http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/23/hib.vaccine.cdc/index.html

Please vaccinate your kids so stuff like this doesn't happen to them!

Jonathan (my oldest) just lost his first tooth this morning!!!

He's excited for the tooth fairy, but I don't think he quite knows why. He told his dad "The tooth fairy's coming tonight! She's going to put it (the tooth) back in!"

Oh well. I guess he'll figure it out.

So,.. you probably know that this baby is a mystery baby, since it kept its legs closed at my 20 week ultrasound. Dave really wants to know what it will be, though, and I'm very curious, so he suggested getting a 3D ultrasound. They're pretty spiffy things, if you've ever seen one, and if you get lucky, you can get a really good idea of what the ( Read more... )

Winter is well and truly here. A week ago, we had an ice storm. The ice melted in a really warm day this past week, which was a good thing for line crews. But now? It's been steadily snowing since around 1 pm on Friday, and we've suddenly got close to 2 feet of snow on the ground. Out of nowhere. We used a lot of wood when the power was out to keep ( Read more... )

So, as you probably know,.. last Thursday night, we got a pretty nasty ice storm. I sat up listening to the trees crashing down until we lost power, and got to wake up to the sound of more of them crashing on Friday morning. Outside it looked like a hurricane had gone through. An ice hurricane. So, from Thursday night until yesterday (Wednesday) ( Read more... )

In November, '97, I was coming home for Thanksgiving break (dorm school for HS, remember?) Anyway.. when I met my parents at the bus stop, they had a big surprise for me. Instead of the one dog I was expecting, they had 2! There was my sweet Zoe, and a puppy who'd shown up on their doorstep, starving to death. He'd spent the week at the shelter, ( Read more... )

For the past 3 days, I've been giving the elliptical in my basement my relatively-undivided attention for a minimum of 20 minutes a day. I've also been trying very hard to eat well and make sure I take my vitamins. As a result, my moods have seriously improved, my skin feels amazing, and I'm feeling a heck of a lot better all around. I really like ( Read more... )

Holy Hell.. how did it get here so fast? I'm really, really excited for this, you see. Why? Because my older sister, April, will be flying in with her family and arriving on the 20th of THIS MONTH! Way back when we planned this, at the beginning of April (on her birthday, actually,) it seemed like such a long time away. And now? in only 19 days, I ( Read more... )

Dexlira is entitled to laugh at me. Lots. She knows why.

I'm sure that most of you probably either have one or don't want one, but I figured I would post this just in case. It doesn't seem to be heavily advertised (or advertised at all, at least here), but Walmart, evil corporation that it is, is having a special on them. If you buy any of their players, you get a $100 gift card. But only for this week. ( Read more... )