Hi moms! My name is Marie Ynami. I am a work at home mom of 3 from California. I am the organizer for Mommyfest. I also run an online community for Moms - MommyCommunity.com. I have been working online for over 6 years and I Love It. I am currently addicted to audio/video in my sites. I love podcasts - I actually have a few. I enjoy blogging and hosting online events. You can see me in Twitter, listen to me ocassionally in Moms Morning Show and I also blog at Because Mom Said So. If you want to network with me, join me at MommyCommunity.com - we have a yahoo group, and a separate forum. I look forward to meeting other moms! Leave me a comment and let me know where I can find you!

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Come join our first ever BLOG PARTY! Because I am hosting the 5th Annual Mommyfest Interactive Online Event, I am throwing a Blog Party. I hope you can join me - The Mommyfest Blog Party is from May 12-16, 2008 and it is super easy to join. You can learn more by clicking here .

During our 5 day celebration of Motherhood, there will be lots of prizes to be given away. Including some yummy See’s chocolates - Here is a list of prizes so far.

I am lining up a group of awesome guest speakers for our different topics which we will cover during the event from Home Organization to Home Schooling, Breastfeeding to Parenting and so much more - all topics are “Mom-Related” - duh - it’s a Mother’s Day Event. Again to recap …

What is the Event: 5th Annual Mommyfest Interactive Online Event
When is it: May 12-16, 2008 (5 days)
Where is it going to happen: ONLINE - at http://www.mommyfest.com
Admission is F.r.e.e

There will be lots of contests, prizes and fun. You get to meet other moms like you and have the opportunity to get more visitors to your blog. I look forward to seeing you there and making a connection with you. I hope our paths cross at MommyFest 2008.

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I got this a couple of years ago from a box exchange - it is a Tupperware item but … I DON’T KNOW what it is. Can anyone tell me - pretty please. I don’t know if I even need it.

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Well, it’s Tuesday and although it is a bit late - I felt like posting my Tuesday Toot! My schedule has been jumbled up a bit - because we have some house guests over - my beloved MIL and BIL are here for ??? days - I honestly am not sure how long. The good thing about having house guests is that:
- I am forced to clean my house and keep it tidy
- I am trying my best to keep bathrooms nice and clean
- Kids have been helping out a lot with regards to doing chores and keeping house in order
- We have been eating out a bit (yay - less cooking for me and less dish washing)

The downside:
- My work schedule gets messed up - good thing I control my hours
- My waistline gets more messed up - lol - I tend to eat more when I do not have to do the cooking and cleaning up after …

Anyways - the benefits out weigh the disadvantages so I won’t complain too much.

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Cara is hosting a contest on her blog and I thought I’d enter because I do need help with getting my work area more organized. Above is a picture of my work area. I mostly work from my computer - this desk is actually not the greatest for this computer as - you can very well see, I have no space to write on because the computer took over the entire desk and I can not afford to buy a new desk. To help me with some writing space - I opened up a tray table to the right of the desk but … you can see that I have tons of paper on it. Thus again, no writing space for me. I try to write all my notes and stuff on a notebook that I have next to the computer and if needed I carry it around with me to jot down things to do and other important things. I seriously need some suggestions on how I can maximize this workspace - HELP!

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I bumped into a fun and cool blog for moms - Chrysandthemoms. The blog offers tips on stuff of interest to moms from birthday parties to recipes and much more.

I have been so much into social networking lately and found a very interesting article at Chysanthemoms.com - it is entitled My Social Network. I am also trying to grasp Facebook and thought this article was helpful. If you are looking for a cool and fun blog to follow, make sure to check Chrysandthemoms out.

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For my Wordless Wednesday post, I posted this - my Son and his scrapbook.

He actually loves reading and looking through his scrapbook. In the photo, he is actually looking through a scrapbook that I made and upkeep for him. When I started with this project , he was 2 years old and didn’t even have enough attention span to look at the pictures. I continue to add pages to it as time goes by and now that he is bigger and he can read, he is having fun looking though the pictures and reading the stories behind it. I actually love to journal on my scrapbook - it’ll be helpful since I know I won’t be able to remember everything when I get older - lol. God forbid something happens to me - at least I am able to leave something behind that will remind my kids about us and our life.

I love watching him smile and giggle as he reads the stories behind the photos. My son has been bugging me to start making his very own scrapbook - I mean one where he will actually pour his creativity. I think we will start this summer - something to keep him busy and a fun activity for us to share.

If you would like to see more stories behind pictures from Wordless Wednesday posts, visit TellMeThursday.com .

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I bumped into this last night as I was reading thru my pals tweets in twitter. Crystal posted this in her blog cause she picked it up from Tishia’s Blog - I thought it was cute so I am picking it up.

It’s harder than it looks! You have to name real places, names, things…nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. You CAN’T use your own name for the boy/girl name question.

What is your name……………………Marie

4 Letter Word………………………… Must

Vehicle………………………………… Motorcycle

City…………………………………… Manhattan

Boy Name……………………………… Max

Girl Name……………………………… Monica

Alcoholic Drink………………………… Margarita

Occupation……………………………… MOM

Something you wear…………………………… Make-Up

Celebrity……………………………… Madonna

Food…………………………………… Mashed Potatoes

Something found in a bathroom…………… Manicure Set

Reason for Being Late………………… My Watch Broke (I hope this is acceptable - I told you it was tougher than you think!)

Something You Shout…………………… “Mama Mia”

Body part………………………………… Muscle

Come and play along too - make a blog post with your answers and leave me a comment letting me know you are playing along.

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