Things I have NOT done during the two weeks I’ve been absent from the world wide blogosphere:
- Accidentally fallen off the edge of the planet during a routine bicycle ride.
- Been abducted by space aliens while I took the recycling out to the curb.
- Spontaneously combusted as I walked to my car in the stifling midday heat.
- Been detained indefinitely by the FBI due to a case of mistaken identity.
- Suffered a head injury that left me with amnesia and the ability to speak only in French.
- Abandoned the kids for the remainder of the summer while I traveled with the carnival and ran the Tilt-a-Whirl.
Things I HAVE done during the two weeks I’ve ignored the universe’s bloggy happenings:
- Obsessed about ignoring my dusty blog and the lovely people who are kind enough to visit it.
- Cleaned out my drawers and cabinets and discarded a wide amount of things I did not know I still had.
- Submitted to my yearly gynecological exam, along with the awkwardness and discomfort that accompanies it.
- Embarked on a variety of child centered activities during which one or all children complained of boredom, hunger, and/or tiredness.
- Lit loud flying explosives and ate charred meat in observance of our country’s birthday.
- Celebrated fifteen years married to the same person by purchasing reptile substrate and rolls of twine.
I have also spent quite a bit of time watching or listening to Nickelodeon which means I know the following theme songs by heart:
- iCarly
- Victorious
- Big Time Rush
- Fan Boy and Chum Chum
I promise to firm up my pudding brain and be a better bloggy citizen.
At least until apathy strikes again. It happens.
Thank you for still showing up.
OOH–spontaneous combustion. Now there’s an interesting subject. If your pudding brain can handle it.
My money was on the alien abduction.
It’s obviously the Nickelodeon that has fried your brain. Everything would be fine if you would just watch Disney with its Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana Forever.
Well, at least those shows are educational. If what you’re trying to learn is how incredibly ridiculous teenagers are.
I had my money on falling off the earth. Those bike rides can be hazardous.
What you are doing is way more important and fun. I feel the blog guilt too so I am going to tale a blogcation here soon.
I think everyone is in the same boat.
We heart iCarly too.
Nice to know the aliens haven’t gotten to you.
I hear copius amounts of wine are a good remedy for moldy brain.
Eh, what’s a little mold between friends right? So long as you still show up at Blogher (you do know I get to be your GlobOn friend for that right??) then I’m good with whenever you post. I’m digging the whiter look of the blog too.
I must ask about the reptile substrate. What’s up?
Yeah, I have been MIA, too. I just have no inspiration. Can’t think of anything funny or interesting to write about. Just out of ideas. I think the heat and my kids have sucked every bright idea out of my brain.
As you’ve said to me before…It’s good to take a break from blogging and just live life!
Happy Anniversary!!!
Moldiness aside, gald to see you back. Although the aliens could have been fun and think of the stories you would have to tell. Or are the kids aliens in disguise?
“Embarked on a variety of child centered activities during which one or all children complained of boredom, hunger, and/or tiredness.”
I can SO relate. I’m on the last day of the 8yo and 6yo’s school holidays here in Oz, and we’ve been doing a lot of that sort of thing. I think I’ve had a constant headache for two weeks.
Welcome back!
Eh, we’re just hanging out here…waiting for you to come back to us. It’s been boring without you, but you know…go live your life or whatever.
Actually, I’ve been a bit out of the bloggy world too. Trying to get a photog biz going and all that jazz, plus just enjoying summer!
Woohoo! You’re back. I stopped by a few times to check on you and figured you’d blog again when you actually had some time to yourself. I haven’t been blogging or visiting other blogs much this summer. The kids are just sucking all the energy out of me. Guess that’s why they have so much and I have none.
Very impressive musical arrangement! I think you forgot Yo Gabba Gabba!! lol
Happy Anniversary! Don’t worry about us. We will all be here when you feel like blogging.
That sounds like a busy schedule/ Its good to live outside of the blogosphere as much as possible – gives you something to blog about!
I tried to learn the theme to Fan Boy and Chum Chum not an easy one.
Well, there you are! I wondered why you weren’t on the ship after the abductions.
I miss Nickelodeon, to be honest. Right now I’ve got “hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog!” stuck in my brain. Guess what is The G Man’s favorite show?
Twine? Now there’s a couple who knows how to celebrate a milestone!
What would you do with a bunch of wretched crystal anyway?
We celebrated our 16th recently, with the customary trip to Home Depot and purchase of mold remediation spray.
Ahhh…
I’ve been a slacker myself lately. It’s summer, we all need a break.
Ah, you reminded me about the dreaded yearly doctor appointment. Glad you are fine, though, and the aliens left you alone.
Pretty words! Did you say you have pudding?
(I have been here, but that doesn’t mean I’ve avoided the mold.)
What is a reptile substrate?
Yeah Nick can change the most active brain to mush and return you to childhood fancy.
) Glad to see you back, and thanks about your comments on FAU. It was fun reading it.
Having had my phone tapped by the FBI (that’s an upcoming blog), I totally figured the mistaken identity thing. Glad it wasn’t that!
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I think everybody is finding it hard to keep up with blogland. It’s summer and there is sooo much to do, especially with the kids and that is waaay more important.
Your young ones are going to remenice…remember that summer mom learned all the words to our favorite shows, wasn’t that summer grand!
It’s summer, and you have 4 kids, Dudette. You’re lucky you have any neurons still firing. One of the kids on vacation watched Victorious, and I got sucked in for an episode. I pointed out to the boys that every girl looked exactly the same. They were like, “So? They’re hot!” Is that the new teenage look? I’m glad I’m old.
I need to redo my reader. It’s occurred to me that you might not be showing up now that you’re on wordpress.
Ack, it’s summer. Everything slows down in summer. Especially in this heat. Are you sure you didn’t spontaneously combust? I almost have.
iCarly plays in my head all the time. The other day my daughter was watching Hannah Montanna, in the middle of the show she decided to go to a friend’s house to play. I stayed to watch the end of the episode. I need help.
iCarly is better than the Jonas Brothers. In trying to keep the kids out of the pool for a break and while I unsuccessfully tried to take a nap. Picture 4 kids piled on top of me laying down as well…but squirming or asking what did she say, why did she say that every 2 minutes. I let them watch TV. After 2 episodes of Hannah (which I actually don’t mind but they were repeats), one episode of iCarly, the Jonas Bros came on..2min in I got a sudden burst of energy (insert couldn’t stand Jonas) and decided the pool was back open.