i had just finished a textbook lovely bedtime with alli (24 minutes, no crying at all! but not a nap crash either, late enough that i was fairly confident that it would stick, but early enough that i didn't want to kill myself) when i heard a quiet thumping. i could not even fathom that she could have gotten up ... i had just left and she was out ( Read more... )

vacuum ( Read more... )

Jessi had her baby on Sunday. I want to write a birth story even though it wasn't my baby :-) Is that weird? I definitely will not do so until after she writes hers though ( Read more... )

I went to see peregrinefalcon today and had a fantastic day playing with her and Ben at the park and going out to eat and just hanging out. It was all going perfectly until she and her husband returned from their errand of picking up a chicken coop (no, really!) and asked me to move my car. Which is really Joe's car. Which is REALLY my mom's car ( Read more... )

I really can type about as fast as I think. Let’s find out, shall we? It’s 2:42 p.m. right now. Deep breath, here goes ( Read more... )

My lovely friend Jessi, who you will meet if you come to my golden birthday party on Friday, sent me this photo. It was taken at her wedding 18 months ago, in April of 2006. We flew in from Idaho to be there and even though we had to leave early because Ben got fussy, I'm so glad I brought him to the wedding.

Can you believe how teeny tiny he is? ( Read more... )