Can you really have too many diaper bags?

Here’s a little known fact about me… I LOVE bags! I really do!

I can’t afford coach and my handbag right now is a very conservative number from Nine West, but I absolutely love looking at bright, colorful, spirited bags… especially those that can be used as diaper bags!

Seriously, if I was not a web developer and I was sewing-inclined, I would sooooooo be making bags!!

Recently I discovered Bella Sera Baby and I am in love with her messenger-bag-or-backpack-style-diaper-bag! The designs are lovely and the style is perfect for getting out in summer!

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On to the final contest for the week… the lovely Lupe of Bella Sera Baby has generously donated a changing station as the prize for today’s contest!! Thanks Lupe!

To win, you need to write a funny thing that your kid said, akin to maya mom’s kidisms and say that “this post is to win great baby stuff” and include a link to Bella Sera Baby at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5726173

Last day to enter is May 6th, 2007 and the winner will be selected by Erika, aka plainjanemom! and announced on May 12th, 2007. Comment here if you’ve entered!

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Daddy Drama is pretty cool

I know absolutely nothing about the dad who runs the blog, Daddy Drama, and now I can’t remember how I came across it, but I do know that I really love it!

Honestly, I wonder how he finds these things… my husband would be lost trying to locate such great, fun stuff for kids… heck, I am lost when it comes to such things too!

Never mind the fact that I can’t afford most of the goodies that Daddy Drama finds, I still totally love them!

Now, go and enjoy!

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My favorite eMom

Wendy Piersall, the emom at home, has an incredible blog full of resources for parents, or really anyone, working at home. In the relatively short time that I have been reading her blog, thanks to Kwiz, I have learnt so much and became a huge fan. One of the things I appreciate most about Wendy is the fact that she genuinely cares about others, and this clearly shows in her writing.

There are many, many articles that I found really interesting and helpful, and I have already linked to quite a few from this blog, but you should really visit her blog and add it to your blogroll because I’ve noticed that I actually read almost every one of her articles in its entirety.

A few days ago, there was an article that I really liked entitled, How to Get Laid Off on Maternity Leave and Come Out Ahead… it’s a really wonderful article, inspiring, informative, and may be just the encouragement that a lot of us need to put ourselves out there.

Wendy is having her 1st birthday party, and I am sponsoring a prize of a SEO-optimized custom site redesign!!

I hope you enjoy this blog as much as I have!

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Tea

At the time that I was growing up in Trinidad, coffee houses were not popular, and I would be hard pressed to name even one place where people went to just relax with a cup of tea or coffee!

Even when I attended university in Toronto, and discovered the great Canadian love affair with timmy’s, I still thought the stuff was slightly revolting, although I did (and still do) love iced mochas!

My mom always said to me that at some point I will learn to enjoy a cup of tea… don’t you hate it how moms are always right?!

Turns out that I happen to love Tetley’s Chai! You see, although I may look like an authentic desi, I’m really not and as such I am not a huge fan of my mother-in-law’s a-little-too-spicy-chai, but the almost-authentic-chai by Tetley is perfect!

This morning, as I made breakfast for the kids, I put up a pot of tea as well, so as soon as I handed over breakfast and kids to my husband, I just sat in a folded chair in the kitchen and sipped my tea… And, you know what… I actually felt like those people in the commercials that have a sip and are magically taken to some peaceful, glorious place, far, far away from the reality of an insanely noisy household… Where I felt somewhat happier than my pre-first-sip self, when I just wanted to get back into bed and not see those little critters who believe that the littlest bit of natural light means it’s wake-up time!

Many thanks to the real Indians for Chai, and to Tetley for making it into an easy to use teabag!

Guidelines:
In a small pot, add in a tiny bit of water, and bring to a boil on high heat
Add in 1 teabag of Tetley Chai and 1 teabag of Orange Pekoe Tea
Put on medium heat and add in 1 cup of skim milk
Leave on for 5 minutes (adjust heat as required so that the milk does not burn)

Add sugar to taste
Serve and experience peace

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Remember the extra clothing!

My older kids are almost 3 and 4, so they don’t really need a change of clothing when we go out, but you know, neurotic, paranoid mother that I am will certainly take clothes and much more when I go anywhere most of the time everything remains in the car, but anyways…

When visiting a theme park however, it is almost mandatory that extra clothing is taken for small children, because you never know what can happen, like, for example, deciding on the spur of the moment that it is ok for your kids to go frolic in the water, forgetting that you did not even bring a towel or extra underwear and then attempting to air dry your kids, while ignoring the cries of the eldest that he desperately needed to pee. Guys, what happened next was probably number 2 on my list of embarrassing things!

After I screamed and shouted, made my husband take him without pants or underwear to the bathroom, trying hard to ignore all the people staring at us, my sister pointed out that we didn’t know anyone here, and what’s the worst that could happen they would just say those Moslems! I always knew they were bad people! Which, really, they were probably thinking anyways, so, you know, just walk away and forget about it!”

The moral of the story if you see a kid not wearing pants or underwear and urinating in the middle of a theme park, don’t judge his mother! And when venturing out with small children, make sure you take extra clothing!!

The clothing that I took was actually one of my favorite things, my mom bought it for them, pajamas by Calvin Klein, which she got at Winners for about $10 – $15, because she would not spend more than that for pajamas. The pjs are so soft and comfy that the kids love them (and they can be worn without underwear), they can rolled up into a tiny ball, so it’s easy to carry, and when worn to theme parks, they look surprisingly not like pajamas, you can even pass it off as normal clothing!

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