Hello lady friends! Can any of you recommend a nice day spa in Austin? I'd like to treat a friend who's just returned from Iraq and is in need of some pampering. (Gentlemen, recs from you are welcome too if you have any.)

I really should pay attention to them!

Happy Belated Birthday, ashen_butterfly!

Alex was feverish for a couple of days late last week. She's been The Amazing Toddling Snot Fountain since then. She's also been coughing, but I'm pretty sure that's a by-product of swallowing all that mucous. Yesterday Olivia decided to get in on the fun. She started getting that funny sound to her voice like there was some congestion in her ( Read more... )

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Research suggests that nucelotides linked to sleepiness are at their highest concentration in breastmilk in the evenings.

Short version: breastfeed at bedtime if possible instead of feeding daytime-pumped milk

When I walked into my doctor's office this afternoon, the TV in the waiting room was playing some show about women who murder their husbands. After it ended, the next program was about men who murder their wives. During the first commercial break, ads were played for eHarmony.com, birth control pills, toothpaste, and a woman's "personal groomer" ( Read more... )

Next Generation style Trekkie corsets!

Driving home tonight I saw a tricked out Pontiac GTO with the plate "GTOOOH" and another car with the plate "CALQL8TR." I was amused.

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