Keeping 'em trendy with UMI Shoes

Comfy

Funky
Chic
Trendy

All words used to describe Umi Shoes.
Oh, and let's not forget : Stylin' and Profilin'
Hey, I'm hip.
I can use those words.

We recently received our 2nd pair of Umi shoes.
As usual . . . They were beyond adorable (a mom's perspective)
and
LIKE TOTALLY COOL (a kid's perspective....a 10 year old kid.)
Here's the pair BIG GIRL chose :

Tansy
(chocolate/amber)
Ok, I kind of helped her pick them out.
Although we wanted to go with something totally FUNKY and WILD like this :
we chose something that could be worn with jeans and dresses.
Of course, we can always go back and snap those red boots up.....
hmm
We may just do that.

A little about Umi Shoes (from their website)
At Umi, we build real children's shoes. Not floppy leather slipper socks. And not miniature grown-up shoes. We know a lot about growing feet. Front to back. Side to side. Top to bottom. Umi shoes are designed with children's feet in mind.

Around here we have some pretty high standards. We craft our shoes from the highest quality nappa and nubuck leather, with carefully constructed lasts. Our manufacturing process includes more than twenty quality control checks to ensure that every pair of shoes meets our standards. The result: Umi shoes are flexible, supportive, built to fit, and go the distance.

Snazzy Shoes, y'all.
Head over to Umi Shoes and grab a pair or a few pairs.
GO ON!
I won't tell your hubby.
:snicker:

Yeah, I beat her.....you want some too?

(super mom in training)
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Let me just say this . . .
I play to WIN.
My kids . . .
Well, they play to win also.
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
This doesn't fly with momma though.
I refuse to give in.
I refuse to let them SLIDE BY.
Or rather
CHEAT!
Yep, you heard me.
I don't care if you are 4 or 54.
I am in it to win it.
HEAR ME?

And don't you dare give me that "Gomomma (aka grandma) always lets me win."
NOPE
NOT GONNA WORK
You still aren't getting any freebies.
I aint your GOMOMMA (aka grandma).

NO, you can't reroll the dice until you get a number that you like.
YES, I saw you move your game piece one more time than it should have been moved.
PUT IT BACK!
NO, you can't have another guess . . .WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN!
NO, I didn't give you the "bad" cards. I am just lucky, I guess?

And for the love of monkeys, please don't pout when I beat ya.
(There's no crying in CONNECT FOUR.)
Suck it up and try again next time.

Now, who wants to play with me?
huh?
hello?

OH.WELL

Mama Likes

Just sharing some of my favorite finds from this past week . . .

A little of this
A little of that
Did you tickle my fancy this week?
Did ya??

Ok, I will admit...
When I first landed on this blog, I couldn't understand ANYTHING! It was like in a foreign language or something. (Um, yeah it is.)
I did what I usually do with big books.
I WENT LOOKING FOR PICS!
WOWIE!
I didn't even need words. TOTAL eye candy!
Oh, and then I noticed the nifty google translator thingamajig.
I can read now.

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Speaking of eye candy, Check out this blog too.
(isak.blog)

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Mind Your Manners, ya hear?
Read this post from CityMama.

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Um, today is National Smores day.
Skip to My Lou says so.
While you are over there be sure to check out pizza on the grill.
It's not pizza day but . . .
Well
ya know
It's still good stuff.

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inspiration . . .
Check out these mantels from Thrifty Decor Chick.

I HEART nerds and stuff

Trade the Spanx for Spandex.

Grab a can of hair spray.
&
Pile up in mom's car.

We are going back . . . .
WAY BACK
TO THE HIGH SCHOOL YEARS
and I'm not talking about High School Musical

high school was never THAT cheesy!

Watching Big Brother this season got me to thinking . . .
(uh oh, that's dangerous)
This year it is based on "cliques" like in highschool.

Blogging is a lot like highschool in this way.

Of course, instead of the Cheerleaders/Homecoming queens -vs- the Nerds/Offbeats.
It is more like the Crunchy moms -vs- Non Crunchy Moms or the Bottle feeding Moms -vs- Breastfeeding Moms etc.
or
the I'm supermom hear me ROAR group -vs- the I'm just a supermom in training, hear me cry group
the "I have over 5 billion followers" group -vs- the "I only have 134 followers" (woe is me) group

Don't even get me started on stats.
It's sad when a blogger with such HIGH rankings can't take the time to visit one of his/ her followers because they are less of a page rank or have a lower alexa rating.

YEP, that happens.

Sure, we generally flock to blogs that are similar to our own or that we have something in common with.
There's nothing at all wrong with that but why not spread your wings and fly around a little.
Don't you get tired of sitting in one place ALL.THE.TIME?
and here's a little secret . . .
It's ok to be seen on one of those OTHER BLOGS or Tweet one of those OTHER tweeters.

It's not like someone is gonna go all CRAZY upside your head because you leave their blog every now and again.

Cliques are everywhere on the net.
I was on twitter one day this week and saw this tweet :
@SugarKisses Do you ever feel like you're invisible to people? I join social networks/mom communities and when I post nobody bothers to respond.

Yep, been there.
You post a question or something PRETTY DARN cool only for it to be pushed to the very bottom of the page (no views and no comments).
But Smartypants Suzie posts and EVERYONE runs to give her a high-five or rather a "LOL, You are DA BOMB GIRL".
I see it all.the.time.
(of course it doesn't happen to ME now cuz I am like TOTALLY aWeSoMe and cOoL)
:COUGH:
:SNORT:

IT'S.OK.TO.SOCIALIZE.WITH.SOMEONE.NEW.
It really is.
I promise!

Of course, there will always be someone MORE popular . . .
BUT
We are bloggers not celebrities.
Support one another, YO?
And for the love of cupcakes, Don't ask what someone's stats are. Geesh!
Stats have nothing to do with friendships!
* Plus, IT'S TACKY*

Before you leave be sure to tell me which clique you belonged to in highschool.
like my light saber?

I've got much love for the nerds . . .
I married a HUNKY one!
-hubba hubba-

Why do I torture my son??

I did it again.
I made egg salad.
&
Yep, it smells like toot again.....according to the lil man.

I hope no one comes to visit today.

40% off all UMI shoes (one day only)

We love Umi!

Yes we do.
We love Umi.
and
So should YOU!
uh-huh
uh-huh
uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh

We are now the proud owner of two pairs of UMI shoes. The lil man has these and the BIG girl has these.
A-DORA-ble!
You really should buy a pair or three.
just sayin'
TODAY would be the perfect time too.
They are having a sale in honor of their birthday.
40% off ALL SHOES online
-including their new FALL shoes-



Hurry!
Sale ends tomorrow @ 11PM
Use promo code BDAY5 at checkout.

blogging from the bathroom

OH BEHAVE!

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It's not what YOU THINK.
Confession Time: Sometimes I tell the family that I am going to the ahem "ladies room" to ....
well you know
When really I am going in there to hide.
to relax
to think
to dream
TO BLOG or surf the internet
I lock the door and just sit there.
AHHHHH

Well, today I am doing that.
This post is coming LIVE from my bathroom.
You see, there are 8 kids in the other part of the house.
(Only 3 are my own)
I have been babysitting them for two weeks now.
I need a break.
They are driving me NUTS.
So, here I am . . .
hiding
IN THE BATHROOM.
The cat just left the door.
She scratched, then meowed and then she stuck one of her paws underneath the door.
She knows where I hide.
She tries to hide too.
I can't blame her.
I just skimmed through my new Betty Crocker Cookies & Bars magazine.
(lots of yummy cookies to look at)
Yep, I looked at and thought of FOOD in the Bathroom.
That has to be wrong in so many ways, right?
Oh well.
I've also been sitting here staring at one empty toilet paper roll.


Don't worry . . .
There's a full roll on top of the empty one though.
Someone was just too lazy to swap them.
Oh well.
I just heard a kid.
It was the princess.
She is calling me.
OH NO.
She came to the door.
I did not make a sound.
Maybe she will go away?
MAYBE NOT
Oh well.
I am not coming out.