MamaBlogger365 - My Mother Never Wore a Hat Like That! by Shira Adler, Diva Mama

Is there anyone who wasn’t captivated by the Royal Wedding? And who among us didn’t have admiration for the fantastic Dr. Seuss-inspired chapeaus that paraded along the red carpet and into Westminster Abbey? But my greatest appreciation was reserved for the die-hard fans of the Royal fanfare (you know who who you are). These revelers chose to wake pre-dawn and dress up with tiaras and fuzzy slippers in order to bear sacred witness to this real life fairy-tale. For these purists, letting the DVR capture the magic was not good enough.

Truly, I respect anyone who has this kind of passion and dedication, such as the mom I met at my son’s chess tournament this weekend. As a few of us gathered at a table for idle chit chat and introductions, only she sat with a purpose, religiously cutting out coupons, inserting them into meticulously neat plastic baseball card sheets collected in a 3-ring binder. This domestic multitasking guru called it her organizing book. I felt I was looking at a way more hip reincarnation of June Cleaver.... read more

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