On the left side of the sanity bell curve
I’m talking about me, not Cara. I got no [ok…very little] sleep last night and I’m amazed at how quickly my body forgot what it feels like to run on only about four hours of sleep. Damn, the kid has me spoiled! I had totally gotten used to being in bed by 10 pm and… Continue reading Spoiled
Before I became a mom, I made grandiose plans for enriching family time activities and warm, fuzzy moments of true togetherness. Picture an unholy mix of June Cleaver, The Waltons and a dash of Body Language. Reality has caught up with me and is laughing its ass off. I find myself with an extremely active… Continue reading Putting Out Fires
When I was two days old, I was adopted. My mother (the woman who adopted me) had suffered an ectopic pregnancy which had rendered her infertile. My parents raised me to the best of their abilities and though I didn’t have what anyone would call an “easy” childhood, I know that I am fortunate to… Continue reading How My Adoption Changed Me as a Mom
Cara and I got up a bit late today (7:30) and for some reason, I was in a rip roaring mood to cook us bacon and eggs. You know what I’m talking about. Fry the bacon up until it’s golden and then you plop in a couple of eggs until the edges are crisp. My… Continue reading But I Wanted to Cook Breakfast!
Baby Einstein, you’ve been getting some bad press here lately. Are you feeling unloved? I’ve noticed a lot of press recently concerning the Baby Einstein series of videos and its friends. Do the videos really slow learning and lead to ADD/ADHD? Dr. Christakis seems to think so and he’s a doctor so he’s got to… Continue reading Is Baby Einstein Evil?
The picture to the left really has nothing to do with what I’m going to write, but, it makes me laugh. Tucker took care of Cara yesterday for a whole hour…by himself! He got off of work early and was home before I had to go see my head shrinker psychologist. Normally, I just take… Continue reading Daddy Daycare
Cara had her nine month appointment yesterday; she has gained no weight since her six months appointment. The nurse who weighed Cara and measured her seemed very concerned by this little fact. But, I’m cool with it. She’s gotten longer and come on, she walking and has been for the past two weeks. Not to… Continue reading My Kid’s Skinny and Apparently I Don’t Feed Her
I was over at Blogher this morning and read an interesting article that Leslie Brooks wrote concerning “redshirting” kids. If you don’t know what that is (cause I didn’t), redshirting is the practice of delaying a child’s entry into Kindergarten until they are physically larger or more “ready”. I’m originally from a town of about… Continue reading Redshirting
In between drinks last night, I came to the conclusion that I have some of the dorkiest pets ever. Ok. So maybe I already knew that, but, the alcohol seemed to amplify their general goofiness a bit. Cara had been asleep for about an hour and of course that was the time that the dogs… Continue reading On Why My Animals are Wierd
Did you know that it rains in Florida? You did?! Well, could you please inform the assholes who feel the need to drive with their hazards on when it’s raining? Please? One of the “hazard people” almost took us out. We were in our lane, they were in theirs…with their hazards a blazin’. The next… Continue reading Rain, Kias and PJs
You know that old saying, “sweating like a pig”? Well, oink. Since 6 am, I have washed three loads of laundry, folded one load, run two loads of dishes, vacuumed the living room, washed the sliding glass doors, taken out the trash and cleaned the kitchen. I’m tired now. I’m really not sure what’s gotten… Continue reading Cleanin’ House and Bitchin’
I’ve been taking care of bisnass this morning, hence the tardy post. I was checking my email a few minutes ago for a reply from a potential writing job person thingie. That email wasn’t in my in box, but this was: Dear Friend, I have been waiting for you since to come down here and… Continue reading I’m Not THAT Stupid