Hot Mom on Board

Here's a cool freebie that I came across and wanted to share with all the "hot moms" who are behind the wheel schlepping their kids around town to practices, scout meetings and playdates. It's a promo for a new tv show -- a free magnet that says "Hot Mom Driving".

Hey, if the LA Times says that I'm hot, then I'm not gonna argue (tooting my own horn here!). If you're a hot mom (and aren't we all?!), then go request a magnet for your hot self! Mine is going to go right on the back of my minivan. If you don't stick yours on your car, then you can always use it to stick a hot picture of yourself to the fridge.

(Please note that their offer says, "while supply lasts". They do not indicate if they still have any available, and it's possible they are just leaving up this promo to get free traffic to their website. I hope not! Still, it can't hurt to try, and it'll be a fun surprise if it really shows up.)

Cootie Catcher

I have updated the article on How to "How to Make a Cootie Catcher"! Most kids really enjoy making these from scratch; however, I've had a few requests for a pre-fab version, so I have answered the call. My own children are often the test subjects for new material at the website, and I'm happy to report that they were very pleased with my printable cootie catcher creation.

They especially liked that I offer two versions. One is all inclusive and complete. The other version has the "fortunes" areas left blank so you can fill in your own fortunes. Please enjoy these PDF files which are now part of the cootie catcher article, and also posted on the Printable Car Games page with all the other printable goodies.

Printable cootie catcher (pdf file) (complete with fortunes)
Blank cootie catcher (pdf file) (write your own fortunes)
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Another Minivan for Mom

A couple of years ago I reached out to my readers to help me fix the air conditioning in my aging minivan. Earlier this summer I finally fixed the entire van by replacing it with a long overdue and much needed newer van. (Read about the history of all my minivans here.) It's a slightly used 2006 Grand Caravan "Special Edition". And it's special indeed - loaded with goodies like a sun roof, leather seats, and a built in GPS navigational system. A real Mom's minivan.

My three kids wasted no time at all helping me "Mom My Ride" (see video below) during our first road trip in the new van - a 9 hour drive to NC for a week at the beach in July. We filled it with dog hair (on the way to the kennel), crumbs, sunscreen, wet towels, leaky coolers, and lots and lots of sand during our stay at the beach.

My ride definitely says, "Don't even think about it, I've got kids". Although, I prefer to think of it as saying, "Happy family on board!" or "Another successful road trip completed!"

"Mom My Ride"

Welcome and First Post

Well, it's about time I got on the blog bandwagon. I actually had a personal blog that I kept for about year which chronicled my family's evacuation and return home after Hurricane Katrina. It was wildly popular for the first couple of months after the disaster, but it seemed to run a natural course and I ended it when we moved out of the New Orleans area. It's on to greener pastures and minivan road trip adventures for us!

My friends Devra and Aviva enjoy writing to their blog at Parentopia and have been subtly kicking my butt to get blogging again so I can attend Blogher conventions and other adventures with them. Even without their encouragement, I'm long over due for my return to the blogosphere, so here I am.

The plan for the MomsMinivan Blog is for news and updates about my website Momsminivan.com, new car games to play, and possibly some of our family's travel adventures. Thanks for reading along...