The Countdown is On

Okay, this is it! In approximately 5 weeks I will go through the most exhilarating, emotional, euphoric, energizing and exhausting period I will ever face in my life! I have done almost everything that I can to prepare for this day. I've gone to my prenatal yoga classes, attended Lamaze classes, been diligent with my doctor's appointments, taken my prenatal vitamins, gotten my exercise by walking up our 3 flights of stairs at Pooka every week and gotten at least 9 hours of sleep every day. I think I'm ready. I'm actually not scared but am looking forward to the day. I know I can do this and yes, I'm going to do it without the epidural because I feel as though I have prepared myself mentally to do it without drugs. This will be my NYC marathon and I am ready to reach the finish line!

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We're giving away free Elbow Grease this Friday! Don't miss it, and if you're local drop by the warehouse and take a spin on our prize wheel!

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We're Coming To Atlanta!

Hey Atlanta People!
We've gotten such a great response for all of our Atlanta family, that we're coming for a Pooka Party this weekend! Drop by the Embassy Suites - Atlanta Perimeter Center - 1030 Crown Pointe Parkway, this Saturday and say "Hi". We'd love to meet you!

First Crush

Well it's happened.................I knew it would one day, it's supposed to, I understand, it happened to me....BUT I just wasn't ready for it to happen to my baby. Oh, he doesn't really KNOW its happened, But I do. William has had his first crush! It started out innocently enough, we talk at dinner about how his day went at school and he drops a few names of friends yah de yah de yah da. I listen, make comments BUT I guess I wasn't listening enough because one day we went to Tae Kwan Doe and he was very shocked and surprised to find one of his classmates there. Of course I had to meet her and her mother and father and sister. From then on (this was about 4 months ago) thats all he ever talks about _______ said that! ___________is so funny! ________ goes there too!________is my friend. At first I was like "Oh please get a grip!" I'm so tired of hearing about _________. Then I started thinking back to my first crush "Benjamin". The cutest little brown skin boy you ever saw! I was in first grade also and he appointed himself my best friend. I liked him and he liked me. We sat together at lunch, we played together on the playground, we walked home from school together (with my older brother Mark, friends Leah and Missy). It was the first time in my life outside of my father and brothers/cousins/uncles etc. that a male liked me for me. It was so Innocent! You did'nt have to do anything you didn't want to do, wear anything extra(that made you look hot or sexy) or act like you were really interested in everything they were interested in. You were just able to be you. Those were the best of days until Ben moved. I cried my eyes out for weeks! My family didn't understand what was wrong with me and I couldn't explain it. Eventually I got over Ben and there were more crushes to come, but there is nothing like the first. So now when Will tells me about his friend I smile a little secret smile of understanding, these will be some of his best days.

P.S. If anybody knows Ben tell him to give me a call!

Call me Michelle!

Wow, what an exciting time! I’m sure everyone watched as Barack Obama was sworn in as our president! Amazing! I watched the festivities all day from 10:00am-11:00pm. After the 6th ball and another dragging rendition of “At Last” I had to call it quits. I thought that Michelle Obama was regal and I was so proud of her. It made me start thinking………….Let me first start by saying growing up I didn’t like my middle name. There was nothing wrong with it but I just didn’t think it fit. My parents were into the matching names so we all had DMF initials. Donna Marie, Douglas Morgan and………Dawn MICHELLE. Yuck, I always complained to her “Why couldn’t I be Dawn Marie”, I thought that flowed so much better, “Donna get’s everything great!” I was soooooo dramatic and very much Jan Brady, the middle child! Well I can honestly say now that my middle name ROCKS!! Finally at ___ years old (you didn’t think I was going to put that in!) I love my middle name. When people call me Dawn I quickly correct them and tell them I go by my middle name now, Michelle! I was also thinking that If I can do some investigating in Africa and find out if Barack has a brother and we meet and fall in love and get married, I could be the new……..MICHELLE OBAMA!!!
A girl can dream can’t she!!!!!

Am I ready for Motherhood?

Saturday was Wesley's birthday (April's youngest son and my Godson) and we planned his birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. Plans were all set; after we closed up at the Pooka warehouse we would all meet at the birthday party at 4 PM. Well, let me tell you.Saturday was an eventful day from start to finish! First: Wesley ate some of Auntie Dawn's breakfast muffin which contained nuts. His tongue began to swell and his eyes glazed over. April rushed him home to get some Benedryl. Afterwards he felt better but just to be on the safe side April took him to the pediatrician. After the pediatrician gave him a clean bill of health, April came back to Pooka to pick up William for his Karate School party. While at the Karate School party there was a piñata whereas when one of the kids broke the piñata Wesley was the first one to the middle of the floor to grab some candy. All the other kids rush behind him, leaving Wesley at the bottom of the pile and April franticly trying to pull kids off of him. Thankfully another mother was able to reach Wesley first and pull him out from under the pile whereas he graciously showed April the candy he was able to capture. Finally, we get to Chuck E. Cheese for the birthday party where there appears to be hundreds of kids laughing, playing, and eating pizza. The music was enormously loud and with all the yelling and screaming all I could do is sit at the table with my head in my hands and wonder..Am I ready for Motherhood? The worry, the stress, the noise, the energy of children.did I really think this through before contemplating pregnancy? Don't get me wrong, I know children are a gift from God, but am I ready for this gift? Not that I have years on my side to contemplate the decision, but WOW! Whether I am ready or not, in about 2 months I will be faced the biggest challenge I have ever faced in my adult life. Thank you God..I think