The Eclectic Company: Kudos to All Baby-Mama Bloggers

* "Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon!"

* "Those who throw dirt only lose ground."

* "I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger."

* "The road to success is always under construction."

* "I fish, therefore I lie."

* "Dear Algebra, stop asking us to find your X, she's not coming back and I know Y."

* "Teamwork means never having to take all the blame."

* "I barely survived yesterday and now it's already today!"

* "Do you call Santa's helpers subordinate clauses?"

* "So, how many days DID it take to build Rome?"

* "Cancel my subscription, I'm tired of your issues."

* "Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday."

* "Don't sweat petty things . . . or pet sweaty things"

* "Two wrongs are only the beginning"

* "Worrying works. 90% of the things I worry about never happen."

* "I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart."

* "When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does everyone decide to play chess?"

* "Legend: A lie that has the dignity of age."

* "A diamond is forever: The payments are longer."

* "When in doubt, mumble: When in trouble, delegate: When in charge, ponder."

* "I don't have an attitude; I have a personality you can't handle."

* "When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!"

* "It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot."

* "An eye for an eye leaves the world blind."

* "Sports do not build character, they reveal it!"

* "Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture"

* "I'm in shape - round IS a shape."

* "Money talks, but all mine says is "good-bye."

* "If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?"

* "Love is blind but marriage is a real eye-opener!"

* "A dog has an owner. A cat has a staff"

* "I'd like to have more self-esteem, but I don't deserve it!"

* "Red meat is not bad for you. Fuzzy green meat is."

* "Nothing is fool proof to a talented fool."

* "Bacteria - the back door of a cafeteria."

* "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be."

* "Stressed spelled backwards is desserts."

* "As I said before, I never repeat myself."

* "Corduroy pillows: they're making headlines!"

* "Young at heart, slightly older in other places."

* "(I'm) proof that evolution can go in reverse"

* "My reality check bounced"

* "If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?"

* "I hate people who steal my ideas before I think of them."

* "I was uncool before uncool was cool."

* "Middle age: When your age starts to show around your middle"

* "Do not disturb, I'm already disturbed."

* "If an open door is ajar, is an open jar adoor?"

* "March Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change."

* "Telepath Wanted: You know where to apply!"

* "The information went data way"

* "I'm bilingual - I speak English and SMACK!"

* "Mental floss prevents moral decay."

* "Why use a big word when a diminutive one will do?"

* "Why is abbreviation such a long word?"

* "I can see clearly now, the brain is gone."

* "Every morning is the dawn of a new error"

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Quotes of Note

You're born a male but you have to CHOOSE to be a man" - Herm Edwards

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that" - Unknown

"They err who think Santa Clause comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart." - Mrs. Paul M. Ell

"Thankfully, our true roots are in heritage and not things. I just need to keep reminding myself that things are only reminders of heritage." - Keetha Broyles, June 21, 2010

"Tears lubricate the soul." - from "Finding Buck McHenry"

"Somehow you must come to understand that God is love, that love is the proof of God, and forgiveness is the proof of love." - The Priest in "Levi's Will" by W. Dale Cramer

"The truth about a man is in what he does, not what he says." - W. Dale Cramer in "Levi's Will"

"Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." - G. K. Chesterton

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Kudos to All Baby-Mama Bloggers

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All you mama bloggers out there that have a passel of preschool children and STILL manage to whip out your daily quota of blogginess have my undying admiration..

We brought our two darling preschool grans home with us from Indiana today and though I snapped pictures and plotted blog posts last night and today while we've been together - - - now that I have the little darlin's in bed, I find I have zero energy left to edit photos and write enthralling prose.

You know because my REGULAR prose is SO enthralling.

Oh but - - - those pictures are in my camera and will still be there when my energy returns and I'll post them then.

And by baby-mama bloggers I of course mean ALL mamas who blog AND have babies.

And if you're a baby-nana blogger and you keep your grans much of the time and still are perky on your blog, you are even MORE of a hero 'cause you're old like me and can STILL do it.

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13 comments:

Cindy (Applestone Cottage) said...: Hi Keetha,
Does a Grandma blogger watching a 7 month old baby full time (at least 40 hours a week) count?
I am almost always doing my blog post in the middle of the night now because it's the only time I have.
And yes I am always tired and always sore.
I have gotten stronger doing it but my knees creak all the time from bending down to pick her up or changing her diaper on the floor.
Oh well, I love her like crazy and she is so worth it!
Hugs,
Cindy; May 11, 2011 at 9:38 PM
Iowa Sunshine said...: looking forward to pics!!! i do most of my blogging after midnight ... and sometimes i am unsure of my prose when/if i read it again the next day :); May 11, 2011 at 10:29 PM
TaMara Sloan said...: I have 5 children ages 11 and under. Usually I write my blog posts in bits and pieces when I can squeeze in a minute or 2 throughout the day. A sentence or 2 here and there, and eventually I have an entire post written. That might be why my posts don't actually "flow" the way a lot of blogs do.; May 12, 2011 at 6:26 AM
Lisa said...: LOL!!! Yes! and then there are the teens. I have both! and I home-school. Blogging???...I get up early in the morning to get it done or not. I try to sneak a minute here and there through out the day or not...sometimes I get it done, sometimes I don't. :) But! It's so much fun!

Enjoy the children!!!!! and I can't wait to see your pictures.; May 12, 2011 at 6:48 AM
Ann in the UP said...: I join you in saluting all these super busy, often tired people, who still post and comment! You make me feel like a piker---but, of course, the busier you are, the more you have to say.

Thanks for staying up long enough to say this, Keetha. :); May 12, 2011 at 7:21 AM
LV said...: I am older than you and enjoy every minute I am with my great grandson. Of course, it is not as easy to get out of bed next day. I am just so thankful I can still get out and about to do this.; May 12, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Rebecca said...: Not that one ever gets used to being tired and zapped of energy daily, but it's one of those 'you do what you gotta do' type of things.

Can't wait to hear all about it though.; May 12, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Linda @ A La Carte said...: I agree Keetha! I don't know how they do it. I'm amazed at the bloggers who work full time also.; May 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM
lilmomma said...: Haha. Thanks for the appreciation! Although I think most of us mommas keep up with our bloggyland to feel like we're having some adult conversation. Lol. But that's just my theory.; May 12, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Debby@Just Breathe said...: I could never have done this when I had little ones! They amaze me.; May 12, 2011 at 12:09 PM
Kim Sue said...: I wish I had blogged when I had a baby/preschooler. Our life is so much better documented since blogging. "so much better" maybe my writing composition professor knew what she was talking about when she gave me that B! She would cringe if she read my blog.; May 13, 2011 at 4:40 PM
Traci Marie Wolf said...: Oh oh. I'm not a baby momma blogger but I have trouble posting anyway. I won't pretend to know but I suspect that maybe wanting a hobby totally different from rearing children may be a motivation, connecting with others and or maybe you just get to a place where if a toddler (or several) doesn't hold you down, nothing will.

I can't wait to see the pics.; May 13, 2011 at 9:19 PM
Kristin - The Goat said...: I don't even have any children to use an excuse for my extended absence. I've had a million things going on, too little sleep and such a vast number of unread blogs that it was a bit overwhelming.

My Mom had her grans for three days and she told me that she didn't think she could have lasted another day!

When I was growing up my grandparents didn't play with me. We'd maybe take a walk to the mailbox or something but for the most part if I spent the night with G&G I was to entertain myself. I think things have changed a lot since I was a kid :); May 18, 2011 at 12:33 AM