Hey! I've been away from LJ-land for a while. I've been busy. Overwhelmed. Exhausted. And stuff like that ( Read more... )

I've finally completed the pb revision that I've been working on. Nobody would ever believe how much time it takes to write a pb. The initial idea, the first draft, the first revision, the next revision, the revision after that, the AHA! moment that leads to a total rewrite, revision time again, and again, and again, a bit more tinkering, and a bit ( Read more... )

Apparently, I really messed up on this tooth fairy business. My 12-year-old daughter just informed me that she still wishes the tooth fairy were real. Not only that, but she wishes that she still believed there was such a thing--even though she knows there isn't. She wishes that I could have made more of an effort to keep her in the dark about the ( Read more... )

But this time I'm not reporting how much I ate. Okay, fine, I'll tell you. I just had one and a half slices. Is that self-control or what? (Okay, so I was already a bit full from eating one and a half brownies ( Read more... )

...from packing. We're going on a little family vacation. Leaving tomorrow after lunch, uh, if the packing is done by then. But you know what?? Packing for six people is a lot of work! I always think it's no big deal. I figure it will take an hour at the most. What's the big deal? Just throw clothes, underwear and pjs for everyone into a suitcase ( Read more... )

Okay, so I'm reading a book to my little three-year-old guy. I'm halfway through and he stops me ( Read more... )

You are White Chocolate
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I never had a problem with being a SAHM. In fact, I was grateful and happy that I was able to be one. I felt that what I was doing was valuable and important, albeit sometimes less than glamorous ( Read more... )

And all the results are normal. Phew ( Read more... )

IT'S MAROC SEASON AND I'M LOVING IT!!! WOOHOO!!

(If there's anyone out there who doesn't know what Marocs are, please accept my deepest heartfelt sympathies.)