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Philanthropy Thursday

Oh today.
Ohhhhh today.
Oh woe is me.
My baby won’t sleep well, I have to continually pump milk, my husband is on the road and won’t be home till late, I haven’t been able to prep dinner yet, the glass baby bottles I ordered showed up and I’m such a dumbass I ordered 4oz instead of 8oz […]

A Time when Breastfeeding and Applebee’s Don’t Mix

August is World Breastfeeding Month, which has stirred up all kinds of debates and comments about breastfeeding and free formula bags. In case you’ve missed some of the conversation, here’s some links:
Strollerderby One
Strollerderby Two
Blissfully Bitchy
Bellies and Babies
Now, I may not be a fan of the “nurse-in” concept myself, but I might just be […]

Our Anniversary Tale

(pasted from email sent to my girlfriends)
Now here’s the funny story of the week.
Still haven’t, y’know, done the deed. Just couldn’t do it when his mom was in the house. Now just can’t do it because I just can’t get in the mood when always listening for Kaiser to pipe up. Hubs is feeling all […]

Here a shot… there a shot….

Today was shot day.
Not an easy choice. I’ve worked with students who have documented adverse reactions to immunizations. I’ve been to the funeral of a 9 year old who had PDD and seizures as related to her immunizations (Dept of Health and Human Services agrees with this statement to the tune of enough money that […]

Today’s Routine

Input, Output, Sleep, Repeat.
The Kaiser has been killing us softly with his whine. The lack of sleep is truly staggering. Scout actually did most of the baby wrangling this weekend, earning a billion points when he asked, “Is this normal?” and I said “yes, this is a normal day” and he with no bs in […]

A Sunday Story

12 years ago, 3 of my closest friends were leaving a movie, as they made a right turn out of the parking lot, they were plowed into by a 17 year old, late for curfew, on his way home.
Oh, he was going “in excess of 110 miles an hour” and had a blood alcohol content […]

Who I want to be when I grow up

I’ve always been one to recycle. I’ve always been one to forget to turn off a light when I leave the room (but I’m trying to remember). I read treehugger daily.
(I live in a 2200 sq ft McMansion with two cars plus a company car in the land of the vices. And I lurve me […]

Mommy’s Point System

My glass of mommy is pretty empty. I’d say it’s at about a 10. I’m new to this whole mom thing, but I’m wagering that I need to be at about 100 to be a happy, well rounded, good for Scout and Alex, mommy again.
Being a goal oriented kind of girl I am creating a […]

Why the jeans?

With a predicted high of 96 degrees in the land of the vices today, why am I wearing 7 year old pair of repeatedly mended jeans?
Because I freakin’ CAN.
Why am I not unbuttoning the top button when I sit, even though it would make them more comfortable ?
Because I’m freakin’ stubborn.

What was that about gratitude?

I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Overwhelmed, out of time, in the midst of a messy house, with that fucking 164.5 on the scale AGAIN, can’t find my bra so the girls are sagging to the new post pregnancy location of my navel, cute shirts from Old Navy already feel like […]