soooo, hey, we made it to egypt! we got here the night before last, but have spent the last couple days trying to acclimate. abigail is currently passed out in the bedroom with the AC, even though it's about 4pm. she hasn't been sleeping well (jetlag? new place? strange noises? heat? crazy-ass rooster crowing every five minutes?) and the heat and ( Read more... )

Abigail: Mommy, if a cactus fell on me, what would happen?
Me: Well, I guess you would get poked with a lot of cactus pokey-things.
Abigail: And then I would need a LOT of band-aids!
Me: I guess so.
Abigail: But we don't HAVE any band-aids?
Me: Well, we don't have any cactuses, either...

I got a call this afternoon from Abigail's school saying she'd fallen down on the playground and hurt her arm. They said it was swelling up, so I knew it was broken... got down there, she was still sobbing inconsolably and in a lot of pain. The school gave me some insurance papers, said they'd cover everything, and I called Joseph and headed for ( Read more... )

Abigail would like me to show everyone her dance moves:

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(no, she is not trying to show you her boobies at the end of the video, she's just weird)

today was craaazy. abigail's birthday party was today, and i think it went relatively okay for me only having about 4 hours of sleep and having to set up myself. it was SUPER windy and we had rented an outdoor covered area in a park and nothing wanted to stay where i put it. lots of people showed up, though (thanks for coming sasha and michael, it ( Read more... )