Today was the loveliest birthday I've had in a long time ( Read more... )

Jen and I went out to dinner for our birthday tonight because one of our friends kindly offered to babysit after the kids went to bed ( Read more... )

Happy birthday, Dad.

We had a successful and small birthday party for Punk but now there is a lot of cake in my house. And I do mean a LOT. Please won't you come over and eat some cake? Please ( Read more... )

My kid is so popular these days, it is crazy! She has been invited to so many birthday parties all of a sudden.

Just this month alone, she has been invited to three birthday parties. One of them we had to say no to because carina_s and the girls will be here from Sweden (YAY!). One of them we said yes to. And the other (that she just got the invite for ( Read more... )

My grandfather turned 91 today. 91! Holy crap!! I drove down to RI and we went out to dinner: my grandparents, my brother, and my aunt and uncle. It was a good time and it was nice to get everyone together. It was the first time my grandmother left the house since she fell at home a few days after getting home from the hospital, and she was super ( Read more... )

Did I tell you we got a giant TV? Well, we got a giant TV. You see, John McCain blew up my old TV. No, really. I was watching the "town hall" debate, that second one, and I was chatting online at the same time. Occasionally I would look up and watch the debate. Well, I go to look up, and my whole screen is blue with stripes. I thought it was the ( Read more... )

So we survived Punk's first year and now her first birthday party, complete with rain because of course I can't have a party that I expect to be outside without a healthy dollop of rain. We invited a lot of people because it was her first birthday and we think she is the coolest ever, and also because of the holiday weekend bringing out of town ( Read more... )

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One of the gals I was privileged to meet through my due date community (july2007babies) is having a special day today. Today is the day that loretta78 became a mama. Beautiful little Aiden would have been one year old today. He passed away at 11 weeks due to SIDS. I can't even imagine, but she is so amazing and so strong and has so much grace about the whole thing, more ( Read more... )