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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Drifting with the BB Drifters
The
moms are always there for each other.... No I’m not going all
sentimental on you (I only do that once a year) and this has nothing to
do with holding each other up or being there when you need a
friend. In fact, this is probably the exact opposite of that. Lets say
you decide to leave town to get away for a bit. Well then don’t answer
the door when Punk comes a knocking, because if your 340 miles from home
and Punk is 302 miles that could just mean she is only 38 miles away
from you! Suddenly 38 miles doesn’t seem far enough does it? Next thing
you know Punk is at your door and she expects an adventure because you
are a Momadonna after all!
Unfortunately for iCandy, she answered when Punk knocked…
iCandy not only answered that door, but she came up with a great Momadonna Vacation idea! She simply said "Lets dance!" and as you know Momaddonas never say no to dancing! So she found a little family friendly bar in town which was having the band BB Drifters play that night and the girls were off to eat and dance the night away!
Now
lets talk about the BB drifters for a moment. It seems they have not been drifting
very far as of late, in fact their add said they will only play a gig if
its 60 miles or less away from their home base. This is probably
because most of the band has passed on, but according to the Internet
the 1939 band still has a following and is made up of two members (both
of which seem a little too young to have been in the band, or possibly
even alive back in 1939). However rest assured the band lived up to their add:
"We are a band that provide music, singing & LIMITED DANCING."
Luckily for us Momadonnas are never very limited....
The Moms hung out for the first hour, ate and embarrassed teenage minions the second hour (possibly with our singing at the dinner table), then really went in for the kill dancing away the third! We even had the Minions get in on the act, much to their dismay. All and all we had a very good night and would not hesitate to drive 38 miles (give or take 300) to hang out again!
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
Momadonna science project: The Lemon Basil Martini
It all started when two Momadonnas decided they needed to run away, so they went to a restaurant specifically for a drink (it did have rave reviews). Meet the Lemon Basil Martini!
Now our Martini is not theirs but it is amazing! We started with a little internet research, as most things do, and it ended up an adventure hmmmm also as most things with the Momadonnas tend to do.
Well with a little research under our belt we decided to make our own. We pulled out our beakers, flasks, and measuring cups and went to work. Now the first version was not all it was cracked up to be (which didn't stop us from polishing it off). The second was a bit better but the third Ohhh the third now that was good stuff and the fifth went down smooth. So we decided to share! Here is our recipe and if you don't like it we suggest you keep drinking until you do!! *
6 oz citrus vodka
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz simple sugar (1/2 water 1/2 sugar mix)
A hand full of basil muddled to hell with a little bit of granulated sugar and lil bit o'lemon peel.
Then put it all in a James Bond type mixer add ice -shake not stir.
Then we named out new drink the "Thank you for coming so much." And that's a story for another time!
* IT WORKS - honest the more you drink it the better it tastes!
Friday, April 12, 2013
Skate for 40!
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On occasion the
Moms have asked themselves, if we were ever to turn 40 how would we celebrate? Now
as you know this is impossible because we Momadonnas do not age,* however, if for some unknown reason we
decided we would like to age a little, how would we commemorate such a
momentous event as “The big 4-0”? For surely everyone would be so impressed that
we had survived this long that they would be clamoring to join us in what would
be known as the “Party of the Quadruple Decade.” They would line up in droves
begging to come to the party, if only to eat our cake. Oh yes, there would definitely
be cake!** Indeed, this would have to be some party to make the Momadonnas
happy. So, as I was saying, occasionally the Moms amuse themselves by thinking
of parties and watching others as they embrace old age. The range of party
options/themes/events varies, but one 40th birthday party stands
out: an Accessory who had his at the skating rink.
Now I know that the last time you were at
the local skating rink it was also due to a birthday party, probably for some
Minion, and there were so many other Minions there that finding and holding on
to said Minion was next to impossible. I’m sure for the party hostess it was an
absolute nightmare. No one wants to be in her shoes! You know that at some
point in every skate party the hostess has to explain to another parent that their
child, who was just there a second ago, is missing. The poor child was
innocently spinning in circles around the rink when suddenly a giant vortex
opened up in the middle of the floor and sucked them up. Oh and by the way they
haven't been seen since. I assure you this does happen. Don’t believe me? Just
go to a skating rink (after a few Aspirin and maybe a Dramamine or two) and
watch. Minions are so quick they
will disappear if you blink! Don’t worry there is hope. If you ever find
yourself in this hostess’s situation there is a solution: Pull Out The Cake! Yes
cake again, but when it comes to Minions cake never fails -NEVER! The moment
you pull out a birthday cake all of the Minions within a 1 mile radius will converge
upon you. Don’t be surprised if a few extra Minions, whom you have never laid
eyes on before, show up. This is to be expected. For even in the 5th dimension (as the child sucked into the
vortex above is) they can hear the happy birthday song and will be pulled right
back to the party!
So, as an adult, why not have your own
skating party? If you do here are a few rules our Accessory created for us:
1) Rent it - the whole rink! You are an
adult and as an adult you don’t have to share!
2) Make them play your music- everyone
knows skating rinks don’t have good music, besides that's what iPods were
invented for - forcing everyone listen to your birthday play list!
3) Dress up- it's your party do what you
want! What Moms want at a skating rink is knee high socks and pigtails!
4) Finally watch out for Death – he shows
up when you least expect it… you should probably add a note on the invitation “No
scythes allowed.”
* The Momadonnas are all 26 and here we
shall stay! There is absolutely no reason to go any further. At 26 you are old
enough to know better and yet young enough not to care. Your skin still has its
elasticity and those age spots are still called freckles. It's the perfect age
and I personally have enjoyed being 26 for 15 years now. I fully endorse it.
Here's the Momadonnas stamp of approval:
**
Cake - everyone will come for cake. That’s why they have it at birthdays and weddings,
to draw people in and sucker them into leaving presents!
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Birthday Week 2013 - The Warehouse Dance
Its that time of year again – Birthday week! As you may or may not know, Ringleader, Bitch and Punk all have birthdays within one week of each other. Now what do you do to celebrate a momentous event like this? Funny enough, the moms asked themselves that very question. The Professional suggested one big blow out party hmmm.... that would work. It would also make the party planning much easier. So we agreed and got to work. Unfortunately, there were no big events or locations the birthday girls wanted to be seen at (Not even Disney on Ice – I know I asked). Then Ringleader said she had an idea, and did she ever! She had an amazing idea: A warehouse dance! Perfect! She was able to secure a top notch professional sound system and a whole room dedicated to our dancing pleasure (aka her gym). So the moms got organized. We gathered a few good friends, a disco ball, a black light, numerous tables, light strings, snacks, and suddenly the dance was on!
Of course our girls don’t just dance…they also support each other
and they hung around as long as they could
but eventually they got tired
and the night had to end. We had such a great time and a wonderful birthday party, but we have to wait how long until we can do it again? 365 days? Oh NO, NO, NO- I don't think so! Hot Tamale's birthday is in August and even as we speak the moms are trying to sweet talk iCandy into a 1/2 year bday party (with a half year conveniently falling with in the next month or so!) No indeed we definitely won't be waiting another year!
Of course our girls don’t just dance…they also support each other
and they hung around as long as they could
but eventually they got tired
and the night had to end. We had such a great time and a wonderful birthday party, but we have to wait how long until we can do it again? 365 days? Oh NO, NO, NO- I don't think so! Hot Tamale's birthday is in August and even as we speak the moms are trying to sweet talk iCandy into a 1/2 year bday party (with a half year conveniently falling with in the next month or so!) No indeed we definitely won't be waiting another year!
Friday, March 22, 2013
Luau
I love the idea of a luau. The whole atmosphere of the Hawaiian dinner party is something unique and so appealing that people have been known to pay hundreds of dollars to attend one. Well in Hawaii they do, not so much here in Utah, and definitely not in the dead of winder when we have several feet of snow on the ground. So you may be surprised to find a group of Utah girls who decided to do just that! Of course we aren’t just any group of girls - we are Momadonnas! When we decide to do something we really do it! Welcome to our luau post and although our luau was a little different than the typical Hawaiian one, there were some shocking similarities:
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We were warm -due to a fire in the hearth.
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We did roast meat- on a barbeque grill out back
(Hey! The ground was frozen and we couldn’t dig a one inch hole let alone a pit
big enough for a pig, so we had hamburgers. Just so you know, I think this is very cleaver
of us because although they are not a pork product, they do have a pork like word in them
–HAMburgers.)
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Hula dancers – well not so much dancers but a
few of us did were coconut bras and hula skirts over our warm winter clothes.
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Palm trees and Ocean breezes- we had a nice plastic
backdrop with fake palm trees hung outside where a chilly winter breeze reminded
us of the Arctic Ocean.
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Tables heaping with food – and they were too!
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Floral scent in the air – due to our Scentsy
candles.
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Fresh fruit like Coconut and Pineapple – define
fresh? We did have coconut and pineapple that were purchased from a Utah
grocery store at some point that very same week!*
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Poi - no poi was found on the premises, but it was for the best.
We all know Punk would run away scared of it. Hey what is Poi anyway? Its got
to be a vegetable** of some sort right? ***
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Tropical music – care of the iPod and Pandora.
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Friends – we even had group pictures taken
outside in the snow next to our fake palm trees. This wouldn’t have been so bad
but Bitch, either losing a bet or winning the war, decided to go out in the just
a coconut bra. Now that girl was cold and bold! Way to go Bitch!!!
All and all I think our luau was a success and we are all
ready to do it again next snow storm….well maybe not Bitch. I wonder if she has
warmed up yet?
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* Coconut- as in the whole coconut! We even
had to open it ourselves (we wacked at it with a knife until we could fit a
straw in – you see Bling wouldn’t bring The Professional and Punk his ax or a chain
saw.)
** Vegetables are Punk’s adversaries and
she will avoid them at all costs.
***Poi is a root like a potato. So it
qualifies as a vegetable, but has enough starch in it that Punk should actually
approve of it.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Life or Death Brunch
There is NEVER enough time – never. Between work, school, minions, exercise, volunteering, family and vacations we never have time to hang out with the moms and hanging out with the moms is a matter of life and death. I know I read it on the internet* it said someplace (possibly Wikipedia or Urban Legends) that being social cuts your risk of early death in half. HALF!!!
So just the other day we were asking ourselves, as we had too in this life or death situation, how do we find time to get together? Well iCandy came up with an amazing solution: Sunday Brunch! How perfect! We have to eat anyway, and there is no work involved, unless you count iCandy having to host the event, clean her house, set the table, make the drinks, organize the food, and provide entertainment. See no work at all- What a great idea! We could even come in PJs if we had wanted to. This was just the
outlet we were looking for, so after giving the minions a pat on the head and winking at the Accessories we were off to iCandy’s house to enjoy a posh spread of healthy-ish food and comfortable conversation. Our one-hour break turned into three, but we were all refreshed after and ready to take on the day.
It was just what we all needed, it saved our lives, it really did.
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* As we all know everything on the internet should be taken literally and as a fact.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Nicknames
“What's in a name?
That which we call a bitch,
By any other
name
still yells as loudly."
– William Shakespeare-ish
I remember when we first created/acknowledged our nicknames,
we laughed ourselves sick! Then we bravely told our friends about these names
and they all shook their heads saying we were crazy (and in their defense we were
–still are). This was especially true with Bitch’s nickname: El BITCH. I remember watching the total
denial in some of her friends’ faces when she shared her nickname with them at
Bunko. There was even a loud argument (which Bitch won of course)– her friends
saying there was no way that she could be nick named Bitch! She was way too
nice. Thinking back I don’t think
they looked at our Bitch the way we do, the way she does – with attitude. You see, they are right, Bitch is
really a good person. She has rescued little black kittens and found them
homes, educated strangers on how to take care of motorcycles because she was
worried they would get themselves hurt, raised her 3 week old nephew when his
parents couldn’t, and held onto each of us when our worlds fell apart and then
dried our tears... ok maybe she didn’t actually dry our tears but she did hand
us a tissue so we could do it ourselves.
So you ask how can this person I describe be the bitch? Why?
– because this bitch knows what
she wants and she wants Birch as her nickname! Bitch is about attitude and not
taking no for an answer. The Momadonna’s Bitch gets what she wants and makes
things happen. She will yell across a crowded room and leap tall buildings all in
a days work. She will talk the talk and walk the walk. She is the Bitch and
don’t you forget it!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
iCandy takes on Hollywood
This is a story about volunteer work. Now I know I got you all excited when I said Hollywood, but in my defense Hollywood got all excited when I said iCandy.
You may, or may not, know that moms are known for doing volunteer work. It’s true! The moms have helped volunteer everywhere from historical monuments to the local grade school. They help museums create displays, archeologists dig, as well as donating time and food to the area’s local food bank. What can I say, we are moms and volunteering is part of the job description. Seriously! When you become a mom you put that little minion first and you donate almost all your time to the effort of helping them grow into what we hope to call a civilized adult. So we are totally naturals* and why not put that effort towards other worthy endeavors too? I mean everyone wants a Momadonna around them! Everywhere I go I see business just begging the Momadonnas to help, they put up signs like “volunteers needed” and I know that’s just for us. Having a Momadonna in the building makes everything so much better.
Hollywood is the same, and they could definitely use a little Momadonna influence. So iCandy bravely stepped into that void. She joined the Sundance Film Festival and over a week impressed such famous actors as:
Ahhh Sundance its a great place to be and I just bet the Momadonnas will have more to say about it in the future.... including the Professional hanging out at Ashton Kutcher's After Party.
* I want to point out when I say we "are totally naturals” that is completely different from saying we went totally natural – you can see the difference right?
You may, or may not, know that moms are known for doing volunteer work. It’s true! The moms have helped volunteer everywhere from historical monuments to the local grade school. They help museums create displays, archeologists dig, as well as donating time and food to the area’s local food bank. What can I say, we are moms and volunteering is part of the job description. Seriously! When you become a mom you put that little minion first and you donate almost all your time to the effort of helping them grow into what we hope to call a civilized adult. So we are totally naturals* and why not put that effort towards other worthy endeavors too? I mean everyone wants a Momadonna around them! Everywhere I go I see business just begging the Momadonnas to help, they put up signs like “volunteers needed” and I know that’s just for us. Having a Momadonna in the building makes everything so much better.
Hollywood is the same, and they could definitely use a little Momadonna influence. So iCandy bravely stepped into that void. She joined the Sundance Film Festival and over a week impressed such famous actors as:
Dermot Mulroney from movies such as My Best Friends Wedding and The Grey
Jennifer Hudson from Dream Girls and American Idol
Alicia Keys The talented artist who crated such songs as the current hit Girl on Fire.
UFC/MMA - all of them the whole Ultimate Fighting Championship League had to be impressed with iCandy, and I don’t blame them she does stand out in a crowd. I am just curious to see if Jr. Santos dared to arm-wrestle her or not?
* I want to point out when I say we "are totally naturals” that is completely different from saying we went totally natural – you can see the difference right?
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Bling B-Day
What do Momadonnas do after the Holiday Parties come to an end? We party more of course!
You may ask what makes a good party in January (other than having a few Momadonnas on site)? Well having a good reason to party is a good start and it seems the Moms can always find a reason! Our most recent party definitely was for a good reason it was for Bling’s Birthday!*
January Birthday parties are always appreciated. After the holidays we all feel the need to get out and play. So this party was exactly what the doctor ordered! We celebrated Bling's successful completion of another year with good friends, good food, good conversation, good dancing, good yoga**, and lots and lots of fire! So how could it not be a success? Oh and when I say fire I’m not just talking about the small blaze on the birthday cake (although we have been 26 for so long we could probably burn a house down with the amount of candles that make an appearance on our cakes now days). No indeed! This time we are talking serious fire with an actual fire dancer twirling his fire pois around for all to see. If it hadn’t been 4 degrees we would have thought we were in Hawaii or some tropical retreat! Unfortunately it was 4 degrees and we couldn’t stay out very long no matter how much we had to drink. So we made lots of smart A$$*** comments and video taped it to replay again and again!
All and all we had a great night – Happy B-day BLING!
* Bling is the Ringleaders Accessory (for any who didn’t know). He is also the only Accessory with a shiny nickname and I think he likes it that way.
** Yoga – yes you heard me correctly and what would a party be without girls doing yoga in the front room? I have pictures, but I’m not sharing!
*** A$$ - the $ is an S. You see, it has to be spelled this way because Punk can’t swear. She has tried but she really isn’t any good at it and so as you may have guessed talking to Bitch can be a real problem for her….
You may ask what makes a good party in January (other than having a few Momadonnas on site)? Well having a good reason to party is a good start and it seems the Moms can always find a reason! Our most recent party definitely was for a good reason it was for Bling’s Birthday!*
January Birthday parties are always appreciated. After the holidays we all feel the need to get out and play. So this party was exactly what the doctor ordered! We celebrated Bling's successful completion of another year with good friends, good food, good conversation, good dancing, good yoga**, and lots and lots of fire! So how could it not be a success? Oh and when I say fire I’m not just talking about the small blaze on the birthday cake (although we have been 26 for so long we could probably burn a house down with the amount of candles that make an appearance on our cakes now days). No indeed! This time we are talking serious fire with an actual fire dancer twirling his fire pois around for all to see. If it hadn’t been 4 degrees we would have thought we were in Hawaii or some tropical retreat! Unfortunately it was 4 degrees and we couldn’t stay out very long no matter how much we had to drink. So we made lots of smart A$$*** comments and video taped it to replay again and again!
All and all we had a great night – Happy B-day BLING!
* Bling is the Ringleaders Accessory (for any who didn’t know). He is also the only Accessory with a shiny nickname and I think he likes it that way.
** Yoga – yes you heard me correctly and what would a party be without girls doing yoga in the front room? I have pictures, but I’m not sharing!
*** A$$ - the $ is an S. You see, it has to be spelled this way because Punk can’t swear. She has tried but she really isn’t any good at it and so as you may have guessed talking to Bitch can be a real problem for her….
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
It's not you, it's me
“It’s not you it’s me” – Wow did I really just say that? What in the world possessed me? Before you ask the answer is NO, this was not my breaking up with some man (although I can think of a few Accessories I would have liked to use this line on in the past). As a matter of fact this was not said to ANY man or woman at all, but instead to a 12 year old Minion. First, I want to point out that I do like to encourage this particular minion to “be herself” and not to “fall for peer pressure”, but I find sometimes peer pressure isn’t so bad and maybe we should pay a little more attention to those around us and their opinions. So although I said no to her purchasing a real 2-pound steel army helmet and wearing it to and from the junior high, it was definitely not her. It was all me at my mommy best!
It also made me think. How often do I say something that could have been phrased just a little differently so I didn't look quite so crazy? Well I'm not alone (I know I asked) and it turns out it is a mom thing! Sometimes we just find ourselves saying something that we would never have expected to hear coming out of our own mouths. It’s also usually something that could be taken wrong and almost always embarrasses us for at least a day. *
It also made me think. How often do I say something that could have been phrased just a little differently so I didn't look quite so crazy? Well I'm not alone (I know I asked) and it turns out it is a mom thing! Sometimes we just find ourselves saying something that we would never have expected to hear coming out of our own mouths. It’s also usually something that could be taken wrong and almost always embarrasses us for at least a day. *
In fact, as a mom, I think it’s a pre-requisite. We have all said something unexpected and we will continue to do so. One mom said she asked her son (in front of others) “Why does your coach like little boys?” Of course a comment like this, overheard and out of context, would cause anyone to raise an eyebrow. Now in her defense there was a logical reason for this question. You see she had noticed that the basketball coach kept putting the younger boys in the game and was not letting the older ones play, but anyone overhearing this would definitely not understand! Other comments that didn’t sound very good when overheard were:
“Good come! Good come!” –when the 1 ½ year old came when called.
“You need turkey droppings?” –a Thanksgiving misunderstanding.
“Look at her blow her nose!” –no comment! You just need to know that it’s the small things that make moms happy.
“Wow you are a dirty boy!” –this comment is perfectly innocent when used on any boy under the age of 10… no lets make that 8.
“Want to go sit on the Dude’s lap?” – for some reason this moms kids took to calling Santa The Dude.
“Don’t touch his balls!” – Yes indeed every mom has had to yell this at one time or another because kids just love balls. **
“You leave your teeth in the car young lady” -yelled across a parking lot and no I can’t really explain this one away but trust me it was for the best.
* Note: After one day most embarrassing moments become great stories to be used at parties and other social gatherings.
** Oh no! Do I have to add “kids just love balls” to the list of things I never thought I would say?
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Momadonna Car Wash
What does a Momadonna do when she runs out of wine?
Scream, cry, run around the neighborhood yelling the sky is falling the
sky is falling…well sometimes, but other times the moms, being woman of
action, find a creative way to get their hands on more wine. This is
the story of one of those times.
Driving around the city you see many sites, but if you are with an Accessory, you will definitely have any and all bikini car washes pointed out to you. Punk, not to be out done by girls ½ her age*, decided she could do just as well raising money for her cause – Momadonna’s Play time. So she decided to have her own fundraiser. However, because these are Momadonnas we are talking about, it was not funds they were working for, OH NO not at all- it was wine.
So Punk made flyers and invited everyone to her Wine-raiser…
Then the Moms took a clue from the other car washes and created signs to wave this one said" “Car Wash -will work for wine”
Finally they actually washed cars - Momadonna style wine in hand ready to go!
The end result was a good five hours of fun before the Accessories came and dragged the Momadonnas back to their respective houses.** The Moms earned just enough wine to drink together that night, which as we all know was the real reason they were doing this anyway. All and all a successful day for the Momadonnas.
*Punks age -26ish, really 26ish and she has been for over 14 years now….
** 5 hours = 1/2 hour to clean two cars and another 4 ½+ for the moms to socialize.
Driving around the city you see many sites, but if you are with an Accessory, you will definitely have any and all bikini car washes pointed out to you. Punk, not to be out done by girls ½ her age*, decided she could do just as well raising money for her cause – Momadonna’s Play time. So she decided to have her own fundraiser. However, because these are Momadonnas we are talking about, it was not funds they were working for, OH NO not at all- it was wine.
So Punk made flyers and invited everyone to her Wine-raiser…
Then the Moms took a clue from the other car washes and created signs to wave this one said" “Car Wash -will work for wine”
Finally they actually washed cars - Momadonna style wine in hand ready to go!
The end result was a good five hours of fun before the Accessories came and dragged the Momadonnas back to their respective houses.** The Moms earned just enough wine to drink together that night, which as we all know was the real reason they were doing this anyway. All and all a successful day for the Momadonnas.
*Punks age -26ish, really 26ish and she has been for over 14 years now….
** 5 hours = 1/2 hour to clean two cars and another 4 ½+ for the moms to socialize.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Momadonna Lip Balm prints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Momadonnas at my side.
Many scenes from our motherly adventures flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed a mom with me. Sometimes there was one mom, other times there were two. Sometimes all the moms were together, but there was always a Momadonna with me.
So I said to the Momadonnas, "Why do you walk with me always? Through the most trying periods of my life as well as the fun and relaxing ones?"
The Momadonnas smiled at me and replied, "Why, because that's what friends do."
Many scenes from our motherly adventures flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed a mom with me. Sometimes there was one mom, other times there were two. Sometimes all the moms were together, but there was always a Momadonna with me.
So I said to the Momadonnas, "Why do you walk with me always? Through the most trying periods of my life as well as the fun and relaxing ones?"
The Momadonnas smiled at me and replied, "Why, because that's what friends do."
Monday, July 23, 2012
4th of July
What would the 4th be without the Momadonnas having a BBQ and the Accessories blowing up mail boxes?
It would be boring, yes definitely boring. So we HAD to have a BBQ and yes the boys did indeed blow up mail boxes!*
The BBQ went splendidly with the moms all sitting around chatting about the day while relaxing in the great out doors (aka Punks back yard). The food was prepared, cooked, and magically appeared before us and our only job was to pretend to be dessert.
After we ate and talked until we were satiated,
then we began the hard part - finding a good place to sit and watch the
fireworks. Now no firework extravaganza is complete without sparklers
so we started with those. Unfortunately as everyone remembers sparklers
are scary and someone always gets burned. So to encourage the Minions to
get into the sparklers and put on a show for us, the moms
had Punk start sparking. Specifically they had Punk write her name in
the dark and jump around enthusiastically until all the kids found
themselves participating except the 16 year old. It turns out Teenage
Minions are too cool for sparklers, but secretly we know he wanted to
and if we would have all turned out backs for a second he would have
joined in (or if a cute teenager girl said it was cool.... enough said)
Then it was time for the real pyrotechnics to start!
We had the Accessories teach the minions how to light the fireworks so that we could relax, sit back in our chairs and
watch the show. Oh and the commentary! Not only did we ohhh and ahhh as
appropriate but we also got to yell at Minions and Accessories alike as we
told them "how to do it right." All without once moving from our seat.
Unfortunately for the Accessories, they had to move from their seats.
This happened when we realized the fireworks were a little too close to our cars
for comfort- in fact way to close and the more the Minions helped the closer the
fireworks seemed to get! The end result was the moms were treated to
a car show as well as the firework extravaganza.
The
show lasted for almost an hour and then it was time to say goodbye.
iCandy, with a pouty lip, bid her farewell and The Professional hugged
everyone enthusiastically as part of her goodbyes. Then Bitch
complemented the Accessories on their show and with a pat on our back
snuck away before we could see the tear in her eye and finally our dear
Ringleader bid us adieu with a melancholy smile and a wave. Soon all the
Monadonnas were gone as was another 4th of July.... it was a very
poignant moment or at least it would have been if I hadn't made that
last part up. You see the moms actually helped Punk clean things up and left
rather cheerfully knowing they all had a fun filled night, but wheres the drama in that?
*
Well maybe we shouldn't say the Accessories blew "up" the mail boxes -
it was more a blow out and open... and yes most of the mailbox is still
standing.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Bunco
Have you heard of Bunco - that friendly game of dice played by moms everywhere? If so, do you think it’s just a game? Well it’s not! It’s girl’s night out with attitude! Think about it, an excuse to get out at least once a month with 12 of your girlfriends and party hardy until the sun comes up or, to be somewhat more realistic, until the hostess kicks you out.
Bunco also teaches you important life skills such as how to fluster someone, perform Voodoo, swear like a sailor, and that luck pays (possibly up to $50 depending on how lucky you are that night.)
The Momadonnas Bunco group also likes to do more together than just role the dice, so for this last get-together they went to the movie Magic Mike. Now as any girl knows the more the better and when I say more I’m talking about BOTH more of the Magic Mike Men and more Momadonna Girlfriends! So on this particular night there were 14 of us moms at the movie and for those who are counting, yes that is more girls than the Bunco group can account for. Then again, we are talking Magic Mike here. This has to be the best girls night out movie ever! The movie is such a tease * that our girls comfortably jeered and cheered at it while threatening to stand up and throw money at the screen (for those who don’t know it’s a male stripper movie so throwing money would have been perfectly acceptable and if not, then getting kicked out also would have been fine. Of course in a theater of 200+ rowdy women those poor little ushers didn’t stand a chance) So we printed up our money and we were ready to roll!
All and all we moms do so enjoy our Bunco nights and at the end of the night only one question remains - Why, oh why, isn’t Magic Mike in 3D?!?!
Sunday, June 24, 2012
The End?
You may have noticed the Momadonnas articles have not been coming out as often as they used to, and I have to admit that as the author I have noticed this too. So I asked myself what’s happening? I also answered myself (as you have to when talking to yourself) and I have to admit was a bit surprised by my own answer: I was just not feeling it.
So is this the end? Are we now going to evolve into the X-moms? Can you see us now - Superheroes like X-men but less manly, more momly, but still looking great in spandex. NO- Silly of course we are not stopping! No, No, No acting as Momadonnas is our way of life! Besides we have too many wild adventures to stop being us, and what would we do without out our traveling lip balm? We are what The Professional calls “Forever Friends”. Wherever life takes us we will always be friends and even if one of us were to move away, we would never totally lose touch! We are the kind of friends who after ten years run into each other at the mall and are right back where they left off as if the time in-between had never occurred. The Momdonnas love each other and as they say "the proof is in the pie" *
The end result is I have decided to write again. I figure someone has to tell our friends what we are up to. I also think a page dedicated to the Momprom is a necessity because if we didn’t share that event I’m fairly sure the world as we know it may cease to exist….
See. Told you so.
*What- people don’t say “the proof is in the pie”? Well they should then shouldn’t they besides it was a chocolate pie....
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Happy Mothers-Day 2012!!!
A young boy said to his mother, 'How old were you when I was born?' His mother replied, '23.' 'Wow, that's a lot of time we missed spending together.'
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Slumber Parties
Public Service Announcement: I would like to inform our readers that the moms are now into throwing slumber parties. Now I’m not talking about the kind where a group of women get together and buy “adult toys” like they would Tupperware. (Although we did have one of those parties recently and for anyone who’s curious including iCandy – No, there is no sleeping involved.)
The kind of slumber parties we are talking about are real deal where Minions cause havoc all night long and moms have an excuse to throw pillows at each other. These parties can be FUN for all ages and why not! The Minions aren’t the only ones that know how to have fun. We moms have been practicing for years.* Why not use those skills!
During our last slumber party we re-discovered a few party essentials such as where to hide your drinks, truth or dare, and floats. Yes floats! However, our floats aren’t the run of the mill root beer flavored ones. Oh no, most definitely not! We moms used wine. We took a scoop of rich chocolate ice cream placed it in a cup and poured in one of our favorite red wines. It didn’t look like much but after some serious double dog dares we ALL gave it a try. The result was amazing we all had to agree that it was much better than it looked! In fact the result was actually quite tasty resembling some of the chocolate dessert wines you can buy… not that we were able to finish off the whole drink, but all and all it turned out to be a successful experiment.
Another thing we re-discovered at the slumber party was that those mischievous games you play at sleepover’s still work on adults! Yes indeed, get out your markers girls (the ones that wash off with water please) and watch the mayhem ensue. The end result for was… well… I guess you will just have to see it for yourself:
Yep enough said or viewed as the case may be.
* Notice when talking about our childhood, the Momadonnas carefully omit any reference as to exactly how many years…
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