingly calling me "lady" when she would be joking around with me. She would say things like "Okay, lady, you're going to be sorry if you tickle me!" One day I told her she needed to watch saying that because when we were around people, they would think she was being disrespectful the way she was saying it. We knew she wasn't serious, but it didn't sound too very respectful. We started discussing it and laughing about the way she does it. She got tickled and what she said didn't come out right, but we still joke about what she said, and probably will for years. She said "I call you Lady when I'm pretending to be mad at you, but I call you Mommy when I love you!" She meant that she calls me Mommy when she isn't pretending to be mad at me, but it didn't come out that way. I jokingly jumped on the band wagon with what she had said and had her doing all kinds of explaining that she loves me all the time, but what she meant was........ It was hilarious. You had to have been there to really appreciate it. Now if I tell her something she doesn't like, she tells me that she is going to stop calling me Mommy and start calling me Lady! We get a good chuckle about it every time. It really lightens the mood.

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Permalink Reply by Dawn Speese on May 7, 2009 at 7:29pm

The first time I heard my baby (Hanna now 9) belly laugh was in J C Penny home store when her daddy surprised her by jumping out from behind a rack and saying boo. She laughed for the first time and it was the most beautiful sound! We continued making complete fools of ourselves by running around the store, jumping out from behind racks and chasing daddy just to hear her laugh over and over again! We were so totally absorbed in our baby and hearing her laugh that we have no idea who was watching or who we may have bothered at the time. It is one of my favorite memories!

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Permalink Reply by Betty on May 7, 2009 at 7:45pm

Everytime my six year old knows she's in trouble, she tells me she loves me....it's hard to be upset after that.

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Permalink Reply by RP Mom on May 7, 2009 at 8:30pm

My sweetest moment has been when both of my kids could say I love you for the first time!

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Permalink Reply by T. Suzanne Eller on May 7, 2009 at 8:43pm

Drumroll................

Winners of this MNO event are: Breezeesmom, Rona Gregory, Angela Hood, Michelle Holland, Lou, Trinity Ragan, Dawn Speese, RP Mom, Jessalexander, and Debbie in Memphis!

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Permalink Reply by sabrina on May 7, 2009 at 9:34pm

i can laugh about this now but at the time it was truly embarrassing! when my now almost 6 year old was 3, DH and i took him to Target for some shopping. when we passed by the bra section very loudly my son yells and points "look mommy! boobies!!!" nice. you should have seen the look on my husbands face. priceless.

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Permalink Reply by jessalexander on May 7, 2009 at 9:35pm

Woohoo!! Thanks so much for picking me! Congrats to all the other winners, as well! =)

T. Suzanne Eller said:

Drumroll................

Winners of this MNO event are: Breezeesmom, Rona Gregory, Angela Hood, Michelle Holland, Lou, Trinity Ragan, Dawn Speese, RP Mom, Jessalexander, and Debbie in Memphis!

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Permalink Reply by T. Suzanne Eller on May 7, 2009 at 9:39pm

If the winners will send me a message with their mailing address, they'll be on their way. Let me know if you want them autographed to you or to a friend. : )

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Permalink Reply by Dawn Speese on May 7, 2009 at 9:58pm

Yay thank you so much!!!

T. Suzanne Eller said:

Drumroll................

Winners of this MNO event are: Breezeesmom, Rona Gregory, Angela Hood, Michelle Holland, Lou, Trinity Ragan, Dawn Speese, RP Mom, Jessalexander, and Debbie in Memphis!

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Permalink Reply by DG on May 11, 2009 at 8:08am

So many memories to choose from! Very recently my family and I were at a friend's parent's house down the shore for a birthday party. It happened to be very hot for a Spring day and all the kids were playing in a blow-up pool. My eldest, 5 1/2, was playing so nicely with some older boys but the day was winding down and my youngest were getting tired. Anticipating twin meltdowns, I found myself in such a nice place instead. At one point while sitting on a plastic chair under a big tree, my twin daughter (just 3) having missed her nap for the first time ever lay in my lap falling asleep as her twin brother calmly combed my hair. I just sat there in the cool shade chatting with some friends thinking, even though much of the time my life is filled with chaos and yelling, breaking up fights and chasing after three preschoolers - it is and always will be so worth it and I would never want my life any other way. Those moments keep you going.

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Permalink Reply by Breezeesmom on May 20, 2009 at 5:19am

T. Suzanne Eller said:

Drumroll................
Winners of this MNO event are: Breezeesmom, Rona Gregory, Angela Hood, Michelle Holland, Lou, Trinity Ragan, Dawn Speese, RP Mom, Jessalexander, and Debbie in Memphis!

Thank you Suzanne! I am SO looking forward to ingesting the book!!! Breezeesmom ~Kristie

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Permalink Reply by T. Suzanne Eller on May 20, 2009 at 7:46am

These books are going out today!

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