We spent most of winter break 2011 sick with the flu. Either we had. Or friends and family had it, seriously limiting playdates. We celebrated Christmas early, on the 17th, a Saturday. Someone brought germs. DD1 was extremely fussy Monday evening. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning she woke screaming with a fever of [...]
Did you know that not everyone can pick things up with their toes? I did not. I did not realize that it is an actual genetic trait, like whether or not a person can curl their tongue, and possessing of an official anatomical name and medical definition. I guess the fact that having extra teeth [...]
It is ridiculous that I have become one of those frazzled women who can’t seem to find the time to groom herself properly. No, it’s not so bad that I smell or anything. But I’m constantly putting on my makeup while the baby is screaming. Or taking a bath with her out of desperation. Or [...]
This is horribly gauche of me. But I am going to go here anyway. Check me out. I’m wearing jeans. Well, not actually wearing them. I tried them on two weeks ago, got excited to be able to wear them, and haven’t touched them since. I just snapped this photo in a moment of glee, [...]
I took the scenic route today. I am conscious of gas usage, for budgetary and environmental reasons. But sometimes, I just enjoy going a different way. So today, instead of going directly from DDs school to the dry cleaner, I turned a different way. I knew I would eventually end up back on a road [...]
