Cribsheet’s First Birthday!
Posted on September 9th, 2007 – 5:01 PMBy May Chen
Well, it’s been a year since our baby blog was born. Our birth announcement first appeared in the Star Tribune on September 9, 2006.
It’s been an amazing time for Kay and me and we hope for all of you who’ve been along for the ride, weighing in on all things big and small that consume us all as new parents. We know this blog has endured because of all of you who’ve been moved to comment and share your experiences, guest-blogged, sent suggestions by e-mail, and those who simply come here to read everyday. THANK YOU!
To show our appreciation to our readers, we’ve got some fun giveaways on Cribsheet’s First Birthday. All of these revolve around posts we’ve featured in the past year.
- An outing with MomCulture. Minneapolis mom Lenore Moritz takes parents and their young ones for private tours of art museums and private orchestera and opera performances. Yes, your toddlers are allowed to run around and yes, she feeds you lunch too.
- A set of four “Now You Mombo” CDs by Nanci Olesen. Mombo’s mission is to “broadcast the everyday truth about motherhood (in order to save the world.)” Listen and I think you’ll see what she means…Nanci’s stories will make you laugh and cry at the same time. And finally…
- A writing critique session with Kate Hopper, who teaches the Motherwords writing class at the Loft. Remember that primal scream you scribbled down in the dark of the night in between feeds? Or that book proposal now covered in dust. Kate will give you her undivided attention and honest insights on what works and what doesn’t.
And everyone is welcome to enter - don’t let the fact that the word “mom” is in every prize steer you away.
To enter -send us an e-mail (cribsheet@startribune.com) with your top choice gift and we’ll put them all in a (clean) diaper genie, shake them all about and draw the winners at random next weekend.
May and Kay (and our reasons for writing)
10 Responses to "Cribsheet’s First Birthday!"
Cheers on your first birthday!
How fun! Thank you for the enjoyment, and conversation starters you have provided for the last year. I’m looking forward to the next year!
congrats on your first birthday ladies! It is hard to believe it has been a year and I look back and am amazed at what that year has been! Good luck with the regional Emmy’s!
Happy First Blog Birthday! I’ve commented only a few times, but I check it almost every day. As a first time mom, I love this blog!!
Congrats! My daughter celebrated her first on September 8th, which probably explains why I didn’t notice your “birth”. You were just there when I return to cyberspace after a week or so. 
Congrats - you have made a wonderful contribution and definitely have enhanced the Strib’s online fare!
Wow, congratulations! I have learned a lot from reading this blog and am glad that you two were even nominated for an award!
Happy Birthday Kay and May…and Cribsheet! I have so enjoyed this forum over the last year. Kudos to you both for getting it off the ground!
As a first time “trying to get pregnant hoping to be a mom”, this has been a great place for me to read and learn. Thanks and congrats on one year!!
I haven’t posted often, but I sure enjoy checking the Cribsheet regularly. I have two little ones under two and it has been nice to have a place where people understand the struggles and the joy; and the joy within the struggles!
