Mothering Heights--The Daily SLOGThe Daily Sloghttp://www.motheringheights.net/the-daily-slog/2008-07-02T15:26:18ZSquarespaceHappy Independence Day: My gift to you!Foodieshttp://www.motheringheights.net/the-daily-slog/2008/7/2/happy-independence-day-my-gift-to-you.htmlChristine Fugate2008-07-02T15:14:51Z2008-07-02T15:14:51Zsangria.jpegI recently took my homemade Sangria to a Manual book signing and the Mommies loved it!  Lapped it right up. One of the moms said I should post it on my website, so here you go. It's actually good for you because it has Vitamin C!!!

Mommy's Fruity Sangria

Pour 2-3 bottles of red wine (cheap if you want) into a large pitcher. Add 1 cup sugar. Squeeze 5 oranges into it. Slice 5 oranges and cut slices into quarters. Add to the mix. Slice and add any other fruit you have such as peaches, apples and plums. Add a lemon or lime if you like. (This recipe is for a crowd so cut in half if you are small.)

Let sit in the frig for 3-6 hours. It will not taste good if you drink it right away.

Pour over ice, Add a splash of 7-UP to the top. If you don't want the extra sugar, use soda water for a bit of fizz.

YUM YUM!  Enjoy and have a fabulous FOURTH of JULY. You deserve it.






]]>Lisi livesin Laguna Event!Book Buzzhttp://www.motheringheights.net/the-daily-slog/2008/7/2/lisi-livesin-laguna-event.htmlChristine Fugate2008-07-02T15:10:54Z2008-07-02T15:10:54Zlisi.jpgA fabu event featuring local author Lisi at my favorite bookstore with Laguna Beach. I want that Swag bag!:

On July 8 at 7 pm Laguna Beach Books is pleased to host an event for bestselling author Lisi Harrison, who will read from her new book Kristen: The Summer Collection.


lisi%20book.jpgThe first forty attendees will be receiving a free Summer Collection swag bag. Come down to the store to pick up a ticket and reserve your spot! Or call 949-494-4779.

]]>I plead temporary insanityDaily Doingshttp://www.motheringheights.net/the-daily-slog/2008/7/2/i-plead-temporary-insanity.htmlChristine Fugate2008-07-02T06:11:44Z2008-07-02T06:11:44Zcinderella.jpegMy babies are home! Oh, it is SOO sweet to kiss their cheeks and
hold their little bodies in my arms. My 6 year old hugged me so
tightly tonight and said, "Mommy, I love you so much." Probably
because...

While I was desperately missing my kids last week, I heard their
little voices begging me for a Disneyland trip, like the one we did
when I worked the Pirates of the Caribbean movie premieres. So in a
state of complete insanity, I booked us into a hotel with promises to
go for TWO days. Lordy, what was I thinking?

I always like to ask the Princesses what their job was before this
or something outside world related. Cinderella will look at me with a
royal glare and says, "I have always been a Princess."

Do you think they have Mommy Lock-up in the Dland? I do know they
have lots of chocolate and coffee which should keep me going, as long
as heat stroke doesn't get me first.

]]>In the no-kid zonehttp://www.motheringheights.net/the-daily-slog/2008/6/30/in-the-no-kid-zone.htmlChristine Fugate2008-06-30T07:03:31Z2008-06-30T07:03:31ZDo you think it would be fun to have your kids stay with your family
and be in your house alone? It is good for a few minutes but not much
longer. Here are the things I have done in the past twenty-four hours:

1. Cry because I miss them
2. Sort through email
3. Try to write an article
4. Realized I can't write while they are gone
5. Do the dishes and laundry
6.. Watch the movie Mad Money
7. Eat chips and salsa
8. Stare at the ceiling
9. Eat more chips
10. Watch The Bucket List and cry some more.
11. Take a bath at midnight
12. Fall asleep in the middle of the bed
13. Go grocery shopping
14. Make Kraft Mac and Cheese
15. Try to write again
16. Read the whole Sunday NY Times (except for magazine)
16. Make a ton of food for my kids
17. Put on make-up (shocker!)
18. Drive to airport
19, Get my kids and husband
20. Cry kiss kiss, cry kiss kiss, cry kiss kiss.

God, I love my kids. And hubby, too.

I vow not to complain about being a mom (at least for a week!).

]]>Thumbs down on the Machttp://www.motheringheights.net/the-daily-slog/2008/6/29/thumbs-down-on-the-mac.htmlChristine Fugate2008-06-29T23:20:42Z2008-06-29T23:20:42Zmac%20and%20cheese.jpegI have to say that the Kraft Mac 'n Cheese was not all that I
remembered it to be. Basically tasteless.

It's good to know that my gluten-dairy free world is not all that bad.

]]>the old mac and cheesehttp://www.motheringheights.net/the-daily-slog/2008/6/29/the-old-mac-and-cheese.htmlChristine Fugate2008-06-29T21:44:02Z2008-06-29T21:44:02ZSince I am waiting anxiously-not patiently-for my kids to come home
from my in-laws, I decided to make some Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. I
NEVER get it to eat the junk because of the dairy/gluten factors in
my household. It would be too cruel to make it when everyone is home.
YUM YUM. I am watching the water boil up that white pasta-have my
packet of cheese sauce, tiny bit of milk and butter standing by...

]]>New Column is UP!Biweekly Columnhttp://www.motheringheights.net/the-daily-slog/2008/6/29/new-column-is-up.htmlChristine Fugate2008-06-29T03:35:39Z2008-06-29T03:35:39ZLet's hear it for the return of BLUE FOLDER!! It's amazing how many people have asked me about BLUE FOLDER since I wrote Three Ring Binder.

So here is my new column, BLUE FOLDER, PART TWO. Now everyone knows what a complete weird-O I am, including all of my neighbors. 

]]>Great interview with Diablo Codyhttp://www.motheringheights.net/the-daily-slog/2008/6/28/great-interview-with-diablo-cody.htmlChristine Fugate2008-06-28T04:30:22Z2008-06-28T04:30:22Zdiablo.jpegCheck out this Writer's Digest interview with Academy award winner Diablo Cody (Juno). Makes me want to quit my day and night job and go write a screenplay and then win an Oscar and then write another one and then get a TV show and then...

Oh that's right-she doesn't have any little children or big children (husbands) to occupy her hours and hands.

Anyway, even though I am a jealous beeyatch, I still support her and think she is FABU! 

]]>Cell phones pop popcorn-do they pop our brains too?Daily Doingshttp://www.motheringheights.net/the-daily-slog/2008/6/28/cell-phones-pop-popcorn-do-they-pop-our-brains-too.htmlChristine Fugate2008-06-28T02:41:58Z2008-06-28T02:41:58Z]]>Missing my babies so muchhttp://www.motheringheights.net/the-daily-slog/2008/6/27/missing-my-babies-so-much.htmlChristine Fugate2008-06-27T23:46:36Z2008-06-27T23:46:36ZI am back from my attempted romantic jaunt with hubby for our
anniversary. It was fun, but it is good to be home. My girls are
still back east with my mother-in-law. I miss them so much that I
feel ill.

I know I should be either

A. relaxing and watching chick flicks and reading chic lit and
eating bon-bons
OR
B. catching up on all the work I need to do so when they come home I
can play

But I can't seem to do either one. i miss my babies so much it hurts.
Only two more days till they come home to whine, cry, fight and make
me happy!

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