September 30, 2008

I think I guess I want to cuddle

Last night around eleven, my son woke up crying. Not the “two seconds of crying followed by sleeping” crying or the “OMG PAIN” crying but this soft, absolutely heartbroken sound. Of course I ran in there like the house was on fire.

He sat up and told me, “I’m scared’a Sarge!”

(Sarge is one [...]

September 29, 2008

sprinkle sprinkle little star

On Saturday George and I threw a baby sprinkle for ourselves. Potluck/Karaoke-style. My mom was awesome and helped me get ready for it for a couple of days, so despite being really tired and contraction-y and getting sick again it went off without a hitch. We had about 28 people over from 5:30 to [...]

September 26, 2008

out to dry

We’re renters. And homeowners. It’s kind of an insane situation that partly involves me wishing an asteroid would just land on the house we own in another city. Luckily, we love the house we’re renting. For the most part, I also love my landlords.

The thing is, they’re older. And a little old fashioned, [...]