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…about all the formula coupons I’ve been posting. The fear is that, according to her,”more mothers will choose to use formula and not breast milk.” Then, there was some stuff about my being a bad mom and not wanting kids to have the best start and blah blah blah. First: I feel like a bad mom every single day, so that kinda takes the sting out of that one. Second: I nursed Z&M for a FREAKING YEAR. My very best memory of life is sitting on our houseboat deck at Lake Powell and feeding my Zachie in the sunshine. But girlfriends, please, let’s not judge each other. I had to supplement with formula for my twins, and I’m certain I’m not the only one. And some moms can’t breastfeed, for whatever reason. My sweet sister cried her way through an entire box of tissues when she realized she wouldn’t be able to offer that gift to her daughter.

In short, LIGHTEN UP, girls! Geez! We’re in this together!
PS: I’m really sorry to the 18 year old boy who just stumbled across this blog
and got waaaaay more than he bargained for.
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30% off any one item at CJ Banks: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=OOTtr9mlaCk&offerid=145173.10000212&type=3&subid=0
30% off Misses and Petites item at Christpher and Banks: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?
id=OOTtr9mlaCk&offerid=145186.10000225&type=3&subid=0
25% off your ENTIRE order at Coldwater Creek! http://www.retailmenot.com/view/coldwatercreek.com
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Victoria’s Secret has a lovely little sale going right now–
$10.00 off $50.00
$15.00 off $75.00
$25.00 off $100.00
PS: I don’t think you can buy the wings. Or the model.
http://e.victoriassecret.com/a/hBKRhfXAcckdyB7uTKZAUwnlQeg/v19?email=AUwnlQeg/doc.html
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I knew that my endless hours of watching HGTV’s “Sell This House” “Designed To Sell” “The Unsellables” “Get It Sold” “Look at the camera and exclaim, ‘oh this really pops!’ Or We’ll Kill Your Family” (okay, not that last one) was going to pay off. I got a POD, took out anything that showed a personal stamp, like family photos, decluttered, blah blah blah.
I decided to use the marketing technique they drill into us at the station and concluded that my home buyer was a 36 year old named Madison, thin, blonde hair pulled smoothly back into a ponytail, wearing a black cashmere sweater set and chinos. I hated her immediately, so I knew she was the perfect demographic. There are many Ladies Who Lunch in this neighborhood, so she’ll fit right in. My neighbors are my joy, my life, the people I can race to at 3 in the morning to help me when one of the kids has to go to the ER. But I am the Neighborhood Anomaly. I am forgiven because we’re pseudo-celebrities and we’re considered funny.
We painted classic colors, I scrubbed the living hell out of everything and placed pristine white towels in every bathroom. I warned The Todd and the boys that I would set them on fire if they touched them. “What are we supposed to use?” asked The Todd in a resigned tone. At this point, the man would have made do with paper towels if necessary to avoid my lectures about “staging sells!” one more time. “The crap towels are hidden in the closet. And don’t drink any of the Pelligrinos in the fridge. They’re for Madison.”
It’s been a month, no offers yet but “lots of traffic!” like they cheerfully say on the shows when the house has not yet successfully been boosted off. I’m exhausted with keeping the house clean. The Todd is running out of ways to arrange roses from the cutting garden. On the bright side, I have so effectively terrorized The Todd about the whole towel thing that I caught him drying off with toilet paper after a shower. But, when my sister Jenne got a nosebleed, I found myself shrieking at her because “you’re using Madison’s towels! Are you insane?” “No,” she said while tossing my formerly pristine towel in the corner,”but YOU are.”
Seriously, what if we’re one of those doomed families stuck in the home sale timewarp for a year? What if Madison doesn’t come? What if I can’t bleach Madison’s towels back to their virginial whiteness? What if I snap and murder one of my sons for scribbling on my exquisite yellow (Tuscan Sun, Ralph Lauren) kitchen wall?
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Starting July 7, Nordstroms in conjunction with Seventeen Magazine will be giving away free deluxe samples of Harajuku Lovers Fragrance in all five scents: Baby, Music, Lil’ Angel, Love and G. This is Gwen Stefani’s line. Giveaway until August 10, 2009
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Walmart has a fun new freebie available! Snag a FREE Pull-Ups Potty Print kit with stickers! You can choose from Girls – Disney Princess or Boys – Disney Cars! Just copy and paste this link below:http://www.startsampling.com/sm/100827/captureAddress.iphtml?item=100827&sourceAllow up to 4 weeks for delivery.**Don’t forget that you can also request a FREE Pull Ups Potty Training Success DVD!
A good reward to hold out in front of your incontinent toddler: BOGO Blizzards from Dairy Queen! Click here: http://www.blizzardfanclub.com/join/
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A reader recently emailed me to say her husband had gotten TWO Redbox rental codes on his iPhone! They were able to redeem them and others seem to have been too…as recently as today! Here they are:
DVDONME
BREAKROOM
Be sure to visit
Redbox to find your nearest location.
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…up next, Photoworks, who will print 25 photos free for you, I think you have to pay shipping and handling.
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…but they’ve suddenly up and offered 50 free 4×6 prints for signing up with them. It’s free, mind you, and there’s no obligation. If we continue at this rate you’ll have your entire summer’s worth of memories made up for free! Click here:http://lm.logicalmedia.com/z/10675/CD6638/
Stop over
HERE to snag another free Easy Bakeware pan this month. You are able to repeat this freebie each month, so get ready to stock your kitchen with burn-free bakeware. If you sign up for a free trial offer, your shipping is only $1! Just be sure to call and cancel within the trial period. That’s the only tricky thing about trial offers, keeping cancellation dates straight if you decide to drop out. This is one of the better
trial offers
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So The Todd and I share a computer at home, and I noticed today that he has something saved on his favorites called “Captain Kirk vs. the Butthole Monster.” Now, I would immediately like to make it very clear that I know this isn’t porn. The Todd’s just not the type. But…do I really want to click on this? Does anyone remember a “butthole monster” from any of the tv series or movies? Who saves something called the “butthole monster,” anyway?
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Here’s a lovely freebee: Utah’s Hogle Zoo is inviting all military personnel–retired and active–to bring their families to the zoo today through Friday for free admission! Just show your military ID at the front gate. Click here for more info: https://www.hoglezoo.org/events_experiences/events_calendar/07-01-2009/military-appreciation-days
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If you’re in Utah, this is sooo much fun:
After the abrupt and embarrassing departure of the former director a couple of months ago, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is back in excellent form and has free admission today! Now, this is a fine arts museum where children are welcome and will enjoy themselves. Be sure to check out one of the free backpacks to carry through the museum–it has all kinds of fun activities for the kids to do along the way. Zachie and MacLean have gone through several times and never managed to, like, set anything on fire.
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Toys.com has a posting
HERE with the 3-day sale items for Toys R Us and Babies R Us for July 2-4th. There’s also a coupon link, including one for $5 off $25! For those of you that use Goodstart formula, they are running a deal for a $20 gift card when you buy a 6-pack case of the 24oz cans.
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Word is that retailers are giving up on summer profits and dumping merchandise to make room for fall inventory: Pac-Sun’s the latest, up to 75% off! Click here for info: http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3394343-10405700
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Pick up FREE friendship bracelet from
Chickdowntown.com! All you need to do is
go here and scroll down to the bottom of their site. You should see a spot that says, “Be Our Friend! Sign up for our email list or add us as a friend on facebook or twitter and receive a free friendship bracelet from us.”
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If you like Pei Wei Aisan Diner, head in today ONLY–order the Sesame Chicken and it’s 25% off:
https://www.peiwei.com/
Yowsa! (I’m sorry, I have to utter the dreaded words “back to school” here) There’s $55.00 in Nabisco coupons and a school calendar. Click on the “promotions” tab at the top of the page:
http://lm.logicalmedia.com/z/10134/CD5868/