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My Boob Is Running A Fever

I had meant to write an entry by now for NaBloPoMo. Unfortunately, two things are going on today that are distracting me. First? The election. I can not think of anything else. I have cried 100 times already today – either out of pride or fear or hope. I can not even begin to discuss how amazing it felt to cast my vote for Obama with my teenage son looking on as I put my faith... Read More

WARNING: This entry that has no point whatsoever.

For the last two days I’ve been re-evaluating a lot of my life. Starting Monday I’m making some big changes around here and I’m not sure if I’m ready for it. I hate to be cryptic but I don’t even know what’s going on myself! (Nothing major, I promise. At least not to anyone outside these walls.) I can’t really say: Guess what? X is happening!... Read More

Unwinding

NikkiZ was looking for paper to color on today. I couldn’t find any immediately, so I grabbed the next best thing. The lab paperwork my OB gave me to take in for some pregnancy bloodwork. I saw it and thought, “Well. Certainly don’t need THAT now.” So I gave it to her to color on. And it feld oddly cathartic. So – I’m sitting back and having... Read More

Why do the easy decisions seem so hard?

I went to pick NikkiZ up from daycare yesterday and she was on the floor screaming her heart out while the teacher sat next to her, not soothing her, not tending to another baby, not even talking to her…nothing. Just sitting there…almost dazed. There were also 5 babies to that one teacher in that room. Part of the reason we chose this daycare was that they did BETTER... Read More

Sometimes you must think I’m joking.

Remember how LilZ missed an entire week of school? But he went back on Monday because his fever broke? Yeah. Those were good times. Guess what I did Monday night? Took him to the clinic because he was running another fever. Turns out his cold/sinus/Ebola issue morphed into an upper-respiratory infection over the weekend. They suggested he stay home from school yesterday and today.... Read More