Olympic Parenting

One of our countless responsibilities as parents is to teach our children history and love of country.  The Olympics is an amazing vessel to use for these teachable moments, while getting to enjoy some fantastic sporting events.

To watch the Weasels cheer on Team USA, fills my heart with joy.  I take this time to teach them about the rules of hockey the sports that we are watching and throw in a history lesson in the form of explaining why it's always fun to watch the Russians get beat and how it's a shame that we won't be meeting up with them on the ice about the Cold War and how the only good thing that came out of it was some really exciting sporting rivalry and the fall of the Iron Curtain.

I continue the history lesson by showing them video clips of Team USA taking home the Gold in 1980 and how amazing it was to watch and tell them how we are going to repeat that performance this time around.

This is a great opportunity to teach them how to trash talk properly and that screaming instructions at the TV screen really is productive even though Eldest Weasel keeps reminding me that the players can't hear me and that screaming out loud with pure joy and excitement with every goal Team USA scores is the equivalent of saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

They get to see my eyes fill with pride and emotion every time Old Glory is raised and The Star Spangled Banner is played.

I am using the opportunity to brush up on their math skills n the form of explaining odds and wagering on the events.

All in all, the Olympics is a great learning experience.  Covering history, patriotism, math, and sports in one, two week learning experience.

To entertain yourself further 0 Comments to see with your own eyes what my Canadian used to be friend, Big Bad Daddy has done with Flat WeaselMomma after reading about the wager that friend and fellow blogger, Huckdoll have riding on the Men's Hockey Gold Medal.  Also, don't forget to head on over to check out Dad-Blogs FatherHood Friday.

Breaking News

Flat WeaselMomma is alive and well and so is Big Bad Daddy and family, according to a reliable source. She seems to be having a wonderful time visiting and vacationing north of the border. Go check it out and then decide for yourself if she is the danger to society that NukeDad has warned about.

Also today, I want to point a spotlight on some really great and enjoyable bloggers who don't get nearly the attention they deserve, Including the two fabulous dads listed above. If you already read them, great. If you don't, you are missing out.

Tom of Being Michael's Daddy
Surprised Mom
Otter Thomas of Life of a New Dad
Seashore Subjects
Nonna of Nonna's Nonsense

These are all wonderful additions to the blogging community and diamonds in the rough.

Flat WeaselMomma will be continuing her world tour with Melisa of Suburban Scrawl and then I have to check my list to see where to next. If you are not already on the list, but would like to be, just leave me a comment saying so.

Fun with Flat Weaselmomma

It happened! BusyDad finally got his therapists 'go ahead' to post about Flat WeaselMomma's trip to Los Angeles ! From the look of things, I had a very good time. Go check it out.

Soon you will be reading about FWM's Adventures with the Nuke Family, where it sounds like she is tearing up the house town. He'll be posting any day now.

Her next stop will be North of the border for snow boarding and winter fun with Big Bad Daddy!
(as soon as he sends me an address to send it to).

After that, is girl time with Melisa and the Suburban Scrawl Family. Maybe I can make it the Fab 6 5.

On another note I am a finalist @ A Good Husband in the Pro Flowers Valentines Day Giveaway. So stop by and vote for me. It's quick easy and fun! You only have until midnight tonight.

Feelin' The Love

I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy this morning. No, I didn't wet the bed. The blog love is a flowin'. Mike of Unraveling Life's Mysteries and OhCaptain of Life and Thoughts of a Midwest Geek have picked up my cause ('cause Mr. Weasel doesn't have a job) and posted up some link love asking their readers to click my ads, and your ads too. So far all combined clicks are adding up to $58.00. That's a lot of clicking! As soon as I reach $100.00 Google will send me a check.

Other warm and fuzzies are springing forth from the fact that I am on a virtual vacation right now. I am having a boat load of fun, playing with test tubes. That's right, Flat WeaselMomma is in the lab with the MicroBiologist. Just click over there to read about our adventures.

According to unconfirmed reports BusyDad has been making progress in his therapy sessions after his visit with Flat WeaselMomma and is expected to be able to talk about it very soon. So stay tuned folks!

Who Would Like To Soil Themselves?

Bad Momma has posted her 2nd and final installment of the Adventures of Bad Momma and Flat Weasel Momma. There are new pictures to see (and see them you must) and more tales to tell.

When I saw the newest post this morning, I almost spewed coffee out of my nose.

Bad Momma Is one funny, and creative and sadistic lady She even had her boys play the piano for me. during what I am sure was a nasty bout of the glug-glug flu.

She is one heck of a hostess and had all the amenities ready for me that I would expect of a Barbie Dream House four star hotel.

Her boys are darling and not only fine up and coming pianists, but mini Barista's too! They make one mean latte. I taught them how to 'Irish it up' while Bad Momma was at work.

Thanks Bad Momma for such a great time. I hope to repay the hospitality some say soon.

Next, Flat WeaselMomma is on her way to the lab with the Microbiologist.
If you want your blog to be a stop on Flat WeaselMomma's 2008 World Tour, just say so in the comments.

Nobody Around Here Understands Me

Today is a two-for ladies and gentleman. That's right! Here at World of Weasels, TODAY ONLY, our special is Two Posts, 1 Day, 0 laughs!

I was surfing the blogs, checking the stats and Smallest Weasel came to cuddle up with me. Boy Weasel was walking past and I thought I would tell him about the Flat WeaselMomma project and show him the pictures of Flat WeaselMomma trick or treating with BadMomma. I thought he, if anybody, would appreciate the concept. He feigned interest for about 2.3 seconds( less than 2 photos ), looked at me funny and said "That's nice Mom, but I have stuff to do" in the most patronizing way a 12 year old can.

I'm okay with this. I still have Smallest Weasel, who loves to look at pictures.
Me: Who's that? (pointing at Flat WeaselMomma)
SW: That's you!
Me: yup, see this lady(BadMomma)? I went trick or treating at her house.
SW: Was that when you were a kid?
Me: No, it was last night.
SW: ( looks at me funny ) does she live in our neighborhood?
Me: No, I didn't go to her house for real. That's just my picture. I sent it in the mail. I am just pretending to visit her. And last night I got to go trick or treating with her. I even had a costume. And I got to have a Kit Kat. Isn't that funny?
SW: (as dead pan as the best straight man comedy has ever seen) Um, Mom. That's not funny.

Perplexed, she looked at me and said, "Mom, why are you laughing?"

If you would like to host Flat WeaselMomma and blog about it (but are not yet on the list), just let me know in the comments.

Sunday Slush Pile

I got nuttin'. All my best material has been rejected for making fun of my MIL offensive content. So rather than having you wait for actual quality, I will give you some fragments that can't sustain an entire post standing alone.

Flat WeaselMomma is on her first trip. That's right. BusyDad is playing host right now. I think I am having a great time and can't wait to read all about it at the Busy Dad Blog. If you would like to play host to Flat WeaselMomma and post on your blog about it, drop me an email @ weaselmomma@yahoo.com -Yes, some of you are already on the list.

My Almost Contest is still underway. There have been some great entries. There have been a few I have wanted to declare as winner. Mr. Weasel however, is being as indecisive as Imelda Marcos when choosing shoes. So keep em coming.

Recent conversation heard in the nest #1
Mr. W: You'll never guess who found me on, insert online social network here, today?
Me: Mikhail Gorbachev? Who?
Mr. W : "J"
Me: "JP"? That's great, how is he?
Eldest: Who's that?
Me: An old friend of ours from college.
Mr. W: And Mom's old boyfriend.
Eldest: EWWWWW, You guys are gross!


Recent conversation heard in the nest #2
Mr.W: Check out the cover of EW. It's the new Spock and Kirk.
Me:(I could so care less about Star Trek, maybe if I just give an appropriate 'uh-huh' he will move on to another topic): Uh-huh.
Mr. W: The new Spock looks good, but I don't know if the new Kirk does.
Me:(oh, plan A didn't work, maybe a mmmm-hmmm) mmmm-hmmmm.
Mr. W: Oh come on, just take a look. It's the new Star Trek.
Me:~ As I take a look at the cover~(Maybe I will actually go see this movie. I could look at him for an hour and a half.) He'll do just Fine.
Mr. Weasel starts laughing at me. I think he can read minds.

Well that's it for the slush pile. I hope this stuff comes off the bottom of your shoes.