Author Archives: momsaidwhat

Things to Do When Your Team Doesn’t Make the Playoffs

Posted on January 8, 2013 by momsaidwhat

Just got the call from my mom, the Captain, that our front row tickets for Sunday’s performance of “Sesame Street Live” just entered the building. Thank you Steelers for your 8-8 season. Not that I am not looking forward to … Continue reading →

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Dear Ray Lewis, God Has Better Things to Do

Posted on January 7, 2013 by momsaidwhat

I’m just going to put my bias out there before I pull out my soapbox this morning.  Make no mistakes, I am a disgruntled, non-playoff making, die hard Steelers fan who spent far too many Sundays this season watching horrendous … Continue reading →

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If I Learned One Thing This Election Season

Posted on November 7, 2012 by momsaidwhat

If there is one thing I learned for certain this election season, it’s that there is no way in hell I’m signing up to be president.  I just don’t think I have the stamina. I’m not sure how it would … Continue reading →

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Why I Love Election Day

Posted on November 6, 2012 by momsaidwhat

I remember as a kid, heading to McClellan Elementary School on Election Day with my parents.  The polling precinct was alive with a mix of excitement and nerves, palpable to a little kid who new little about the candidates or … Continue reading →

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I Can Take a Hint

Posted on November 5, 2012 by momsaidwhat

I think I might be one of those people who goes on in conversation past the point where my audience loses interest…and then beats a dead horse…and then runs it into the ground. No one wants to be that person. … Continue reading →

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Kinda a Feminist

Posted on November 2, 2012 by momsaidwhat

A little background on my personal, party platform.  I’m not the type of raging feminist who slams a door in a man’s face when he kindly holds it for me.  I’m not going to spit in a man’s face for … Continue reading →

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Peer Pressure Cures Everything

Posted on November 1, 2012 by momsaidwhat

If you joined me yesterday, you are aware of the Halloween trauma that I inflicted upon my my 2-year-old son Jeffrey.  I am certain that judging by his hysterical reaction to his chicken costume, or “sicken” as he calls it, … Continue reading →

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Halloween Misunderstanding

Posted on October 31, 2012 by momsaidwhat

As you can see by the photo at left, Jeffrey and I had a little misunderstanding regarding the parent-child relationship and my entitlements as the one who brought him into the world.  Simply put, it is the divine right of … Continue reading →

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“Taking Back Tuesday”: You Say Yee-roh, I Say Gyro

Posted on October 30, 2012 by momsaidwhat

It’s “Taking Back Tuesday,” and I’m facing my personal inventory of gripes head on today. I’m putting them all out there in the Wild West of the Universe and letting the Big Man Upstairs sort them out.  You’ll see them … Continue reading →

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Halloween on the Verge of Ruin

Posted on October 29, 2012 by momsaidwhat

When I was in elementary school, I sat alphabetically in front of Joy McElhinny in nearly every class from Kindergarten through fifth grade.  In my opinion, Joy was the complete package:  smart, funny, a gymnast (I was the Amazon in … Continue reading →

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