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Monday Sound Off: Daylight Savings Edition

Amy L. Hatch — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:26:19 +0000

While we’re thrilled to know that spring is on it’s way, the fact that we get one extra hour of daylight now has us less than excited. After all, what’s one more extra hour of gloom? Just more daylight to burn until bedtime, if you want our opinion.

This edition of Monday Sound Off is brought to you by three little letters: DST. What’s got your grump on today? Tell us, we want to know!

Laura wants to start an “Abolish Daylight Savings Time” Facebook Fan Page, and Amy wants to know who is going to replace that hour she lost this week.

What’s got you in a funk today? Go ahead and share. We won’t judge. You know you want to.

Monday Sound Off!

Amy L. Hatch — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:50:03 +0000

Everyone we talk to these days is feeling the February blues. Dark cloudy days — and more in the forecast — have all our pals in the dumps. So we decided it was time for Sound Off Monday!

What’s eating you? C’mon, you know you want to unload your troubles. We heard that misery was looking for company. What’s bugging you this gloomy Monday morning?

Amy wonders how it’s possible that she is having a series of allergy attacks when there is still snow on the ground.

Laura wants to know why her smart phone died just when she needed it most.

What’s on your mind? You’re among friends. Tell us.

Monday Sound Off!

Laura Weisskopf Bleill — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:39:10 +0000

As you may know, we’ve been on the road. And while we’re grateful we had such a wonderful opportunity to learn more about how we can make chambanamoms.com the best it could be, it sure is hard to get back in the swing of things. It’s hard not to feel low after being on such a high all weekend! So, without further ado …

After a brief hiatus – it’s once again time for Monday Sound Off! Unburden yourselves, friends. Tell us what’s on your mind. Get it off your chest!

Amy is in California getting ready for her Dr. Phil appearance, and she absolutely Hates. To. Fly. Here’s hoping she makes it back to Chicago before Snowmaggedon hits tonight.

Laura needs a lesson in focus. Too much to do, so little time, so many ideas. It’s a good problem to have, but a problem nonetheless!

What’s got you hot under the collar today? Just need to vent? Pull up a virtual chair and share on Monday Sound Off!

Monday Sound Off!

Amy L. Hatch — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Good morning, o ye residents of Chambana. Is it cold enough out there for you? Did your car sound like a 4-pack-a-day smoker when you turned the engine over this morning? Unsalted roads and frigid temps got your long underwear in a twist?

Us, too. But thank goodness, it’s time for Monday Sound Off! Unburden yourselves, friends. Tell us what’s on your mind. Get it off your chest!

Amy wants to know where her snow brush went. She’s pretty sure she didn’t take it out of the car, but no one else in her household will admit to moving it from the trunk of her van. Oh yeah, Mr. Nobody did it.

Laura is tired of recipes that say how long prep time “should” take. Inevitably it takes me twice as long. I think it just sets you up for failure.

What’s got you hot under the collar today? Gotta gripe? Do share.

Sound Off Monday: Frigid Edition

Amy L. Hatch — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:00:31 +0000

Now that all the holiday cheer is behind us, we’re left with a sugar-cookie hangover and the very first “real” Monday we’ve had in at least two weeks. And a very cold Monday it is, fellow Chambanans. What is with this weather? It’s making us quite fussy, indeed.

But Monday Sound Off always warms the cockles of our grouchy hearts. Unburden yourselves, friends. Tell us what’s on your mind. Get it off your chest!

Amy wants to know why it is that her neighbor’s garbage company cannot see the GIANT BOULDERS she had placed at the border of her property and oh, yeah, THE GIANT REFLECTORS her husband put up in the same place. How hard is it to not turf the yard, yo? HER garbage company manages to avoid doing it.

Laura is annoyed at the concession situation at Illinois women’s basketball games. It’s one thing that they only have two stands open (small crowds). But it’s a whole other to not have ENOUGH PRETZELS to serve said small crowd, running out well before halftime was over. That’s not a good way to win over fans, especially fans who have small children aching for a soft pretzel.

What’s ticking you off today? Is your car iced over? Forget your snowbrush? Got too much holiday laundry? Tell us — misery loves company.

Monday Sound Off: Had Enough Yet?

Amy L. Hatch — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:00:02 +0000

You know what we love about the holidays? We love the fact that, right now, we are as far away from next year’s holidays as possible.

While feasting with family and opening all manner of bright and shiny new things makes us happy, the sugar hangover and organizational puzzle awaiting us when everything goes back to normal makes us … well, pretty darn grouchy.

But Monday Sound Off always makes us feel better. Unburden yourselves, friends. Tell us what’s on your mind. Get it off your chest!

Amy wonders just how large a car she needs to make it through the holidays. You’d think a mini-van would be big enough to get everything home to Chambana without having to stuff a bag full of Barbies under her feet all the way home from New York.

Laura is wondering if she will ever be able to go for a day without chocolate. Not that that’s a bad thing, but sometimes it’s good to know when enough is enough.

What’s on your mind? Too many toys that make noise? Too much snow? No white Christmas? That extra five pounds on your hips? You can tell us.

Monday Sound Off!: Cold-And-Flu Season Edition

Amy L. Hatch — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:00:41 +0000

Is it just us, or is everyone sick? Everywhere we go someone is hacking up a lung or sneezing their face off. It makes us cranky when we’re under the weather, especially when there is so much to do. But when we get gumpy, nothing cheers us up like sharing our feeeeeeeeeeelings.

Unburden yourselves, friends. Tell us what’s on your mind. Get it off your chest! It’s time for chamabanamoms.com Monday Sound Off!

Amy wants to know why, no matter how many people are working behind the counter, it takes an average of 20 minutes to get a half-pound of sliced lunch meat. What the heck is going on back there? Are they killing the turkey while she waits?

Laura wants to know why there was no Desperate Housewives on last night. I need my fix!

Your turn: What’s got your panties in a bunch this fine December morn?

Monday Sound Off!

Laura Weisskopf Bleill — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:21:14 +0000

Did someone say the four-letter word that starts with s in your house this morning? Yes, folks, it snowed overnight and the forecast says there’s more on the way. Welcome to winter in Central Illinois. Woo hoo! Happy Happy Joy Joy!

Unburden yourselves, friends. Tell us what’s on your mind. Get it off your chest! It’s time for chamabanamoms.com Monday Sound Off!

Amy wants to know why a dusting of snow makes everyone in Chambana freak out. Dudes, try living back East. Where she comes from, 12-inches of snow is your average Monday.

Laura is desperately in need of more than a four-hour stretch of sleep. Baby, I love you, but it’s time for some serious sleep interventions. Mommy’s headed to a hotel!

Your turn: Tell us what’s bugging you on this Pearl Harbor Day. (Click here for previous renditions of Monday Sound Off.)

Monday Sound Off!

Amy L. Hatch — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:33:41 +0000

So here we are, it’s not even December yet and already the holiday madness has begun. Black Friday, Cyber Monday … who says the economy is in trouble? Are the crowds making you crazy? How about your credit-card interest rates? What about all the weight you gained eating turkey last week?

Unburden yourselves, friends. Tell us what’s on your mind. Get it off your chest! It’s time for chamabanamoms.com Monday Sound Off!

Amy wants to know why when she gets sick, she always gets sicker than anyone else in her family. She also has a feeling that there are certain people in her household (baby Henry, she’s looking at you) who are happy that she can barely croak, let alone yell “No! No! No! NO!” when they touch the Christmas tree ornaments.

Laura wants to know, when a crew was working at the corner of Kirby and Neil and that stoplight was out of service for several hours, why there was no police officer or other person directing traffic. It’s been about 10 days since this happened, and it’s still stuck in my craw.

Your turn: Tell us what’s bugging you on this last day of November.

Sound Off!

Amy L. Hatch — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:20:45 +0000

Got a beef? How about a rant? Maybe just a whine? Get it off your chest. We’re here to listen. Welcome to our new regular Monday morning feature, Sound Off!

Let’s face it, Monday sucks. Why not start it off right by unloading your complaints? You know, all the crap your spouse is sick of hearing and even your own mother rolls her eyes at.

Amy wants to know why every time her kid get sick, she barfs. Even if she just has a fever — here comes the vomit comet! Dude, enough with the throwing up already.

Laura wants to know why people have already turned on their Christmas lights. What’s the rush??? Can’t they wait until Friday? (Just call me Scrooge).

Unburden yourselves, ladies and gents: What’s on your mind this morning?