I'm home, I'm rested, I'm back to work. Need to definitely get a recap of things down for posterity's sake ( Read more... )

This conversation happened between me and Madeline this morning, after she wanted to play in my bedroom.

Me: Maddie, I have to go eat something and then I'm getting my tattoo.

MGW: No. You can't have both. You have to choose food or tattoo.

Me: Hey! That's rough.

MGW: Sometimes life is rough when your name is Amber. Or Sophia.

( Who wants to see pics? )

I feel obligated for some reason to write in my Livejournal, and yet I really don't have anything to say that the people who care don't already know ( Read more... )

There are two times I really clean - when we're having company that's sleeping over, and when we're moving furniture. So yesterday was practically a double dose of cleaning ( Read more... )

Sophia walks like a pro now. She's all over the place, and getting into everything. Also getting better at communicating what she wants - she knows if she hands me an empty sippy cup I'll fill it up for her, if she brings me a pack of crackers I'll open them up, if she stands in front of the fridge and wails I'll start offering other food, etc. ( Read more... )

Hmmmm, I feel better. My life is an open book. Honesty is the best policy. And so on ( Read more... )

I don't think I've mentioned just how happy it makes me that Ross is 3 for 3 on attending the LARPs. Or that Cheyenne came to the last one and will be at this one. Or that Josh's foray back to Pittsburgh perfectly coincides with the March LARP. Or that Sean & Sara made it in for February. Or that we got to meet a few people outside of our usual ( Read more... )

After months of being overdrafted on our bank account, maxed out on two credit cards, and behind on mortgage payments, it's very pleasing to be able to look at my bank account an see over $2000. After all the bills were paid this month. Including getting everything caught up to date. And extra large checks to the credit cards, so we once again ( Read more... )

So 2008 has come and gone ( Read more... )

Nick & I talked last night and I feel much better now. He apologized for hurting my feelings, and we also discussed some other stuff that I had been upset about. So no worries there.

Also, telling 4 in A Tale in the Desert has just started. Much fun. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you should do some research. Especially since the ( Read more... )