This morning Dr. Beth came out to neuter Gideon, our ram at 8 am. I wandered around getting ready. Brian got Galen and Perry ready for golf camp. Brian's van was parked in the wrong spot blocking the field because I had to move it yesterday because the pasture-mower guy blocked the whole driveway.*
I suspect Brian did not adequately check Perry ( Read more... )

I clearly need to find a new pool for swim lessons. After Virgil spent the first lesson nursing and refused to go in the water I've made an effort to get there early and let him play in the water with some form of cup toy. The time of the class just isn't working with getting everyone else where they need to be. Beyond that, Galen and his "that' ( Read more... )

Why is it that hearing the truth is so stressful?
Fact: Giving birth at home is safer for all low risk moms.*
Fact: ALL babies born in a US hospital will have at least one needlessly harmful thing done to them.
Go ahead, hospital birthers, prove me wrong. Please e-send me 1 story of one hospital born baby from the last 10 years that didn't have ( Read more... )

I have never had an issue w/ NIP. I have always maintained its because I don't give off any vibes that make me an easy target. I have no shame about my nursing. I am not the woman in the darkest corner of the restaurant with the cover, all hunched over ( Read more... )

Brian works for company A but they contract him out to agency B.
Friday morning Brian's boss at B came in and told Brian how much they loved the work Brian does but that due to a Congressional Mandate they had to cut support staff and that they had no choice and that Brian would be on 1/4 time at the site for the rest of the year.

Brian called me in ( Read more... )

Sulu, "Standard orbit Captain?"
Kirk, "No, Mr. Sulu.  Plot an orbit that takes us dangerously close to the planet, then so far away we can't even scan it!"

I have a number of loved ones w/ children in the 1-2 year age range.  Its a tough time at night.  At this age kids who did sleep long hours at night start waking more frequently.  The newness of ( Read more... )

I found last year's school pictures. Yesterday we were talking about how to rearrange things on the first floor for storage. I told Brian where I was storing the photos. Doh!!! And there were the photos missing since last Dec ( Read more... )

Brian took the boys to the library. Virgil is asleep. Remember those Highlights cartoons at the doctor's office that had the "good" kid and the "bad" kid picture ( Read more... )

Minus - Insomnia last night ( Read more... )

My work was canceled which was good because given the traffic snarl last night when the morons that be decided to dump 3x reg. rush hour traffic onto the roads IN FRONT of the plows... Brian's 30 min commuter took him 5 hr 15 min.... there's no way I could have gotten there based on traffic volume ( Read more... )