I think that dropping my daughter off on the campus where I went to high school is causing a ginormous case of the nostalgias. Compound that with a birthday coming up next week, a request from my class correspondent to share a favorite college memory, and a family Cosby-Show-a-Thon, and yeah. I’m pretty much livin’ [...]
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There’s been a lot of talk lately about whether or not the world is going to end right around 6:00 p.m. EDT this Saturday night. People have predicted worldwide earthquakes, the raising of the dead and other major events which rival any other Saturday night in your typical freshman college dorm. (And is it [...] NOTHING! And yet, the always lovely and never-overdone People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have decided to run a contest wherein they will give away one free, human vasectomy “in honor of” National Infertility Awareness Week. Granted, after the hue and cry of the infertiles who rose up en masse and basically told [...] First of all, thank you. For reading, for commenting, for leaving me messages on Facebook. Thank you. Reading about other people’s perspectives and experiences has helped bring some much needed clarity to this crazy mess of a situation (which seems messier at night than it does in the clear light of day and which [...] My friend Pam invited me to a book reading and Q&A with Peggy Orenstein whose new book Cinderella Ate My Daughter just came out this week. We talked for the duration of the trip into the wilds of Connecticut, throughout our lovely, kid-free Mexican dinner, and the whole way home about how we want [...] I put up a post about my concerns (neuroses) about traveling with Abby at AdoptingMamas yesterday. We’re traveling today, I’ll let you know how it goes. To see the full post go to http://www.adoptingmamas.com/?p=85
I am: busy, crazy, tired, homesick, and stressed. But focusing on all of that is getting me nowhere. So today I’m re-framing. I thank God that we have work to do. Having too much is always better than not enough. And may the year continue to be a year of plenty, not just for [...] Thanks to my friend Emily for the great post title! I am writing this very late at night. It ALWAYS seems to be late at night these days, even first thing in the morning. ESPECIALLY first thing in the morning. I know that I’ve written about how busy we are, but with marathon slogging [...] [Whining alert!] I loveloveloveLOVE being a Mommy. I waited a long time for it. I invested a lot of time into the process. I thought I knew what I was getting into. HA!! Life with a toddler is so much harder than I thought. (Yes, I am naïve. Why do you ask?) It’s like [...] AKA… From First Day of Pre-School Vital stats:Wake-up time – before 6:30 A.M.Breakfast – Grape nuts, yogurt and blueberriesPictures taken – 55Arrival at school – 8:54 A.M.Mommy left at – 9:07 A.M.Tears – none It’s Abby’s first day at pre-school. She has been SO excited that she was slittle upset that we couldn’t leave [...]  |
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