>Vacation!

>Early tomorrow morning, Hubs, the girls (minus the baby, who will be staying with the ‘rents) and I will leave to ski in Colorado for a week. I am trying to get excited; I love skiing. But frankly, it’s been cold here. Too cold. And I want a beach and a big tropical drink.

Anyway, I have decided to make this a real vacation and leave the computer at home. Because I have a feeling that if I bring it, not only will I be way too tempted to check in on you guys way too much, but the girls will be fighting for My Space time and it won’t leave as much of an opportunity for good old-fashioned family togetherness.

While I’m gone, I have some fabulous guest posters who were nice enough to agree to fill in while I’m gone. Be sure and stop by every day to see who’s here. And leave them some comment love, will ya?

And now for a few choice tidbits…

-Do you see that Benefit Cosmetics ad over there? I’ve been using Benefit for years and I love their products. If you are a Benefit user and you’re ordering more, click on that link and I’ll get a small commission from the company for referring you! How cool is that? And if you’re thinking about trying something new, I can personally vouch for their Lip Plump (great base for lipstick), BeneTint (liquid blush), High Beam (for a cool gleam to your face without making it look oily) DeGroovy (which keeps lipstick from feathering) and all of their concealers (my favorite is Boi-ing). I started using the concealer when I was a news anchor and it rocks. I know I sound like an Avon lady, but it’s not often that I get an ad for something I literally have used every day for the last eight years.

Also for your reading pleasure, a serendipitous advertising moment. I was pissed off a few weeks ago because my five-year-old Swiffer had broken and I was going to have to go the supermarket and buy a new one. I had put it off, but really, it’s the only thing I can use to get the dust under the refrigerator and between the washer and dryer and it has saved me several times when I’ve had people coming over and no time to mop a scuffed-up kitchen floor. Anyway, the same day I put it on my grocery list, I got an e-mail asking if I would mind trying out the new and improved Swiffer Sweeper. For free. Woot. I’ve been using it for about a week now and it really is better than the old one. It’s sturdier and less likely than the old one to break and they’ve added a thingie at the top so that you can hang it on a hook. Me likey.

Okay. Product placement time over. I’ll leave you with this oh so exciting news. I am now a columnist for Mamazine! Yes, I’m serious. They sent me a magnet and everything! That’s proof, right? You can read my first column here.

See you guys in a week or so. I’ll have a notebook with me so that I don’t forget a single embarrassing moment or bitchy encounter. In the meantime, enjoy the marvelous talent filling this blog space.

Well, bye!