My Man’s Birthday

It was my man’s birthday on the weekend and apparently the “theme” of his birthday was “Coke”. He LOVES Coca-Cola and as it turns out, all the presents were Coke-related. I really wanted to make a Coke-flavoured cake so I turned to everyone’s greatest resource: Google. Searched though a bunch of recipes and then came across this one on (of all places!) the Coca-Cola website: http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/recipes-cola-cake

Didn’t look like anything special…

but it was so moist without being heavy, a caramelized butterscotch type of flavour, and a whole bunch of yummy!  Happy birthday to my man!

 

The next day was Father’s Day and for some strange reason, that meant he got up and made me breakfast in bed (not sure how I pulled that one, besides the fact that he spoils me!).  He then got to spend Father’s Day with his son and a BBQ’d steak dinner, which just made the weekend perfect for him.

Google Found Me How?

Thought it was time again to share some of the crazy search terms that have resulted in people finding my blog.

• Mom black pen – there’s a mom-specific black pen?! Marketing genius or just plain weird? Jury is out on this one.
• Being single vs relationship – hope whomever is contemplating this option has figured out whether they want to stay in their relationship or not. Personally, I believe that if you are contemplating your relationship status, you shouldn’t be in a relationship. Just my opinion (and experience) though.
• I’m not happy with my current relationship status – see my comment above
• Set me free from his lies – LOL! Hunny, to Quote Dr. House “everyone lies”. All you can do is choose to put up with the lies, confront them, or move on.
• Cartoons of people marrying their dog – ummm, what?! And, how did that search term bring you to my blog? For the record, I never married my dog.
• I knew it was over when… – oh let me count the ways I could finish this statement… 😉
• itruzie bridal – I don’t even know what this is, but how is the word “bridal” finding my blog? I didn’t even wear a bridal gown when I got married. I wore a bridesmaid dress that I had made in white. I just wasn’t a big puffy white dress kind of girl, nor could I validate spending thousands of dollars on a dress.
• Breastfeeding older babies – not sure what the searcher refers to as “older babies” but I breastfed my twins until they were 1 year old…and frankly, I’m damn proud of it! They never developed the “latch” ability so I pumped for that year, and when month 11 came around, I was so sick of it but I was determined to achieve my goal of a year, and I did!
• Marriage couple between 10 -14 years of difference – my ex-husband is 14 years older than me. It worked out “grrrrreat”. LOL!
• My ex said his door is always open for me – mine said that too. I think they all do. They lie.
• Can you fake Autism – ummm, what??!!!! Why would you want to? Seek professional mental help, please…asap.
• Shemar Moore and single – is he??? Really??? He’s on my “list”. Sorry honey… 😉

My favs of all of them is:

• Happy I’m single – Despite being in a relationship with a wonderful man…me too hunny!! No more marriage for me!
• Autism Super Power – Hear! Hear!

 

Google Found Me How?!

Every so often, I just NEED to share with you the Google search terms that result in people visiting my blog. Some are funny, and some are just plain “ewwww!”. Here are some searches that have resulted in people coming to my blog in the last month: 

Under the “Awww!” Category:

• Hugs for growth – still amazes me how much money went into finding out that hugging is a good thing…and getting 14 hugs a day is optimal
• Positive mommy quotes – LOVE that someone found my blog with this search term. I hope I helped!
• Quotes on how to be single and happy – yay! Fake it until you make it, baby!
• Freckles and redheads hot – why, thank you! For some reason though, I think this search might have searching for something other than a mommy blog…just sayin’.
• Domesticated Mommy – ha! Have you fooled!
• Happily divorced – just waiting to file the paperwork…but in my mind, I am happily divorced! 

Under the “Ummm…what?! Why did you find my blog with this search term” Category:

• My son steals my daughters diaper – do I want to know if it was a clean or soiled diaper? Don’t think so.
• Marriage – why on earth are you looking to me to learn anything about marriage? I know nothing…just ask my ex-husband. Wait. Please don’t.
• Babies get high – Should I call Childrens’ Aid Society, or are you? And why on earth would that search term bring you to MY blog? I’m almost offended by this.  For the record, I do NOT support babies getting high!
• Quotes on how to start a relationship – um, again…don’t ask me! I’m shocked (but happy!) my man is still around!
• Don’t like your status – then don’t read it
• Negative single parent quotes – who is researching this on Google? What are you planning on learning?
• I am not your mother anymore – amen, sister!
• I’m not the mothering type – I REALLY hope my kids never say this about me!
• Vaginal myomectomy – ahhh…been there, done that…and am SSOOO glad!  Highly recommend it for anyone with a uterine fibroid.

Under the Ewwww! Category:

• Mom son sexy stories – ummm…ewwww!

What I do find cool though, is when people actually search for different variations of “ImAMomToo” and find my blog – yay!

My “Understanding” of Current Events

 

 

 

Being a SAHM to 6 year old twins can be a bit isolating, especially when we just moved back to the family farm and one of my twins has Autism.  Having said that, one always needs to find humour or the positive in every situation so I thought I would share with the world my interpretation on current events.  Please note, pretty much the only sources of information for me is Facebook, Twitter, a music radio station we listen to in the car, and kids’ shows.  So, here are my ramblings without Googling the items first…

 

PRE-GOOGLING

Norway – with the greatest respect, I know something horrible has happened but, couldn’t tell you any details other than people have died. 

 

RIM is laying off 2,000 people – so many families affected…wait, how big is this company?  Crap, I just upgraded to a Blackberry.

 

US Debt – ummm…how is this “news”?  Haven’t they always been in debt?

 

Somalia – what’s going on? I’m guessing it’s related to famine or AIDS.  Either way, it can’t be good.

 

Ontario weather – I’ve stopped checking the daily weather report.  It’s hot.  Hotter than hell.  High temperature plus humidity makes it about ten million.  Glad I have naturally straight hair.  Sorry curly or wavy haired girls…

 

Amy Winehouse died – too bad.  So young. Unfortunately, with the amount of partying she did, I’m not all that surprised…wait, how many times has she been in rehab?  Didn’t help her apparently.

 

Fabio has become the new Old Spice guy – he’s alive? I really need to see this!!

 

JLo & Marc Anthony split up – oh no! Another fellow family with twins bites the dust. So sad.

 

POST – GOOGLING

Oh Gawd.  I suck.  I really need to start paying more attention to the world outside of our little family but…wait, excuse me while I stop my son from pulling at the blinds again, and my daughter from climbing on the back of the couch again…

 

However, I gave myself a little pat on the back this morning to discover that I was already following all but 3 of this week’s 20 Mommy Bloggers List from SweetSpot.ca.

 

I know. I need to get out more often.

Rapture Ramblings

So, the world is supposed to end today… “Rapture” as they call it. Honestly, I had to Google it to find out more and, as I was reading all this doomsday crapstuff, a new headline popped up “Rapture deadline passes, world still here”. What?! It’s 10am here! More research. Ahh…there are supposed to be powerful earthquakes at 6pm in each time zone. So, as a highschool friend of mine posted on his Facebook, it’s supposed to be a “rolling Rapture”. Australia has now experienced 6pm and they are still alive. Yay!

More research has turned up that apparently those of us left on Earth, will suffer Hell until October 21^st when God will finally pull the plug once and for all. Wait, it took God 6 days to create Earth, but 5 months to destroy it? What am I missing here? I thought it was faster to destroy things than create them, after all it takes builders YEARS to build a huge skyscraper, but only a few minutes to blast it down.

Came across this article entitled After the Rapture, Who Will Walk Your Dog? As a dog-lover, I just had to check that out.  It’s a pet service offering to look after your pets post-Rapture for $135, no money-back guarantee if there’s no Rapture. My favourite quote is from the owner of the service: “What we try to do is reassure our clients that they can trust us, number one,” he says. And if that isn’t good enough, Centre suggests clients “find a friend who may be a Jew, a Hindu, a Muslim, an Atheist, a Wiccan, a Catholic, an Episcopal, anyone they think is not going to be Raptured and appoint them as their post-Rapture power of attorney.” LMAO!! One of the comments on the article sums it all up in my mind: “If my dog can’t come with me then I am not going.”

Then there’s the Rapture Ready website. WAY too much information but scrolling down the website (apparently they skipped Website Design 101), came across the “Featured End of Time Writers” section. Firstly, how do you include that on a resume or explain it in an interview post-Rapture? Yes, I was a Featured End of Time Writer, but it didn’t happen so I need a job. Secondly, I was shocked to see my grandfather’s name there! Even more shocking that he passed away a number of years ago.

The best post I’ve seen though about today’s Rapture is from a Twitter friend @BloggyMoms: A Rapture Forecast.  I LOVE IT!

At the end of the daytime, I hope I’m going to Heaven because I know my kids will be there, but if I’m staying to ensure Hell on Earth, then I’m keeping all of you with me…much better party that way!