This evening, after the light had disappeared behind the trees, and the bath bubbles had washed away, the baby settled into my cozy nook as I settled into the crook of the plush chair in her nursery, to read her a story. We read this book and, at about 10 pages in, my floodgates opened, as I got lost in a deluge of ...
from the mouths of strangers
"Oh how nice, you're buying organic. That's great, really. And just wait until she's a year and a half...then, you'll be buying her McDonalds." -The kind onlooker at the grocery store, who eyed me picking out organic carrots with which I would make the baby's dinner.
I didn’t realize
that at 5 months old, my daughter would already be a big enough blabbermouth that she puts her mama, a queen blabbermouth in her own right, to shame. Let me just say, that I'm a talker. I chat. I gab. I have been known to have some diarrhea of the mouth, at times. Sometimes, when it spreads, it can even be called word vomit. Shocking, ...
Love Song
And just when I thought that I'd really created a monster.... Me, to Husb, "Do you want to hear the new Sarah Bareilles song?" Husb: "Who is Sarah Bareilles, again?" Me: "You know, she sang 'I'm not gonna write you a love sooooong...'" Husb: "Oh, I thought she was someone we went to High School with. All I can ...
Sesame and the City/Broadway and the Daddy
Today, it was finally chilly enough for the baby to wear her favorite shirt. I got her dressed and ready to go, and just as we were heading out the door I noticed that she had seriously outgrown the skirt/leggings set that I had put her in. There were about 6 inches of exposed calf from where her leggings ...
giving credit where credit is due
Today, my husband managed to surprise me. I know that I have mentioned before that I am notorious for predicting my husband's surprises, and therefore foiling any attempts to give me a shock. There is this cosmic connection we share, a keen ability that we have to read one another, that makes any surprises, large or small, nearly impossible. For ...
Beauty and the Birthday Cake
Thank you, to the very special reader and friend, who alerted me to the Food Network cake baking challenge this evening. The theme? Beauty and the Beast. I may have a certain affinity for this very special Princess. And let me tell you, these cakes were more masterpiece than they were confection--they were unreal. My apologies for the quality of these ...
A 23 Week Old Story
Today, the baby decided to dump an entire bowl of oatmeal all over herself, her clothing, and my side of the bed. Is it wrong that this little act of rebellion makes me proud? I'm so excited that she's gotten old enough to do something so unquestionably naughty. I can't believe how far we've come in just 23 weeks. Because it's Sunday, and ...
furry like Sunday morning
Didjya hear the news? There's a party going on right here, in our big ol' King bed. In fact, I just caught Ziggy and Baby holding hands. It was mighty adorable. And while we're on the subject of dogs, and babies, and beds, do you know the way that my husband was roused from his 4am slumber this morning? It had to do with ...
dancin’ to the rhythm in our heart and soul, Saturday night,
Saturday night. So, yeah. It's Saturday night. And yeah, my friends may be out to fun dinners, or for yummy drinks, and yeah, a certain freckle-nosed family member of mine may have started drinking vodka-on-the-rocks at five four three two today, and yeah, I may have 4 dogs in my bed with me, (oh, did I not mention that we ...
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