Afternoon Howl

HeyyRed

I was up ridiculously early this morning and was reading my Daily Beast - Laura Bennett blog. The woman is frickin hilarious and totally my role model, with the exception that she may be Republican.

The red hair, her fabulous design sense oh and well she's got 6 kids which I think is absolutely insane and would never want that... but she handles it will humour that just kills me. Oh and she would never apologize for using a $3500 diaper bag in croco or pushing a stroller in Jimmy Choos, to anyone.

Here's one of her rants on Food Nazi Crunchy Moms.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-01-03/my-war-against-food-nazi-moms/?

nicolehoppe

I loved her from Project Runway.  Her son gave Tim Gunn a handful of turtle poop!

LillyBug923

I'm starting to wonder where you and Alena are getting this happy juice... hehe...

(On a side note: Did you find a dress? Is the funeral today? How's the collage? What did you decide to do?)

taelir

She's the woman from Project Runway, right?

 

Never read the blog - I may need to start.

Sequoyah Shoars

fantastic.

i think most of the day today will be occupied with my reading of this blog.

taelir

That is one of the most beautiful blog entries I have ever read.

*golf clap*

schmoodle

I saw your earlier post on this but didn't respond since it was off the main page. To be honest, I was not a fan of hers when she was on Project Runway but I do enjoy the posts of hers you shared. Very funny and down to earth. Thanks!

NewLerma

Just what I needed! That was pretty funny.

heidismith

That is great!! I think I will spend my work day reading her posts now!

HeyyRed

Yes, the same Laura. LOVED her maternity attire and I wish she had done a Maternity Line because I would so be owning it right now.

I haven't gone shopping yet - the funeral is tomorrow. I may skip out of the office in a few hours and hit a few shops to see if I can rustle something up

The collages turned out perfectly and my wedding photo with my grama is featured very prominently. My stepmother has been left in only group shots that have been strategically scaled and placed for zero impact.

I mean when you wore a green wedding dress, it's kind hard NOT to pop off the board. The vintage board with pics of my grama in her 20's is amazing by far my fave. The comparisons between my wedding photo and her photos is beyond uncanny - it's down right scary. I'm a complete doppelganger for her which won't go unnoticed by my father which was a calculated decision by me.

The red hair. It naturally implies that I would take a dagger, stab it in your heart and twist right??

JewelzNBean

SO GOOD! SO TRUE!!! Thanks, Red!!

taelir

Best part of the entire blog entry:

 

I just want to let the food Nazi moms in on what happens when your kids come to a house where junk food inhabits the pantry. They have no decision-making skills or sense of moderation when faced with the forbidden fruit roll-up. Like deprived animals, they are determined to consume the lifetime allotment of sugar they have been denied; all before pickup. I have seen one such child eat Swiss Miss Cocoa with a spoon directly out of the family-size container, only to move on to conquer a box of frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts. When faced with not one but three brands of chips, they become apoplectic and run from the kitchen clutching bags of Cool Ranch Doritos and French onion-flavored Sun Chips, later to be found in a corner curled up in the fetal position surrounded by wrappers, unable to state their name.

NewLerma

taelir:

Best part of the entire blog entry:

 

I just want to let the food Nazi moms in on what happens when your kids come to a house where junk food inhabits the pantry. They have no decision-making skills or sense of moderation when faced with the forbidden fruit roll-up. Like deprived animals, they are determined to consume the lifetime allotment of sugar they have been denied; all before pickup. I have seen one such child eat Swiss Miss Cocoa with a spoon directly out of the family-size container, only to move on to conquer a box of frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts. When faced with not one but three brands of chips, they become apoplectic and run from the kitchen clutching bags of Cool Ranch Doritos and French onion-flavored Sun Chips, later to be found in a corner curled up in the fetal position surrounded by wrappers, unable to state their name.

Exactly!

Elaine&Matt

I love this article!

HeyyRed

I totally grew up in a sugar-free, junk free household and not only would I go apeshiz at friend's houses but when I went to university I think my first 3 months were spent buying groceries that had previously been forbidden to me.

Sure I learned that the processed stuff was crap but I didn't care. I was just thrilled to be able to actually TRY it.

All those freshly baked this and that that tried to hide the vegetables and healthy stuff in it my mom or my dad used to make for us.... pssshawww what a waste, we so didn't appreciate any of it.

DH will make our baby food for Baby Red. He did with his first and to him it's better and easier than buying crap. I will be the one slipping the skor bits into the muffins for them.?

BlairWaldorf

You love some Repubs, Red

HeyyRed

I absolutely do and I love some gun owners too which really has rocked my beliefs to their very core.

I like to think of it as the Red Expanding Her Closed Mind Project. I think it's working too. Shh don't tell anyone.?

taelir

HeyyRed:

I absolutely do and I love some gun owners too which really has rocked my beliefs to their very core.

I like to think of it as the Red Expanding Her Closed Mind Project. I think it's working too. Shh don't tell anyone. 

Don't lie, you liked my post in the fort about the crazy guy showing up at the house yesterday.  We gun owners aren't all batshiit militant nutcases (I can say this safely because I grew up around the Michigan Militia).

Evelynsmom

She's great! Thanks for the link.

efortune

I totally read that was the Daily BReast...

HeyyRed

taelir:

HeyyRed:

I absolutely do and I love some gun owners too which really has rocked my beliefs to their very core.

I like to think of it as the Red Expanding Her Closed Mind Project. I think it's working too. Shh don't tell anyone.?

Don't lie, you liked my post in the fort about the crazy guy showing up at the house yesterday.? We gun owners aren't all batshiit militant nutcases (I can say this safely because I grew up around the Michigan Militia).

Like I said, I've gained a new respect for gun-toting Republicans and won't paint them all with the same brush that I would have pre-Bump. ?It's a major mindshift for me and I'm patting myself on the back as a result. hah ha ha?

Sequoyah Shoars

taelir:

HeyyRed:

I absolutely do and I love some gun owners too which really has rocked my beliefs to their very core.

I like to think of it as the Red Expanding Her Closed Mind Project. I think it's working too. Shh don't tell anyone. 

Don't lie, you liked my post in the fort about the crazy guy showing up at the house yesterday.  We gun owners aren't all batshiit militant nutcases (I can say this safely because I grew up around the Michigan Militia).

i liked it. and i know red did too. she knows we need them where we live. speaking of which, i am carrying everytime i go outside, the department is in the process of trying to capture a mountain lion who has been frequenting town lately.

jk09uhed89

that was great

IselaCid

Everything in moderation...I mean who can turn down a good bag of doritos and coke here and there?  But we do try and stick to organic etc etc while at home...for the most part.