Motherlode Mama Shannon’s blog
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama My babycakes isn’t just a fifth-grader this year. She’s a MIDDLE SCHOOLER. That sounds worse, doesn’t it? Three weeks in and she’s LOVING it. Loves the lockers, changing classes, her […]
By Shannon Magsam Ten thousand steps. That’s the number of steps you should take every day to be really healthy, according to fit friends’ comments and the booklet that came with my new fancy pedometer. […]
By Shannon Magsam Gwen asked me this week whether my husband and I had fun on our few days of “alone time” during vacation. I told her yes and then said something I suddenly realized […]
By Shannon Magsam Here’s my number. So call me, maybe. New lyric: If my mom will let me get a phone, that is. Let’s hope she’s crazy. My 10-year-old daughter is lobbying hard to get […]
By Shannon Magsam I have a confession. I don’t really like my Nook. Can we still be friends? I mean, I LIKE my Nook. The idea of it. In theory, I no longer have to […]
By Shannon Magsam Do you ever get to the end of summer and realize you never did all that stuff you planned to do? The stuff you wanted to do? And then do you try […]
By Shannon Magsam I look down at my exposed chest and think, wow, porn star. At the end of each overinflated balloon, the nipples are covered in red, angry lacerations. The idea of anything touching […]
Well, it finally happened. I’d been a little worried about it through the years. Busted. The lady in “Ladybug” stumbled across nwaMotherlode, and of course she clicked on the blog title she knew was about […]
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama and pet parent I’m back home after dropping my daughter off at school in the morning and I walk over to my computer. I’m itching to get to work. I […]
By Shannon Magsam If I had magical powers today, I’d use them for something so boring I wouldn’t be worthy of magical powers. I’d snap my fingers and be completely ready with hair and makeup. […]
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