Independence Day


I’ve had this tradition for about four years now every Forth of July I start the day with the same song, usually repeating it constantly during the day. It’s a song that sort of sums it all up for me. [lyrics here]

Here’s the rest of my play list for the day. Make sure you’ve got fireworks in hand.

*Note: There are a few more songs I’m enjoying today, but I can’t find them on YouTube to share. Songs like Miss Freedom by Bad Brains, Founding Fathers by MDC, and Your Gov’t Loves You by Future Leaders of the World.

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Published by: Summer on July 4th, 2008 | Filed under life | 4 Comments »


Explaining The Name


Every once and a while I get a comment or an email from someone asking about my blog’s name. I admit I wasn’t exactly thinking it through when I named it, it was just what popped into my head at the time. Luckily it still fits. So what exactly does “Wired For Noise” mean? This:

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Published by: Summer on July 3rd, 2008 | Filed under kids | Comment now »


Fussy, Oh Fussypants


we love fussypantsI was tagged by Lil’ Mommy That Could to share some Fussypants love. I’ll admit it, I’m a Fussypants lovin’ fool. Any woman who manages to keep her sanity with 5 boys is tops in my book. Though, I’m waiting for the day she snaps so I can send her my two and she won’t notice.

And she’s classy. Like wearing your pearls while having a baby classy. She’s classy in ways I’ll never grasp. See? She’s the ying to my yang.

I know I’m not the only Fussypants lovin’ fool around here. Who else? Come on, out yourself!

1. Steal the picture and chain instructions!

2. Write why you love Mrs Fussypants!

3. Link to the person who send you the chain!

4. Pass the chain on to someone else who loves Fussy!

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Published by: Summer on July 3rd, 2008 | Filed under blogging, friends | Comment now »


Wall E Not So Eco-Friendly


Every one has taken their kids to see Wall.E already it seems. And I admit, I was whining a bit to Dearest about taking Evan to go see it. Come one! Cute little robots, outer space, and Pixar’s famous graphics. Not to mention that everyone keeps talking about the great message Wall.E sneaks about trash and the environment. Sounds great!

Well, maybe not. Califmom pointed out over the weekend that despite the message we’re still dealing with a Disney movie. Which means commercialization on a massive scale. Case in point, Monday night we went grocery shopping and decided to stop in the local Hastings to see what used goodies they had. In the center of the children’s section was this.

Wall.E

That would be the giant, cardboard display box full of Wall.E books. And not just story books, there would coloring books and paint books as well. What do you think they, and millions of other stores, plan to do with the cardboard boxes when they are done? What do you think will happen to the books when the excitement wears off?

The picture doesn’t even show that off to the side there were Wall.E toys and games. Wind-up plastic Wall.E robots, plastic scene viewers with images from the movie, Nintendo DS games tied into the movie. Not exactly the message of “don’t trash the earth” I had been lead to believe it was. Maybe I’m just naive expecting them to walk the walk if they’re gonna talk the talk. All the eco-friendly messages in the world won’t help if they’re being presented next to “Buy More!” in big shiny letters.

By the way, no we didn’t buy any of the Wall.E stuff despite protests from Evan that it was “cool”. I did happen to find Mini Greek Myths for Young Children (Mini Usborne Classics) for $1.50 which I thought was much cooler.

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Published by: Summer on July 2nd, 2008 | Filed under books, environment | 3 Comments »


Mama Can’t Crap


toddlerYou know I might not have had kids if I had known about the “mama can’t crap” clause. it’s in the fine print, hidden away where you won’t know about it until too late. In the clause it states that 30 seconds after you sit on the toilet 1 or more of these things will happen.

  1. The toddler will climb the gate, go into the kitchen, and get into the knife drawer.
  2. The toddler will unlock the hallway door and make a mad dash into rooms he’s not allowed to do.
  3. The preschooler will open the front door letting both the cat and the toddler out.
  4. You will hear screaming as if the children are being ripped to pieces by mountain lions, except they are fighting over one pretzel out of an entire bowlful of them

Of course when any of these things happen you will have no choice but to run through the house, pants around your ankles, shrieking like a mad woman. At this point you will realize that the front door is open and either the mailman, the landlady, or the neighbor’s kids will be standing there looking at you.

These are the things they don’t tell you about when you sign that pregnancy contract. Sure they ramble on and on about tiny feet, cute clothes, and hearing “mama” for the first time. But don’t let them fool you, there’s a lot of fine print in there. Things like only getting 1 shower a week, forced to pick boogers from someone else’s nose, and exploding poop diapers at 3 AM. And of course, the “mama can’t crap” clause.

You’ve been warned.

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Published by: Summer on July 1st, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized, family, food, kids, life, parenting | 7 Comments »