http://peckedbyducks.com I once read "having kids is like being pecked to death by ducks". It doesn't really hurt, but it is constant and can be very annoying. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:14:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I bet you have been wondering where the heck I have been. I know! Right? I'm still wondering when I'm going to get my holiday card out (for 2009) and thank you notes from the boys birthdays (April) and my crochet post (October) posted. So here's a run down of the adventure ... http://peckedbyducks.com/?p=223 Why you ask? Because I joined the YMCA last week and that's just how my loco brain and I roll, that's why. So my sister Maria is here for 5 weeks <woot!> and somehow the weekend before Thanksgiving when we were in NYC to see A Steady Rain, we decided that ... http://peckedbyducks.com/?p=221 I am not sure if it is the season, or Max is just going through his "monsters under the bed" phase, but this is how our conversation went tonight as I was trying to get him settled down for bed. Lights were out and I was snuggling him. Max: Mommy? Me: mmm ... http://peckedbyducks.com/?p=210 Wow! I usually don't have this kind of luck, but I logged in to Etsy.com this morning to check the Treasury list and it was 2 minutes away from allowing new treasuries! Good thing I am dork enough to have a couple treasury collections all set and ready to go... ... http://peckedbyducks.com/?p=207 So since I am such a crappy blogger these days, I thought I'd start some easy... just get it done daily ideas to get me back in the game. Tuesdays, I am going to re-cap mah favorite tweet from the week. And yes, this week I am pathetic enough to ... http://peckedbyducks.com/?p=192 This is my brain on drugs Friday... http://peckedbyducks.com/?p=190 Happy Birthday to my one and only brother!! (a wee bit belated) My brother Jonah is a free spirit. He works on an island in the summers, taking out deep sea fishing charters, landscaping, house painting, and delivering pizzas. But then he spends the rest of the year traveling the world ... http://peckedbyducks.com/?p=211 We've been nominated!! Pecked by Ducks (yep that's me) has been nominated by the Nickelodeon's Parent's Pick Awards as the best local blog for the Raleigh area. <garsh!> <blush> Woohoo! wait, let me say that again... Woohoo! I am beyond excited! Please vote for Pecked by Ducks. Voting will be open until July 15th and ... http://peckedbyducks.com/?p=187 May 17th was my sister Alia's 30th birthday. She invited everyone to her farm in Vermont for a huge celebration/work weekend. I flew up to Boston on Thursday after work to join in the fun. I met my baby sister Maria - she's 24 now, so maybe I need to stop ... http://peckedbyducks.com/?p=193 Captain Smarty Pants sent me an article the other day called "Mothers' talk is key to kids' social skills, study says" so of course I started worrying and wondering if we provide enough emotional cues for our boys. Then I remembered something. Last Sunday was Mother's Day. Captain Smarty Pants had ... http://peckedbyducks.com/?p=173