Monthly Archives: May 2007

belly babble

I was all set to write a nice, pleasing post about our new place (short version: I LOVE IT OMG) but was derailed, as always, by my reflection. My belly, specifically. Belly: what did I ever do to you? I feed you. I bathe you. I sneak you treats every once in a while. So [...]

next time I’m just shackling myself to the radiator

Moving sucks.
I can speak with some authority on this topic, seeing as I have moved roughly 5000 times in my life. The longest I’ve ever lived in one place was a little over three years (the entirety of my high school tenure, thank god – switching schools would have been the icing on my [...]

clever

Yesterday, out at dinner:
Happy Fun Baby: (Pokes finger into ketchup and pulls out big dollop, which he then squishes in his other hand, regarding it thoughtfully)
Me: Please don’t dip your finger in the ketchup. Dip your french fry in the ketchup. Okay?
Happy Fun Baby: (Dips french fry in ketchup)
Us: Good job!
Happy Fun Baby: (pulls out [...]

obligatory post-mother’s day musings

I started this post with the words “I’m a good mom” and then spent the next ten minutes qualifying that. I’m a good mom, except for the letting the kid stay up too late. And I let him eat french fries and now they’re all he’ll eat. My child is entirely composed of potato and [...]

she’s baaaack

Where to begin. Should we be linear, and start where we left off? Where did we leave off? Let’s see…ah, yes, the customer service debacle, i.e. “ten reasons to send hate mail to JourneyEd” (subtitled “I *heart* Adobe and want to have its fat little babies”). Shall I end your suspense? Lightroom came. You’re welcome.
I’m [...]