http://www.mahoneyink.com Creative Playground for Kathryn Mahoney Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:33:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple weekends ago my husband and I took the kids to see Blue Man Group in Boston. If you're not familiar with this act, basically, it's three guys that are painted blue that beat on drums and a variety of other unconventional instruments...like various sizes and shapes of PVC ... http://www.mahoneyink.com/2008/10/green-mom-turns-bluewell-sorta/ After years of begging, pleading, whining, and torture...we finally got a puppy. With a house full of boys, you can probably guess who the holdout was. And, if my cats had a voice, I'm pretty sure they would have been on my side of the fence as well. There are many ... http://www.mahoneyink.com/2008/10/perils-of-puppyhood/ Tim Bete, author of Cap'n Billy "The Butcher" MacDougall's Guide to Pirate Parenting, has literally written the book on how to raise your Pirate, er, I mean child. In Guide to Pirate Parenting, Cap'n Billy "The Butcher" MacDougall provides everything you need to know to turn your little powder monkeys ... http://www.mahoneyink.com/2008/08/does-your-child-act-like-a-pirate-if-soread-on/ Book trailer for "A Book is Born: 24 Authors Tell All" by Nancy Cleary. (once video has loaded - hit play button) http://www.mahoneyink.com/2008/07/a-book-is-born/ Well, I finally did it. I finally had to purchase the bathing suit with a "skirt." You know, the kind. The kind that overweight old ladies wear!!! Well, apparently, I've just become one of them. I decided to spare you by not including a picture with this blog post, but ... http://www.mahoneyink.com/2008/07/cant-skirt-the-issue-any-longer/ Well, I hate to say it's about time, but...it's about time. The Celtics have brought victory back to the Bay State and finished the series against the Lakers with an impressive score of 131-92. It was a fun series to watch and brought back memories of the good ol' days ... http://www.mahoneyink.com/2008/06/celtics-reign-supreme/ j http://www.mahoneyink.com/2008/06/madcap-mamma/ Soon this page will contain videos showing the day in the life of a haggard Mom, a.k.a. me. But first...I have to purchase a camcorder and teach myself iMovie (thank goodness I have a Mac) and then these "Mamasodes" will be up and running! Stay tuned! http://www.mahoneyink.com/2008/06/video-blurb/ Ah, the smell of the fresh crisp air, sounds of frolicking fauna, and sights of gorgeous greenery. These are all of the things I look forward to when I go out for a bike ride. Two years ago I bought a new road bike to get in shape (because I ... http://www.mahoneyink.com/2008/06/the-art-of-zen-biking/ On Friday, June 13th, Tim Russert, political analyst and host of the highly rated show, "Meet the Press," died suddenly at work from a heart attack. It was news that shocked everyone including me, who isn't really a political enthusiast by any stretch of the imagination. However, Russert was ... http://www.mahoneyink.com/2008/06/tim-russertwhat-a-guy/