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A Potentially Explosive Web Site

by IzzyMom

on April 1, 2010 in Pop Culture

NOTE: BAD LINK FIXED! SORRIES! When I was a teenager, I had perfect skin. Really—I never had breakouts or blackheads or any need for that staple of teens everywhere…zit cream. I could fall asleep with makeup on, wear sunscreen all day long and sweat in the Florida heat with nary a blemish. Sadly, as I’ve [...]

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An Easter Confession

by IzzyMom

on March 22, 2010 in Playing House

I have a confession to make. I’ve never dyed Easter eggs with my kids. Yeah. When my kids were younger and at the right age to be introduced to the spring ritual of gaily dying Easter eggs at the kitchen table,  I was like “Noooo effing way! Toooo messy! I’m not some kinda crazy masochist!” [...]

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Fun with Captions!

by IzzyMom

on March 4, 2010 in Pop Culture

Think you can do better? Share your wittiest captions in the comments. If you make me pee my pants, you totally win!

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We Haz News!

by IzzyMom

on March 2, 2010 in Community

Did you hear? Aiming Low won a Bloggie award for Best New Weblog. I KNOW!  We’re totally psyched about it, too. But way more important than the happy dancing we’ve been doing and the sparkly confetti all over the floor and the purple unicorns we rented to celebrate this awesometastical honor, is the GREAT BIG [...]

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Three Months, Two Days

by IzzyMom

on February 19, 2010 in Community

Exactly three months and two days ago our dear friend and Aiming Low head whipcracker, Anissa Mayhew, had a massive stroke. It was November 17th. For three months Anissa has continued to defy the odds with her awe-inspiring strength and will. This is especially meaningful when you consider that the doctors weren’t sure Anissa would [...]

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Big Things on the Horizon!

by IzzyMom

on February 12, 2010 in Community

Starting next week, things will look a lot different around here! Not only are we changing our look a bit but we will be unveiling a cool new format that we hope you will LOVE. You can look forward to our usual fare of irreverence and humor and a whole lot more! We will also [...]

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Assmouth Monkey is Not a Myth

by IzzyMom

on January 14, 2010 in Parenting

Okay, so on Christmas eve, a friend of mine was over helping me wrap presents and  when we get to the sock monkey intended for my daughter, he tells me that it has a mouth on it’s ass. I repeat…A MOUTH ON ITS ASS. THE HELL? What are you babbling about, I ask him? Are [...]

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Our Holiday Gift Guide & Giveaway: Knock Knock

by IzzyMom

on December 3, 2009 in We Like Stuff

To say that I strive to avoid most of life’s little unpleasantries would be an understatement. That doesn’t mean I don’t WANT you to know that your BO is unbearable. Or that your Darth Vader-like breathing makes me insane. Or that I hate you.  It just means I’d rather not TELL you…you know, to your [...]

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Hope for Anissa

by IzzyMom

on November 17, 2009 in Community

For the most current updates on Anissa’s progress, please check her first blog, Hope 4 Peyton. Her husband will be updating regularly. ••• As you may have heard, Anissa, our beloved friend and leader here at Aiming Low, suffered a massive stroke on Tuesday afternoon. She is in the hospital right now, in the ICU. [...]

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Is There an App for This? No? How About a Reality TV Show?

by IzzyMom

on November 17, 2009 in Playing House

When we moved into this house, there were three of us and one was still in diapers. Buying an overpriced 2/1 in the city seemed like a perfectly NOT stupid idea. Well, another potty-trained kid later, I’m thinking it was the stupidest thing I EVER lobbied for in my life. We’re cramped, property values have [...]

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