When my son asks for help…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ April 19, 2013
"Mommy... can you help me please?" "Sure, Zeke! What do you need?" "I can't find my white Clone Trooper helmet...
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“The Croods” review:
By Maryellen Hooper
/ April 14, 2013
Nate & Zeke doing their dead-on impression of Belt: "Dun, dun, Duuuuuun!" Comedy Film Nerds is not your average...
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“Wreck-It Ralph” review…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ April 10, 2013
My latest installment over at Comedy Film Nerds is a review of "Wreck-It Ralph" in honor of the DVD release....
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Bathroom “talk” at 1 am….
By Maryellen Hooper
/ March 20, 2013
"Mommyyyyyy.....I have to go pottyyyyyy..." "OK, Zeke - I'm coming." I'm quite used to the 1 am potty break my...
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The facts of life…?
By Maryellen Hooper
/ March 12, 2013
When Nate was 5 and Zeke was 2, we took them for what we thought would be a fun-filled day...
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A gesture of brotherly love…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ March 10, 2013
Zeke has a "covers-his-ears" issue. It's been with us for a couple of years now. Funny how quirks get accepted...
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“Daddy, I heard an explosion…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ March 4, 2013
is Mommy in the kitchen?" "Uhhh...yes she is. Nate, stay here." "What happened? Honey, are you OK?" "Yeah, I'm OK...but...
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Grown Up Valentines…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ February 28, 2013
For some reason, my husband is in a competition with himself. He thinks he has to "one-up" himself every holiday....
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Valentines love story…?
By Maryellen Hooper
/ February 26, 2013
I know... a lot of people stick their noses up at the "Hallmark" holiday that Valentines has become. I get...
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My little “Greaser”…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ February 13, 2013
"Mommy! Come look...I gelled my hair all by myself! "Whoa...Wow...yes you did. You gelled the heck out of your...
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“Magic” moments…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ February 8, 2013
NATE: "Mommy, look..." ME: "Just a second, Nate. I'm washing the dishes." NATE: "NO! You have to look right...
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Tell me I look like an idiot!!
By Maryellen Hooper
/ January 24, 2013
...I would tell YOU! Driving home from a show, I decided to stop at Starbucks. I don't drink coffee, but...
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My kids stole my taste…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ January 15, 2013
...in everything! Mark and I used to be cool. We were "Swing Kids". We wore vintage clothes; danced at cool...
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“Real men have BIG dogs…”
By Maryellen Hooper
/ January 8, 2013
I'm paraphrasing a bit, but that's basically what Mark said when we first saw Wickette. "I've always had BIG dogs....
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I was hoping to get my “fence painted”…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ January 5, 2013
...so I signed the boys up for Tae Kwon Do. Then I was corrected by my 8 yr old in...
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“I want Doggie Doo Doo for Christmas!”
By Maryellen Hooper
/ January 3, 2013
As a Mom, you know your kid has several cries. There's the "I'm tired and hungry" cry, the...
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“I want a fishing pole for christmas!”…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ December 21, 2012
...has been what both my boys have been chanting for over a month. "But you've NEVER been fishing!" has been...
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Elf On the Shelf…Creepy or totally awesome?
By Maryellen Hooper
/ December 14, 2012
I think there are 2 kinds of people in the world, those who love the Elf On the Shelf, and...
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Lego Santa’s Lap…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ December 10, 2012
I'm falling behind on my "holiday list of things to do" but I guess who isn't? My brother wanted us...
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Brothers’ Christmas dialogue…
By Maryellen Hooper
/ December 9, 2012
Scene opens on my 2 boys watching a holiday special. A commercial for Dora The Explorer's castle comes on: Zeke:...
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