Momo Fali's: IAMINLADIESHOMEJOURNAL!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

IAMINLADIESHOMEJOURNAL!

This is me from the April issue of Ladies Home Journal magazine. That's right, I'm officially published.

Sure it's only 150 words, and it's pretty much the last page in the magazine, and in this picture I look like I'm straining under the weight of 25 pounds of meat, because I AM, and the roast on top kept rolling around, and all that balancing and lifting made me look like I need a laxative, and they edited out the burners on my stove, but not my flabby arms, and I look as pale as Eddie Munster, and people at work didn't even recognize me because I wasn't wearing my glasses. But, it's Ladies Home Journal, people!

And, at the very least, my kitchen was really clean for about 20 minutes.

If you want to pick up a copy, it's the one with Brooke Shields on the front. Which is kind of awesome, because now Brooke and I are like this. I gave her tips on posing.

Why was I in the magazine? Why was my kitchen clean for once? The back story is here. And, when you're done reading that, go read these.

Being Michael's Daddy, Suburban Scrawl, World of Weasels, A Look on the Random Side, Code Monkey Daddy, Double the Fun, Real Men Drive Minivans, Beautiful Wreck, Half Past Kissin' Time, D is for Dad, Nuclear Family Warhead, Joeprah, Big Bad Daddy Rant, Dear Mr. Man, The Busy Dad Blog, Get Off the Ground, The Devoted Dad, Knee Deep in Kids and Surprised Mom.

Because if not for them, I wouldn't have been juggling that roast.

Labels: Photos, Ramblings, Tooting My Own Horn

# posted by Momo Fali : 8:15 PM

Comments:

awesomeness.

As soon as I saw the meat, I knew :-)

HOW EXCITING! WILL BUY TOMORROW!

# posted by

Rachel : March 11, 2010 at 9:40 PM

SO SO friggin awesome.

Hooray for meat!
Hooray for friends!
Hooray for friend's meat!

# posted by

Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] : March 11, 2010 at 9:41 PM

That's AWESOME! YAY for you!!

So, I'm totally, like, 1 degree away from Brooke now, right? :)

# posted by

Scary Mommy : March 11, 2010 at 9:41 PM

You TOTALLY are Martha!

Wow Momo! I'm so happy for you.

(that's a gorgeous picture of you)

# posted by

Piper of Love : March 11, 2010 at 9:41 PM

Mmmm, meat.
Why on earth did they scrub out your burners? Looks really weird.

# posted by

Just Vegas : March 11, 2010 at 9:45 PM

You are so adorable. I am going to buy it!

# posted by

Kimberly Wright : March 11, 2010 at 9:45 PM

A pile of meat is the new fishnet stocking.

Also, there's something right in the universe where within a month, both of us have pictures on our blogs posing with meat. Meat, and therefore we, rule.

# posted by

BusyDad : March 11, 2010 at 9:48 PM

Congratulations!! That's fabulous. And give my love to Brookie. Hee.

# posted by

wende : March 11, 2010 at 9:53 PM

AWESOME picture!

Is any of that the ground beef you keep threatening to throw at my head? :)

xoxo

P.S. Will you sign my copy in August?

# posted by

Melisa Wells : March 11, 2010 at 10:13 PM

This is so cool! I'm going to buy the magazine and then go around to all my friends and say, "Look, I know this woman!"
The trip to your house, meeting you and your family and the ride home still bring a smile to my face.
And why do you want to throw ground beef at Melisa's head?

# posted by

SurprisedMom : March 11, 2010 at 10:18 PM

Let me be the first to say that if throwing ground beef at Melisa's head is something you feel strongly about, I would only ask that you season it first with the seasoning I sent you. There. The cat is out of the bag.

The restaurant manager in me is cringing looking at all the cross contamination issues going on in that picture; hell, why don't you balance a head of lettuce on top and contaminate all of the food groups?

# posted by

NukeDad : March 11, 2010 at 10:26 PM

how awesome is this?!!! I remember when they came to do the photo shoot I was like WHUH??? I dont know whats going on, but I bet you were totally busy texting Brooke.

Your arms are not flabby.

Why did they make your oven all weird?

# posted by

Jana : March 11, 2010 at 10:29 PM

I DARE you to take a road trip to my house, just to throw meat at my head.

Double Dog Dare you. (and bring your double dogs, too.)

# posted by

Melisa Wells : March 11, 2010 at 10:30 PM

Here I was, thinking you'd be showing some cleavage, after your comments on the photo shoot.

Hooray. I can't wait to see the article.

# posted by

Sadia : March 11, 2010 at 10:44 PM

I love that they did this for you. I love that the story of what they did reached even further. I love that lives will be touched that none of you who are in the story can even know in this life. Well done.

(I have a magazine to go buy, now...)

# posted by

AlisonH : March 11, 2010 at 10:48 PM

Um, Momo. You know you're on the web, too, right? I mean, outside of your blog?

http://www.lhj.com/volunteering/random-acts-of-kindness-april-2010/

# posted by

Sadia : March 11, 2010 at 10:57 PM

Awesome!

Running out to buy myself a copy.

# posted by

OHmommy : March 11, 2010 at 11:03 PM

You are so much cooler than me. It's true.

# posted by

Mr Lady : March 11, 2010 at 11:54 PM

Didn't I just finish telling you how you rule everything? 'Cause I'm pretty sure I just told you that you rule everything. Now I have a picture of you balancing a roast that PROVES that you rule everything. Rock on, sister!

# posted by

Lynn @ Walking With Scissors : March 12, 2010 at 1:05 AM

whatever... you look fabulous and this is so cool! you are bench pressing meat!

# posted by

Misty : March 12, 2010 at 2:01 AM

Wow! That is totally awesome!

# posted by

Putting the FUN in DysFUNctional : March 12, 2010 at 5:10 AM

Congrats, Momo! I'm picking up the issue this weekend! So happy for you and I love the backstory. That's love!

# posted by

Kathy : March 12, 2010 at 6:53 AM

You look wonderful, albeit very, very white!

Thanks for the love.

# posted by

WeaselMomma : March 12, 2010 at 7:34 AM

awesome!!!! I can't wait to grab a copy and show the checkout girl that I KNOW you! right? :)
You look awesome, and why in the world did they take out your burners? Maybe someone will send you a new stove--they'll feel bad that you have only one burner to cook all of that meat on!

# posted by

Millicent : March 12, 2010 at 9:54 AM

Amazing!! I'm going to go read it. (Why edit out the burners? That's just weird.)

# posted by

Amy : March 12, 2010 at 11:11 AM

So very cool! You're in a mazagine! With meat, and a hobbled stovetop! Awesome. And thanks for the link!

# posted by

Tom : March 12, 2010 at 12:26 PM

"Congrats!", He said, tinged with envy!

UP

# posted by

UP : March 12, 2010 at 12:58 PM

So awesome, you look fantastic!

(Meat really brings out your eyes.)

# posted by

ZDub : March 12, 2010 at 1:30 PM

Ladies Home Journal. That's some sort of mom code for Maxim, right?

Congratulations.

# posted by

Kevin McKeever : March 12, 2010 at 2:05 PM

Very cool! When I get my copy I'm going to draw the rest of the burners back on :)

# posted by

Anonymous : March 12, 2010 at 2:16 PM

OMG OMG OMG OMG. Im soooo excited and happy for you! This is the best news EVER. xoxoxoxooxxoox

# posted by

meleah rebeccah : March 12, 2010 at 3:09 PM

this is fabulous!! congratulations! I will look for it online since LHJ can't swim across the Atlantic... :(

# posted by

Geeks in Rome : March 13, 2010 at 6:59 AM

I called my sister when I received my copy last week and I was like, "It's MOMO!!!"

That story touched my heart last year so much.

# posted by

Blah Blah Blah : March 13, 2010 at 11:21 PM

Okay so I have a funny story! Yesterday, I was in our grocery store, Marsh, picking up MEAT! for my sloppy joe recipe that I'm making for a bunch of people tonight. So I'm with Curt and we're standing in the checkout and he's holding the basket full of like, 10lbs of MEAT! and I'm like, "I have to find LHJ! My friend Momo is in it!" and he's all "Is this one of your blog people?" I'm like, "YES! DUH!" And he rolls his eyes and stands there, while I am furiously thumbing through this magazine to find you and he's like, "I'm going to start checking out now.." in his impatient voice, and then FINALLY, I found you, and I was all "Look honey, look!" And he goes...

"Oh, she is so cute!"

HEH. So that's my story. And now you sit on our coffee table :)

You are cute, and it was a totally adorable pic!

# posted by

Heather : March 14, 2010 at 2:00 PM

Wow, I knows sumbuddy famis!

Hey, all kidding aside! Thts wonderful!

I'll hve to check it out! Will you autograph my copy?

# posted by

Oscar : March 15, 2010 at 2:26 PM

Personally I think it's extravagant to have an entire stove with just one burner. I'm equally repulsed and impressed.

And if you and Brooke Shields are LIKE THIS (I hate that there aren't itallics in here)...anyway if you and Brooke Shields are LIKE THIS and you and I are also LIKE THIS then me and Brooke Shields are LIKE THIS.

Right?

# posted by

mrsmouthy : March 15, 2010 at 10:08 PM

Super cool! Congrats on making a real live magazine appearance.

# posted by

Otter Thomas : March 16, 2010 at 3:39 PM

That is awesome. I will never be in the ladies home journal so I am going to live vicariously through you.

# posted by

Soge shirts : March 19, 2010 at 10:47 PM

So awesome!!

# posted by

Secret Agent Mama : March 28, 2010 at 2:09 PM

At is So Awesome!!! I'm gonna have to get my first ever copy...for my wife to read of course :)

# posted by

Jason @ The Devoted Dad : April 11, 2010 at 11:24 PM

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