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10/28/10--19:01: Run! It's better than a bake sale. (chan 1919135)

by Ilina Back in the day we sold homemade brownies and layer cakes to raise money for our schools. The pineapple upsidedown cakes went for the highest bid. That was back when we had cake walks at school carnivals. Nowadays in a strange twist we can't bring homemade goodies to school anymore. I guess it's the schoolyard scare of razor blades in apples. I'm thinking no one would have ever been hurt from razor blades in apples anyway because those apples would have been hurled at the houses who gave them out instead of candy. As much as I hate...


10/29/10--12:09: Friday Roundup 8 (chan 1919135)

Happy Halloween, y'all. It's Friday Roundup time again here at Triangle Mamas. Let's see what the ladies have been up to this week. Melissa has a great summary of her Momcomm series thus far. I'm particularly excited about the post on plug-ins, but all of them have been helpful. Ilina is participating in the Avon Walk again this year. She could use your support in her efforts to raise money for breast cancer research. Erin and Marty are both gearing up to do the 30 Days of Truth challenge on their blogs. It's a great way to tackle National Blog...


11/01/10--03:00: I am THAT Mom (chan 1919135)

by Andrea A letter to my pre-child self. Dear Self, Right now you are neck deep in issues that are really important to you. Things like where you will order takeout from tonight (5-Star) and if those shorts are too short (they are). You probably got stressed out at work and yelled at your boss. You do that a lot. It’s cool though because he probably yelled at you first and you will one day realize that your sucky job as a member of a really super-dysfunctional office family will provide you with the fondest memories of your career. At...


11/03/10--03:00: I Voted (chan 1919135)

When Pippi and I walked into our polling place yesterday, I had to laugh. And not because Pippi was wearing plastic princess heels (which she was) or because all the little old ladies in the room were so sweet to her and her weather-inappropriate footwear (which they were). I chuckled because of the particular neighbor I recognized sitting at the table working through her ballot. She's a great friend and I love her -- and she's a Republican. I know, I know -- even liberal ladies like myself have a few conservative friends in the closet. In truth, she and...


11/05/10--13:09: Friday Round-up (chan 1919135)

As I sit here downing Halloween candy, I can't help but wonder where the week has gone. (Likely the same place as the Whoppers. I swore I still had two left in that pack.) It seems the weeks run together and that early start on holiday shopping I swore I was going to have has vanished with the Fall leaves. It's Friday again and here it is -- our ninth week of rounding up the best from all the Triangle Mamas. This week was marked by a Congressional election, an additional temperature drop that sent me scurrying for my scarves,...


11/10/10--06:36: Open letter to the City of Raleigh (chan 1919135)

Dear Parking Gods of the City of Raleigh, Last week, I went shopping in downtown Raleigh. It's something I used not to think twice about - going downtown to eat or shop. That has now changed. I understand the need to increase revenue in the city. Everyone is hurting for money, and that includes Raleigh. I get that. When every single 2 hour parking spot in downtown Raleigh disappeared and was replaced by meters, I only groaned a little bit. On this particular rainy morning, I parallel parked on Martin Street. It was raining. I left the baby in the...


11/18/10--20:08: Giveaway: Burn the Floor - Raleigh (chan 1919135)

Are you often on Twitter talking about #SYTYCD? How about #DWS? If you know that those hashtags stand for 'So You Think You Can Dance' and 'Dancing with the Stars', then this giveaway is for you. And, even if you don't watch those shows, seeing a LIVE performance right here in Raleigh is sure to spark your interest. Who knows-- maybe next week it will be you who's tweeting all about ballroom dancing. Burn the Floor, a ballroom dancing spectacular, is coming to Raleigh Memorial Auditorium from November 30 to December 5th. This is your chance to see the Cha-Cha,...


12/02/10--05:13: Just a Cheesy Girl in Love With the Hillsborough Cheese Company - RTP (chan 1919135)

By Ilina If there's one thing in my life that's telling and appropriate, it's that I married a man from Wisconsin. America's Dairyland! Home of the Mars Cheese Castle! I love me some cheese. There's one ad that is more truthful than all others - the one that proclaims cheese makes everything better. I got to take a little field trip to the Hillsborough Cheese Company. It was quite an honor because this is not a factory kind of place where the general public can don a hair net and wander in. The boutique creamery operates on a small family...


01/04/11--17:53: Bargain Hunting with the Durham Rescue Mission (chan 1919135)

By Abby I have a little secret and I'm not sure I should share. If I share, all you local peeps just might start shopping there too and then I'll have to compete with you for all the good stuff. All the good stuff, you say. Where? At Rescued Treasures, the Durham Rescue Mission thrift shoppe -- located on US-70/Glenwood Avenue near Brier Creek. It's here you can find all sorts of awesome deals. I brought home a whole bag of Linus clothing for only $10. It included some pretty nice pants (some still with tags) for $2 each. Right...


02/27/11--12:01: Do you have a Will? (chan 1919135)

By Ilina Forget the whole shebang about seeing a man about a horse. You need to saddle up and go see a woman about a will. Do you have a will? You know, that legal document that bequeaths all your assets when you die. That thing you should have done, signed, copied, and put in the safe deposit box nine years ago. No will yet? Really? So much for the whole sound mind bit. Let me drag out my soapbox for a moment. Pardon me while I slip off these heels so I can climb up. Trust me. You're going...