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it wasn’t me!

Do you know what is awesome? Having your dear friends from out of town come to visit. Do you know what is even more awesome? Sitting in the backseat of a parked car with your TWIN, while the men are in the grocery store, picking up the goodies for a late afternoon BBQ... with a SCREAMING 16 week old ...

strange bedfellows

So, my friends, the day has finally come; my daughter is about to spend her very first night in her very first room Her own room. ...so, would you still be as impressed if I happened to mention that my husband and I are also in the room, camped out on an air mattress on her floor? Shut up.

hold onto your tiaras, folks

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cxPa9L1B3I] Does anyone else get chills when watching this teaser trailer for Beauty and the Beast in 3D? If your answer is no, then we're not friends anymore.

This Weekend!

This weekend is sure to be exciting. 1) The baby is turning 16 weeks. What? That's not a milestone b-day for you? Well, don't you remember how it is in our family? I'm thinking "My Super Sweet 16 (weeks) Princess Style Pinata Par-Tay" That just rolls right off the tongue, no? 2) TWIN IS A-COMIN'!!!!!!!!! Yes, my sister from another mister and her better ...

find a feather, pick it up, all day long you’ll have good luck

This morning, a very special someone, gave me a very special feather. She had found it, and thought of me, and placed it in my hand, as I started my day. So, if you're reading this, thank you, M, for the feather, and, most especially, for the thought behind the gift. It means more to me than you know. Love, Your Fine Feathered Friend.

Sesame and the City

Baby's new favorite shirt, courtesy of a very chic Bubby. So Carrie, circa 197o.

[insert gag here]

So today, I was forced to use one of those restroom changing stations for the very first time. Let me tell you, I was skeeved, thoroughly. Even my cooties have cooties. So, if you need to reach me in the next few hours, I'll be hosing myself (and the baby) down. Handy shmandy, those things are g-ross.

August 3, for me.

Today, as I sat on the brightly colored rug on my classroom floor, bouncing two 3-year-olds, as I sang about "Mr. Golden Sun", I was struck with an amazing realization; You see, it was exactly a year ago, in exactly the same room, that I first stood up, and felt a rush of dizziness. I felt funny. At the time, I told my coworker, ...

Golden Slumbers

For any new parent, sleep is a precious commodity. You bring home your baby from the hospital, ready to experience the most intense, blinding love of your life, and then, you soon realize, you're tired. And by tired, I mean drained to your core. And by drained to your core, I mean that the only thing that you ...

“The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.”-Jane Sellman

"She never quite leaves her children at home, even when she doesn't take them along." -quote by author, Margaret Culkin Banning This was quite evident, today, as I embarked upon my first day back to work. Actually, this was more of a "trial period", as my maternity leave does not officially end until September, when the school year begins. However, today, I ...