Hurricane Irene is one big MAMA!  This gigantic storm is expected to hit the East Coast this weekend and we are encouraging all MAMAs to heed evacuation warnings and be prepared. MAMAs are never without our special, seemingly bottomless “backpack” (designer or not) loaded with everything from retainers to undies, sippy cups to snacks.  But, ... Read more

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Punxsutwaney Phil stayed above ground and…you know what that means?  Spring will come early.  Thank goodness for those Americans living through this terrible of terrible Winters.  The groundhog forecasts a little spring in our step…so, we should be thawing out soon! Not a second too soon for those in the Midwest and Northeast who are ... Read more

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Listen to Chicken Little because it’s literally happening!  Thousands of birds dropped out of the sky in Arkansas.  Three days later, about 500 birds were found dead along a Louisiana highway.  And coincidentally, thousands of dead fish have washed up on the beaches in the area.  We’ve heard of it raining cats and dogs…but birds ... Read more

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BP reports that the “static kill” operation that began this week has worked. The plan was intended to permanently plug the Deepwater Horizon Well once and for all. Mud forced down the well overnight has begun to push crude back down to its source for the first time since the rig exploded April 20th.   ... Read more

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The Hawaiian volcano, Kilauea, began to erupt this week, according to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Obervatory.  The Malema’uma’u crater began to emit sulfer dioxide and it’s lava pond appeared glowing red, and small amounts of lava is flowing.   MOMism:”Don’t blow your top.”  When the pressure mounts, we have to blow off steam.  Mother nature works this way, and ... Read more

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British Petroleum has capped the well that has been leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days.  The cap is a critical move towards sealing off the well, although it does not ensure that the well is permanently capped and work on the two relief wells will continue.  The three-ram stacking cap will be ... Read more

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