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https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/11/x-box.html Mama Diaries: X-Box What is it with guys and X-Box? Even the puppy seems to like X-Box. The first thing he does when he's feeling particularly frisky, is run ... mama diariesx https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/03/day-steam-cleaner-died.html Mama Diaries: The Day the Steam Cleaner Died Steam cleaners are an absolute necessity if you have kids or animals. I can't tell you how many times I've pulled ours out to clean vomit a... mama diariesthe daysteam cleanerdied https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/12/prehistoric-pets.html Mama Diaries: Prehistoric Pets Our pet supply has dwindled over the last year. We used to have 26 pets (most of those were fish). Now we have three: a cat, a dog, and a... mama diariesprehistoricpets https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/11/psycho-dog.html Mama Diaries: Psycho Dog I'm beginning to think our 14 month old German Shepherd has some mental problems. He spent over an hour staring at a reflection on the gra... mama diariespsychodog https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/11/eating-telephone-line.html Mama Diaries: Eating the Telephone Line You wouldn't believe what that darn German Shepherd did today. The phone man was here putting in a new phone line. He had to bury the line... mama diariesthe telephoneeatingline https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/01/abe-lincoln-costume.html Mama Diaries: Abe Lincoln Costume My son, who's in the second grade, has a school project: write a report on a famous person and then present it to the class. But here's th... mama diariesabe lincolncostume https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/12/elephant-toothpaste.html Mama Diaries: Elephant Toothpaste "Mommy, we made elephant toothpaste in school, and it exploded all the way across the gym!" my daughter said. "What?" I said. "First of ... mama diarieselephanttoothpaste https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/04/arm-flatulance.html Mama Diaries: Arm Flatulance My kids and I watched the Kids Choice Awards on Nickelodeon last night. There was a new feature: The Arm Fart Hall of Fame. Three contestant... mama diariesarmflatulance https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/06/do-wop-kid.html Mama Diaries: Do-Wop Kid My dad is really into the 50's and 60's. He even drives around in a '67 Corvette Convertable. My kids love when Grandpa comes into town, b... mama diarieswopkid https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/05/trouble-in-pet-shop.html Mama Diaries: Trouble in the Pet Shop There seems to be a little trouble in my son's outdoor pet shop. Actually, there seems to be a little trouble regarding outdoor pets around... mama diariesin thetroublepetshop https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2015/07/beware-of-pain-train.html Mama Diaries: Beware of the Pain Train My husband is just a big kid who never grew up. So this weekend, when my son was having a Nerf gun war with his friends, he had to get in on... mama diariesof thebewarepaintrain https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/05/muddy-mama.html Mama Diaries: Muddy Mama It was only a matter of time before I got involved with the mud scene around my house. Today was the day. "Mama," my son said. "Can you... mama diariesmuddy https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2017/02/team-spirit.html Mama Diaries: Team Spirit As you know, my home team, the Atlanta Falcons, were in the Superbowl. (We are all heartbroken over their loss!) The week prior to the event... mama diariesteamspirit https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-to-do-list.html Mama Diaries: The To-Do List My husband came home after being gone for a week. Like any good wife, I had a list of things for him to do. I let him put his things down... mama diariesto dolist https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2016/06/ranch-flavored-cat.html Mama Diaries: Ranch-flavored Cat Our cat, Bootsy, was practicing bad table manners, again. This time it was with me. As I sat at the picnic table, eating my sandwich, the ca... mama diariesranchflavoredcat https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2024/07/favorite-writing-apps.html Mama Diaries: Favorite Writing Apps Here's today's IWSG question: What are your favorite writing processing (e.g. Word, Scrivener, yWriter, Dabble), writing apps, software,... mama diariesfavoritewritingapps https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/11/silly-students.html Mama Diaries: Silly Students I usually don't write about the antics of my students, but today, I just felt I had too. I was teaching piano lessons, and the sisters I ... mama diariessillystudents https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/06/movie-bust.html Mama Diaries: Movie Bust It was free movie day at the theater today. That was all fine and exciting...until we got into the theater. The kids and I made our way t... mama diariesmoviebust https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2025/02/end-of-road.html Mama Diaries: End of the Road I don't know if there's a IWSG question. And quite frankly, I don't care. Bubba is dead. My son, Gregory Ellis, was killed in a motorcycle... mama diariesend ofroad https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2014/02/lost-in-whales-heart.html Mama Diaries: Lost in a Whale's Heart I took my son to the natural history museum. There was a special display about whales. We stared at the giant whale skeletons and read all ... mama diarieslost inwhaleheart https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2022/07/ Mama Diaries: July 2022 mama diariesjuly https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2022/02/iwsg-and-sleepy-puppy.html Mama Diaries: IWSG and Sleepy Puppy Today's IWSG question is, is there someone who has supported you in your writing journey who is no longer around? Yes. Not that this pers... mama diariesiwsgsleepypuppy https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2014/04/lemonade-stand.html Mama Diaries: Lemonade Stand Lemonade stands seem to be a part of just about every kid's childhood. It was no exception for my kids. When my daughter was five, she had... mama diarieslemonadestand https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/05/last-day-of-school.html Mama Diaries: Last Day of School Today was the last day of school. You'd think my kids would be thrilled about that. Nope. It was a very sad day for my offspring. They c... mama diarieslast dayschool https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/05/snacking-on-stakes.html Mama Diaries: Snacking on Stakes Yes, I did spell that right. It's stakes. Not steaks. Who do you think might be snacking on stakes? Yep. You guessed it. My big old Ge... mama diariessnackingstakes https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/09/funky-hair-do.html Mama Diaries: Funky Hair-do My daughter came downstairs this morning with a rather interesting hair-do. "Why is there a pencil sticking out of your head?" I asked. ... mama diariesfunkyhair https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2022/08/ Mama Diaries: August 2022 mama diariesaugust https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-of-pampering.html Mama Diaries: A Day of Pampering A year and a half ago, my husband got me a wonderful Mother's Day gift: a gift certificate for an hour massage and manicure and pedicure at... mama diariesday ofpampering https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/03/maple-sugaring.html Mama Diaries: Maple Sugaring It's maple sugaring time in Ohio. For those who don't know what the heck I'm talking about, it's the time when the sugar maple trees are ta... mama diariesmaplesugaring https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/07/gosh-darn-dog.html Mama Diaries: Gosh Darn Dog A few days ago, our German Shepherd learned how to escape out of our fenced yard. This is the same dog that learned how to open the door an... mama diariesgoshdarndog https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2017/02/a-little-travel-music.html Mama Diaries: A Little Travel Music My kids like to have their music on when we drive in the car. Usually it's stuff you hear on the radio, but the other day, my daughter had s... mama diarieslittletravelmusic https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/12/tis-more-blessed-giveaway-and-stink-zone.html Mama Diaries: 'Tis More Blessed Giveaway and The Stink Zone I know I'm a day early for this, but tomorrow I'm going gold mining with the kids, so ya'll are getting an extra day to participate. E... mama diariesand thetisblessedgiveaway https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2014/09/remembering-tina-downey.html Mama Diaries: Remembering Tina Downey On August 23, 2014, the blogging community lost a very special lady. Tina Downey struggled with pulmonary hypertension, hypoglycemia, an... mama diariesrememberingtinadowney https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/12/feeling-music.html Mama Diaries: Feeling the Music There have been moments in my teaching career that really stand out. (For anyone who doesn't know, I'm a violin, viola, and piano teacher.) ... mama diariesfeelingmusic https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/06/lego-master.html Mama Diaries: Lego Master I have had a lot of experience putting together Lego sets. Today's project was a 592 piece set called, Emperor Palpatine's Shuttle. I whip... mama diarieslegomaster https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2021/01/ Mama Diaries: January 2021 mama diariesjanuary https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/06/chef-bubba.html Mama Diaries: Chef Bubba This afternoon my five-year-old son announced that he wanted to make a snack for me. "I don't really need a snack," I said. "But I really wa... mama diarieschefbubba https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2014/02/carbon-dioxide-balloons.html Mama Diaries: Carbon Dioxide Balloons Last night, when I was playing Frisbee with my son, I noticed a red balloon on the ground under one of the bushes. I figured my kids had so... mama diariescarbon dioxideballoons https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/10/beware-of-bear.html Mama Diaries: Beware of the Bear Bears have been sighted where my family and I live. There was a cute picture in the newspaper of a mama bear and two cubs casually walking ... mama diariesof thebewarebear https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/05/wacky-sunglasses-day.html Mama Diaries: Wacky Sunglasses Day My son came downstairs this morning looking like an alien from outer space. He was wearing three pairs of glasses: his regular glasses, a ... mama diarieswackysunglassesday https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/12/wrapping-presents-doggy-style.html Mama Diaries: Wrapping Presents Doggy Style Tis the season for wrapping Christmas presents. Usually I do this job in the basement, away from all furry creatures that could reek havock... mama diarieswrapping presentsdoggystyle https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-color-is-that-bear.html Mama Diaries: What Color is That Bear? My son came home today with a pink stuffed teddy bear. He had won it from one of those machines with the claw that grabs the toys. "Dude,"... mama diariescolorbear https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/05/all-school-sing.html Mama Diaries: All-school Sing Today, my childrens' school had an all-school sing. I was invited to attend, because I volunteer in the classrooms. I took my seat in the ... mama diariesall schoolsing https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/06/terrorizing-creatures.html Mama Diaries: Terrorizing Creatures I'm not sure about which to tell you first - my son terrorizing chickens, or my dog terrorizing our frog. Let's start with the dog. The b... mama diariesterrorizingcreatures https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/08/name-that-smoothie.html Mama Diaries: Name that Smoothie I was browsing through my Family Fun magazine today and came across a recipe for a smoothie made with a certain green vegetable (which I hap... mama diariesname thatsmoothie https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/01/morning-rush.html Mama Diaries: Morning Rush I really hate when I forget to set the alarm clock. That's exactly what happened last night. When I woke up, I noticed it was starting to ... mama diariesmorningrush https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/06/croaky.html Mama Diaries: Croaky We have a pet frog named Croaky. He has had quite a history in his short three years on the planet. He miraculously survived a fall from t... mama diaries https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/12/dream-destination-blog-hop.html Mama Diaries: Dream Destination Blog Hop It's time for Lexa and Julie' s Dream Destination Blog Hop. I'm supposed to tell you about my dream destination and then inv... mama diariesdream destinationbloghop https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2023/10/my-thoughts-on-ai-writing.html Mama Diaries: My Thoughts on AI Writing This month's IWSG question is What do you think of Artificial intelligence (AI) being used to write things (like books). I think AI can be... thoughts on aimama diarieswriting https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/07/daddy-in-training.html Mama Diaries: Daddy in Training I took my kids to the playground today while we had another showing on the house. Usually I'm the one standing around pushing my son on the... mama diariesdaddytraining https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2023/12/ Mama Diaries: December 2023 mama diariesdecember https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/07/doggys-new-trick.html Mama Diaries: Doggy's New Trick The kids are on vacation this week at their grandparents' house. That means a big break for me! Well, sort of. If I didn't have that darn... mama diariesdoggynewtrick https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/11/schultz-vs-sunshine.html Mama Diaries: Schultz vs. Sunshine Usually you don't hear much about my parakeet, Sunshine, because all she does is sit on her stick and tweet. Well, today I have a little st... mama diariesschultzvssunshine https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2014/04/odoriferous-odors.html Mama Diaries: Odoriferous Odors Kids stink. Literally. When they're babies, it's spit up and poopy diapers. As they get older, it becomes grime and dirty socks. Not to ... mama diariesodors https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/06/working-man.html Mama Diaries: Working Man "Mama, I want to wear a tuxedo today," my six-year-old son announced. "A tuxedo?" I asked. "You don't even own a tuxedo." "Yes I do." ... mama diariesworkingman https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2015/12/marshmallow-fight.html Mama Diaries: Marshmallow Fight Yesterday was my son's classroom Christmas party. One of the activities was a marshmallow toss. The kids were supposed to toss marshmallows ... mama diariesmarshmallowfight https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/07/puppy-love.html Mama Diaries: Puppy Love My kids have wanted a puppy for years. I bet they have been asking for at least five years. (Can you believe we've been holding out that l... mama diariespuppylove https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-password.html Mama Diaries: The Password Yesterday, I needed to go down to the basement to get something. I went to the door, and found my son blocking it. "Excuse me, Bubba," I ... mama diariespassword https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2015/11/ Mama Diaries: November 2015 mama diariesnovember https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-day-ds-died.html Mama Diaries: The Day the DS Died It's a dark day in my little man's world. Bubba's beloved Nintendo DS has bit the dust. "Mama," he said this morning. "There's something... mama diariesthe daydsdied https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/09/fruit-flies-part-2.html Mama Diaries: Fruit Flies: Part 2 Yesterday, we discovered we had a fruit fly infestation. My husband concocted an apple cider vinegar poison which knocked a lot of them off... mama diariesfruit fliespart https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/07/backseat-mayhem.html Mama Diaries: Backseat Mayhem Tuesdays are adventure days. Usually that means that we go somewhere unique or explore new places. Today's adventure was supposed to be to... mama diariesbackseatmayhem https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2014/04/dancing-mama.html Mama Diaries: Dancing Mama About a year ago, I had to take my daughter to a dance competition. Since the venue was a considerable distance from our home, we spent the... mama diariesdancing https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/07/wading-in-river.html Mama Diaries: Wading in the River It was a hot day in Cincinnati today. The thermometer read close to 100 degrees. It was a perfect day to be inside in the air conditionin... mama diariesin thewadingriver https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2015/08/teleportation-made-easy.html Mama Diaries: Teleportation Made Easy "I have a great invention!" my eleven-year-old son said. "What's that?" I asked. "A door with a special knob that enables you to telepor... mama diariesteleportationmadeeasy https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/12/brain-dead-mama.html Mama Diaries: Brain Dead Mama Have you ever had one of those days when your brain just doesn't function? I had one of those days today. I think it had something to do w... mama diariesbraindead https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2015/04/bag-slippers.html Mama Diaries: Bag Slippers Bubba is on a bag roll. A couple of days ago, you may recall that he wanted to pop popcorn in a brown paper lunch bag. Well, since he found ... mama diariesbagslippers https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/06/anti-seize.html Mama Diaries: Anti-Seize My husband likes tinkering on his motorcycle. He spends a lot of time in the garage with his bike on the lift. In fact, I think that's wha... mama diariesantiseize https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/11/mama-is-on-strike.html Mama Diaries: Mama is on Strike! Yesterday, my husband and kids were harrassing me for being a psychopath emotional basketcase musician. Today, they have commenced physical... mama diariesstrike https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/04/mission-rescue-catfish.html Mama Diaries: Mission: Rescue Catfish "Mom, I want to go fishing with my friend. Can I? Please?" That's how it started. "Okay," I said, "but I'm coming with you." We walked to th... mama diariesmission rescuecatfish https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/12/underwear-overhead.html Mama Diaries: Underwear Overhead I'm always complaining about my family members not cleaning up their dirty clothes. I don't understand why it's so difficult for them to ge... mama diariesunderwearoverhead https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/07/ear-piercing.html Mama Diaries: Ear Piercing Today was the big day - my daughter went and got her ears pierced. I told her she could do it for her tenth birthday, so she's been waiting... mama diariesearpiercing https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2019/11/favorite-holiday-memory-blog-hop.html Mama Diaries: Favorite Holiday Memory Blog Hop Today, I'm participating in the Favorite Holiday Memory Blog Hop sponsored by Elaine Kaye who has a new picture book, Sleigh Rid... mama diariesmemory blogfavoriteholidayhop https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/09/finding-nemo.html Mama Diaries: Finding Nemo First of all, I'd like to say thanks to all of you who stopped by for author, Virginia Wright's guest post. You left some wonderful comment... mama diariesfindingnemo https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/10/ Mama Diaries: October 2012 mama diariesoctober https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2014/05/mamas-cake-pop-shop.html Mama Diaries: Mama's Cake Pop Shop I love school projects. Especially ones where Mama has to do a lot of the work. Which is pretty much how all of them are. Last night's gre... mama diariescake popshop https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/12/what-i-learned-at-dare-graduation.html Mama Diaries: What I Learned at D.A.R.E. Graduation Today, my daughter graduated from the D.A.R.E program. If you don't know what that is, it's a program where officers come in and instruct k... what i learnedmama diaries https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2018/04/something-different.html Mama Diaries: Something Different The other day, as I was roaming around the blogosphere, I landed at S usan-Swiderski's blog . She was answering a bunch of different questio... mama diariessomethingdifferent https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/04/dancing-mama.html Mama Diaries: Dancing Mama My eleven-year-old daughter had another dance competition today. Her team did awesome. It was a national competition, and they won first p... mama diariesdancing https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/10/amnesia.html Mama Diaries: Amnesia My seven-year-old son came in from playing outside in the woods. He had a look on his face that said, "I was definitely up to something." ... mama diariesamnesia https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/04/30-seconds-to-destruction.html Mama Diaries: 30 Seconds to Destruction The kids came home today after being gone for four days. First, my son charged in the door. He had the remains of Oreo cookies plastered o... mama diariessecondsdestruction https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/12/zombie-mama.html Mama Diaries: Zombie Mama My husband discovered the zombie app on his android today. "Woman," he said. "Come here." "What?" I asked as I walked over. "Say che... mama diarieszombie https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/02/fossil-mountain.html Mama Diaries: Fossil Mountain "Mommy, take me to Fossil Mountain.....please!!!" Those were the words I heard today from my six-year-old son. Fossil mountain, AKA Trammel... mama diariesfossilmountain https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2023/04/recollections-on-writing-my-first-book.html Mama Diaries: Recollections on Writing My First Book This month's IWSG question is, "Do you remember writing your first book? What were your first thoughts about the career path? Where are yo... mama diarieson writingmy firstrecollectionsbook https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/04/recycled-what.html Mama Diaries: Recycled What? Last night was not good. I spent most of the night with my friend, the toilet. When the alarm clock went off this morning, I was not a hap... mama diariesrecycled https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2013/04/knuckle-barnacles.html Mama Diaries: Knuckle Barnacles "Mama, do barnacles grow on knuckles?" Huh? I looked at my eight-year-old son, completely perplexed as to why he would ask me such a ques... mama diariesknucklebarnacles https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/05/spider-in-my-hair.html Mama Diaries: Spider in My Hair Wasn't I just commenting on how I needed a haircut? Well, apparently a little critter decided to take up residence in my long tresses. I w... mama diariesspiderhair https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/07/mr-fix-it.html Mama Diaries: Mr. Fix It My husband enjoys tinkering on his motorcycle. Nearly every evening you can find him in the garage taking something apart and working on it... mama diariesmrfix https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/10/party-wrecker.html Mama Diaries: Party Wrecker I just had to pause a moment and tell you about the dog. Yep. The big old German Shepherd. It's my daughter's big 10th birthday party wi... mama diariespartywrecker https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/04/quicksand.html Mama Diaries: Quicksand My daughter came into the house today covered in mud. "What the heck happened to you?" I asked. "I fell into quicksand," she replied. "What?... mama diariesquicksand https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/07/escape-artist.html Mama Diaries: Escape Artist Our ninety-pound German Shepherd "puppy" pulled a Houdini move today. In the morning, I took him outside to do his business. Usually, I br... mama diariesescapeartist https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/09/driveway-campout.html Mama Diaries: Driveway Campout This evening my family was celebrating the last days of summer with one of our friends. We had a wonderful cookout in the backyard. Our vi... mama diariesdrivewaycampout https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2011/04/tongue-trouble.html Mama Diaries: Tongue Trouble My kids were playing at a friend's house this evening. When I went to retrieve them, I found a very strange sight. The kids were yelling and... mama diariestonguetrouble https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/07/last-day.html Mama Diaries: Last Day Even though I have missed my kids (they've been at Grandma and Grandpa's house), I have really enjoyed the quiet, mess-free house. I have ... mama diarieslastday https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2019/02/ Mama Diaries: February 2019 mama diariesfebruary https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2014/04/rowdy-raccoons.html Mama Diaries: Rowdy Raccoons Raccoons were a big problem where I used to live in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were fearless creatures, coming up to the front door, staring in... mama diariesrowdyraccoons https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-mama-in-dell.html Mama Diaries: The Mama in the Dell My animals were up to their shenanigans, again. It began when I happened to look outside, and saw our cat, Bootsy, playing with a little b... mama diariesdell https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2015/02/teaching-charlie-brown.html Mama Diaries: Teaching Charlie Brown I took my son to see Sponge Bob, the movie, today. (We don't get enough Sponge Bob at my pad, so we had to get more. It was cute for anyone... mama diariesteachingcharliebrown https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2010/06/miss-kind-heart.html Mama Diaries: Miss Kind Heart My daughter is a very sensitive young lady. Today, as we were driving to the store, she saw a man on a street corner holding a sign. It sa... mama diariesmisskindheart https://sherryellis.blogspot.com/2012/02/expert.html Mama Diaries: The Expert People assume that because I am a violin, viola, and piano teacher, my children play those instruments. My kids do, sort of, but not really... mama diariesexpert