Mom Moments

musings about the monotony, mania, and magic of being a mom in Monroe

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Undies and Army Guys

June 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Its one of those weeks (is it really ONLY Monday) where if you want clean underpants in the morning, you need to get them from the basement because somebody (ahem!) has not put the laundry away. 
So as I fetch a pair and hand it to my 4 year old, he salutes me.  Now that’s not the [...]

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Tags: boys · funny-ish · parenting · what i learned

River Raisin Drum Corps Event

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

River Raisin Muster to feature Virginia fife and drum corps
by Danielle Portteus

A well-known fife and drum corps from Virginia will visit Monroe in celebration of its 50th anniversary later this month.
Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums will visit the area June 20-21 during the second annual River Raisin International Muster.
Scott Lonsdale, an interpreter for the River [...]

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Tags: local · things-to-do

Motherhood and Movies

June 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Pay It Forward
OK, I’m not a movie person so I’ve never actually seen this move (I think Kevin Spacey is in it, and that Osment boy from Sixth Sense? I suppose I could google it), but I love the title.
I guess its the newer version of random acts of kindness. I think if everyone bought [...]

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Tags: motherhood · parenting · what i learned