On the left side of the sanity bell curve
Another day; another post. Even though it’s Christmas Eve, the weather felt more like Easter than Christmas. It rained its ass off last night and this morning was just wet. Being the short person that I am, I got to wear half wet blue jeans while we went shopping for veggies for the vegetable stock… Continue reading Hello Kitty and Broken Eggs
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Am I the only person who doesn’t feel like it’s Christmas? Since Cara is finally to that point where she might start to remember things. I’m hell bent on making this something for her to remember. I’m on the hunt for a kickass cookie recipe. I’ve got TONS of butter, some… Continue reading Christmas Cookies
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Growing up in the South seems to lend itself perfectly to almost a clairvoyant knowledge of just the right way to make the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. Candied sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes with lots of butter and milk, yeast rolls, cornbread dressing with plenty of sage and green bean casserole are all staples of any self-respecting… Continue reading Buttered Turkey
At 7:59 this morning, Cara officially turned two. Oliver wasn’t impressed. My dad actually showed up and came bearing a tricycle. Not the tricycle that I wrote about previously [and that he knew about] but whatever. It just annoys me that he knew the specific tricycle that we were going to get her and he… Continue reading Two
Oliver’s sleep sucked a big one last night so that meant that my sleep sucked as well. We’ve moved Cara’s crib into our room and I’ve been trying to have Ollie in his bed for at least part of the night to give me and Tucker more room in the bed. [It’s VERY nice to… Continue reading Cupcakes Lower Stress
This morning it was nipple hurting cold. since I had my “hey you had a baby five weeks ago now put your feet in these stirrups” exam at 9 am today, I got up at 6 am while everyone was still asleep and I grabbed a shower. My nipples were just fine until I turned… Continue reading Cold Large Animals Party
Cara LOVES yogurt. Not just a little bit. Cara loves yogurt like a junky loves his next fix. She’s become just a tad bit independent in her old age and has started insisting that she feed herself the yogurt. Since she was eating the adult Yoplait that I eat, the stuff would always end up… Continue reading What’s In the Cup is More Important
I have been relatively sane for a while now. I attribute this temporary sanity to the fact that I’m pregnant and pregnancy seems to agree with my brain. Sure, I’ve been a tad more angry than I normally would be but it’s not like I’m constantly pissed off [just on Fridays from now on]. But… Continue reading My Website is Aptly Named
This is going to sound totally asinine, but I made dinner tonight. It’s been like a month since I actually cooked a dinner. Somehow we’ve managed to be invited out to lunch or dinner quite a lot in the past few weeks and we have had mad leftovers from those invites. And of course, there… Continue reading Dinner
This morning was one of those mornings when you wake up and realize that you’re out of food. When I say “out of food” I mean that what is in the fridge probably should have been tossed last month and what’s not growing a new civilization is a condiment. Cara, the fetus and I all… Continue reading Definitely Need to Go Grocery Shopping
I’ve bitched written about all of our family being 16 hours away and how Christmas just didn’t feel right. But, despite my Grinchesqe feelings, I still planned a kick ass dinner and wrapped Cara’s presents. Yesterday started just like any other day. Cara got up early, we all snuggled in bed for a few minutes… Continue reading The Many Mishaps of Yesterday