Just wanted to shout out to Monica, Dave, and kids for hosting Patrick and I 2 weeks ago. We had good company, excellent food, and came home with an overflowing bag of baby clothes. I told Monica to post her yummy chicken/veggie noodle soup recipe on her LJ so you can all enjoy it too.

Thanks Lins!

1)gardening - So-so. I'm already planning for this year. It will probably help that I won't have a newborn during prime planting season ( Read more... )

Patrick is two months old tomorrow. In celebration of his birthday you get to see a new picture of him ( Read more... )

Note: Those of you who consider yourselves competent and plan to become parents in the future.

The illusion of competence will be over soon.

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing ( Read more... )

So i've been absent because of move but we finally have our internet up, sporadically. I've got a ton of stuff I've been thinking about and I think I will start with some of the lighter things ( Read more... )

I would love to hear what you all are getting for your friends and family this year. I'm desperate for ideas as we are moving this weekend and I have to do all of my shopping next week ( Read more... )

I like to post these occasionally. Feel free to add yours.

Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself."
C.S. Lewis

There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you.
Maya Angelou

No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving. Give what you have. To ( Read more... )

The selling agency is being less than cooperative on our closing date. I'm about to call them myself and see if I can't get them to meet our date or at least choose a date that Bryan will be in town and before our lease is up on our apartment. Per our contract we have 45 days to close and they picked day 42 (day 44 and 45 are weekend days). ( Read more... )

I find that I'm always enjoying reading other people's journals, knowing what is going on with them, occasionally commenting, but never updating on what is going on with me. I guess I feel like my life just isn't that exciting ( Read more... )