The Final Weeks: 9/10 - 24/2012

09/10/2012
Tweets about loose and lost teeth, eating M&Ms; photographer @ kids' school, asks for tips; Tweets MSC anecdotes; publishes post about L.

09/11/2012
Touts Xyngular for men, Xyngular deal; Tweets about tooth fairy unpreparedness.

09/12/2012
Tooth fairy arrives; garage door opened installed; trip to DMV; Tweets MSC anecdote; mentions weight loss; touts Xyngular event in Dallas; bathroom now has pink walls; publishes post about using paint chips to make labels.

09/13/2012
Tweets about loose teeth, turkey crossing driveway; reader wins Xyngular pack; touts upcoming Xyngular event; goes to dentist; photographs volleyball team.

09/14/2012
Publishes post about C.

09/15/2012
Goes to farmers market; dad hangs shelves; makes compote.

09/16/2012
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09/17/2012
Up early; Tweets about NIV changing, Imagine Dragon; publishes post about house painting, reiterates Instagram username, speech therapy, Xyngular, berries, exercising.

09/18/2012
K visits dentist; M asked to be flower girl.

09/19/2012
At dentist again; Tweets about missing shoe; mentions hours of freedom until MSC home from school; Tweets MSC anecdotes; toothpaste splatters on ceiling; works on photos of home.

09/20/2012
Conversation with Target checkout clerk; Tweets MSC anecdote.

09/21/2012
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09/22/2012
Washes 35+ pants / week; publishes pic of Roobii.

09/23/2012
Tweets about daydreaming of wearing wedding ring; lampshade burns; touts Xyngular special.

09/24/2012
Tweets about nerd dress-up day @ school; touts upcoming Xyngular event; publishes post about her blog coming to an end, even though "I could keep this blog if I wanted to," and fails to thank the thousands and thousands of followers who enabled her to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years, due to their readership and support.

Corresponding post from the Xyngular FB page:

Week in Review: 08/27 - 09/02/2012

08/27/2012
MSC play with neighbors & bunnies; touts Xyngular promo; hangs towel ring.

08/28/2012
Tweets MSC anecdotes; touts Xyngular via friend that's joined and is chronicling weight loss journey; back to school event successful.

08/29/2012
Touts Xyngular promo; tree branch falls; posts pic of MSC playing.

08/30/2012
First day of school; touts Xyngular promo; successful first day of school; posts pic of MSC.

08/31/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; touts Xyngular promo; incites commenting frenzy with Instagram pic of M's bloody head.

09/01/2012
Tweets to do list; finds "size 8" jeans that fit.

09/02/2012
Starts another Xyngular 8 day challenge; has lost 75 pounds.

Week in Review: 08/20 - 26/2012

08/20/2012
Pic of feet; clean sheets day; speaks on Xyngular training call; cleans house; Tweets about uses for baby wipes; hosts Xyngular party @ Pizza Hut; touts Xyngular some more; publishes post about C losing tooth @ corn broil.

08/21/2012
Touts Xyngular Xperiment 8.0; perfect day for park; pic of snack; teaches photo session while child tries to nurse dog.

08/22/2012
Washes potty parts in dishwasher; pic of outdoor 'office;' cleans house; Tweets MSC anecdotes;

08/23/2012
Mentions late Xyngular promo for August; drives to Xyngular party; [foolish] impersonator briefly comments on her FB page; lots of rap stations in Madison, apparently; posts pic on Instagram of car's radio controls, prompting litany of feedback.

08/24/2012
Enjoys sound of thunderstorm; gets food & gas @ gas station, goes to Y; publishes post about corn broil, including pics of MckDaddy; Tweets MSC anecdotes; pic of M kissing frog toad.

08/25/2012
Multiple invites to various events, decides on kid festival; Tweets MSC anecdotes; raves about Diva Cup; Tweets about getting groceries from husband; 'makes' rabbit hutch with K; publishes post with 'big family' anecdotes, some of which don't apply, she later states.

08/26/2012
Obligatory church Tweet; house projects & organizing; works on family closet.

Week in Review: 08/13 - 19/2012

08/13/2012
Flies to Utah with M, for Xyngular weekend @ Sundance Resort; publishes pic of security line @ airport, with eggs in plain view (and discusses her sudden and newly found concern for her carbon footprint as reason not to buy eggs while in Utah); publishes pic in limo; listens to sound of mountain stream before falling asleep in cabin; publishes post showing that C lost a tooth.

08/14/2012
Publishes pic of mountain stream; touts trip won through her "hard work with 'my' vitamins;" mentions Xyngular client (and distributor) who no longer needs double knee replacement; has no cell service and spotty internet, and is mostly unplugged; mentions feeding fish, roasting marshmallows & enjoying night in cabin.

08/15/2012
Says goodbye to M's hiking partner, once again touting Xyngular's ability to prevent someone from getting a double knee replacement; arrives home.

08/16/2012
Zucchini pancakes for breakfast; Tweets MSC anecdotes; publishes post full of cute pictures of M and details about stay at Sundance; misplaces baking sheets.

08/17/2012
Starts child on Xyng, prompting a heated debate on Facebook, as well as some serious ignorance and lack of logic on the part of some readers (logic available here); takes MSC to the co-op; Tweets MSC anecdotes; makes Larabars ("no Quaker granola bars for us!"--how quickly she forgets the Quaker sponsored posts she wrote); goes to farmer's market and runs into friends and their MSC.

08/182012
Tweets about Diva Cup and the lapel pin; breaks tooth on date pit; publishes pic of S in bed; Tweets about M and spelling mother.

08/19/2012
Gets "righteously" sick overnight, along with K; feeling better.

Week in Review: 07/30 - 08/05/2012

07/30/2012
New low in weight loss; can't find blender part; waiting for refrigerator & internet; publishes short post about moving, Israel doing most of the work, looking for blender, no internet, no refrigerator, going to VBS.

07/31/2012
Posts on FB about police chase outside Best Buy; Tweets MSC anecdotes; finds blender parts; post on FB about the right nutrition & supplements being worth the price; catches bat in the house, releases it outside.

08/01/2012
Happy birthday to C; asks for advice about non heating dryer; Tweets MSC anecdote; has party for C.

08/02/2012
Happy birthday to L; touts Xyngular's fat grabbing product; S' rapid strep is negative; publishes post about new house, working dryer, unpacking in a smaller house and VBS.

08/03/2012
Tweets about kale in MSC breakfast drinks; lunch @ county fair; Tweets MSC anecdote; gives out Instagram username.

08/04/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; mentions more weight loss; posts pic of K eating salad @ McDonald's; new fridge arrives; spaghetti for dinner; publishes post about C's birthday @ Chuck E. Cheese.

08/05/2012
Obligatory church Tweet x 2; publishes post about weight loss, touts upcoming Xyngular events, with schedule; feels brave.

Week in Review: 07/23 - 29/2012

07/23/2012
Still traveling home from XyngFest; mentions airports, flight attendant and "flying through the night" on MckMama page, but elsewhere that she's driving:


Shows before and after pictures of Jane, another Xyngular distributor; eats welcome home cake.

07/24/2012
Tweets MSC anecdotes; asks for help setting up FB group/page; announces that Sami & Joe are starting a Xyngular 8 Day Challenge, sets up separate Facebook page for everyone to follow along; FB page taken down in less than a day, after Sami & Joe decide not to participate (see Sami's explanation); takes down blog post about the same; Tweets about packing and moving.

07/25/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; has busy day, asks readers what they did.

07/26/2012
Tweets about potty training; Tweets about wearing swimsuit into a gas station / shop; publishes post about another mattress surfing episode before move.

07/27/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote.

07/28/2012
Tweets about missing phone found with K on camping trip; Tweets about continued weight loss; Tweets about items packed in moving boxes; moves.

07/29/2012
Obligatory church Tweet; Touts upcoming Xyngular call, with free Xyng samples; Tweets MSC anecdote; Touts Xyngular call, with free Xyng samples; determined to unpack; too tired to unpack.

Week in Review: 07/16 - 22/2012

07/16/2012
Swims in Mississippi River, pool & pool; eats blueberry pudding; post comic to FB page; has no one to play Words With Friends with.

07/17/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; posts info about missing IA girls; shops for new clothes for Vegas trip; touts checks from Xyngular; holds LIVE chat in which not much is revealed (but reader questions her about moving); publishes post about Vegas trip, tan lines, 65lb weight loss, nose ring, mentor/marriage, freckles, moving soon, true friends, red eye flight and recent birthday.

07/18/2012
Goes to pool; Tweets MSC anecdotes about writing; Tweets about bringing raw eggs on flight to Vegas; publishes pic of black rice dish.

07/19/2012
Flies to Vegas for Xyng Fest; eats dinner with Xyng friends; house is clean enough for realtor to show.

07/20/2012
Touts Xyngular cash giveaway (previously only visible on Xyng FB page); goes to the pool; Tweets disapproval of drinking and drunkenness.

07/21/2012
Announces Xyng cash giveaway winner; asks for restaurant recommendations; eats at Mix.

07/22/2012
Tweets about items left behind in hotel rooms; can't wait to see MSC; has long and unexplained 16 hr journey home; Tweets joke, anecdote.

Edit: The Facebook 8DC thread that many are referencing is here.
(The post has since been removed; a screen shot is available in the Deleted Facebook archive)

Week in Review: 07/09 - 15/2012

07/09/2012
Locks keys in car; touts online photo classes; publishes post about swimming, reading The God Empowered Wife, MSC seeing Israel, disjointed marital relationship.

07/10/2012
"It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood."

07/11/2012
Wishes summer lasted longer; touts Xyng benefits; publishes post of long exposure / glow lights photo.

07/12/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; makes scrambled egg tortillas; Tweets about Pringles can; publishes post about upcoming online photo classes, new Xyngular banner on site and summertime activities.

07/13/2012
Announces it's her 35th birthday; asks about finding a book for Kindle.

07/14/2012
Tweets about kid's math skills; publishes post about picking blueberries.

07/15/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; Tweets about lots of blueberries; asks for advice about basic cat care (despite having done it before); posts Xyngular cash giveaway contest on 'Xyng with MckMama' FB page, giving a contest entry to anyone who discusses Xyngular on the MckMama FB page:


Note: Because it's been asked, this site will never publish content revealing the identity of non administrator members of the 'Xyng with MckMama' Facebook page. Thanks.

Week in Review: 07/02 - 08/2012

7/02/2012
Posts odd Tweet about something (weather? successful event?); publishes post about seeing MckDaddy, possible reconciliation, winner of Xyng giveaway, protein balls, upcoming online classes, hot weather and pool time.

7/03/2012
Tweets about dogs; publishes sponsored post (Arm & Hammer) about clean laundry; asks for suggestions for July pool party food; Tweets MSC anecdote.

7/04/2012
Tweets about shell in scrambled eggs; wishes nation & sister happy birthday; Tweets about July 4th festivities and fun.

7/05/2012
Tweets about contact dreams; publishes post with protein ball recipe; decides to do another 8 day challenge (Xyng); Tweets about feeling like the Waltons.

7/06/2012
Tweets MSC anecdotes; publishes post with online class & photoshoot info.

7/07/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; publishes pic of her uncle as a kid, as guessing game for readers.

7/08/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; reads book, The God Empowered Wife.

Week in Review: 06/25 - 07/01/2012

6/25/2012
Cries over spilled kiefer [sic]; appreciates prayers for 'big day;' has lost 60 pounds; sees movie Brave; publishes post of poolside snack with M.

6/26/2012
Publishes post about weight loss, MLM supplements, and includes screenshot from private weight loss FB page; Tweets about she and MSC seeing Israel.

6/27/2012
Goes walking with kids in stroller; Tweets about Wasa crackers; publishes post of L pics; has maggots in her garbage.

6/28/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; posts about Obamacare on Facebook, inciting a commenting war; publishes post about seeing Israel, protein balls, grandparent time and summer ending / school starting.

6/29/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; spends day at pool.

6/30/2012
Glass of milk breaks during breakfast; touts Arm & Hammer's giveaway; decides not to buy new clothing; publishes post of M swimming; hints about upcoming Xyngular 10 hour sale / giveaway; publishes post detailing Xyngular sale and Vegas trip giveway; touts Xyngular sale & giveaway; mentions L's disinterest in new shoes; touts Xyngular sale & giveaway; touts Xyngular sale & giveaway; touts Xyngular sale & giveaway.

7/01/2012
Tweets about egg yolk in breakfast shake; Tweets MSC anecdote.

Week In Review: 06/18 - 24/2012

6/18/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; publishes post of M pics; catches up on bills; does nothing for an hour.
 
6/19/2012
Finds really old pair of 12/13 shorts that fit; takes MSC to heritage center, to pool; publishes post with recipe for kefir/fruit breakfast drink; Tweets about water and sunshine; watches Bachelorette, eats popcorn with girlfriends.
 
6/20/2012
Tweets MSC anecdotes; asks for help with uploading video to Facebook; touts Xyngular video & supplements; mentions weight loss, with accompanying pic of fitting into jeans; publishes sponsored post for Arm & Hammer, with giveaway; Tweets about asking delivery men to move table.
 
6/21/2012
Takes MSC to McDonald's to play / use Wi-Fi; works out; eats lunch; goes swimming; publishes post of K diving into pool; post cow nursing cover comic.
 
6/22/2012
Devotions; Tweets about C's height & water slides; writes name & number on MSC with Sharpie.
 
6/23/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; gives gas to needy; Tweets about unacceptable swimwear at water park, while defending pics of topless M posted on the world wide web.
 
6/24/2012
Tweets about potty jokes on the way to church; posts about thinking about her pastor's anti-gossip comments; publishes post about being busy, personal choices, eating healthy, shrinking distance between herself and Israel, kids getting to see him again, potty training with Starburst and various MSC observations.

Week in Review: 06/11 - 17/2012

6/11/2012
Thinks and prays for Patricia Lawrenson's health; Tweets about time spent in pool.

6/12/2012
Awake very late "for a very good reason;" hints about very good news, holds Xyngular special; Tweets about summer and strawberries; publishes post about L; mentions kitten nursing her earlobe; publishes post detailing Xyngular special.

6/13/2012
Mentions that MSC talk to Israel; runs important errand; spends time at the park.

6/14/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; re-touts Xyngular special; publishes post about cereal free cereal.

6/15/2012
Sends out hundreds of Xyngular e-mails; re-touts Xyngular special; Tweets about shirt size; Tweets MSC anecdotes.

6/16/2012
Tweets MSC anecdotes; publishes post about good news, bad news, peace, contentment and increasing geographic distances; re-touts Xyngular special; re-touts Xyngular special; re-touts Xyngular special.

6/17/2012
Breaks through month-long weight loss plateau; mentions changing from church clothes to pool clothes; eats by poolside; Tweets happy father's day to J. Sauls; mentions starting MSC on health supplements; publishes post about father's day, picnic lunch, diet, supplements, pool time, pet behaviors, and summertime, including pics of herself and MSC, and close-up of herself.

Week in Review: 06/04 - 10/2012

6/04/2012
Gives beach toys labeling tip; loses more weight; publishes post with pic of almond butter and hemp hearts.

6/05/2012
Tweets MSC anecdote; starts another 8 Day Challenge, down 6 pounds; goes to lake with MSC.

6/06/2012
Tweets MSC anecdotes; comments about ability to cross legs; publishes post of sprinkler pics; publishes sponsored post for Arm & Hammer cat litter + giveaway, introducing new kitten.

6/07/2012
Asks for reader temp poll; publishes post about almond butter, raw egg smoothies, new kitten, Roobii, indoor camping, cat house boxes, messy house, beach going, bike riding, summer vacation and a new mailbox.

6/08/2012
Cleans up after camping; Tweets about milking competition; attends local festival with cheese curds and rides; publishes post about Roobii and the new kitten.

6/09/2012
Takes MSC swimming; Tweets about water tantrum.

6/10/2012
Relaxes; publishes post about county fair.

Weeks in Review: 05/21 - 06/03/2012

5/21/2012
Listens to divorce sermon; eats nuts & berries; publishes post of pita pocket lunch.

5/22/2012
C wins ribbons on field day; mentions raw egg smoothie; buys lettuce for lunch; walks trail w/friend; field trip with C’s class; publishes post with pics of K’s haircut.

5/23/2012
Mentions Girl Scouts sashes; has awful dream; makes couscous; loses voice; wears sz 12 jeans; Tweets MSC anecdote; starts good mommy/bad mommy commenting war on Facebook by feigning confusion about GoGurt; publishes pic of L wearing her shoes.

5/24/2012
Wonders about self-pitching tent; Tweets MSC anecdote; mentions taking supplements and finding Lego head in pocket; swimming lessons drama; peace like a river.

5/25/2012
Nothing but good news for days on end; publishes post of kids swinging in trees; not a creature is stirring.

5/26/2012
Publishes post about Xyng gals’ success & weight loss; hunkers down against rain; asks for solicited tire advice; publishes post about ‘missing this,’ hinting at upcoming blog changes to match the ‘changes in my life and heart.’

5/27/2012
Publishes post of K&C pics with war themed title, just in time for Memorial Day; is still.

5/28/2012
Unplugged from everything but kids; publishes sponsored post /giveaway for Arm & Hammer cat litter.

5/29/2012
Publishes post of more haircut pics; threatens MWOP’s moderator "Anya" with legal action, includes list of "friends" for good measure; re-posts threat on Facebook; post is deleted; states her point is made anyway; watches Batchelorette w/ girlfriends; publishes distracting post about eating raw eggs for breakfast.

5/30/2012
Mentions sponsored post/giveaway again; field trips & end of year activities.

5/31/2012
Loves waking up happy; publishes post about looking forward, asks readers about their summer plans; school is out for summer; holds live chat in which she paints the usual rosy picture and states they are going to pay their bills "the old fashioned way," rather than going through with bankruptcy; asks for reader preferences about sleeping with feet under or out of blankets.

6/01/2012
Tweets MSC anecdotes; mentions drinking goji berry juice; publishes post with pic of yogurt & chia seeds; mentions upcoming giveaway (click, click); holds illegal Facebook giveaway for Xyngular Ignite Pack + distributor membership.

6/02/2012
Getting over cold and hacking; Tweets MSC anecdote; mentions prickly bottoms of feet; makes couscous salad for party; too busy to blog.

6/03/2012
Publishes post about Xyng winner, family growing by feet, pot luck @ church, party with Israel’s family, lengthy weight loss plateau, watching TV w/girlfriends, carb binging and enjoying summer break.