The Weekend that Was
we’re baaaaaaack. after a whirl wind 4 days in st charles, il (oh, how quaint!) that included 1 massive fireworks display on the 4th of july, 1 wedding rehearsal, 1 day spent in the park with family...
View ArticlePerfectly Pampered
if EBN were to have a fatal flaw – it would be her inability to allow for her nails to be cut. this is nothing new. girlfriend has been terrified of it, fingers and toes, since she was just a wee...
View ArticleFrom Here to There…From There to Here….
we’re alive and well – let’s just refer to this slow time period as “summer blogging.” it’s not that we’ve been busy but our schedule isn’t as fixed as we are used to (which is probably a good thing...
View ArticleBecause 14 Hours of Driving in 36 Hours is Really No Big Deal
this weekend we took a long planned, clandestine trip down to visit my grandparents in thousand oaks. back in june i realized i hadn’t been down to visit them since my papa turned 95 a year ago and...
View ArticleAnd Then There Were 4
disclaimer: i’m not really back. i’m just writing now. and that’s something. maybe i’ll come back regularly, maybe sometimes, maybe never. in the last 6 weeks i’ve learned to expect the unexpected....
View ArticleWhen They Say it’s 5 O’clock Somewhere, I Don’t Think They Mean THIS 5 O’clock…
it’s 5:17 on saturday morning, and apart from my coffee drip, drip, dripping into the pot, and happy babbles and a chorus of toots from this guy – the house is quiet. so while it is ungodly early,...
View ArticleIs 7:30 too Early for a 1st Nap?
i can’t believe i’m about to type this, but this whole 5am thing isn’t really so bad (i say now, check back in at about 3:30 this afternoon. on our drive back from a swim lesson. when both kids are...
View ArticleOn Why Two is Tough
if i’m being completely honest, and at this point, why the hell not, the hardest part of this mama of two thing isn’t that Z cries a lot or the lack of sleep. it’s not the endless laundry or the fact...
View ArticleWhile You Were Sleeping…
another hiatus – although this time, it was less because i was overwhelmed by life and more because of technical issues. seems ABN’s server was hacked (yeah, i also have no idea what that means) and...
View ArticlePretty Sure I Shouldn’t Be Driving…
it’s amazing how good you can feel after getting (almost) 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep, when that much sleep has escaped you for so long. i write that with not a hint of sarcasm. as i sip my...
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