Tia had a purple tea party for her birthday and all she wanted was a purple bike. Here are a few pictures from the celebration. We’re busy here the next of days so I’ll post when I can. In the meantime, hope you’re all having a lovely (frigid) Wednesday morning.
[Continue reading...]To My Daughter – Things I want you to know
February 2, 2009 by
My sweet Katya. On this day, three years ago, you entered the world. The day you were born is etched deep in my mind. It is my technicolor memory. I see those moments leading up to meeting you so clearly. I can still hear the doctor saying, “You’ve got a baby girl,” and my heart […]
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Bipartisan? Not so much…
January 29, 2009 by
We’re still on the mend here. Lee and I are functioning at about 80% today, which is a huge improvement. Landon is by far still the worst but hopefully in the next day or two he will turn a corner as well. In the meantime, well, I’m going to discuss politics again. I know, I […]
[Continue reading...]Guess who has Influenza?
January 27, 2009 by
Us! All of us. Every. last. oneofus. Last night was quite possibly the worst night of my entire existence. I felt like a thousand tiny Oompa Loompa’s were jack hammering around in my head and apparently the fire’s of hell were lapping around in my throat. On top of that, Lee was also a snotty […]
[Continue reading...]10 Ways to ensure your child goes from sick to healthy to sick again
January 26, 2009 by
10. When you receive an email from your child’s school informing you of a case of influenza in his class, blow it off and assume that due to your stellar parenting your child will not be affected. 9. When your child wakes up in the middle of the night and feels warm, assume that it […]
[Continue reading...]Meeting tomorrow
January 23, 2009 by
Just an fyi for local bloggers. Tomorrow morning the St. Louis Blogger’s Guild will hold our monthly meeting and if you’re interested in coming to see what we do and meet some of the other members, we’d love to have you. Details are posted on the guild site. Have a great weekend everyone!
[Continue reading...]Is it bad? Part 2
January 23, 2009 by
A follow up on this post:Is it bad that I just put my 1 year old down for a morning nap, even though I have been cutting out morning naps, just because I needed a few minutes of quiet? Is it bad that Sloan is completing his second hour of cartoons this morning? In his […]
[Continue reading...]The Freedom of Choice Act
January 22, 2009 by
*update: It was asked of me in the comments whether or not there was something we could do to fight FOCA. I don’t know and would love to hear myself if any of you have information. From what I understood, this was going to be signed as an executive order, which means there is nothing […]
[Continue reading...]Wordless Wednesday: Thank you Jon Stewart
January 21, 2009 by
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Changefest ’09 – Obama’s Inaugural Speech Barack Obama InterviewJohn McCain Interview Sarah Palin VideoFunny Election Video
[Continue reading...]Inauguration Day: Thoughts from a Conservative
January 20, 2009 by
-update: The report on the 6:30 news was well done. My fifteen seconds of fame included me talking about Big Bird and Reagan in the same sentence. Go me! You can view it here.This morning, I attended an inauguration gathering sponsored by Quaker Oatmeal specifically geared toward bloggers. Fifteen of these gatherings took place nationwide, […]
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