Archive | August, 2009
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Johnson & Johnson No More Tangles

August 21, 2009 By

Some things are classics. They get to be classics because they consistently meet our expectations. But, sometimes, the classics get reformulated, rebottled or just relegated to the back of the shelf. Good thing that Johnson & Johnson’s No More Tangles detangling spray hair treatment has survived time and the designer hair product revolution. Spicy Girl has very fine hair, and in the morning, the little bob looks more like a bird’s nest. Her morning hair is so tangled it looks (...Read More)

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Guilt Runneth Over

August 20, 2009 By

Something you need to know about our family is that we waited for Spicy Girl for a very, very long time. Eight years to be exact. Eight years of blood work, fertility treatments, the adoption paper chase and then the ensuing wait. In China, eight is a very lucky number. And we are very, very lucky to have her. I feel as if I have to say all this to quell the enormous amount of guilt that I am feeling (...Read More)

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Hanna Andersson Clothing

August 20, 2009 By

At my baby shower with my first pregnancy, a co-worker gave me a baby outfit from Hanna Andersson. Oh, it was jolly! It had a bold and bright flower motif that made me want to buy an accompanying orange wig and red rubber nose. It was that fun. It was also made of what appeared to be really high-grade cotton, reinforced snaps…it really looked well-made. Of course, at that time I was utterly clueless when it came to anything related (...Read More)

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Moving Shrub in Aisle 6

August 19, 2009 By

My husband and I are well entrenched in our 30’s, have two children, and are otherwise fine, respectable citizens. Yet  for some reason, we seem unable to refer to normal sexually-related words without euphemism. Take condoms, for instance, which we affectionately call condos.  Sex?  The Spanish actividades. The other day, the Husband said, “I wonder if I should get a vasectomos.” (Yes, we are a disgrace to high school Spanish teachers everywhere.) What is it about these terms that reduces (...Read More)

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August 19, 2009 By

Squeeze ‘n Blow Pop-Up Bubbles

It’s not often in our world of plastic paraphernalia that I see something that makes me remark “Now that’s cool!”. Especially when the item in question is a new version of an old stand-by. However, this morning at camp drop-off, that’s exactly what happened. A little boy walked by me with what I think is the most genius innovation in bubble technology. As the young camper passed by, he raised to his face what looked like a yogurt smoothie bottle. (...Read More)

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