<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416</id><updated>2024-11-01T06:42:35.828-04:00</updated><category term="kids"/><category term="toddler"/><category term="chocolate"/><category term="family"/><category term="reading"/><category term="stay-at-home mother"/><category term="toddlers"/><category term="Aveda"/><category term="Fragrance"/><category term="Lowe&#39;s"/><category term="Maria Montessory"/><category term="Montessori"/><category term="Montessori Method"/><category term="Montessori accreditation"/><category term="Montessori education"/><category term="Montessori philosophy"/><category term="Montessori schools"/><category term="Montessori training"/><category term="OCD"/><category term="baby"/><category term="bad words"/><category term="bank"/><category term="bathroom"/><category term="bathtub"/><category term="books"/><category term="boys"/><category term="bribe"/><category term="car"/><category term="cheer up"/><category term="child&#39;s behavior"/><category term="childrens books"/><category term="chocolate bar"/><category term="clutter"/><category term="coffee"/><category term="cooking"/><category term="expression"/><category term="financial management"/><category term="free"/><category term="innocence"/><category term="kid song"/><category term="kitchen"/><category term="library"/><category term="love"/><category term="marriage"/><category term="mommy"/><category term="money management"/><category term="observation"/><category term="photo"/><category term="picture people"/><category term="poop"/><category term="portrait"/><category term="potty"/><category term="potty training"/><category term="preschool"/><category term="privacy"/><category term="school"/><category term="sick kids"/><category term="sink"/><category term="sleep"/><category term="smiles"/><category term="snake"/><category term="son"/><category term="spa"/><category term="starbucks"/><category term="toilet"/><category term="toys"/><category term="weekend"/><category term="work"/><title type='text'>Mommy Martyr</title><subtitle type='html'>Mother.  Wife.  Teacher.  Friend.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>17</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-8833943704644964725</id><published>2009-08-07T12:09:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-07T12:15:36.671-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Aveda"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Fragrance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="spa"/><title type='text'>Freebie Fridays ! ! !</title><summary type="text">Today&#39;s freebies:Relax this weekend with an Aveda Relief * and smell the sweet scent of your free Jessica Parker Fragrance sample* One per customer. While supplies last. Participating locations only. Offer expires September 30, 2009</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/8833943704644964725/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/8833943704644964725' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/8833943704644964725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/8833943704644964725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/08/freebie-fridays.html' title='Freebie Fridays ! ! !'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-137982366675741761</id><published>2009-07-24T02:31:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-24T02:37:37.570-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bad words"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="childrens books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="library"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reading"/><title type='text'>stupid . . . STUpid . . . STUPID !!!</title><summary type="text">Is the word “stupid” a bad word?  I think so!  Is it acceptable for a children’s book from the public library to have that word in it? In my household and many others that I know, the word “stupid” is considered to be a bad word and we refrain from letting our little ones use that word. My little one does not know that word yet but I know that eventually he will pick it up from someone at school </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/137982366675741761/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/137982366675741761' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/137982366675741761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/137982366675741761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/07/stupid-stupid-stupid.html' title='stupid . . . STUpid . . . STUPID !!!'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-5838829338209315224</id><published>2009-07-17T12:37:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T13:48:36.665-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photo"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="picture people"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="portrait"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="starbucks"/><title type='text'>Freebie Fridays !!!</title><summary type="text">Today&#39;s freebies:Kick off the summer with a FREE Portrait Package from Picture People !Package Includes:1 - 8x102 - 5x7s8 - wallet-sizeOffer expires July 25, 2009, so hurry and get your free family portrait.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Also,Enjoy a Free Pastry * courtesy of Starbucks ONLY on July 21, 2009 till 10:30 AM or till pastries are gone :)On your mobile device, you can open this and show your barista* </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/5838829338209315224/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/5838829338209315224' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/5838829338209315224'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/5838829338209315224'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/07/freebie-fridays_17.html' title='Freebie Fridays !!!'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-3181776318150613459</id><published>2009-07-11T04:23:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-11T15:23:47.162-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bribe"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="chocolate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poop"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="potty training"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="toddler"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="toilet"/><title type='text'>P – O – O – P . . .  Find out what it means to a toddler . . .</title><summary type="text">I’m P.O.O.P.Ed (Positively Obsessed Over Potty Education), Are you?Yes ! Yes ! Yes ! It’s a blog about THAT! Don’t close the blog and pledge never to return to my page just yet (feel free to stop at the warning at the bottom)This is in fact a subject that has been part of lengthy conversations and explanations not to mention numerous demonstrations and bribes in my household lately. Yes, you’ve </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/3181776318150613459/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/3181776318150613459' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/3181776318150613459'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/3181776318150613459'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/07/p-o-o-p-find-out-what-it-means-to.html' title='P – O – O – P . . .  Find out what it means to a toddler . . .'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-2656269148508945967</id><published>2009-07-10T09:02:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-10T09:12:01.091-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="chocolate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="coffee"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="weekend"/><title type='text'>Freebie Fridays !!!</title><summary type="text">Today&#39;s freebies:Coffee Lovers -- this one is for you !!McDonalds is having a Free Mocha Mondays now till August 3.McDonald&#39;s is offering free samples of McCafe between 7am and 7pm. Samples sizes of 8 oz. Mocha or 7 oz. Iced Mocha (so think small coffee cup size) are offered to per person per visit.No coupon is required, but check with your &#39;regular&#39; McDonald&#39;s to make sure they are participating</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/2656269148508945967/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/2656269148508945967' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/2656269148508945967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/2656269148508945967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/07/freebie-fridays_10.html' title='Freebie Fridays !!!'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-2095019261252670267</id><published>2009-07-03T21:05:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-03T21:17:22.105-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Freebie Fridays !!!</title><summary type="text">Today&#39;s freebies:Reading lovers, for your weekend reading, try these Free Audio Books Happy a good weekend !!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/2095019261252670267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/2095019261252670267' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/2095019261252670267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/2095019261252670267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/07/freebie-fridays.html' title='Freebie Fridays !!!'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-2000594045865829972</id><published>2009-06-26T11:50:00.012-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-26T16:48:06.869-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="chocolate bar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kid song"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Lowe&#39;s"/><title type='text'>Freebie Fridays !!!</title><summary type="text">Every friday, I will be posting freebie items on my blog, so check back next friday for more freebies !Today&#39;s freebies: 1) Free Chocolate Bars ! ! ! (who doesn&#39;t love chocolate?)Visit this link here and get yours today !!2) For the Kids:&gt;&gt; Kids song &quot; I can do it myself &quot; by Miss Amy&gt;&gt; Lowe&#39;s Build and Grow clinicsHappy Friday !!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/2000594045865829972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/2000594045865829972' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/2000594045865829972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/2000594045865829972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/06/freebie-fridays.html' title='Freebie Fridays !!!'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-118245595646925868</id><published>2009-06-26T11:37:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-26T11:49:59.843-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cooking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kitchen"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="observation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reading"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="son"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="stay-at-home mother"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="toddlers"/><title type='text'>Mumblings of a toddler . . .</title><summary type="text">a look at yesterday&#39;s events through my toddlers eyes . . .In the morning, I was washing some dishes and I picked up a used knife to wash and he kept telling me “NOOO Mama, don’t wash THAT knife”. I asked him why not and he said “That’s Papa’s knife”. Then, he started to tell me “don’t touch knife. It’s sharp. Danger!” I guess he has been listening to me when I’ve been telling him that he </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/118245595646925868/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/118245595646925868' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/118245595646925868'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/118245595646925868'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/06/mumblings-of-toddler.html' title='Mumblings of a toddler . . .'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-951549636074255703</id><published>2009-06-23T01:58:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-23T02:02:17.827-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cheer up"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="innocence"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="smiles"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="toddler"/><title type='text'>Little smiles . . . Big Impact</title><summary type="text">How is it possible that a small person&#39;s smile can have such a big impact on us? When I see my kids smile at me, I’m so intoxicated by it. I could be having the worst day of the week and just seeing the smiles makes me feel all better. How can just a smile cheer up your whole day? It’s like a drug to cure any problem.What is it about a child’s smile that’s so endearing to us? Is it their </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/951549636074255703/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/951549636074255703' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/951549636074255703'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/951549636074255703'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/06/little-smiles-big-impact.html' title='Little smiles . . . Big Impact'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-247997257030422905</id><published>2009-06-18T00:37:00.023-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T12:32:25.960-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Maria Montessory"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Montessori"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Montessori accreditation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Montessori education"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Montessori Method"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Montessori philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Montessori schools"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Montessori training"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="OCD"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="preschool"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="toddlers"/><title type='text'>To Montessori or Not to Montessori . . .?</title><summary type="text">That is the question that has been plaguing my mind the past few weeks. Last year I faced a similar dilemma when I decided that I was going to enroll my son in a “school” setting for the first time. Although we love the ‘traditional’ preschool that he attended last year, I thought I would explore the Montessori system once more.I thought that I had read enough about the Montessori philosophy and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/247997257030422905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/247997257030422905' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/247997257030422905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/247997257030422905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/06/to-montessori-or-not-to-montessori.html' title='To Montessori or Not to Montessori . . .?'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-5943746129495291472</id><published>2009-06-13T02:54:00.010-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T14:48:38.653-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bathroom"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bathtub"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="clutter"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="potty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="privacy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sink"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="stay-at-home mother"/><title type='text'>Kids = Sign away privacy</title><summary type="text">This is kind of embarrassing for me to write about...but... it&#39;s my life !!I would have never imagined 5 years ago that I would be sitting in the bathroom with barely enough room for my feet. As if my bathroom wasn&#39;t small enough, I needed to furnish it with a bathroom scale, a toddler&#39;s potty, a baby&#39;s bathtub, a chair (because step stools are not high enough to reach the sink and it&#39;s the only </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/5943746129495291472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/5943746129495291472' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/5943746129495291472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/5943746129495291472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/06/kids-sign-away-privacy.html' title='Kids = Sign away privacy'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zPMPOx2oYXoPPrRCemUM3GAVY-jkGFILr_H3AfHMdw6lH37-_VoNhwU-QMb2QZqOosS8MiJJE82oa4wrBcDXxLPa7T9v6kXBoMp6inamctWcpfw_UQfBybEayOpJEYvtXlX_WKbat0o/s72-c/026.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-933010382975033267</id><published>2009-06-09T03:13:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-10T13:01:30.375-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bank"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="financial management"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="money management"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="school"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="toddler"/><title type='text'>I want BIG money ... please !</title><summary type="text">Is it too early to discuss money with small children (say, a three year old)?Although my toddler doesn&#39;t quite grasp the idea of money or how much he REALLY has in his piggy bank, he sure knows that he wants lots of it. When we gave him a dime instead of his usual penny to put in his piggy bank, he thought we were giving him less money because the dime was smaller in size than the penny. And he </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/933010382975033267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/933010382975033267' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/933010382975033267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/933010382975033267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-want-big-money-please.html' title='I want BIG money ... please !'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-6140947888734240560</id><published>2009-06-07T01:54:00.010-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-07T02:20:06.856-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="child&#39;s behavior"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="expression"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="love"/><title type='text'>That&#39;s NOT our kid !!!</title><summary type="text">I see people turning their heads and giving me &quot;the look&quot;. I look at my husband and he looks at me and we both are thinking to ourselves that this kid is NOT ours.I have a toddler who has his own mind and he is not a &#39;quiet&#39; one. Our toddler has figured out that Mama is not going to be giving him a time-out when we are at the grocery store. My toddler behaves in a certain way at home and another </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/6140947888734240560/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/6140947888734240560' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/6140947888734240560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/6140947888734240560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/06/thats-not-our-kid.html' title='That&#39;s NOT our kid !!!'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-9106200641618812543</id><published>2009-06-05T12:03:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-05T13:32:53.859-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sleep"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="toys"/><title type='text'>2 Extra Cranky Kids...TO GO, Please !!</title><summary type="text">Why haven&#39;t there been any advances in technology to decipher a baby’s cry? It’s all a guessing game even when it’s baby #2. Up until yesterday, I used to tell people that my baby is not fussy at all as long as he is fed and changed but that all changed overnight (literally !). He had been cranky since yesterday afternoon and I thought surely he would sleep through the night because he didn’t </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/9106200641618812543/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/9106200641618812543' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/9106200641618812543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/9106200641618812543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/06/2-extra-cranky-kidsto-go-please.html' title='2 Extra Cranky Kids...TO GO, Please !!'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPm1UwGroVPjx1NjQkD2ypMub6jz8KVjQJ8vxiHTFWwSCPi8KZ74tDxxnE59zBVT4-ccooeTU0bv4dyQVcan4SB5osRkX8hQU2bkxdoRdoMWRRor4sg-6st1TKeJOYrMVpS7oX7bI2OI/s72-c/002.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-8914099299200769809</id><published>2009-06-03T19:10:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-04T03:17:26.308-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="car"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snake"/><title type='text'>Hiss....hiss....my snake encounter!</title><summary type="text">Though it was a bit hot, what a beautiful today was. The kids and I were at the library for a children’s program and when we got back……THERE IT WAS……. slither……slither….hiss…hiss…. I couldn&#39;t breathe, I couldn&#39;t think, I couldn&#39;t believe my eyes! There were two black snakes charging toward my car door at the same time as I opened it to get out. My OH My!!! I freaked out! I froze for one whole </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/8914099299200769809/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/8914099299200769809' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/8914099299200769809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/8914099299200769809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/06/hisshisssnake-attack.html' title='Hiss....hiss....my snake encounter!'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-8761776184785628961</id><published>2009-05-30T14:26:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-30T14:36:33.000-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sick kids"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="work"/><title type='text'>Lessons learned...second time around</title><summary type="text">Call me crazy but didn&#39;t I learn all the tricks of the mommy trade the FIRST time ?? Why did I freek out and take my son #2 to the doc when he threw up a few times? Okay, so I did get scared seeing the amount and the frequency of the throw up. Is it just me or do all the kids get sick on fridays? I have to admit though that I have been a little worried about my wee little one since i&#39;ve been </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/8761776184785628961/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/8761776184785628961' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/8761776184785628961'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/8761776184785628961'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/05/lessons-learnedsecond-time-around.html' title='Lessons learned...second time around'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867492558367930416.post-339181668315124618</id><published>2009-05-28T16:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-30T14:14:00.085-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="boys"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="marriage"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="mommy"/><title type='text'>I&#39;m here !!!</title><summary type="text">I&#39;m a self-proclaimed mommy martyr of 2 cute little boys. My first son, Ashwyn, just turned 3 and my second son, Arion, just turned 6 months old.I am by profession a software engineer but I have been a stay-at-home since I was pregnant with Ashwyn - almost 4 years now. I started journaling about my daily events when I was pregnant with my first son. It was a great way to see my feelings and the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/feeds/339181668315124618/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5867492558367930416/339181668315124618' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/339181668315124618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5867492558367930416/posts/default/339181668315124618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mommymartyr.blogspot.com/2009/05/im-here.html' title='I&#39;m here !!!'/><author><name>Sibz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02217060558791819560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>