Forget SNOW FEST 2008! We had PUKE FEST which quickly turned into LAUNDRY FEST 2008. Peter was well for approximately 28.3 seconds, and now he is sick again. I took him to the doctor tonight (at their suggestion after I described his symptoms of fever, chills, runny nose, crying, red and watery eyes). His ears [...]
Warning: Long Whine Ahead, with a dose of TMI. Feel free to skip this entry. I was up the first half of the night with Peter, who threw up six times (the first of which tagged the comforter, the sheets, the pillow, the bedskirt, and the wall – pooling into a giant, disgusting swamp on [...]
My friend Heidi had a plaque that read “Being a mother is like being pecked to death by chickens
Newborn Henry Already furrowing his brows for the tough days to come. It’s always been hard to be Henry’s mom. From the time he was just hours old, we had a hunch this baby wouldn’t be like the rest of them. We also got our first clue in how difficult getting help and empathy in [...]
[...] We’re not early technology adopters. Not because we don’t like gadgets and geekiness (we do! we do!). It’s because we’re cheap. Well, my husband is cheap, and I’m learning how to be cheap too. It’s quite good for things like “the bottom line
Things have not been so rosy here at my pink toes. I tried to deny it, but have finally come to terms with the fact that I am in the midst of another depression. I’m dealing with a lot of the reality of my chronic pain and fatigue issues. This is very good for me [...]
In the sky (finally!), and coming soon to a Science Fair near me: We’ve been busy here doing Henry’s Science Fair project but I’m really proud of him (and me) and of the result. I was determined to have this project be his and at his level, which meant I needed to learn the fine [...]
My mom bought us some Pull-Ups the other day: Princess Pull-Ups (how are grandmas supposed to know they come in gender-specific styles?). After a good laugh and telling her we’d pass them on to a friend, I’ve been using them on Peter. He doesn’t seem to mind the tell-tale purple stripe peeking out above his [...]
Wednesday afternoons at Chuck E. Cheese are awesome! Friday nights at Chuck E. Cheese are just a little tiny slice of hell. Mostly because all these toddlers kept taking my Skee Balls and putting their cute little precious heads behind me so I couldn’t really get a proper wind-up. Their poor parents looked so zombie-eyed [...]
We attended a Chuck E. Cheese birthday party today. I steeled myself for the occasion. I brought Advil. I had a pre-set time whereupon we were going to leave-for-sure-and-don’t-ask me-to-stay-longer-I-mean-it! I even flirted with the idea of ordering wine to take the edge off the dinge, grime, bell-ringing and children-shrieking. (Meredith Viera would NOT approve). [...]