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BABIES Documentary: PBS Nova Meets Baby Einstein

    BABIES is a documentary about 4 babies–one in Tokyo, one in Mongolia, one in Namibia, and one in San Francisco. AP Journalist Leanne Italie, in her article about a local Mom and tot showing of the documentary BABIES (this viewing sponsored by Happy Bambino) writes: Ann Imig from Madison brought her 3-year-old son to what she considers a rare, non-animated opportunity. “I was happy to have a cinema experience with my son that wasn’t terrifyingly loud or filled with startling imagery or quasi-off color humor, found more often than you’d expect in G-rated films,” she… Read More »BABIES Documentary: PBS Nova Meets Baby Einstein

    Celebrity Baby names 2011 and Listen To Your Mother Video

      Hottest Hollywood Celebrity Baby Names 2011 Dinette Chamois Good King Wenslaus Hyphen Chicklet Tablet (pronounced tabLAY) Fillet Chatroulette Gradient Bordeaux (pronounced bordOCKS) Widget Pequot Miasma Chillin’N’Illin’ (triplet boys) Wanderlust (pronounced VahnDehrLoooost) More vital information The Listen To Your Mother video is up! I got umm “potentially” nominated—along with a bunch of other great bloggers like Vodka Mom—for Nickelodeon’s Parents Picks Awards “Best Parenting Blog” Go potentially vote for us (just click “Nominate”)! Thank you again to Volunteer Spot for posting my Kindergarten Volunteer tips for Teacher Appreciation week. It was an honor, and I appreciate… Read More »Celebrity Baby names 2011 and Listen To Your Mother Video

      The Wheels On The Bus: A Guided Meditation

        The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round; round and round with your breathing. Focus on your breath. Your coffee breath. The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish, swish swish swish; swish swish swish away the outside world. The bell on the bus goes ding ding ding, ding ding ding, ding ding ding. Stop ringing the bell. Thank you. The bell on the bus goes ding ding ding, feel the energy vibrating throughout your body. The children on the bus go up and down, up and down, up and… Read More »The Wheels On The Bus: A Guided Meditation

        Big Week: Listen to Yo Bossy Mama

          It’s a big week here in ‘Sconnie town. I am busy putting the finishing touches (interpret loosely) on Listen To Your Mother. I haven’t had time for blogging, but Andrea Zani interviewed me for this Sunday’s Wisconsin State Journal, and you can read it on-line here. BOSSY arrives for her NO BOOK TOUR, which may or may not include a night of Wisconsin traditions as described here (cue BOSSY as Tevye, bellowing TRADITIONNNN, TRADITION!) YO BLOGGY MAMAI will be thinking of my blog friends on Sunday. I so badly wish everyone could join us for… Read More »Big Week: Listen to Yo Bossy Mama

          Madison Magazine Blurb: Mother Blogs Best

            From the May issue of Madison Magazine‘s Your Town: Up Front section by Katie Vaughn Mother Blogs Best For nearly two years, Ann Imig has shared the ups, downs and downright funny moments of motherhood on her blog, annimig.com. Now she’s taking her parenting perspective to a new audience. Imig is directing and producing Listen to Your Mother, a live show with Madison-area writers reading their words on “the real experience of motherhood.” As Imig prepared for the Mother’s Day event, she answered a few questions about this new labor of love. How did you… Read More »Madison Magazine Blurb: Mother Blogs Best

            Signs you were a waitress…

              Upon doling out the last fish stick you yell “86 the fingers!” and wink to the imaginary line cook that hangs out with you on Formican Island You are his favorite waitress and he loves your sense of humor. Sometimes you silverware roll for fun. Often it is highly competitive. Instead of “excuse me” you yell “BEHIND YOU” during your double-coupon-day grocery cart slalom. You know you have complete control of the vehicle, but neither your steering nor your break/lurch/smoked-turkey projectile skills instill confidence in your startled co-shoppers. When your husband asks where your children… Read More »Signs you were a waitress…

              My Hair, A Memoir (Book Proposal)

                Elevator Pitch: From long to short, from head to toe: MY LIFE OF HAIR, MY HAIRSTORY! Target Audience: All humans with hair. Or humans who once had hair and can relate to hair. Especially Keisha Knight-Pulliam. Competitive: No one has previously written about my hair. This is the premiere narrative exploration of my hairstory. Books have been written on hair (Rapunzel and her weave), but this is the first-ever account of MY HAIR. Platform: I am widely known for tweeting about my bangs. I have also interwoven pop culture icons into my hair-tweets (Rod Stewart,… Read More »My Hair, A Memoir (Book Proposal)

                Prenatal Search Engine Optimization: Forget the latch-on, get your baby Linkedin!

                  A healthy baby is a blessing, but a healthy baby with a high page rank is better. Pregnancy is an exciting time with many considerations and demands. You must observe strict prenatal care guidelines, fit the crib with coordinating impractical textiles, and most importantly, get a jump start on babies’ social networking profile. I recommend reading Penelope Trunk’s Guide to Blogging, Scary Mommy’s Blog Tips, and Marinka’s Remedial Blog School out loud to your fetus. You’re already putting embryo on preschool wait-lists, so go ahead and get him on plenty of Twitter lists! TIP: Consider… Read More »Prenatal Search Engine Optimization: Forget the latch-on, get your baby Linkedin!

                  McSweeney’s Passover Seder

                    Don’t wait for “next year in Jerusalem”, please join me NOW over at McSweeney’s in REDWOOD HALL!** It’s 1980. HURRY. **”Hall” connotes the common area between all of the bedrooms upstairs in my Dad’s house. “Redwood” connotes luxurious burgundy carpeting. “Seder” connotes a baloney air-tent. Thank you so much for those who tweeted the link and for your awesome responses. Happy Passover, Happy Easter, HAPPY PEASTER.

                    After School

                      Dad: How was yourMe: Fine Dad: Did you learn anythMe: No Dad: What did you eat foMe: FriesDad: If you don’t need all of the $2 I give you for lunch you can give some back, haha. [All Things Considered Intro jingle begins on Nation Public Radio] Me: Dun Dun Dun Dun, Dun dun dun dun dun,…beedeepbeedeepbedeep. TURN IT OFF!Dad: Turn it off, please?Me: Turn it off PLEASEuh. This channel makes me barf.Dad: Let me hear the headlines.. Me: Why are there so many, sonnngs about rainbows, and what’s on the ahh-ther siiiide..Dad: Please don’t… Read More »After School