Welcome! To the first weekly G.I.R.L. party. Let’s take a look at what The Glamorous Life really looks like! And please take the time visit all the other girls at the party…there is some very ‘glamorous’ (and I use the word very loosely and extremely sarcastically) stuff going on!
Want more information about The G.I.R.L. Party (weekly) visit here. You know it isn’t a party until you are there! So please join in!
Candid Carrie (she is behind all this nonsense. So thank her with a visit okay? PHOTO)
MomZombie (she is a mom- but not a zombie. trust me)
I think we are all Bozos on the bus (Go on, get on the bus!)
Canadian Living (…..Eh? They live glamorous there too! with PHOTO)
She Just Had to Say It (this one is every man’s fantasy)
Soup is NOT a Finger Food (This entry uses the word SQUALOR. That alone deserves a click.)
I think I’m an Artist (she is totally an artist. And a glamorous one at that!)
Short Pump Preppy (she has to change grocery stores because she is SO glamorous!)
It is Okay to be Weird! (Feeling frumpy? Click over and see what to do about it!)
I love Retro Things (Can’t imagine anything retro NOT being glamorous!)
Lit and Laundry (There is a reason she is SO popular. Go see for yourself!)
Foolery (WOW. So much glamour here…she gives us options. Go look. You’ll thank me)
Alive in Wonderland (Hold on everyone- we’re having an earthcake!)
Bugs and Bunnies (she’s got her husband doing the laundry folks. No I am not kidding!)
The Adventures of Super Mommy (wow a real super mommy!)
The Zen in You (oh she has Zen AND glamour!)
Prose and Converse (she embodies the glamorous life….)
AND NOW MINE………
You should have had time to click around to see all these lovely ladies living their extremely glamorous lives (squalor and all), so I will tell you a little story about a very UNglamorous party I once had. Oh there were invitations, decorations, guests and even a cake. But first let me tell you about WHY I had this party. Jack was 2 years and 3 months old, and I had just had his baby brother. Well as soon as the reality hit of having to change diapers on TWO kids a day hit me…it became rather important to me to get Jack potty trained. So I started with the usual, rewards, sticker charts and reading books. We watched video tapes with funny characters talking about ‘poo-poo’ and ‘pee-pee’. Oh he was entertained…but the darn kid still wasn’t using the potty. Finally in what can only be classifies as an act of desperation (and part genius) I simply LIED to him. One morning I said to him “Oh no Jack. Mommy is so upset and she just doesn’t know WHAT to do!”…he was concerned and asked what happened. “The store is ALL out of diapers in big boy sizes…they only have the size for babies now! I just don’t know what to do Jack! Oh NO!” I may have been fake crying when he said “Oh that is okay mommy- I will just go on the potty from now on!”. And lo and behold. HE DID. From that moment he went on the potty. Oh we had a few wet accidents….but for the most part it totally and completely WORKED. I was so thrilled with him (and me) I threw him a ‘Bye Bye Diaper Party’ that weekend. We invited the neighborhood kids. I actually bought the gifts for them to give and delivered to their home ahead of time along with a new diaper on which I had written the invitation; Every guest gave one pair of new underwear in small gift bag. It was inspired. But when I went to go buy the cake the pastry chef suggested a cake in the shape of a diaper. And I am not even kidding when she said ‘you know CHOCOLATE cake with white frosting’. Are you getting the visual? Yeah too gross. Even for someone like me- who was clearly living GLAMOROUS in real life!
(Photos courtesy of Jack who allowed me to post . The first is him ‘reading’ National Geographic-still his favorite, and the second is the diaper party crew)
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That’s hilarious and I just know that none of my 3 boys would’ve bought your ploy. My oldest two are also 2 years, 3 months apart! They are each other’s best buddy, when they’re not trying to kill each other.
I love the strategically placed black dot on the first picture. Nice work, but if you really were planning ahead you might want to make the dot considerably larger … you know just in case he isn’t marketable in later life. You might want to start the advertising now! I’m just saying, you’ve seen “Failure to Launch” haven’t you?
Yes, Marcy, unlike most of your crew of talented bloggers, I did NOT have a tough time finding an appropriate post — I had a tough time selecting from among the multitudes of screaming-to-be-included posts.
What an inspired idea — lying to your child! It would have backfired with me for my elder daughter, and my younger daughter simply would have ignored me. Yes, Mommy Of The Year.
Thanks for a fun party!
– Laurie
This is absolute genius! I think I will do the same for my daughter very soon. I love it. And I can’t wait to be done with diapers.
Woo-Hoo! Great party! I feel so honored to be among such cool guests. Of course I just noticed I’ve been walking around with my skirt tucked up in my pantyhose – why didn’t anybody tell me?
And I forgot to post the picture on my blog. Grrr. So unorganized. . .
LOL party party! That’s a great story!
OK… that is one smart kid. My kids would have held out for a year just to show me that they could. My youngest would have come up with an alternative to diapers that still didn’t require going on the pot.
Funny!
Everyone is here! I love this story Marcy! You are so creative. I think lying is a very powerful mothering tool.
I wish I would have known you then, I would have loved to come.
I am off to read everyone else’s posts now!
Marcy: What a great party this has been. I’ve learned that I am not alone in this potty-training mess or in tempting fate by leaving the diaper bag at home. Your post has given me an idea that I may tweak for our own purposes. I gave older daughter a party for giving up the bottle/pacifier and got her ears pierced for getting potty trained. I think the answer is always: Party!
Great post and thanks for hosting this glam party! It’s been fun seeing all the great Mom’s out there in Blog land.
Um – I hate to ask, but the straps on my “good bra” keep falling down and these stilettos are pinching my toes… and also, it seems your guests have put a hurtin’ on that box of Shiraz over on the table. I’m running home to change into my comfy clothes and a pair of plastic shoes. Will zip by the store to grab some more wine… don’t go anywhere, I’ll be back!
Marcy, Hi – I had a great time today and had some company that would have never headed over in my direction if it hadn’t been for you hosting this great G.I.R.L. party!
Seriously, I already have my picture for next week! Color me unGLAMOROUS and re-entered!
xx oo xx,
Your biggest fan that isn’t your mother but is old enought to be ;)
Hi, Marcy,
I forget how I got here, but needless to say, it was someone telling me about the GIRL party.
I’d love to participate next time!!
Look at me, late to the party. Sorry, I was up to my forehead-wrinkle in housework. Typical, and also thematically appropriate, yes?
And now, for the party favors.
I couldn’t narrow it down to just one (nor could I muster the creativity to write something new) so I’m leaving you with a link to an entire catergory on my blog dedicated to the very concept of GIRL. I’m not saying that any post is a particular nugget of blog-gold, but it does beat folding laundry. :)
http://proseandconverse.wordpress.com/category/what-a-stooge-i-turned-out-to-be/
THIS IS PRICELESS!!!
I love how you tapped into that inner man part of him who has to fix everything, and he just stepped up to the plate, and potty trained himself!!!
What a good boy!!!
I’d like to join the party too! I’m a little behind….
Soup is Not a Finger Food sent me, and I’m only sorry I hadn’t been paying attention earlier in the week. I wish I could have come to your party! Will you be hosting another? Count me in!
Hola , I agree with this article, just sometimes I read so fast everything and I miss things that after read them again, I can understand it better.. ;). Your Glamorous In Real Life Party! Blog Stumbled up and Bookmarked, so I keep updated on every article you write from now now on party gifts.