Friday, March 11, 2011

It's My SITS Day!

If your visiting from SITS, welcome! 

Are you familiar with SITS?

SITS is made up of over 8,000 women bloggers who provide support and inspiration to each other!

Today I was blessed to be the Featured Blogger!

Feel free to look around.

A little about me:
I am a former teacher who is now a SAHM. Em is my three year old who has a penchant for hiding/losing her glasses (which is why she is without her glasses in the picture below) and who recently surprised us all with her ability to purchase smurfberries. Madison is my one year old who idolizes her sister. Then there is my husband who has an addiction similar to my blogging addiction.  We're expecting a little boy in June and by how active this kid is already, he'll be going nonstop from the get go.  We also can't forget Alley, our rescued cat who my husband refers to as "the Doorstop" since her favorite hobby is laying around underfoot, unmoving. 

I have a magazine addiction and am a self-professed bibliophile who just finished Steig Larrson's series. I also secretly (or not so secretly anymore) love to watch The Real Housewives tv series on Bravo (and other reality tv) which I've found is the quickest way to drive my husband from the room. And I love practical jokes.

There is a little bit of everything here. Who doesn't want to be more organized or save money and keep their kids entertained? My informative posts (an excuse to exercise my brain which evidenced by my lack of ability to win at Scrabble is not quite as sharp as it used to be and to help keep me on track) are listed under "Articles".  I also write about motherhood from giving up feeling guilty over feeling guilty, being scared of my daughter's toys, to ending up on the naughty list at Christmas and life in general such as the night we broke in our newly finished basement with friends and neighbors and a humorous look at pet names for loved ones


Like what you read? I always love meeting new readers and I'm also on twitter @blogmom221 and Facebook.

Enjoy reading and thanks for stopping by! And thanks to the girls at SITS for featuring me today!

81 comments:

Robin said...

Congratulations on your special SITS day. I hope it is everything you wished for. Enjoy it!

Tina @ Girl Meets Globe said...

Happy SITS day!! Great blog!! Count me as a follower! =)

Lynn Kellan said...

Hi Joy! It's nice to meet you through SITS. I love to meet stay at home moms like me - love your positivity!

Sorta Southern Single Mom said...

Happy SITS Day!

Great blog! I used to be a former teacher turned SAHM, but started back in the classroom last fall and I was surprised by how much I enjoy being back. I also love to read.

ch said...

Congratulations on your big SITS day!
Looks like you have a great blog here! I'll be poking around:)
Have a great day!
Cindy

Heather said...

Happy SITS day to you! What a great way to end the week! Enjoy your day!

Unknown said...

Cute picture! Congrats!

Tabitha Blue said...

Have an absolutely wonderful SITS day!! What a full and beautiful household, and congrats on adding more!! A boy, oh my! My little boy just turned one year and it's been an exciting experience, so different from our girl, but so fulfilling :)

~Tabitha

Shell said...

Woohoo! Love seeing a fabulous blogger that I already know getting her turn to be featured on SITS! Have a fabulous day!

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

Congrats on your SITS day! :-)

Diane said...

Happy SITS day to you! I'm a new follower. :)

Anonymous said...

Happy SITS Day!!

Unknown said...

Happy day to you! Your family looks great and many blessings to you on your little boy. Nothing like a son to melt a mom's heart!

Anonymous said...

Happy SITS Day!!!!

Jamee said...

Happy SITS Day! I hope you enjoy your day in the spotlight! I'm now following!

LBDDiaries said...

I love SITS days - we get to meet the nicest bloggers! You have a great site and voice and I'm off to dig into more posts!

Jessica said...

Happy SITS day!! I love your honesty and look forward to reading some of your blog posts!!

The Double Dipped Life said...

Happy SITS day! Your blog looks fabulous and I'm sure I'll be back!

April said...

Happy SITS Day...love your blog!

Michelle said...

Congrats on your SITS Day!!!!!

Theodora Ofosuhima said...

Happy Sits day. i hope you enjoy your special day.

Stephanie Faris said...

YAY!!! I love seeing someone I know featured on SITS. Can't wait for my day.

Kristy @Loveandblasphemy said...

Only a mom can know exactly what you mean by giving up feeling guilty about not feeling guilty! Congrats on your SITS day!

Kelli said...

you are darling! i love your blog and your writing.
i think it's important to keep a sense of humor as a mom and to be able to make fun of ourselves a little.

you might like my blog:
knickers or trousers
http://www.brockandkelli.blogspot.com

i'd love to be blog friends! i'm your newest follower!

KDC Events said...

Happy SITS day! I too have a HUGE addiction to magazine! I have tons! =)

Melissa Haak said...

Happy SITS day! Can't wait to poke around and get to know you! Have a great weekend!

Kyetra said...

Happy SITS day! I love the blog and you can count me as a follower.
I do have a huge addiction to magazines too. Esp scrapbook magazines. I never throw them away.
Have a great weekend!

Unknown said...

Happy SITS day! :)

Vicki @ Grams Made It said...

Stopping by from SITS. I'm a fellow bibliophile. I have only finished the first two Steig Larssen books. One more to go. You write beautifully. Enjoy your day in the spotlight.

Mama Up! said...

Big congrats on your SITS day! You deserve it :)

momof2 said...

I love your blog! I am looking forward to reading more. I am new to following you.
Congratulations on your SITS day!

Danielle
www.DaniellePender.com

Caren said...

Happy SITS Day! How fun to now be expecting a boy!

Unknown said...

Congrats on your SITS day. I'm like Em...I loose my glasses too!

Someday I'll Learn said...

What a great blog. Happy SITS day!

Anonymous said...

I don't just like it, I love it. Because all in all, motherhood would be a lot more enjoyable and a lot less stressful if we would just sit down and be practical about it. Following you on twitter! And happy SITS day!

Margaret Almon said...

Happy SITS Day! You have a cool introduction to yourself and your family(including the doorstop cat)in this post!

TLF said...

Happy, Happy SITs Day!!

Jacki said...

Happy SITS Day!

Anonymous said...

Congrats on your SITS Day. I'll have to come back when I have a lot more time to look around. :-)

Anonymous said...

Girl, I *love* me some Bravo!! I even have the hubby watching the Jersey housewives (but he's a huge Godfather and Scarface fan and I think senses some similarities, LOL).

What did you think of the Larssen series? I read his first but haven't moved on yet to the second and third. I'm also a giganto reader and love meeting other mamas with their noses in a book!

Happy SITS day and Friday!

Kelly :o)

Courtney K. said...

Happy SITS day!! :) Love your header!!

Anonymous said...

Happy SITS Day! I have two little girls about the same ages as yours and can totally relate to many of your experiences it seems. I look forward to hearing how your little man changes things!

Have a happy Friday!

KLZ said...

Happy SITS Day!! Pathetically, I've been doing this a year and never joined SITS. I'm always happy to stumble across someone's day and pretend I know what's going on :)

Selena and Anna said...

Happy SITS Day!! Your girls are so cute:-) A little jealous because between my sister and I we have 6 boys but wouldn't trade our boys for anything!!!

Karen said...

Happy SITS day! My boys used to wrestle and, invariably, one or both pairs of glasses got totally bent out of shape!

Jill said...

Happy SITS day! You are blessed with a beautiful family. I'm 29 and still have a knack for losing my glasses. :)

Liz Mays said...

Happy SITS day! I'm so excited when I already know the featured blog. :) I'm happy others will get to know you now!

Katherine said...

Stopping by from SITS. Your blog is just amazing! I love reality TV for the same reason - I get to watch TV by myself.

Congrats on expecting a little boy. We have two boys and I just love it! Little boys are delightful. (I'm sure that little girls are, but I can't comment.)

Unknown said...

Congrats on your SITS day! Time to look around...

Tammy said...

Happy SITS day to you. I am a new follower from there. Enjoy your time in the spotlight! :) Have a great weekend!

Anonymous said...

LOVE your blog. I am following now! Happy SITS Day!

Unknown said...

Happy SITS day!! Your girls are beautiful.

Kimberly said...

Have a wonderful SITS day. I'm excited to look around. I'm quite interested in many of your post titles!

April said...

Happy SITS day! I enjoyed reading your posts-especially the smurf bushels :-)

Gigi said...

Happy SITS day...I hope it was a fantastic one!!!

Christine said...

Happy SITS day! Off to explore...

Jamie said...

Happy SITS day! Your girls are beautiful. :)

Broot said...

Happy SITS Day! Can't wait to have a look around.

Alicia said...

Glad to have found your blog!

Kate Pantier @ Mommy Monologues said...

HAPPY SITS DAY!!!!!

Ginger said...

Congrats on your SITS day! I'm off to check the place out :-)

Amanda :: Grace & Gusto said...

Happy SITS day!! Love your blog header!

The Lucky Wife said...

Hope you've enjoyed your day! I'm a little late getting to check out your blog (with young children... well, you know!). Have enjoyed learning about you and visiting your blog. Very cute!

Lourie said...

I love it when blogger I "know" are the featured SITS girl! Congrats!!!

Sara said...

Congrats on SITS day! I am also a HUGE Real Housewives fan. When my husband's earphones weren't working he was miserable (yes he could have gone into the other room but "wanted to spend time with me").

nmaha said...

Congratulations on getting your SITS day.

Wonder how the little guy is going to cope with a bunch of girls who probably keep cuddling him :-) Best of luck on that.

I'm going to take a stroll around your very inviting blog. Expect to find my comments peppered all over.

nmaha said...

Congratulations on getting your SITS day.

Wonder how the little guy is going to cope with a bunch of girls who probably keep cuddling him :-) Best of luck on that.

I'm going to take a stroll around your very inviting blog. Expect to find my comments peppered all over.

Savannah said...

Stopping in from SITS! I love reading other mom blogs, so Thanks!!!!
http://chasingmynoah.blogspot.com/

Deidre said...

Happy SITS day!

You have a lovely family. And I love that you've adopted a cat.

Anonymous said...

Happy SITS Day^^

xoxo

Miss.nhm said...

Happy SITS Day ~

Life Once Make It Worth

Anonymous said...

Happy SITS Day! I hope you have fun catching up on all of the comments. Haha.

Losing Brownies said...

Happy SITS day! I hope you had a great day. I left teaching to be home with my little guy too. Its a wonderful difference.

Tarja said...

I hadn't even checked my SITS email yet - so I had no idea it was your SITS day! Congrats - hope you're enjoying your moment in the sun!

You have the cutest kids! And one on the way - hooray!

Anonymous said...

Congrats on your SITS day. Now to poke around a bit here . . . :)

Amy DM said...

Happy SITS day!

Anonymous said...

Nice to meet you Joy!!! :) What a wonderfully, adorable blog! I am a teacher and I always tell my husband that after we have kids, I'm going to be a SAHM and blog all day. He shakes his head :) But you inspire me! Thanks!

-Jess
[nileandjess.wordpress.com]

Me said...

Hi! I'm Michelle from What This Mom Knows. I saw your comment on the Scoop on Poop and just wanted to say thank you.

I spent some time reading your blog tonight and got roped in. I'd only planned to read a little but it was so fun.

Michelle
http://pietrosmomma.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

How nice.. happy SITS day! =D I am a teacher too! =D


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Anna said...

Happy SITS day! Love the photo!

Jenn Erickson said...

Paying a very belated SITS day visit. I hope it was a wonderful day full of new friends, lots of comments and new followers!

I'm so glad to have the opportunity to spend some time on this lazy Sunday to visit my favorite blogs, and get caught up with everyone's goings ons!

Warmest wishes,
Jenn

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