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ENDS TONIGHT!!

Hydrasense

We know what our kids are like when they get sick.

My kids however are the snot nose king and queen, they get sick they get stuffy and everything in my house becomes their personal Kleenex. But the worst part is at bedtime when their stuffy noses keep them and myself from getting any sleep.

When Ducky's first cold I had the worst time with it! Cpl. Mayhem was back in basic, we had moved from Panama where my parents lived and back in to the cold of Nova Scotia. So that dreadful night I kept hearing him trying to catch his breath, I was a basket case all night thinking he was going to drown in his snot!

And you know what would have been great to have then? These Hydrasense products! Why am I only hearing about them now?!
They would have been SOOOO helpful!

It's a great idea to use these products because, the mucus needs to come out so the kids are comfy as well as these products are proven to relieve cold symptoms and the duration of the cold.

And that nasal pump thingy only made it worse, you know the one, the mini turkey baster you put in your kids nose to get the mucus out it was rough and when I would suck that crap out my son just cried from the suction! He hated having it in his nose. These products are gentle! Here's a great video of how it works. It has  Once again why am I only finding out about this stuff now?!

So new moms and moms to be check these products out for the next cold and flu season!

Not only that go to the Hydrasense website and join the Dolphin Club, once you log back into your account you can enter this code MC2010 under the online coupons tab, in order to get an $8 off coupon to be used towards the purchase of a Hydrasense Nasal Aspirator (the coupon expires December 31, 2010 just in time for next cold and flu season).

Great products!

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DAY 1 INSANITY- The Name Says it all!!

So I haven't been able to do much exercising since hubby got back but I was determined to do this program!

Well, when they say, it's not for beginners, THEY MEAN IT!!

Like my fellow blogger Supermom, I need to purchase some better sports bras for this!

I could not believe how intense it was until I did the warmup, that right, the WARMUP!

So day 1 started with a fit test. HAHAHA! Fit test...

I got to half way when I need to puke. Some of my results were low in comparison to others because I still was trying to catch my breath from the first ones.

I know they say it's not for beginners but I don't want to stop now. I've have worked out in the past 6 months, just not to this intensity.

I'll be loving and hating Shaun T. for the next 60 days, and looking forward to some sick results!
So here we go for day 2 tomorrow. YIKES!

He'll be hearing from me daily! He's on my Facebook and I'm going to let him know everyday how he's kicking my ass!

Departure Ceremony

One of the things I dreaded was this departure ceremony they had for the soldiers who are leaving for Afghanistan. It became real, too real, that Cpl. Mayhem would be leaving us for so long.

But once the ceremony started it was interesting to watch.

I've seen many soldiers walking by in their tans but was only one or two so it was easy to giggle when a soldier in tan walked into a coffee shop where they are the only ones in a sea of greens.

So to have an entire room full on tans was surreal.

Made me proud to be Canadian and proud to be an army wife.

Will the tour be a walk in the park? No, but he's prepared for it and so am I.

MOMVERSATION MONDAY!!!: Eating Placenta: Mmm, Mmm, Good?!

Hello Monday....

Um, so I've been trying to write this post for most of the day.
Having a hard time trying to write because, well, you read the title. And sorry for the men who happen to stumble on my blog right now.

So... eating your placenta after birth....

Let me first thank Jessica Gottlieb of JessicaGottlieb.com for bringing up this tasty topic! LOL! I'm sorry I had to!

OK, seriously, placenta eating. Apparently it's a real thing, it's called Placentophagy. It's the act of mammals eating the placenta of their young after childbirth.  Those who advocate this act believe that eating the placenta prevents postpartum depression and other pregnancy complications.
However others like obstetrician Maggie Blott  dispute those theories and say that there is no medical reason to eat the placenta, "Animals eat their placenta to get nutrition- but when people are already nourished, there is no benefit, there is no reason to do it."-^ Why eat a placenta?, BBC News, retrieved 2007-12-12

As for me, I know I wasn't looking to eat anything after the birth of either one of my children and if I was hungry Subway was around the corner. I could see this being of an evolutionary theory that Maggie Mason of Mighty Girl brings up in the clip.

But I did look into the recipes and there are tons on the topic!

As for me, no thanks! I think I'll pass!

What about you? Is this something you have heard of before. Moms to be will you think of doing this?

KIWI Military Kit Review and Giveaway!!!

I just couldn't pass up to do a review on the Kiwi Military Convenience Product Kit.

Kiwi was established in 1906 by William Ramsay. The name 'KIWI' was a tribute to William's wife who was a native of New Zealand, home of the KIWI bird and New Zealand's national emblem.

This kit came beautifully wrapped with all the things a soldier might need to shine his boots. This is what I found in it:

Kiwi Leather Travel Kit
Kiwi Express Clean & Shine Wipes
Kiwi Color Shine
Kiwi Express Cream Polish
Kiwi Express Shine Sponge

However since I don't shine any shoes, I've send this post to Cpl. Mayhem!!!!

Hello, It's Cpl. Mayhem, I just wanted to thank KIWI for sending us this kit. KIWI is a product I already use on my shoes and boots. The kit was packed with the great products that I trust on my boots as well as some new ones. The only product I don't use on my boots is the brown paste but Vanessa has brown boots and she was excited to finally have something to keep her boots looking great.

The cream polish and colour shines are great for quick touch ups. The polish cloths are excellent right before inspection, it gives them a nice wanted shine. I recommend it to anyone who needs to have perfectly shined shoes. The one thing I wished it would have had was a KIWI cloth, it's a personal preference to the sponges.

I'll send you back to Vanessa. Two thumbs up here.

Thank you Cpl. Mayhem. Great review!

Not only is the kit amazing, the company itself is amazing. In 2006 nearly one hundred thousand pairs of shoes were given to people in need in Africa with their Shoe Aid For Africa.

Here is the best part, Kiwi is giving away a KIWI Military Kit to a Military Wife's Mayhem reader.

Mandatory entry: Become a fan of A Military Wife's Mayhem Network Blog. Then comment that you did it.

Other entries: two entries for posting this contest on twitter. Write it two separate comments
One entry for becoming a Facebook fan . Comment that you did.
One entry for becoming a Follower of my blog. Comment that you did.

The contest will run until March 31st. Good luck!!

MOMVERSATION MONDAY!!: Free Hugs: Do You Make Your Kids Hug Your Friends?

Good Morning! It's time for another Momversation Monday!

Today's topics: Hugs! Karen Walrond of Chookooloonks asks do we make our kids hug our friends?

I don't force my kids to hug. They are natural huggers, they want to hug someone when they are feeling sad. If someone asks for a hug they will give one. However, I have heard them say no once in a while because they were being shy or were just not in the mood to.

What I don't like is having someone force my kid to hug them and they have said no more than once. I've cringed on several occasions last summer when my kids were at a family function and family members were passing my kids back and forth forcing them to hug people. I could see it Ducky's eyes that the only thing he wanted to do was play with his cousins and didn't want to hug anyone. Chicky who is only two only remembers about a handful of people and she was terrified all I could do was watch because I was being forced to do the same thing.

A hug should be a natural thing, a forced hug isn't showing the person asking for one that you care. It's just saying "I'm only doing this to get you off my back".

I know I'm one of those moms who have said "go hug ____", but my kids have both said no to me or to whoever was asking and I don't have a problem with that. I'd rather hear no, than feel like my kids were forced to do something they don't want to do.

The ONLY time I tell them to hug someone is during bedtime. They love giving hugs at bedtime but they sometimes uses it as an excuse to get out of bed. So I tell them to go hug your brother, sister, dad, mom or it's just a big run around, so I like to cut the excuses to a minimum.

Do you force your kids to hug your friends?

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution: He Got My Attention!

And not because he's a cutie with a British accent.

I was horrified by the premier of his new show where he is trying to help North Americans develop healthy eating habits.
It got me thinking of the things I do at home. Funny thing is, my mother has been trying to get me to change since my son was 18 months.
As I look back on the things my family has eaten this week, there was not one vegetable on their plate, not one thing that didn't come out of a box and not one thing that didn't have some kind of sugar or some kind of trans fat.
In fact, we ordered pizza for dinner tonight because we didn't plan ahead of time to make something and that was just the simple thing to do.

But is simple the best way to go? After watching the show, that pizza I was so willing to ingest is now turning in my stomach. I am making my kids unhealthy because of convenience. I'm also not giving my kids credit. I don't give them things because I don't want to fight with them about what's on their plate.

I need to change.

I'm not a bad parent, I just need to fix the food problem that has become an epidemic in the world.

So here is my challenge for the week:

All the meals that my family eats are going to be made with fresh ingredients.
Vegetables and fruits (which aren't a big problem here, they love fruits) will be readily available for snacks and as a part of main meals.
Fruit juices are going to be cut down dramatically, milk and water will be substituted.
30 minutes of daily activity will be made a priority for everyone in the family.

Am I going overboard? I don't think so. Diabetes is high on my husband's side and precautions should have been taken years ago when my mother was lecturing me. But of course, I didn't listen.

If you join me on this, great! Let me know what you are doing to change your family habits. You don't have to go to the extreme, baby steps are a great way to start. Obesity is one the greatest killer of people in America and Canada and it's the ONLY disease that is preventable  AND reversible.

CSN Has Caught My Attention!!

In a previous post I mentioned that I wanted to put some art work over my bed, but I needed something that "moves" to me.

Not only is this art supposed to move me, it also needs to be soothing. Why? Because I'll be able to see this art reflecting in my mirror so I need to have something that isn't too loud.

So when CSN sent me an email, I'm going to be honest, I never heard of them before. But I'm so glad they contacted me. I actually started looking at them for Chicky's new kids beds but they have so much stuff in this easy to find website.

And here are some of the wonderful art that I've found for the possibility of placing in that blank canvas above my bed.

This beautiful and peaceful 3 piece artwork called Graham & Brown Tropical Leaves Print Wall Art.

Or this tapestry.

How about something a little more soothing...

There are some amazing things to find at CSN store. Everything from bedding, furniture, baby and outdoor items.

Check it all out!! 

But be sure to come back. I have a giveaway brought to you by the kind people of CSN!!

More details to come!

Things We Forget When We Live On Base... Or Anywhere....

Have you gotten way to comfortable where you live?

As you leave to drive your child to school, you think to lock the door but, you're only going to be gone for ten minutes. Or someone knocks on your door and tells you that they are there because Housing needs then to check your furnace annually, and you just let them walk through your front door.

It's happened to the best of us. But my friend Krystel from Army Wife 101, who has a great blog post about keeping yourself safe.

I agree with everything she says!

It is VERY easy to think I live on base, nothing will happen to us. Don't think like that! I don't mean be paranoid (I have a reason to be off my rocker when Cpl. Mayhem is gone, that will be kept for a future post) but just be safe.

Here's my list of things you should remember to do, some will be similar to what Krystel mentions in her post but it's good to hear it twice.

LOCK YOUR DOORS!! It's easy, and it will cost you less money than having to replace your things. Unfortunately most of the break ins that happen are by the teenagers on base. Lock you cars, lock up your belongings.

Don't post online that your husband is going away! Social networks are very easy to leave messages saying that hubby is leaving, don't post it! There have been known break ins in houses on base and off where the robber said they knew they weren't home because they posted in on Facebook. I've done that before, not realizing that I even do it.

Watch your kids! I have seen so many little ones walking alone on base. How do you do it? It takes one second for your child to forget to look both ways and most drivers think they belong with NASCAR, they won't be stopping so quickly. 

When someone comes to your house to fix something or check your fire alarms, don't hesitate to ask for ID and the paperwork first before letting them in. I have even gone as far as making them wait at the door while I call housing to see if they were scheduled to be at my house. I have the same Purolator delivery driver, he never gets past my door. But every year it's someone different at my door for maintenance on my Housing Unit. Sure, People think I'm paranoid, but after watching John Quiñones on 20/20 and how easy it is for someone to just get a uniform and pretend to be that sewage worker needing to check that your basement hasn't flooded. I don't want to scare you but some of the simple things we end up forgetting to do. Like my next point...

Let your intuition guide you. If something feels wrong to you, don't be afraid to walk away or tell someone to leave. Everyone is too eager to think the best of people and most are harmless but if something feels wrong to you like my example above, don't feel bad about hurting their feelings. Your safety and your families safety comes first.

Be aware of your surroundings. If you know most of your neighbours and now you notice that there is someone on your street that feels out of place. Keep an eye on them, take a mental note of what they are doing, wearing and where they are going. 
Don't let iPods and electronic devices make your surroundings, you won't be able to hear if someone is coming from behind you or if a car is coming. Pocket them if you are walking alone.

Make a buddy system. My sister calls me daily to see if I'm ok and if I'm out she'll call until she gets me.

Keep a light on in your house so people think that you are there.

Don't leave your credit cards and purse out, for everyone to see. Don't leave it in your car, just bring it in the house. It takes two seconds and a lot less hassle to have to call everyone to cancel cards and banking information.

Check your fire extinguishers, you should have them checked once a year. Make an emergency fire plan with your children. Purchase an escape ladder for the top floor.

Go back to the basics of child safety. It's easy to leave chemicals out once your kids are a little older, but going back to the idea that they are toddlers who will get into anything will prevent a visit to the hospital.

This post wasn't meant to scare you. Just a reminder to keep yourself safe.

How did I do? Did I miss anything? Add to this if you have an idea that I missed.

Be safe! Later days!

INSANITY Update: Insane, Not So Much...

Sick?

Yes! I was dizzy and slept most of the morning away.

Then the afternoon was a clean sweep of the house.

By the time I went to the basement all I could see was this:

So I think I shouldn't have been so overzealous to start something and not fully prepare for it!

Oh my gawd! Where am I supposed to workout?

I'll keep you posted on the clean up and THEN back to my INSANITY!

Later days!

INSANITY Here I Come!

So if you haven't heard of Insanity let me tell you about it.
Created by Shaun T. it's meant to be a 60 day body transformation.

To be honest I'm scared!

About the workouts, a little yes, especially when you hear from others who have done it how hard it really is.
Here's how it works. Most exercise workouts work you out at a medium rate and then force you to go at your maximum for a minute or so. This workout does the opposite, forcing you to "dig deeper" and go at your max then you get a minute to cool down. I sound like the commercial... Great!

What are the other reasons that it scares me? Not for the workout itself, but the idea of failure.

I've done all the programs and stuff and I've tried to stick with them all, losing on average of 30lbs on each program after every child.

But then I got sick and had to take medication that made me gain all the weight back. So failure, yes, failure is a difficult thing to get over.

I'm also scared of succeeding if you can believe it. Because once I succeed, I'll have to look back at all the time I wasted being fat. All the photos missed with my kids, all the fun fashions I wished I could wear, the feeling of being shy because I was worried what other people saw when they looked at me.

What a waste no?

So were we go, on with the insanity!
I'll post my before and after photos on day 60 as well as my stats!

MOMVERSATION MONDAY!!!: The New Mom Excuse: What's Its Shelf Life?

It's Momversation Monday!!

And we have someone new on panel today! Meet Jennifer Brandt, Managing Editor of Parents Ask and author of Perfectly Disheveled. Jennifer wanted to talk today about the "new mom" excuses.

You know what they are...

Someone knocks at your door at noon your hair is a disaster, you are STILL in your PJs, you haven't showered in days and you still have that spare tire from the day your child was born. You shrug it off and say "I'm a new mom!". Seconds later your two and a half year old runs into the room.

So what's your excuse now? And what's the expiry date on that "new mom" excuse?

I've used that excuse. I had to stop using that excuse when my son was two and I started to work again. That was my wakeup call. I needed to get dressed, showered and put my best clothes on, there was a dress code. Also being a health consultant helped with my thirty pound weight loss. I needed to practice what I preached!

But then I got pregnant with my second child and I reverted back to the "new mom" excuse. Because, technically, I was a new mom again!

Now that my girl is two and a half I really have no excuses do I? Kind of funny since as I was watching this episode, the package of workout DVDs I purchased came in the mail. I think both were big hints!

We all use the new mom excuse! No matter how old the child is. It's easier to use the excuse at the end of the day when the treadmill is staring at you and you are exhausted. The reason why you didn't shower three days in a row. The reason why there is still puke in your hair and clothes when you get into your car to go the store and never bothered to look in a mirror.

For me it's easier to care for others rather than myself. And even with the example of work, that wasn't even a choice to do it for myself, it was the choice of going back to work.

And I believe it's OK to use the "new mom" excuse EXCEPT for paranoid behaviours. As for the example Jennifer and Daphne Brogdon of Coolmom.com were talking about when Jennifer's friend who used the excuse for not being able to hire a nanny. That's not a "new mom" excuse. Call it like it is! That's an " I can't trust anyone with my child" excuse.

The shelf life of the "new mom" excuse depends on the mom. I believe when you are ready to put some focus back on yourself, you and only you can find that time that is right for you. Every situation is different.

Do you use the "new mom" excuse? And how long have you been using it?

Friend Intro: Wanda!

What can I say about this woman.

Well first, this is how we met.

Facebook.

I know, I bet some of you are thinking that I'm crazy? Well actually I might have been...

You see I was looking to make some friends when I moved to our posting and I didn't know where to start. I'm sure there are better ways to meet people, but I went for weird first. I'm also shy so it's easier to do than going somewhere in a large croud to meet people. Hives are forming as we speak!

So I looked on Facebook for military spouses and moms, I wrote a quick note introducing myself and I got NOTHING! So figured these people are just as shy as I am (or snobby, which was my first reaction I'm not going to lie).

But then I received an email from Wanda, saying that she saw my noted and wanted to introduce herself. I was so happy to see a response, I wrote back as soon as I could! We've been friends ever since!

And she has been there for every major emergency, or what I consider a major emergency! She was there when I needed to take Chicky to the hospital. When my car broke down, she called a friend of hers to give me a boost.

We've had our share of crazy moments, from trying to enjoy a fire only to spend that time shooing bugs away. Walking home trying to "rescue" the "stray" cat that crossed our drunken past and accidentally video taping a conversation that NO ONE should ever hear. Did you read that Wanda? Delete it already! LOL!

And her kids, Chunker and Critter are just the cutest kids alive!

But now she is leaving me... Sniff
I know that in this life, friends come and go, but it's still hard to see a great friend move away. Especially one who was there when no else replied!

So tonight, we drink! And Karaoke, ONLY because it's you!

Wordless Wednesday...

This Week on The View March 5th- 12th

Great things are happening on The View!!

But first let's talk about Monday's show- after the Red Carpet:

Heated debate over the "Blind Side". Vanessa Williams was on and she mentioned that the movie brings on the theme of a white family who saves a black boy from poverty. I was a little hurt by that. Because in this day and age,we should be able to help a child be it black, white, brown or purple (yes, I said it!), without it being a made into a "saving the whole race" movement. We adopt to help a child have better life and a family, take them out of a broken foster care system or orphanage, we not looking for praise or awards.
Today was an interesting during the Hot Topics, especially with Lindsay Lohan's new lawsuit against E*Trade and their commercial of the baby mentioning a "milkaholic Lindsay". She claims she has a very recognizable name like Cher and Madonna and it was a blatant stab at her image. I just think the babies are cute!


They also spoke about the Bachelor and I"m not going to get into it because everyone else has spoken about and I'm tired of them! I'm sorry, I am!

They also talked about the history of the menstruation. OK, men, this is where you can scroll down a couple of sentences.
Who knew that cramps were a good thing!?
I'm horrified that there was and still is such a stigma towards a woman's cycle. In 1912 the New York Times had an editorial about how women shouldn't be able to vote because of their periods, making them unstable to make rational decisions. Really?
Even the advetising hasn't changed much for it. In the beginning of advertising they would blame all your problems on a woman's period and how their problems will be solved. Now, it's this idea that everything is going to be sunshine and roses when you are on your period. A guy must have written them!

Andy Garcia and his daughter Dominik Garcia-Lorido talk about their movie "City Island". They talked abou the awkward it was to have your dad on set while doing scenes where she plays an exotic dancer. The movies is about family and the secrets families keep. It looks amazing, I would love to go see that!

Tons more to come!!!

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MOMVERSATION MONDAY: Too Fat to Fly?!

It's Momversation Monday!!
This Momversation got me kind of worried today. Alice Bradley of Finslippy brings up the rather sore question of being too fat fly.

The subject in question is director Kevin Smith who was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for being a "safety risk", a polite way of saying he was deemed too fat to fly.

I would be horrified to have my ticket taken, get on the flight and settled in only to have someone say you need to get off the flight would be THE most embarrassing thing that could ever happen to me. And believe me I've had embarrasing moment happen to me!

Both my parents were flight attendants so I tuned to them with the topic. From our conversation this is what they had to say:

The seats are tight and it's not comfy for either the person "of size" or for the person who is sitting next to them. When you purchased your ticket I don't believe you were expecting to have someone taking up half of your already small seat.
There is also another issue of safety, you have to be able to get out of the plane in case of an emergency. 
Now depending on each airline some will give you a discount on the purchase of your second seat if you need one you just need to ask or go on their websites to find out.

My parents both agree that asking him to leave was wrong, there should have been talks about the issue way before he sat on the plane.

HOWEVER!!!

I like to look at both sides of the story and I got Southwest Airlines through their blog.
I personally can't put either Southwest Airline or Kevin Smith in the wrong here after I've read both sides.

First and foremost Kevin Smith was embarrassed by the public walk of shame and the only thing he could do is humiliate the airline for their treatment of people "of size" on Twitter.
But before anyone thinks that Southwest Airlines was totally in the wrong the situation, Mr. Smith HAD purchased two tickets for his flight as he done in the past. However he changed his plans to go on an earlier flight putting him on stand-by. Leaving him with only the one seat, forcing the airline to think of safety first.

This is a case of bad luck for everyone involved.

I'm a person "of size" (not to the point that I need a second seat mind you) and I know how hard it is to have people praying to not have you sit next to them and not being too descreet about it. It's cruel and embarrassing. As a society we've grown, the airlines haven't and our seats are no longer keeping up with that.

What needs to be done is go back to the CEOs of the airlines and find a better way to make everyone feel welcomed to fly on their planes.

Tell me what do you think?

It Took 6 Years...

I finally got a new bedroom set. Yes, a set! Which means I can now donate our college stuff that doesn't match!

Not that they were bad pieces of furniture, they did their time and now it's time to retire and an new group of items are here to take over the responsibility of making the one room in my house my sanctuary.

YES, I got all that from new furniture.

I even got help from Ducky and Chicky with the clean up. And once the guys brought the furniture over they had a great assistant with Ducky directing them to where they needed to go.

So here it my new furniture!

I plan on putting up some art as soon as something speaks to me! And that nightstand IS the best part of the set because I now have something to put my glasses on. Yes, six years, glasses would go on the floor!

I love it! Thank you Cpl. Mayhem for finding the most beautiful set!

OH Canada! COME ON!!

So for most of us Canadian might have heard that they are looking into changing the national anthem.

You've heard it 14 times during the Olympics and now during a throne speech Wednesday in Parliament, Governor General Michaelle Jean said to the Conservatives would ask Parliament "to examine the original gender-neutral English wording of the national anthem."

The part of the lyrics in question is: "True patriot love in all thy sons command."

The Conservatives would like to have that part change to an earlier version of the anthem written by Stanley Weir in 1908": "True patriot love thou dost in us command,".

Many believe that the discussion of the national anthem is only coming up now as a smoke screen for the up coming presentation of this year's budget. Other's feel that the anthem not being gender-neutral is something that should concern Canadian because of it's human rights issues.While some say that the change is meant to include women in our national anthem, however, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff believes that there are other ways to support women than changing the lyrics of a century old anthem.

Here's my two cents.

What issues do we have here? All over the world people are hearing our national anthem, the pride that we as a nation had during the Olympics and beyond. There is no need to have the government spend money to have the anthem changed.

Everyone can sing the anthem how ever they want, but why do have to go old school in this? " Thou dost in us command"? Who is going to sing the 1908 version?

And if we are going to go gender-neutral, why not go further and change the religious part of the anthem "God keep our land,"? Canada is well know for it's multicultural nation. What about the Jewish faith, Muslims, Buddhist?

As a woman, I don't feel left out of the anthem. I believe in my country and love it no matter what the lyrics of the anthem said. The government is taking away from the real issues that need to be addressed.

If someone's feel offended by the lyrics they can change the words themselves, the government doesn't need to go and change it.

What do you think?

Everyone Should Have A Marriage Ref!

I've become a HUGE supporter of the new show The Marriage Ref. Jerry Seinfeld produced the show calling it a "a comedy about situations in reality".

Here's how it goes: Host Tom Papa shows a real life argument between spouses. A panel of celebrity judges put their two cents in about it and they choose a side to the argument. However, Papa is the deciding factor, where he tells the squabbling couple who win the argument.

BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN!!!

Here are my reasons:

1. I'm a huge fan of Tom Papa! Love his comedy acts!

2. I love that the arguments go from minor to "how are you still arguing about that?"

3. It's just funny!

Tonight they had on their panel was Tina Fey, Jerry Seinfeld and Eva Longoria. They were great together especially Eva, I just couldn't stopped laughing at her! She was too funny, and real! I now know WAY too much about Eva Longoria.

It's all in good fun!

Would you want a marriage ref?

Do You Ustream?

I've been wanting to have some great debates with other military wives/ girlfriends and moms about the military life.

I just found this website called Ustream that would enable us to do so!

Similar to the Momversation videos except we can do it live!

Interested? Let me know!!

Comment here if you would be interested in this!

This Week on The View

The View this week there were some great guests on the show including, cover your ears men... Robert Pattinson (cue the teenage screamers) and Emilie de Ravin. Mitt Romney and Lisa Kudrow.

One of the big Hot Topics was Sarah Palin on the Jay Leno show in her "debut" as a stand up comic. Joy Behar commented on how confident Palin was as a comic and how hard it was for her to get her confidence. I personally think Palin was confident because she is a public speaker and politician and someone who has been in the public eye for a really long time and has taken a lot of backlash. So it's easier for her to laugh at herself.

They also had the best of " View Tube" where they show the celebrities leaving and they give their final say. My personal favorites was Rachael Ray saying that she could say anything because they co-hosts had their mouths full of food! And Jennie McCarthy having an real human moment and had sweaty armpits!And what looks like the only time Elizabeth loosen up and imitated "The Situation".

I'm looking forward to seeing Valerie Bertinelli as the celebrity guest co-host on Thursday.
Friday is even better with The View's "Road to the Oscars" and Fashion Friday celebrates "History of Oscar Fashions"!

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MOMVERSATION MONDAY!!: The "R" Word: Is It Ever OK to Use It?

Good Morning! Here's another riviting discussion on Momversation Monday!

Daphne Brogdon of Cool Mom bring up the sensitive question of do we use the "R" word and is it OK to use it?

The "R" word for those who don't know is retard.
Lets break down the word shall we?

Brogdon watched an interview with Sarah Palin, who has a child with Down syndrome, say that she was mad at a White House Chief of Staff for using the word retard to describe Liberals who did not like how the government was handling the health care debate as "Effing retards". But then Palin went on to say it was OK for Rush Limbaugh to use it because it was satire.

I, like Dana Loesch of Mamalogues, listened and I also watched the Sarah Palin clip, and there was a difference in which the word was being used because as Dana said Limbaugh was using it to highlight politcal incorrectness in the aftermath of what was said by the Chief of Staff, who used it to attack a group of people who did not like what they were doing in the White House. Unfortunately in Palin's interview her point was lost somewhere in between trying to get the Chief of Staff fired and her promotion of her Facebook page.

As Alice Bradley of Finslippy pointed out, I wouldn't want to say that out in public because I would be scared to use the word in complete fear of insulting someone.

I believe in this day and age where we have so many words to choose from, we can officially say that satire or not, the use of the "R" word is no longer necessary.
Do we really need to be using this word?

Of course we all used the word at one point or another, I'll admit that I have, but looking back to my conversation on which I used it, I realized it didn't add to the point I was making. As a matter of fact, it decreased my point because the only thing that was most predominant in my statement was the use of the word and how uneducated I sounded in that moment.

What about you?
How do you feel about the use of the "R" word?