Reflections on miscarriage.
( Disclaimer: disturbing content )

Tonight we lost the baby. Chris and I are doing okay, Zander is with his Aunt and Uncle tonight but he's too little to really understand so he's also doing fine. Sometimes these things just happen.

As promised, my Zuppa Toscana recipe ( Read more... )

Well, my MIL is coming tonight and Z and I have taken to the task of making the guest room sparkle. He has a "bucket" of cleaning supplies like rubber gloves, sponges, dust rags, and a water bottle. He's "helping". It's fun watching him help clean. Earlier he emptied the trash bag just so he could sweep everything into a pile then relocate the ( Read more... )

This man is possibly the most brilliant pianist that ever lived. It's a shame you so rarely see his "serious" work, but his comedy is priceless.

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Well, I think Z is mostly over the OMG-lets-not-even-talk-about-it part of N1H1 since he's had no fever all day.  Now I think we're moving on to the ear-infection stage.  If there's one thing I can rely on, it's my son's ability to get sick on the weekend after the doctor's office is closed.

It hasn't been all horrible though.  I've had lots of ( Read more... )

I think I will make this for New Year's Eve.  It's a fabulous drink that tastes like mulled wine, sweet and yummy and holy wow one drink is all it takes.  It's a favorite Christmas drink at our house.

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Attention all Write Minded Friends:

November is National Novel Writing Month and yours truly is going to use the opportunity to kick start her writing career.  I would love it if you joined me in this little venture.  The goal is to write 50,000 words in one month.  That's not too bad.  It's about 7 pages a day.   I look forward to hearing about ( Read more... )

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My cousin Sophie is staying with me and I completely forgot what it was like to be a 16 year old girl...to spend your entire day flipping through fashion magazines, styling your hair, changing clothes three times a day, doing makeup, repolishing nails twice daily...to have no responsibilities!!!