Disclaimer: This post discusses things that are ultimately of zero importance whatsoever, and I am well aware of this. I hereby pre-apologize for my daily dose of shallowness. Ali has this habit…when she’s playing a game or sharing her snacks, she will ask me something along these lines: “Which one do you want, Mommy? The […]
To See or Not To See?
Chris ran into the room excitedly yesterday… “Look what I found!!!” “What?” “The heartbeat monitor we used with Ali!! We need to try it with Noah!” “You DO remember that thing never worked with Ali, right? We never heard anything but gurgles.” “I know…but maybe it will be different with him!!” (Reminder: Chris is nesting. […]
Life In the Not-So-Wild.
So I have a friend that got peed on by a Lion this week. At the zoo. At MY city’s zoo. And my first thought (after asking her if he was a well-hydrated lion or was she left smelling like thick, nasty Lion Pee all day), was “Why couldn’t that have happened to ME??!! It […]
Pregnancy: You Know, THAT Dream Come True.
There are certain dreams that are universal, for whatever psycho-babbly Freudian reason. We all dream that we can fly… We all dream that we’re in our underwear in front of everyone we know… And, in the morning, when it’s almost time to wake up and we’ve been sleeping soundly for many hours, we all dream […]
Heavy.
People constantly complain about flying: the ridiculous costs and add-on fees, delays and cancellations. I don’t understand these people. Flying is a blissful experience of adventure, independence, and expediency that I absolutely adore…. Until now. I finally have a bone to pick. You see, I ever-so-carefully packed my monstrous giant of a suitcase for BlogHer. […]
BlogHer Stream of Consciousness : Day One
4:15 AM. If today had been a football Saturday and Chris had woken me up at that time to head to Tuscaloosa, I’d still be grumbling tonight. As it was, I magically rolled out of bed and got ready for my flight without complaining for a second. I explained to Chris that I must have […]
If Only I Could Have Put a Bag Over That Bag Over My Head…
Here in Alabama, certain seasons change a lot quicker than the rest of the country. For instance, our summers usually begin somewhere around late February….and football season begins somewhere in May. Okay, maybe not for everyone, but Chris most definitely starts his preparations and excitement at the beginning of the summer…as if he can already […]
Chiggeremedies and Chigger Pie
To help make Chiggerade out of our Chiggers, Ali and I made Black&Blueberry Pie with some of our pickin’s… Ali was especially proud of her butter pat pattern placement: And, since it’s the first time I’ve ever made a pie quite like this and I changed the recipe around a bit, I didn’t know if […]
Bumptastrophe.
Yesterday morning, I noticed some red bumps on Ali. Due to where they were, I assumed that it was a heat rash due to our hour and a half of blueberry picking in the extraordinarily hot Alabama sun the day before, but decided to keep an eye on them. By last night, they had quite […]
A Completely Unnecessary Blow to the Pregnant Woman’s Psyche.
Last night, I had dinner with my LifeGroup, a group of teenage girls from church that a couple of my friends and I have called our own for the past three years. We had a great time, but afterward, I was TIRED. It had been a long day for a still-in-the-low-energy-stage pregnant woman, and I […]