Since I can't have a lemonade stand in winter

Some of you may be wondering why I would want to increase my blog traffic. If so, you really need better things to ponder, but let me explain anyway. Because I am a stay-at-home mom, I am beginning to look for ways to contribute to the family coffers. Unfortunately, a lot of the traditional home-based ventures may not work for me.

1) Selling make-up. Since I don't wear it, I would feel a bit like a hypocrite and quite honestly, I could not help anyone else choosing it or applying it because my beauty routine consists of moisturizer and lip balm for a good reason, I can't put on make-up. Honestly, I think I am missing that gene. When I put it on it looks like a five year old applied it. Blindfolded. With their feet. So I am not a Mary-Kay or Avon poster girl.

2) Tupperware and Discovery Toys. Both excellent products! However, this cheapoholic only buys them at thrift stores and garage sales. I cannot fathom paying full price for that stuff. Plus, I'd be the salesperson saying "well, if you buy this at a garage sale, but the lid is cracked, if we still make it, we'll replace it for free." This type of selling is not really the best for making a profit.

3) Teaching Piano. I took 7 years of lessons to get to grade 2 Royal Conservatory. Enough said.

4) A photography studio like my amazing friend Char. Great idea except for a tiny problem.

5) Driving schoolbus, because in my city you can take your kids on the bus with you. So, let me get this straight, you want me to take a 3 year old and an 18 month old on a bus along with 40 prepubescent kids (who are not belted in), get behind the wheel of a mammoth vehicle without power steering, in rush-hour traffic and turn my back on them? Sure. I'll get right on that. Right after I shave my head and pierce my tongue.

6) An internet business, except I'm a technological idiot, and after reading about what happened to mommyknows (who runs a fabulous baby boutique BTW) I'm just not certain I need that in my life!

So, what I can do is write. So, maybe I could get a few more people to my blog and get some sidebar ads and maybe make a few shekels a month. One can always dream eh? If not, there's always lemonade!

TGIF

I LOVE Friday evenings. Once I get the boys in bed I get to kick back and watch "What Not to Wear" AND "Numb3rs". Throw in a big bowl of air-popped popcorn with lots of butter and a root-beer, it just doesn't get much better than this!

The screaming you hear in the background is the 21 year old me horrified by what she eventually turns into. That's OK, we don't like her much anyway. She's way too skinny.

Have a Great Weekend!

For every action, there is a reaction

Action: Three year old gets bit by a goose.
Reaction: Mortal fear of any live animal.

Action: Take aforementioned 3 year old to off-leash dog park to play in the leaves.
Reaction: Must carry screaming 37lb 3 year old back to van while pushing double stroller.

Action: Same three year old puts fork into his finger at dinner this evening.
Reaction: Lots of blood and tears.

Action: Go get bandaid for bloody finger.
Reaction: 18 month old feels abandoned and throws entire bowl of Kraft Dinner on floor.

Action: Sternly speak to 18 month old about throwing food on the floor.
Reaction: Both boys laugh hysterically.

Action: Daddy foolishly leaves his Skor bites in the fridge.
Reaction: Mommy polishes off the bag.