And this time there wasn’t even ice cream at the end. I always think I am just going to run into Target for one thing, which just goes to show that I am not that smart sometimes. I took my three, plus my boys’ friend Brody, whom I’m sure was just thrilled at how many times I had to yell “boys! Where is Kaitlyn? Who is watching Kaitlyn?” Because jeez, it’s not like it’s MY job to watch my own daughter at the store or anything.
All we needed was one birthday present, but that involves going into the crack den known as the Target toy aisle. Where there are new Transformers, and new Ben 10 toys, and Kaitlyn’s personal addiction, giant bouncy balls. And what crack den would be complete without it’s own personal crack hos, also known as Bratz dolls. Now with Bratz babies! Carrying their bottles in holders on chains slung from their hips, lips pouting and bellies bared. It makes me sad.
Two hours and over a hundred dollars later…
I did, however, purchase some new beauty treatments for myself, in the form of Rembrandt teeth whitening strips, and Garnier Nutrisse hair color in Ginger Ale color. Can you use Highlighting kits on top of hair color? Because I want some even blonder streaks, too.
I tried on clothes at the suggestion of my new personal shopper Jazz, who I met through Maya’s Mom, and who suggests I buy neutral pieces in a style that makes me feel comfortable. I haven’t felt comfortable in any kind of clothing style since the 80s ended. I used to look really good in a light blue button-down Oxford shirt worn with khakis and Bass weejun loafers. Screw trendy, what I need is a shopping spree in the Land’s End catalog.
Guess what my husband brought home from work for me to take to BlogHer? An IBM Tablet PC Thinkpad, and guess what it has? A FINGERPRINT SCANNER. I log in by swiping my thumb across a little sensor, which makes my inner geek so, so happy. I can’t wait to show it off.
I’m sorry about all the paid posts, it’s obvious how much everyone hates them by the fact that I haven’t had a single comment on the last three posts I did. I tried to make them sound personal, I really did! Sigh. My husband hates the fact that I am now working and no longer consider my primary job to be “Mother and Housewife”-he really said that to me the other night. What he would really like is for me to spend 8:00 am to 6:00 pm in an apron, with Playtex dish gloves on, scrubbing and baking. Which I am SO not going to do.
Blah. Blahblahblah. The baby is napping and the boys are at a pool party, so you know what? I’m going to log off now and go spend some quality time with my husband. winkwink. But when I log back on again, I have to keep the paid post train a-rollin’. Whether anyone comments or not.
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I want a personal shopper! Congrats on the laptop and the new hair do- sounds like it was a productive shopping trip. I can’t get out of target without spending less than a 100 dollars, it’s a problem.
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Kim- I have a page at Maya’s Mom (www.mayasmom.com), and I posted a Question asking what clothes I should buy for BlogHer, and I got a reply from another Maya’s Mom member saying she is a personal shopper! Gods bless the Internet!
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Cool! Yes, Target is wonderful, and awful… wonderful because I love it, awful because I hate going there with kids for the exact same reasons you mentioned… and because you can’t just go get “one thing”! Meijer is the same but we don’t have them here (sigh)… just counting the days till I’m back up in Michigan and can go shopping at Meijer! LOL!!!
Do you get paid extra for comments on paid posts? Or does it matter? Because I’ll comment if you do!
I don’t necessarily hate the paid posts, I’m just not super fond of them and have no interesting comments. So carry one, it’s *your* blog (and come on, making money isn’t a bad thing).
Oh, anyway, beware with the teeth whitening strips. If you have hard, strong enamel, whatever, go for it. But if your enamel’s soft and sucky like mine, it won’t be good to your teeth. What the whiteners do (with the chemicals) is basically just strip off the outer layer of your teeth to get to a whiter shade underneath.
And how on earth would you have to spend 10 hours scrubbing and baking? Unless we’re back in the 1800′s and you have to do everything by hand and with fire… Or you leave the hubby in charge of the house while you go away for a week…
I only spend so much time in the kitchen (maybe 4 hours total over the course of the day including dishes) because we do so much stuff from scratch… Although yesterday I did destem and wash and puree 10 pounds of strawberries (with all of us eating the other 2 pounds) to make a bunch of jam, but still. 
You won’t catch me going into ANY store with four kids all alone. And I wouldn’t be heading down the toy aisle, that’s just asking for problems. Of course, if you’re getting a child’s birthday gift, that does make it hard. Could you lose them in the shoe aisle or something and then run quickly to the toy aisle? I’m glad you survived, even if it was just “barely.”
I’m sorry I didn’t comment on the previous posts! I haven’t been around much, lots of crap going on here. Cleaning, laundry, shopping for clothes for BlogHer, you know!
haha sounds like a fun day, huh?
you will miss these days when they’re all grown up! (well, ok maybe not too much)
Twitter: Table4Five
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Mimi- Ooh, that’s what we should do when we get together-go shopping at Meijer! I always need to buy SOMETHING there!
And no, I don’t get paid extra if someone comments on a paid post, but I DO get paid extra if someone signs up for whatever we’re promoting in a Linky Love Army post. So if you click the graphic in my Home Depot Garden Club post, or the Photo Contest post, and sign up and enter or whatever is required, I do get paid, usually about one dollar per sign up. But don’t do it if it doesn’t interest you. Really, that was just me whining and feeling sorry for myself. :1
Twitter: Table4Five
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Lanna- You know I am always happy when you leave me a comment, because when you do, you always contribute something to the conversation. I was just whining and feeling sorry for myself, so it’s okay to ignore me
The whitestrips- my teeth are pretty tough, but I have heard that the strips can make your teeth more sensitive, so if they start to hurt, I’ll stop doing it. I just HATE looking at photos of myself smiling because my teeth are so stained from smoking and drinking coffee.
Re: the housewife thing- I think my husband’s point was that since I started earning money by blogging, I have been letting the housework slide. And he is right, much as I hate to admit it.
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Mara- MY boys? Go voluntarily into a SHOE aisle at a store? Surely you jest! lol
No, I always let them pick out their own gift to give their friends, because they know what action figures their friends don’t already have. And now that I have a daughter, I like looking at the baby dolls and the princess costumes, even if my daughter would rather play with Hot Wheels and footballs. I’ve got a tomboy on my hands, but I can still hope that she’ll want to play dressup with her dollies with me
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Dana- I know, and feel free to ignore me when I whine and complain! I always appreciate getting comments from you, you know that! Ugh-clothes for BlogHer. WHY do I have to have hips, and a butt? None of the cute clothes at Target are made for women with hips and butts!
I hate going to target. There is a brand new Super Target at a new shopping center near my house and I love it. Every time I walk in it still has that new Target smell and the place is incredibly clean compared to WalMart, everything looks so shiny and new I feel compelled to buy something.
I think I have a shopping addiction. Not in the way where I go crazy, but I have to buy something everyday or I get restless.
I’ve seen those Whitening Strips too… You’ll have to let me know how it goes. I want to make my teeth whiter as well but I’m not sure how to do it. I might just have to talk to a dentist…yuck.
And if only life let us do things things were really wanted. I.E. being a 24 hour mother of so many :p. Sadly life throws us too many curve balls that interfere with our plans.
Twitter: Table4Five
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Mike- If I were Target, I would be seriously planning on converting the Lansing Target to a Super Target, because we now have Super WalMart or whatever it’s called, and it so SO nice. I have worked for Target in the past as a team member, and they work very hard on making those displays shiny and tempting so that you DO feel compelled to buy something!
You don’t have a shopping addiction, you are just being a good consumer!
I’m a little nervous about the Whitening Strips, I’m afraid they will make my teeth so sensitive that they hurt. Hopefully not. I’ll let you know!
I wouldn’t trade being the mother of these three amazing kids for anything, but it would sure be nice to have a babysitter, a housekeeper, a chef…
Yeah, dh and I joke that I just need a maid/babysitter or a wife… Then the house wouldn’t always look like a tornado hit it (complete with graham cracker crumbs!).
Twitter: Table4Five
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Lanna- That’s it! That’s what we need, we need to have our own housewife! LMAO!
Oooo, beauty treatments sound good!! Hi! I’m Allison’s (Caffeinated Ramblings) sis, Ruthie! Just wanted to stop by and say “Hello”. So I hear you are the “paid blogging guru”?? I’ve been doing it for almost a month now, and I love it! So far only on my Vox blog (anglekiss70.vox.com), though. I’m waiting to have my domain blog up a while. Come check it out! Oh yeah, I voted for you at WhoGets for the Fisher Price Table, how’d that turn out?
Twitter: Table4Five
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Ruthie- Hello, and welcome! I’m so glad you stopped by! I don’t think I’m the paid blogging guru, there are few ladies at PayPerPost I would give that title to before me, but I do work very hard at earning money with my blogs! Thanks for voting for me at WhoGets, I ended up winning the Fisher Price Play Table!
Hi Elizabeth,
I just stumbled onto your blog, but I wouldn’t worry about paid posts. I rarely get comments for them on my blogs. However, I think people understand about the need to earn some cash.
Best of luck,
Francis
Twitter: Table4Five
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Francis- Hello to a fellow Postie! You are right, I need to have thicker skin when it comes to expecting comments on paid posts. I do get them once in a while, which always makes me happy.
Would you like to do a link exchange? My product review blog is http://momreviews.net, and I am looking to build up the incoming links. I would like to add Reviews and Previews to the blogroll there. Let me know if you are interested!
Thanks,
Elizabeth
True Muslims” actually don’t support them. The sad part is that our media, regardless of whether you think they’re liberal or conservative, they generalize on everything. To a lot of them, every Arab is a “Reel bad Arab”, to quote a movie documentary (Google it, it’s really good). Anyhoo, like I said, the true Muslims, the non-radicals, believe it or not, actually SUPPORT what America is doing to free their country from the radicals.