First, I know you want to read something fun or of substance from me. Go read (and comment) over at Mommy Madness DFW to read about my weekend freak out when I heard an explosive sound and knew my Traverse was totaled outside. Oh and remember to vote because you love me and I shall cry if you don’t. Or not. But vote anyway because you can! Then? Since you just cannot get enough of me, hop over to Parenting and read this week’s column. It involves noodles and crayons.
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Okay, so let’s see how much you really know about me. Pick the real reason I have been too swamped to keep up with my blog this week and last.
1. The PTA is busy sucking out my Brain.
2. The Swine Flu.
3. I have been too busy working on my book(s).
4. Blog? I have a blog?
So? Which one did you choose?
My long time readers probably looked at #1, laughed and said for sure that must be the one. If you live locally or anywhere that gets news coverage you probably rolled your eyes since everything and everyone is up in arms over the Swine Flu so you may have chosen that as a default. If you are my agent, most definitely you should choose #3 and believe it with all of your heart. And many of you have read too many posts like this and knew the real reason was probably #4.
I have been waiting excitedly to tell you about the latest opportunity this amazing blog has brought to me. I had to take care of a few administrative things before I could say anything but now, rather than bursting, I am going to share with you my secret. I’ve been selected as one of only five mom bloggers in the DFW metroplex to take part in the “Mommy Madness” campaign for CBS Radio and North Texas Chevy Dealers. What does this mean? Well, in short, it means that I get to test drive (meaning live out of) a brand spankin’ new Chevy Travers for the next 8 weeks. They are calling us the Mom Squad. We have missions to do and errands to run but they are all fun for not only us, but for the entire family!
On Friday (during a downpour that made my liver quiver) I drove to the CBS studios to meet some of the CBS Radio DJ’s and pick up my Traverse. Let me tell you something about the two fabulous DJ’s I had the opportunity to tormentharass get to know: They were hilarious and fun! I am talking about Gene and Julie from the KVIL morning show. Things I did not know before I chose to sit between them:
Gene actually would choose to eat baby food bananas if asked to. (He admitted it and it is on tape somewhere.)
You can totally be a smart alec with people who do it for a living and they aren’t afraid of your “out there” personality!
Calling yourself “the supreme being of all around me” will only get you the response, “Sorry, that is my title but if you need to borrow it you can.”
These two people are perfect together and I now have a duel DJ crush.
I also was able to meet with the North Texas Chevy Dealers, more CBS radio personalities from Jack FM, KLUVand KVIL, all the marketing people you can fit into one conference room and the other 4 Moms who are a part of the “Mom Squad.”
After the meet and greet and tell us what you would eat (if you were to eat baby food), we were paired up with our very own dealer from our very own dealership. I was honored to be paired up with Jerry’s of Weatherford. Poor David was the man selected to show me all of the amazing features of the Traverse. I say poor David because we spent half the time going over the features and half the time laughing so hard people thought we had lost our mind. For example, while he was showing me the features of the back seat DVD player he looked up and noticed me hugging the seat and fondly caressing the car. To say the least it threw him off track. Pretty much all of the features he showed me had similar responses from me. He was absolutely hysterical as I responded to each amazing part of the Traverse with glee, giddiness and a bit of lust. What a great sport!
And now, where you can help me.
The wonderful people behind this program want you to vote for you favorite DFW Mom Squad member. (This would be ME to you, my wonderful readers!) Just go to the Mommy Madness site and vote. (Again, for me.) It isn’t hard. It doesn’t hurt. AND when you vote you have the chance to win a spa trip to Lost Pines Resort & Spa in beautiful Austin! You know you want a piece of that!
AND if you are in the DFW area and go to any North Texas Chevy Dealers and test drive a Traverse, you can get a ONE HOUR massage at Massage Envy. Show me one person who doesn’t need that one!
I will be uploading pictures of my new foster baby Traverse later. For now, go vote. It is your patriotic duty, people.
