Archive for August, 2009

What Togetherness Will Get You

posted by Momo Fali on August 13, 2009

I am currently with my husband and two kids in a place we lovingly refer to as the “boogie woods”. We are deep in the hills of southern Ohio, where there is (egads) no wifi. What withdrawal? I am typing this from our cabin rental office. What blog addiction? Thank goodness we’re heading home soon. I’m starting to itch.

Before our trip to the hills, we spent two days together at an amusement park. If the four of us haven’t been in the car, we’ve either been in a little hotel room or in a very small, A-frame cabin.

Yesterday, we all took a canoe trip. Four of us, four paddles, four life-jackets, two fishing nets and a cooler in one boat. It was togetherness at its finest.

After about a half hour on the river, we noticed storm clouds rolling in and thunder started rumbling. We luckily found a concrete bridge under which we took shelter while pounding rain came down around us.

While we waited for the storm to pass, the kids began to get restless. I tried to think quickly and said, “Why don’t we play a game? Let’s go through the alphabet and take turns coming up with words that have to do with our vacation.” My husband was at the back of the canoe, so I told him to go first.

He replied, “Okay. A is for arguing.”


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Random Realizations: Amusement Park Edition

posted by Momo Fali on August 11, 2009

It is late Monday night and my family and I just got home from two days at Cedar Point, in Sandusky, Ohio which is arguably the best amusement park in the world. Here are my observations…

1. If you have any short-shorts, then by all means, wear them! They are best paired with a halter top and a large belly.

2. People with dirty toenails shouldn’t wear sandals.

3. When you stand in line for an hour with thousands of people in 95 degree heat, things are going to get real stinky.

4. I hate ferris wheels.

5. I love roller coasters.

6. $4.15 for a 22 ounce fountain drink is a complete rip-off.

7. My inner ear isn’t what it used to be.

8. Dramamine is awesome!

9. When your seven year old son will only ride in things that are red, you may want to call his doctor to further discuss his OCD tendencies.

10. You might be in such a huge hurry to get into the park in the morning, that at the end of the day you will forget where you parked. Then you will cry.

11. The shower you take after a day at the amusement park is the best shower you will ever take.

12. When your son bursts into tears and says, “I want to live at Cedar Point!” all of the above will be totally worth it.

My Dogs II

posted by Momo Fali on August 7, 2009
My last post was an introduction to my dogs. This is about their playthings.

This is Blue’s toy.

These are Daisy’s inside toys. There are more in the back yard.
Clifford, I’m sorry about your eye, dude.

The toys below belong to my children.
Daisy sneaks upstairs, through a closed gate, into bedrooms with ancient doors that don’t shut well, and collects things throughout the day. Once she brings them downstairs, we put them out of reach on the mantle. In this picture we have: my son’s duck, a tooth-fairy pillow, a teddy bear, one slipper a necklace and three naked Barbies. She really has a thing for Barbies.


I want know why she doesn’t ever chew on Ken?

(Congratulations to Middle Aged Woman! You won Monday’s giveaway of Rage Against the Meshugenah.)

My Dogs

posted by Momo Fali on August 5, 2009
This is Blue. She is 11 years old and weighs 65 pounds.
She likes to bark at the mailman.

This is Daisy. She is six months old and weighs 55 pounds. She likes to sneak up and pounce on people, and on 11 year old dogs.

Blue hates Daisy.

And, because I spend my entire day yelling, “Dogs! I mean it! Quit your fighting!” I think I need to buy this shirt.