Just kind of swimming along. My mother had knee surgery the day after Halloween, and my father has had another birthday. And I get to host Thanksgiving this year. On the other hand, it's only for my parents and us, so a mere six diners. Pretty lightweight ( Read more... )

Sitting here in the office at a quarter past one in the morning on my birthday because Jazzy just. won't. go. to. sleep. (And Wonderful Husband is sick. Sick enough to be willing to consume Green Death aka NyQuil ( Read more... )

On the way to Squiddle's swimming lesson today, the radio played a song that sounded a touch familiar. I listened more intently for a few seconds and thought "Ah, it's by the same group who did that song in Big Hero 6." (Fall Out Boy). A minute later, Squiddle said "This music is from that movie." "What movie?" I asked, curious if he was ( Read more... )

While I was putting sunblock on Squiddle's face and neck, just before his swimming lesson. Out of nowhere - we weren't even talking about boys and girls ( Read more... )

I just figured out part of the reason I've been feeling under the weather is that I'm starting my period again. For the first time in 19 months! Ugh ( Read more... )

Jazzy is now free-standing for up to three seconds ( Read more... )

Posting at half past four in the morning, with a sole hour of sleep under my belt and an unconscious baby on my lap. Why? Not insomnia, to be sure. Squiddle has been sick (fever/congestion/cough) since Wednesday, and just as he started to get better, Jazzy caught it yesterday. And you can't explain to a baby why he feels crappy and can't ( Read more... )

Jazzy has taken to randomly screeching like a pterodactyl. Squiddle never did this! It doesn't seem to be linked to unhappiness, though, so we're figuring it's just him testing out his vocal chords ( Read more... )

Jazzy now has three teeth, having just cut his upper left incisor ( Read more... )

Hot weather arrived and with it, flea season. Yech. The cat has been Advantaged and I'm working my way through washing the everything-that-can-be-washed and vacuuming the everything-that-can-be-vacuumed. And squashing every flea I can catch ( Read more... )