When the baby is screaming and the toddler is shaving the cat: Wine Please
Wow. Ten freakin’ months! This time (2:25pm) 10 months ago I was laying in a hospital freaking out because the nurse was having trouble finding Cooper’s heartbeat with the monitor…didn’t help that she ran out of my room hollering for my assigned nurse with a very distinct note of panic in her voice. Turns out he…
Continue reading : Happy 10 Months, Cooper!Now, for a Mother’s Day Quiz: This is: A. Justin taking out the trash B. Justin making baby food C. Justin feeding the kids dinner D. Justin putting the kids to bed E. Justin doing 4 loads of laundry F. Justin celebrating being back home G. All of the above H. None of the above Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms…
Continue reading : Happy Mother’s Day!Just found out on the news this evening (9 News Now, WUSA) that we don’t have tornado sirens in this general area. At least not since the Cold War era. According to the Dept. of Homeland Security, residents are to “take responsibility for themselves” and purchase weather scanners or sign up for alerts…and if you’re…
Continue reading : What the…?Whether it’s the actual melody line or harmonies or the complexity of the music, or the sincerity of the lyrics (or a little bit of both), these thirteen songs are ones that soothe my soul; that billow under me and lift me up; that act as a salve to my wounds; they mend the holes in my heart: 1. Univited by Alanis…
Continue reading : A Thursday Thirteen to Soothe the SoulIsn’t that what they do in races? Qualify? Or something? Eh, I dunno. At any rate, I didn’t realize that this was my week to qualify for Superwoman. Or maybe it’s to qualify for Crazywoman and my poor, enfeebled mind has convinced itself otherwise. Besides dealing with Cooper’s puke last Wednesday, my nearly-puke…
Continue reading : Didn’t Realize I was Trying to Qualify…
