I bought an Emsa Clip & Close to try using for Corwin's lunches at Mother's Day Out. It's a German product, and the instructions with it are in several different languages. Something got a bit lost in the English translation of this instruction: "The containers are not suitable for ovens, grills and stove burners or cooking eyes."It hadn't quite ( Read more... )

Hey Andrew -- you were right about the lead singer of The Dreaming (I finally looked at the album cover to find the band's name today) sounding like the singer for Stabbing Westward. It is in fact the same guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dreaming_(US_band)

So Corwin has a book (Are You My Mother? for those who have kids and thus might recognize it) on which the last page has a picture of a mama bird and baby bird sitting in their nest hugging. Whenever we get to this page in the book, he will lean over and lay his head on the page, like he is giving them a hug, too. It's just too cute for words ( Read more... )

Does anyone know why some flags are being flown at half mast today?

I finally met an onion that could make me cry. :(

We had a Kirby Vacuum salesperson show up at our door yesterday evening. Andrew answered, and from the other room I heard the man ask, "Are your parents home ( Read more... )

The morning nap was a good thing for both of us.  I'm doing much better this afternoon, and Corwin hasn't been nearly as clingy and fussy ( Read more... )

Did anyone know that Ace of Base did a cover of Bananarama's "Cruel Summer"?

So I got the following "case information questionnaire" from my insurance company with regard to my hospital stay when I gave birth to Corwin:

"[Insurance company] appreciates the cooperation of our members in providing information that ensures cost-effective health care benefit administration. Therefore, we have enclosed a case information ( Read more... )

I've double-checked my math on the IRS Form, and I did in fact get all my numbers right the first time. Yay! Now I just need to finish adding up sales tax stuff for the claiming of that credit.

Anyone from Austin remember the K-NACK baby? I saw one of those bumper stickers driving to work this morning (in Houston!). Wow....nostalgia! ;)