Geneva is determined to rid the house up here of dead ladybugs. By eating them. I swear, she has a talent for finding ladybug carcasses. I just put her down in the bathroom upstairs, carefully checking every corner to make sure there was nothing bad for her to eat, and within four seconds she was trying to jam a fistfull of ladybugs into her mouth ( Read more... )

I love love LOVE being up north. I was ready to leave Chicago by the time my four day visit there ended. Seeing everyone was great, but seriously, there' sonly so much bickering you can take before your mind just implodes ( Read more... )

Terorrism is so pointless and stupid. I heard the news in my dreams this morning, since I was sleeping with my door open to hear the baby, and my MIL had the TV on. Very surreal, as I'm sure it was for those who had to go through it, and for those whose family members won't be coming home today. Sickening. What good does it do? It only increases ( Read more... )

We've arrived. The trip took 2 hours longer than usual because of heavy traffic south of Chicago and through Indiana. Of course. It always sucks to drive through that area ( Read more... )