January flew by!  I cannot believe that we are entering February of 2010.  Did y’all watch The State of The Union Address?  Since I was young, I always watched it with my family.  I was encouraged by the speech and am hopeful that our nation’s future gets brighter.  There were many things that our president said that I honestly applaud him for.  I’m hopeful in so many ways… but, most of all that the politics between the Republicans and Democrats starts to diminish so that they can find a way to work for The American People.  I agree with our president on that point, definitely.

So… the 31st is the last day to submit your photos and bio for ANM’s 2nd Annual Beautiful Baby Contest.  There are a few of you out there who haven’t sent your submittals in and I know you were going to… (hint, hint, hint… ).  I’m going to be posting the pageant this week.  Also, my email is sometimes wacky and sends email into my spam account, so if your submittal doesn’t appear, please contact me immediately.  If you aren’t submitting, please cast a vote for your favorite.  I know that I’m really looking forward to it.

My children have been very bad this week and are, once again, on restriction.  It’s almost as if they truly think they won’t get caught for improper behavior.  Yet, they always get caught.  When they are caught lying, they just get in double the amount of trouble.  They just can’t avoid testing those limits with me… like a moth to the flame.  Colie actually admitted today that they are in so much trouble that it feels like they will be on restriction forever.  Why is being a mom so hard? 

I asked their father to have a family meeting with me and, reluctantly, he agreed.  He did end up backing my position and agreed with me on points.  The girls just don’t seemed to be as affected by the family meeting as I thought they would.  The duo just acts so smug and like they are smarter than us.  I know they’re not… but, they certainly don’t believe that.  Like I said, being a parent and trying to do the right thing is hard.  You know, God should have thrown in a lifetime supply of Xanax as part of the deal for me delivering those twins!  God, are you there?  It’s me, Sheri.  HELP! 

This Week’s Reads

This week, I reviewed:  

Contests 

Once again, I’m reminding you to send in your photos for ANM’s 2nd Annual Beautiful Baby Contest.  You have until the 31st to submit your photos to anovelmenagerie@aol.com.   (Click the picture below to take you to the contest details).

On TV 

The Bachelor

Jakes starts weeding the wrong ones out of the group this week.  I think he’s going to be narrowing down the group considerably in the next couple of weeks.  I’m predicting Tenley and Gia for the finale as of this point.   For this week’s recap, click HERE.

The Rest… 

I am totally looking forward to a solid week at work and a mini-vacation in the mountains in February.  There is tons of snow and the twins will get to snowboard (if they ever get off restriction).  I am hanging in there on my diet and really miss Chardonnay!  The twins are starting spring soccer next week, which should tire them out some.  My wish to all the moms out there… have a great week and I wish you an easy  week.

As always, my thanks to all of you for reading not only this post, but the others as well.   Your readership means the world to me!  AND, your comments are invaluable to me!

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