BOOze! I mean, BOO!

When I asked Michael to carve this pumpkin for me on Friday night, the response I got was “I’m going to need a lot of vodka for this one”. Apparently, difficult carving designs and hard alcohol on the rocks go hand in hand. I actually don’t really blame him, as I’ll admit I don’t really [...]

It’s a rice cooker! But it makes eggs too!

So I feel almost ridiculous writing a “how-to” on making hard boiled eggs in a rice maker. I mean, it’s so easy, I should just post a one-liner on facebook or twitter. If I did, it would go something like this: Eggs placed in top steaming basket above, 2 cups water below. 21 minutes to [...]

Just Writing and Whining on my 29th Week.

It’s starting to happen, just like my last pregnancy, right around the beginning of my third trimester. I’m so tired around 7pm that I literally lay on the floor of Gage’s room, not having the energy to put him to bed. I somehow muster up the strength to lay him in bed and then schlepp [...]

She Ran Away.

Last night for bedtime story, Michael read the girls the book A Baby Sister For Frances. In the story, apparently Frances (the badger) decides to run away in protest of her parents bringing home a new baby badger. Frances allegedly feels ignored, so she decides to rectify the situation and move in under the table. [...]

The First Touch, Captured.

It’s a moment I’ve experience only three times in my life, although that’s more than most. And yes, I’m counting down the days it will happen again. (Approximately 84, give or take a few.) The moment I’m talking about? It’s the very first time I hold and cradle my child outside of my womb. The [...]

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