Well, to begin with, camp is over! And it ended pretty well, I think we were able to undo the damage. And in any case it is no longer my problem. Now we are gearing up for the school year. Brian starts on the 31st, I start on the 2nd, Lucien starts the following week. Last week was full of wonderful things: I went to see Tori Amos in concert ( Read more... )

Wow. I didn't realize quite how long it has been since I posted. Summer has finally begun for us, and this week has been one of trying to recover. We were away last week. The kids and I left Monday with Renae and Rowan - drove to the lake, stayed there for a couple of days, then went on to Chicago for Socialism 2009. Our time at the lake was ( Read more... )

Brian is in DC at the antiwar protest. I wish I could be there too. But, alas. I look forward to the day when we can bring the kids with us and go as a family. Today has not begun well, either. I awoke to a cold house - our heat wasn't working. The baby has been spitting up left and right (I've already changed my shirt once, and now I am just ( Read more... )

I think Mireille has some sensitivity to soy and dairy. Not a major thing, but enough to make me want to eat them only occasionally until she (hopefully) grows out of it. Bummer ( Read more... )

wow. it's been a long time since i've posted a real update. right now mireille is asleep in my arm and brian is giving lucien a bath, so i have a minute ( Read more... )

I made pumpkin bread today, and it is all I can do to not eat the entire loaf. Yum ( Read more... )

Okay, so where do you all buy your clothes? I'm getting supremely frustrated with what is available. We went to the mall this evening to let the boy run off some steam. I saw that Lane Bryant had a bunch of sale racks, so I went to check it out in the hopes that I could find some tops that don't cling to every bit of fat on my body. But, their ( Read more... )