I'm No English Major

Although my husband might say differently.  I graduated class of '99 with a BS in Journalism with a concentration in Advertising.  Even so, everytime I mis-pronounce something, or say something incorrectly, my hubby loves to call me out for the error and try to shame me since I was an "English Major".  Just one of those annoy hubby things ya know. 

I often times DO suck at speaking, or spelling.  So I REALLY REALLY try not to judge!  Most of the time I know right from wrong, sometimes I just choose to go against the grain and "not care" for a conversation, or a blog. But the truth of the matter is...blatent spelling errors, or improper language DRIVES ME NUTS!  I really do try not to judge, but I cannot help it. 

Maybe I cannot help it because even though I was not an "English Major"... much to my husband's disappointment-  It was VERY important in my journalism classes not to make spelling errors.  For the most part, I could get away with improper use of the language as an excuse for "creative writing" or something to that affect.  (or is it effect?!?)  I took a class, where ANY mispelling or inaccurate information would get you a completely failing grade.  SOO, they used to make these crazy assignments that you had to write up with really hard details and information to get the point across of how important it was to make sure you had accurate information in your published stories.  So they would give you quotes from people with the last name Zeliienskieuskie and if you got the spelling of that last name wrong by just one letter... FAIL!  I am so not kidding. 

So imagine tonight, my Dad hands me a cookbook that he had bought my Mom and the cover reads "Charleston Receipts"  I kept reading it and re-reading it, and finally I said "Gosh, I keep thinking that says receipts."  Oh, cause IT DOES!"  On a PUBLISHED Cookbook!  I mean, honestly WHO let that get published. On both the front of the book, AND the spine! (oh, and the inside cover too) IT is such a blatent error, that IT MUST be ignorance, not error.  And, it REALLY REALLY bugs me!  So much that I still am thinking about it almost 3 hours later.  I mean, really, if I had tried to submit this in college, I think my teacher would have not just failed me for that assignment... he would have failed me for the entire CLASS.  Really.  I cannot imagine if that is on the cover of the book, what other spelling and vocabulary errors lie inside.  Part of me cannot wait to read through it, and part of me is worried it will burn a hole in my brain, if I do.

I am sure some professional copy editor could go through my post and find plenty of errors.  AND, we will not even go into my writing style... which I totally got called out on in a group critique in an English class for being "too wordy"  to which the prof came to my rescue and stated how although that style is not for everyone, is probably a good style for me, being an Advertising Major... so take THAT DJ.  ha ha. 

Well, now that I have that off my chest, I can get back to resting with my hubby and watching me some "Sons Of Anarchy". 

 G'night Y'all

P.S.  I am so excited to say that I am going to do NoBloPoMo again this November.  So excited to get my blogging on!  Any bloggers want to join me?  Let me know if you do and I will get you the details on how to get signed up.  You can win prizes!!!

THIS BLOG HAS MOVED

Please find me at www.mamachef.wordpress.com

I'm Moving

I am moving... my blog that is.

As of January 1st 2009 you can find me on wordpress.

I am naming the new blog Mama Chef. Because I am a Momma and I love to cook and entertain. I hope to broaden my blog to include more posts about cooking and recipes.

So come find me over there when you have the time!!

www.mamachef.wordpress.com

They say to make something a habit you must do it for 28 days. I finally think they are right! I have tried to do many things for those 28 days in order to establish a new habit. Dieting, exercise, Cleaning, etc. And I have never made it through the 28 days. Until this NaBloPoMo. And this is why I now believe the habit. I can't help but to come on and blog. Even though I have given myself permission not to. But, it no longer feels like a complete day if I haven't blogged!

Last night, Maddie got sick! Threw up all in her crib. Poor Baby. It was 1:00 in the morning, so needless to say- I changed her, cleaned her up, and left her crib as is until the morning. I hate fighting with the matress and crib bumper to change the sheet and it is certainly not something I wanted to deal with at 1 in the morning. Not to mention, that I just couldn't let her sleep alone feeling icky and all.

So she came to bed with DJ and I. Which is a rare event for her. So, she got her second wind and had fun being in bed between us. She finally went back to sleep at... 3:00am! Ugh. It was not fun. She woke up for good at 6:00 when Cameron woke up for his feeding. Ugh again!

She seemed to do OK most of the day. But I was still pretty leary about whether she was actually feeling better or not. She was very cuddly and whiny all day. Around 4:30 she finally crawled up on the couch with me and feel asleep. We both slept until 6:30. She was very whiny when she first woke up which leads me to believe she is still not entirely up to par.

I myself, am not feeling too well.

Cameron, he has a bit of a stuffy nose too. His little nostrils are so tiny as it is, the poor boy has such a hard time breathing when he is a bit stuffed up. But, he still was pretty smiley and happy tonight! That boy I tell ya, he sure is becoming a cutie. Talking to his little dinos on his swing, and anyone else who will talk to him. Also, the best is how he will just snuggle into my chest and relax and go to sleep. Like he has just been waiting his WHOLE life to relax in my arms. Yes I realize his life is only 8 weeks long! But still, for him that IS a long time!

Anyhow, this is just one of the many things that makes being a Mom so amazing!

Labels

I am so proud of myself. I went back through all my posts and added labels. This way, as this blog gets larger and larger, I can find old posts this way. When I want to reminisce I can go back and look through all of Maddie's first. etc.

Maddie wants to blog....

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She is just like her mom... has a lot to say. Oh,and this is her second try, the first one was a little more eloquent, but she somehow erased it :(... so this is what you get.

(She watches me pounding on the keys so much, every chance she gets she start pounding on the key board. ha ha)

FINALLY!!!

I knew it would eventually happen... I finally turned one of my RLF (real life friends) into a blogger!!

Go check her blog out here: www.whatdrewcando.blogspot.com and tell her how cute her kid is, cause he really IS!!!