You know that one song by LL Cool J? (Mama Said) Knock You Out?
The one that marked his shirtless, hardcore re-entry into the music scene via a boxing ring after years of making Hip Hop Lite fans swoon with smarmy pseudo-raps such as I Need Love?
How ya like me NOW?
Don’t look at me that way. Yes, you do.
Anyway. In his opening line of Mama Said, LL angrily proclaims: ”Don’t call it a comeback…I been here for years!”
And that’s just how I feel, friends. You know:
Shirtless
Angry
Hardcore
Formerly smarmy
Um, staging a comeback that isn’t really a comeback.
I’ve been here for years, homies.
I’m still me. Just with a few modifications:
I’m going to post on this site once a week. Thursdays will be my day of choice.
I’ll do my best to visit all of my friends in the blogosphere as often as my schedule allows. But, in all honesty, I will probably visit less often. My happy hour carpools, volunteer duties, and family life in general beckon.
And – speaking of family life – I won’t be doling out as many details about The Cherubs as I did before. I have other topics on my mind that I’d like to write about. Topics that don’t infringe on the ever-important privacy of two emerging middle schoolers and a third grader.
And now, if you’ll indulge me, a bit of housekeeping:
-If you’ve followed me here from dhousemommy.com, please update your bookmarks. Also, please consider subscribing to this site via rss feed or email. Both options can be found to the right. Dhousemommy will no longer exist in a few short weeks.
-If you’re new here? I’m really glad you stopped by. You might want to visit my page entitled Who is this Woman? in order to become better acquainted with me.
-Whether you’ve been with me since my Desperate beginnings or just stumbled across me today, I’d like to suggest that you click away over there on the right sidebar. I am a social media junkie and would love nothing more than to connect with you on Twitter, Pinterest, and Facebook.
-Nicole at The Pixel Boutique is a rock star. She took my vision for this site and crafted it into what you see now. I want to hug her, meet her for coffee, run through the sprinklers with her. If you need a blog designer? She’s your gal. Please tell her that I sent you.
So. That’s that.
I’m so tickled to be back, friends. I’ve missed you.
See you next Thursday.
Im so glad to see that you’re back!!!
Yay!!
I’m glad to be back Kim. I’ve missed you!
Wait…did I just call you Kim? How thoughtless of me to just lop off the -berly. Anyway, thanks again for coming over.
Welcome back. It is nice not to be so desperate, isn’t it? Inquiring minds now just want to know if you actually climbed into a laundromat washer for that pic…?
Hey, babe. Thanks for inquiring. And yes…yes, I did. ‘Cause THAT’S how I roll.
Why do I have to fold while you gab? Doesn’t seem quite fair! Good thing I like doing laundry.
Glad to see you back!
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Oh, Mark. My laundry room. My rules. xo
Got goosebumps this morning. I thought they were because I left my windows open last night…then I realized….SHES’s BACK!!!!!!! xoxoxo
Thank you, my friend. For everything. Especially for not holding the “gab” against me. xo
Run through the sprinklers!? What a great idea, but lets do it at your house, cause here in Arizona it will turn into a mud bath faster than you can post it on Twitter.
Such a pleasure collaborating on the design with you. It was all your great ideas!
Awww…shucks. Thanks again, Nicole.
She’s back folks. Now I get what we have in common! We both find inspiration in our laundry rooms
Glad to see you back in action and will be visiting (stalking) often.
Yes. Laundry rooms and that cat thing you mentioned. #okaynotreally #notacatperson
Still looking for my shiny quarter,but glad to see you back.throw in a few twin stories for me if you can. I need to know what is coming up.
Dude. Your support has been valued at AT LEAST a half dollar to date. Much appreciated.
Soooo happy to hear? read? your voice again! We are of similar minds, and I love reading what you have to say! Perhaps you will inspire me to get off my bloggy butt once again and write! Because I love it so. And I hear you about not wanting to write about the kids so much. I, too, want to fiercely protect the privacy of my beloved shorties. Welcome back! Looking forward to Thursdays! xo
Clare! Arguably my favorite person that I’ve never met. If I can do this, you can. I’ll hold your virtual hand…
Looking forward to following you again.
Thanks, Nicole! Hope your ‘real’ birthday has been as much fun as my ‘blog’ birthday!
Sue, Sue, Sue. I love it, I love it, I love it! (I know you see Molly Shannon here. Say you do.) I love everything about your new space, from top to bottom. I love Thursdays. I love that you & LL are tight. I LOVE that you are back. Yay!!!!!!
Kel, Kel, Kel.
I love that you love it.
Yes, I totally saw MolShan. All leaning back in her chair, executing little mini kicks. Totally.
You are the ONLY person thus far to mention the LL reference. And that is why I love YOU.
I love the look!!!
I relate to what you say about blogging less, and respecting the privacy of the kiddos! Mine are mostly young but my oldest is nine, and I am starting to need to protect her privacy, too. How am I ever going to teach them to use technology without resorting to pointless gossip if I can’t do it myself?!
Nice to meet you – see you next week!
Hi, Emily…glad to hear I’m not the only one on this issue. At this point, they still think it’s fun to be my topic(s) of choice, but I’m 99.999999999% certain that will change once The Twins are in middle school. Heck, they already are more Internet savvy than I am. A scary thought – in more ways than one. Nice to meet you, too!
It is GORGEOUS over here!!! I love this look of yours. So glad you’ll be posting once a week…sounds like a good thing to me
*blush* Thank you, Jen. It is way more “me,” you know? I’m going to try to apply the once weekly concept to visiting my friends as well. Can’t wait to see (read) what you’ve been up to!
I’m totally loving your new look! You’re right…your designer rocks! I’ve been thinking about going from a three-column layout to a two-column for a while now (just because I think the two column looks cleaner), but I have somewhat of a unique setup on my blog that makes it extremely tricky to switch anything. I may need to start completely from scratch, and I don’t know if I have the…ahem…cojones…to pull that off. But you did it beautifully! Congrats on making the leap to the new site! It’s lovely!
Smiles, Jenn @Misadventures in Motherhood
Thanks, Jen. It is a little scary. Nobody recognizes me anymore…it’s like starting from square one again. I suppose it takes cojones…or temporary insanity…or something.
Oh thank goodness you’re back! Totally subscribing to the RSS feed. I can do Thursdays!
Glad that works for you, Sandra. Talk soon.
Sheeeeez back!!!
Now just waiting for YOUR return, girlfriend.
Uh, huh. I see how you are …. bribing us all back with pictures of hotties from back in the day. Well, I think that is …. well …. GENIUS! Oh friend, sooo glad you are back. I’m officially scratching Friday as my favorite day of the week and circling Thursday in permanent marker. Welcome back!
Thanks, sweet friend o’mine. <—–Huh. Guess I am sort of into referencing hotties from yesteryear. ps – Tried a couple of times to leave comments at your place…most recently about The Hunger Games…and I’ve run into technical difficulties. So sad…that post hit SO close to home!
Just stumbled across you from S30P and your lovely comments on my silly social media post. Love your site and am excited to see what you come up with in your new venture.
By the way, the photo in your header is superb!
Thanks for dropping by, Jen! And that post you wrote was SPOT-ON.
I don’t think I’ve been happier to see someone again. Missed you A BUNCH, Sue!!
Thank you, Alison. It’s so good to “see” you again. xo
Just discovered you. I abandoned my old blog for my current one this past January. It’s scary and fun starting over, huh?
You are funny and love gardening, so I think I’m gonna looove your blog.
Help!!!
I forgot about all the comments. I’ll be here for days.
Leslie – Dinner upstairs please and adios the trash on the way to the kitchen.